Symposium: Differencing the Canon

The Henry Moore Institute is dedicated to celebrating sculpture. We welcome everyone to experience, study and enjoy sculpture.Hosting a varied programme of exhibitions and events, the Institute is home to an invaluable sculpture research library and archive of sculptors' papers.

Henry Moore Institute

Join us for Differencing the Canon: Methods of Researching and Archiving Women’s Sculptural Practices, a symposium at The Hepworth Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield

Keynote SpeakersProfessor Griselda Pollock (Professor Emerita of Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds) in conversation with Harriet Loffler (Curator, The Women’s Art Collection, Cambridge)Conference OutlineThere has been a focus in recent years on corrective approaches to the history of British sculpture. Art historical and sociological research alongside curatorial activities have highlighted the marginalisation of women working in sculpture from historical accounts, institutional collections and archives, exhibiting opportunities, career development and educational training. Publications and exhibitions have worked to introduce women’s names to alternative narratives previously dominated by men, including Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945 (Arts Council Collection/touring 2021), and Fifty Women Sculptors (Aurora Metro Books, 2020).Questions remain, however, regarding how, as researchers, archivists, art historians, curators, researchers and sculptors, we undertake our strategic, reparative work of inclusion. Is there a risk that a merely supplementary but still selective canon of some women practitioners will be produced, curated, collected, written about, archived and so become financially and art historically ‘valued&#x27;? This symposium seeks to challenge the historical and curatorial deselection of artist-women and develop innovative and extended research methods that are attentive to more inclusive value systems. It seeks expanded narratives, to build, and archive, a fuller picture of the sculptural practices of women in all their diversity.This symposium is organised by Dr Anna Douglas and Dr Kerry Harker (Curatorial Researchers, The Hepworth Wakefield) in collaboration with Rosamund Lily West (Kingston University) and the Henry Moore Institute and will form the closing event of the Institute’s Researching Women in Sculpture season.Programme9.30am Registration9.45am Welcome and introductions from conference organisers10.00 – 11.00 Keynote Lecture (via Zoom)Professor Griselda Pollock (Professor Emerita of Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds) in conversation with Harriet Loffler (Curator, The Women’s Art Collection, Cambridge)Chair: Eleanor Clayton (Senior Curator, The Hepworth Wakefield)11.00 – 11.30am Break and Refreshments11.30am – 1.30pm Panel 1: Life StoryingChair: Dr Anna Frances Douglas (Curatorial Researcher, The Hepworth Wakefield)Les PracticiennesProfessor Rebecca Fortnum (Glasgow School of Art)Reconfiguring the Archive: Listening at the Limits Dr Hester R. Westley (British Library)‘I am you, I am her’: Iwona Demko’s activist archiving for her-stories Dr Basia Sliwinska (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa)Feminist Art Making Histories: Developing Methodologies for a Funded Project Professor Hilary Robinson (University of Loughborough)1.30 – 2.30pm Lunch 2.00pm Optional introduction to Sheila Hicks: Off Grid with Dr Abi Shapiro (Curator, The Hepworth Wakefield)2.30 – 3.30pm Panel 2: Two ArchivesChair: Rosamund Lily West (Kingston University)Persistence and Resistance as Methodology: Reflections on the Rita Keegan Archive ProjectEgo Ahaiwe Sowinski (University of the Arts, London/ Tate Britain)Activating the Archive: Creative Engagements with the Life and Work of Dora Gordine at Dorich House Museum Fiona Fisher (Dorich House Museum)3.30 – 4.00pm Break and Refreshments 4.00 – 5.30pm Panel 3: Whose ArchiveChair: Dr Kerry Harker (Curatorial Researcher, The Hepworth Wakefield)Women Artists of the North East LibraryHolly Argent (Artist)Countering the Hyper-visibility of Chinese Aesthetics in Britain through the Object Stories of British Chinese WomenDr Denise Kwan (University of the West of England Bristol/ Camberwell College of Art, University of the Arts London))The Motivated ArchiveDr Rachel Warriner (Courtauld Institute of Art)5.30 – 5.45pm Closing Remarks6 – 7pm Drinks Reception in The Hepworth Wakefield Cafe AccessThe event will take place in the ground floor auditorium at The Hepworth Wakefield. The auditorium has level access from the foyer and is easily accessible by wheelchair. The gallery spaces are on the first floor, where they are accessible via lift; all gallery spaces have level access and double doors. There are three accessible toilets within the building. For further information, please visit: <a href="https://hepworthwakefield.org/your-visit/access/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Access and getting around The Hepworth Wakefield</a>Tickets cost £20 or £15 concessions and include all talks, lunch, refreshments and a drinks reception from 6-7pm after the conference. Free entry to The Hepworth Wakefield galleries and an optional introduction to the exhibition Sheila Hicks: Off Grid is also included in the ticket price.Image: The Hepworth Wakefield showing Veronica Ryan&#x27;s interventions to the Barbara Hepworth gallery. Photo: Lewis Ronald (Plastiques)

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Symposium: Differencing the Canon

More events from Henry Moore Institute

Discover more events from Henry Moore Institute, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Wakefield and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Symposium: Differencing the Canon

More events from Henry Moore Institute

Discover more events from Henry Moore Institute, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

More Arts events

Browse more Arts events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Wakefield and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.