Join us at Arnolfini Art Centre, Bristol on Friday 15th May for a free artist Q&A. Doors open at 6pm for a 6:30pm start.
Q&A Speakers and Artists
Martyn Cross is a Bristol-based artist, represented by Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Hales Gallery, London. His paintings encompass strange territories, where living things interconnect on both a microscopic and planetary level. Landscapes are personified, animals morph into vegetal states, and celestial bodies become graspable. Last year, Cross was artist-in-residence at the Roberts Institute of Art, Scotland, and curated the group show Softly Radiant, Half Buried at Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York.
Alison Larkman uses a wide range of approaches and scale to explore fragility and the unseen, reflecting her own life-altering experience of M.E. Her current project, I Would Be Here if I Could, places the words of people living with M.E. and Long Covid in the places they love but can no longer be. The idea, born during Larkman's time on Newlyn School of Art's Mentoring Programme, has grown far beyond its original scope and is now one of the largest collaborative art projects in the UK.
Suzanne Rolt, Director & CEO of Arnolfini and Chair of Impermanence Dance, is a cultural leader focused on music, contemporary arts and artistic planning. Her extensive experience across the cultural industry includes being a former Trustee of the RWA, former CEO of St George's Concert Hall, Bristol and has curated many festivals and series in partnership with BBC Radio 3 & 4.
The Auditorium, Anolfini,
Bush House,
16 Narrow Quay,
Bristol
BS1 4QA
Please arrive at 6pm for a 6:30pm start.
Free entry. Donations towards bursaries for low-income artists are welcome.
Filmed Talks begin at 6:30pm, late-comers may be asked to wait for a suitable moment to enter after 6:30pm to avoid interruption.
Apply for next year's AGORA Mentoring Programme here.
AGORA is a contemporary meeting ground for artists, inspired by its ancient namesake. It's a gathering of ideas, experiences and insights to test our practices and forge new art models. Defining our place within today’s shifting art worlds by building an environment of trust, generosity and friendships.
Tutor:
Jesse Leroy Smith
