Citizen of the Universe: Art and Education Day

Last edited by Modern Art Oxford on 27 May 2022

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
Modern Art Oxford
Date(s): 
Saturday, 11 June 2022
Timing: 
11am-4pm
Cost: 
£7.50, includes refreshments

Are you interested in discussing arts education? Do you have ideas for possible alternative and collaborative approaches?

Join us at Modern Art Oxford for an an all-day event of creative activities exploring arts education and celebrating the visionary artist, educator and activist Ruth Asawa.

Join guest speakers Emily Pringle (Head of Learning at Tate), writer, curator and editor Sophia Hao, and Modern Art Oxford’s Young Creatives for a day of workshops, activities and talks about current experiences of arts education. Across the day, re-imagine and explore future possibilities through alternative practices and collaborative pedagogies.

Participate in making activities inspired by artist and educator Ruth Asawa and hear the gallery's Young Creatives (aged 16-19) share their group manifesto for alternative arts education practice. Plus enjoy a tour of our current exhibition Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe.

Book tickets: https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/whats...

We offer a range of facilities to ensure we are accessible to visitors. Please click here to find out more about visiting Modern Art Oxford. If you have any questions about your visit, please get in touch at info@modernartoxforg.org.uk.

Image: Imogen Cunningham, 'Ruth Asawa, Sculptor, and Her Children', 1957. © 2022 Imogen Cunningham Trust. Artwork © 2021 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / ARS, NY and DACS, London. Courtesy David Zwirner

Further Information

Contact Details: 

Modern Art Oxford
30 Pembroke Street
Oxford OX1 1BP

info@modernartoxford.org.uk

+44 (0)1865 722733

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