Coventry Biennial presents: Katy & Rebecca Beinart Artists' Residency

Katy and Rebecca Beinart are in residence at The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum from Monday 9 to Saturday 14 November, with their studio open to the public throughout. The residency is presented by Coventry Biennial, and the artists are working together on a collaborative project that draws on a very specific local archive.

That archive belongs to their grandmother, Margaret Stanton, and is held at the Modern Records Centre here in Coventry. It contains hundreds of letters and materials from her civil rights campaigning across the West Midlands from the 1960s to the 1980s — work that spanned anti-war campaigning, migrant support, anti-racism and international solidarity. The Beinarts have been revisiting those records, drawing out personal connections and asking how those histories resonate with contemporary struggles. The work they're producing is a mix of print, textiles, projection and sculpture, and they've been developing it with support from Coventry Biennial.

Because the studio is open, you can drop in and see the work-in-progress as it happens rather than just seeing the finished result. On Saturday 14 November, the artists are also hosting a creative writing workshop, so there's a chance to get involved as well as just look on. The whole residency forms part of Moments of Being, a fringe programme running alongside British Art Show 10 and delivered in partnership with Coventry Art Show.

It runs from 10.00am to 4.00pm daily, during the gallery's opening hours, so you can pop in whenever suits you. It's a drop-in event and included with admission to The Herbert.