Foreign Policy for Arts Leaders
Join Hillyer Art Space for a panel discussion exploring how contemporary artists are changing perceptions of Irish identity and how they exist within broader socio-economic conditions.
Wednesday, June 8th, 1:30-3pm (Registration starts at 1:15)
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Panelists include:
Norman Houston, Director, Northern Ireland Bureau
Claire Fitzgibbon, Consular & Cultural Affairs Counsellor, Embassy of Ireland
Matt Torney, Associate Artistic Director, Studio Theater; and
Jackie Hoysted, Curator and Visual Arts Director, Solas Nua
Moderated by Allison Nance, Director of Hillyer Art Space
The goal of Art in Context events is to showcase artists and artwork in the broader social, economic, political context in which they exist. When members of the arts, economic, foreign policy, and academic communities come together and increase their understanding of subject matter outside of their respective fields, they can establish new connections and pathways of thinking, which will in turn allow them to become better informed, conscious leaders.
This panel is in conjuntion with our June exhibition Repression, Resurgence, Reemergence: One Hundred Years of Re-possessing and Re-appropriating Irish Identity.
This curated exhibition is presented in partnership with Solas Nua. Curated by Jackie Hoysted, this exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Easter Uprising. Twelve visual artists for whom Ireland is their own or their forefathers' birthplace or, their adopted home, were invited to create works that investigate Irish cultural identity.
An evening of Irish culture!
Thursday, June 16th, 6:30-8pm
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, a pivotal point in Irish history that served as a catalyst for the beginning of the end of the British occupation of Ireland. Hillyer has partnered with Solas Nua to present a curatored exhibit featuring work that investigate Irish cultural identity.
On June 16th, curator and artist Jackie Hoysted will lead an Irish Ogham Script (temporary) tattoo activity and artist a poet Bart O'Reilly will perform a poetry reading. Irish refreshments will be served.
Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Court NW
Gallery Hours: Mon 12-5 pm; Tue-Fri 12-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm; Sun 11am-5pm, and by appointment
Hillyer is always closed the week leading up to the first fFriday of the month for installation of new exhibitions, with the opening receptions 6-9pm for Dupont First Friday Gallery Walk.
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