Talks for Higher Education

The Live Art Development Agency offers a programme of talks to Higher Education Institutions at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The programme utilises the experience and expertise of the Agency's directors, Lois Keidan and Daniel Brine, and its extensive visual resources to deliver engaging and thought provoking sessions tailored to different levels of student development. Sessions are suitable for students in visual art, cultural studies, and theatre and performance studies contexts. Course tutors are invited to choose from a range of sessions (listed below) whose content can be adapted to specific course needs.

Introduction to Live Art

Lecture suitable for first and/or second year undergraduate students.

A lecture and discussion drawing on documentation and visual materials to illustrate and consider the recent history and artistic parameters of Live Art practices in the UK. The session looks at the different forms and sites live artists use, their challenges to audiences and to artistic, cultural and political conventions.

Live Art, Curatorial Strategies and Cultural Policy

A lecture or seminar suitable for third year undergraduates and/or MA students.

This illustrated presentation, examining curatorial strategies for Live Art, deals with the formal and political challenges of contemporary live art practice and how these impact upon the location and reception of the work. The presentation draws on Agency initiatives as case studies, including the Live Culture event at Tate Modern in 2003, and discusses a range of artists work including Franko B, La Ribot, Guillermo Gómez Peña, Forced Entertainment, Oleg Kulik and Hayley Newman.

Critical Responses to Practical Work

Workshop suitable for third year undergraduate or MA students.

A workshop session in which students present their ideas, approaches and practices, and receive in-depth feedback and constructive criticism. The response session incorporates a range of practical and conceptual perspectives.

Becoming a Live Artist

Talk suitable for third year undergraduate and/or MA students.

A talk and discussion session on how to develop and sustain a Live Art practice; including an introduction to the sector, discussion of funding structures, venues and forums for creative work and 'top tips' for effective professional development.

Introduction to the Live Art Development Agency and its Study Room

A workshop session held in the Agency's Study Room suitable for a maximum of ten students at any level.

An introduction to the work of the Agency and to the research materials housed in the Study Room including ways to navigate through the materials in relation to particular thematics, practical or conceptual issues. This session prepares students for further use of the Study Room.

 

The cost of sessions is negotiable and varies between £75 and £300 depending on the length required. HEIs are expected to cover travel expenses. Income from Lectures, Talks and Workshops is used to support and expand the research resources of the Agency. For further information and booking please contact 020 7033 0275 or info@thisisliveart.co.uk

 

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