Curating Craft: Conferences at mima
Posted by Michelle Kasprzak • Monday, September 24. 2007 • Category: AnnouncementsThe application date for this opportunity has passed.
Tales of the Unexpected: the Future of Curating Contemporary Crafts
Thursday 8th November, mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) 9.45am-4.30pm
Organised by the Crafts Council and MA Curating Contemporary Design, Kingston University (in partnership with the Design Museum), Tales of the Unexpected is a conference that will explore the challenges of curating contemporary craft through a series of exciting and innovative case studies. Examples of best practice have been drawn from fine art, architecture, design, fashion and craft to explore and provide a platform for discussing future strategies for approaching curating contemporary craft. The themes for the day are:
- Craft and the Visual Arts: Pushing Boundaries
- Curating Craft in Public Spaces
- Curating Outside the Vitrine: New Approaches
- Curating Craft as Performance
The conference will be followed by Aperitifs & Canapés at mima from 6-8pm. All delegates warmly invited. For booking please contact: a.dykes -at- kingston.ac.uk
Annual Crafts Curator Conference
Alternative Presence: the Collection, Display and Interpretation of Contemporary Craft Collections
Friday 9th November, mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) 10.00am-4pm
Organised by the Crafts Council in partnership with mima, the Annual Crafts Curator Conference addresses a range of professional debates for craft curators.
The issues addressed at this year’s conference use the nature of collecting the contemporary craft object as a central theme, exploring collecting, acquiring, displaying and interpreting contemporary craft collections.
Sessions will focus on the collecting dilemmas for the craft curator from various points-of-view: the maker, conservator, documentary researcher and the contemporary visual arts curator. The collection of the ephemeral and the intangible will considered, examining the opportunities and pitfalls of collecting objects that are either designed to disintegrate or designed to be consumed by museum spectators.
The afternoon will consider approaches to the interpretation and display of contemporary craft objects. The problematic relationship of displaying and interpreting works which are made to be worn on the body. The days last session is dedicated to a writing and interpretation workshop, exploring creative writing and how collections can tell stories. The day will conclude with a tour of mima’s open storage collection.
For booking please contact: craftsconference -at- middlesbrough.gov.uk.
The full programmes for these two conferences will be finalised soon. Email exhibitions -at- craftscouncil.org.uk to receive conference news and updates.
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