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'Day', Jacob Epstein, 1929.

PUBLIC ART: AESTHETICS IN THE PUBLIC REALM

15 November 2024

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​Conference timings

9.00 am Registration and coffee served​

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10.00 am     Dr Nicola Stacey, Director, Heritage of London Trust

                   Breaking the barrier between heritage and art

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10.20 am     Prof Jason Gaiger, Professor of Aesthetics and Art Theory, University of Oxford

                   Sculpture and the Haptic imagination

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10.40 am     Godfrey Worsdale OBE, Director of the Henry Moore Foundation

                   Henry Moore – Art + Public

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11.00 am     Dr Dawn Pereira, art historian 

                   Post-War Civic Ideals: The Art Patronage Legacy of the London County Council (1957-65)

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11.20 am     Q&A

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11.30 am Tea and coffee served

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                  Midday session – Chaired by Honor Fishburn

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11.50 am   Richard Upton, Founder, Are You? and Commissioner of Historic England

                 Heritage, Art and an Immediate Start

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12.05 pm   Kirsten Dunne, Senior Manager, Space for Culture, Mayor of London’s Office

                 Public Art in Dialogue

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12.20 pm   George Kekatos, Cultural Director, Future City

                 What makes a place? Creative districts and public art

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12.35 pm   Stella Ioannou, Founding Director at Lacuna, Public Art Curator at Paddington Square and                       Artistic Director of Sculpture in the City

                 Activating public space through engaging and engaged public art programmes

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12.50 pm   Lisa Anderson, Director, Black Cultural Archives

                 Sculpting Change: Public Art as a Tool for Social Justice

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13.05 pm   Q&A

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13.20 pm Lunch served

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                Afternoon session – Chaired by Louisa Buck

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2.10 pm   Hew Locke OBE RA, artist, Anya Gallaccio, artist, Giles Smith, Assemble, presentations

2.25 pm   ‘In Conversation’ chaired by Louisa Buck, The Art Newspaper

3.05 pm   Q&A 

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3.25 pm Tea and coffee served

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                Final session – Chaired by Sir Laurie Magnus CBE

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3.50 pm   Sir Laurie Magnus CBE, Chairman, Heritage of London Trust  

3.55 pm   KEYNOTE SPEECH:

               Thomas Heatherwick CBE, Designer

               Humanising Our Cities 

4.30 pm   Q&A

4.50 pm   Sir Laurie Magnus CBE, Chairman, Heritage of London Trust, wrap up

4.55 pm   Dr Nicola Stacey, Director, Heritage of London Trust

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5.00 pm Conference close

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For any queries please email: info@heritageoflondon.org

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'Day', Jacob Epstein, 1929.

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