INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Merzbarn: Kurt Schwitters in England:
International conference - Ambleside, 17th -19th Sept.
International scholars, artists and curators speaking on the work of Kurt Schwitters, the Merzbarn project and its critical legacy. The conference began with a one day visit to the artists' ArtBarns research projects in the Forest of Bowland (Thursday 16th Sept.). Conference venues at Ambleside and Langdale, Cumbria. A visit to the original Merzbarn site at Langdale is proposed for Friday 17th. Sept.
Speakers
Contributors included: Fred Brookes, Dr. Stephen Foster (Dada Archive, University of Iowa); Gwendolen Webster (Aachen), Dr. Klaus Hinrichsen, Dr. Karin Orchard (Schwitters Archiv, Hannover); Klaus StadtmŸller (Volks-wagenstiftung, Hannover), and Dr. Sarah Wilson, Courtauld Institute of Art.Project supported by: The Arts Council of England (A4E), the Elephant Trust, North West Arts Board, Lancashire County Council, The Henry Moore Foundation, the Goethe Institut, Cumbria County Council.
Other Conferences organised by Littoral/Projects Environment
Critical Sites Conference, Dublin, 1998 (in association with Critical Access Dublin artists' group)
Willow in the North West Sustainable Markets Conference and Workshops, Knowsley, Lancashire, 1995
Littoral: New Zones for Critical Practice - artists' projects in the context of social, environ-mental and cultural change Conference, Salford, 1994
New Voices in the City, Manchester, 1993
Willow installation by artist Patrick Dougherty, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1991
Willow in Wales Seminar, Ynys Hywel Countryside Centre, Gwent:, 1992
New Forms in Willow, workshop and conference programme: creative and environ-mental uses for willow. Ness Botanic Gardens, The Wirral, Cheshire, 1991
Installation by artist Britt Smelvær, painted willow, New Forms in Willow, Ness Botanic Gardens, Cheshire 1991
Landscape and Sculpture Symposium, Manchester, 1989
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