Monday, August 10, 2009

24/7

River Room,Lewis Glucksman Gallery,Thursday 9th July, 3.00 – 4.30pm

24/7 is Eye and Mind’s contribution to The Avant – the 10-day festival of progressive arts that opens in Cork on Saturday night (www.theavant.wordpress.com). For 24/7, 6 speakers will be given 7 minutes to discuss 24 slides on their topic of choice. The format is designed to generate short, energetic talks on art and culture which move fast and provoke debate. Here we welcome artists, curators and art historians to try their hand at such speedy delivery.

Speakers:
Chris Clarke (Curator of Education and Collections, Lewis Glucksman Gallery): ‘Online Aesthetics’
Claire Feeley (Glucksman Fellow in Curatorial Practice): ‘Talk Radio’
Dr. David Brancaleone (Critical and Contextual Studies, Limerick School of Art and Design): ‘Art and Numbers’
Rachel Warriner and Jimmy Cummins (Artists based in Cork): ‘The Life and Times of Nathaniel Turner’
Ciara Moore (Artist based in Dublin): ‘Alexander’s Dark Band’
Dr. Ed Krčma (History of Art, UCC): ‘Diagramming Value’