Free panel discussion with ceramic artists David Cushway, Ingrid Murphy and Clare Twomey on how to display contemporary ceramics.
David Cushway, Ingrid Murphy and Clare Twomey are coming to the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery on Friday 27 November for a panel discussion on how contemporary ceramics are displayed. It's part of the gallery's Talking Contemporary Ceramics series, which brings together artists to talk about ideas that challenge the traditional ways ceramics are shown — with time for questions at the end.
It's worth knowing where this fits in. The talk is part of the gallery's Swansea Stories project, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, an initiative where visitors' ideas help shape the future of the gallery. So this isn't just a one-off chat; it's one of the ways the Glynn Vivian is opening up its process to the people who actually visit it.
Two of the panellists bring very different approaches to the table. David Cushway works between art and craft, driven by a fascination with clay as a medium that binds us to the earth. Ingrid Murphy takes a different route, augmenting ceramic artefacts with interactive technologies — sound, humour and autobiographical elements — to bring to life the deeper historical and social histories of ceramic objects. Between them, you get a good sense of the range the medium can cover, from the elemental to the high-tech.
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The discussion runs from 2:00pm to 3:30pm at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Alexandra Road, Swansea, SA1 5DZ. It's free, but booking is essential, so you'll need to secure your spot in advance.
