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Below is the tentative schedule for KArtsCon2023. Times and activities may be changed in the final line-up due to unforeseen exigencies.

All main events will take place in The Clock Tower Lecture Theatre. A second space for workshops and live performances will be The Galvanising Workshop (on average, a 5-minute walk from the Clock Tower Lecture Theatre).

MONDAY – 10 July 2023

Time

Clocktower Lecture Theatre

Galvanising Workshop

08:30

Conference Registration and Networking

 

09:00

Official Welcome

 

09:20

Bryan Hawkins: The Ghosts of Other Things

 

09:50

Matina Chronopoulou: The Art of Nature – Healing the Psyche with Flowers

Ting Xu: Learning from Breakup Films

10:20

Daniel Ikenna Udegbunam – Nigerian Fashion and Creativity Industries in the face of Globalisation: Challenges and the way forward

10:50

Break

 

11:10

Arts and Health Roundtable: Stella Bolaki, Caroline Eastwood, Ruth Herbert, Allyson Trostle
Chair: Dieter Declercq

Tetiana Marinicheva: Fluid Painting Workshop

12:20

Valeriya Korchagina: VFX – A Powerful Tool to Win Hearts of Film and Episodic Audiences

12:50

LUNCH

13:45

Svetlana Higgins: The Wonder of the Piano – Lessons of Admiration and Appreciation

Liz Atkin: Slow Looking and Drawing

14:15

Jasmine Ng: Special Needs Children – Transforming Daily Life to Success

14:45

Break – Voting ends

 

15:00

Markus Feichter: Photography as a means of research and communication – language through the image

Nina Atkinson: Loop Dance Company
With Andy Hurst, Effie McGuire and Clarisse Roud.

15:30 Mona Campbell: Conditions of the Heart

16:20

Arts Competition Winners Awards

 

16:55

Day 1 ends

 
 

Break

 

18:00

Café Book Reading

19:00

Café Book Reading ends

TUESDAY – 11 July 2023

Time

Clocktower Lecture Theatre

Galvanising Workshop

08:30

Conference Registration and Networking

 

09:00

Brief Welcome Words 

 

09:05

Urs Hauenstein: Prime-Key Competency: Creativity

Maxine Chester and Bev Hayward: Emotions, Collage and Creativity
09:35 Dr Harris Khan: Fibre Art and Mental Health

10:05

Break

10:15

Lisa Lobanova: Storytelling – The Synergy of Conventional Photography, Mobile Photography and AI

Vibin’ and Marblin’: Audiovisual improvisation to inspire the emotions connected with present-centred consciousness

10:45

Ayodele Adewunmi: Functional Significance of Photography in Central Nigeria

11:15

Break   

11:25

Pamela Hatton: Heart and Emotions

Tetiana Marinicheva: Art Using AI

11:55

Sumita Chauhan: The “Today Matters” Project

12:25

LUNCH

13:45

Nadia Perotta: Murphy’s Adventures

May Enamama: Hot Hand-Pressed Sushi Soap

14:20

Peter Gregory: Looking for Great Artists

14:55

Break

 

15:10

Stephen Turner: Where Are We From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

 Jay Patel and Emma Sutton: Collaborative Learning/ Active Listening 

15:45

Eleni Karasavvidou: Art Against Exclusion

16:15

Certificate Presentations

 

16:30

Day 2 Ends

 

WEDNESDAY – 12 July 2023  *(BSL Signed)

Time

Clocktower Lecture Theatre

08:30

Day Registration

09:00

Welcome: Kent Arts Conference and Medway Council

09:15

Talk 1 : Medway Council Public Health Team

10:10

Roundtable 1: Theme: Creative Heritage

How do we find our heritage stories, and how do we shape creative responses to them? Chaired by Professor Catherine Richardson from the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries at University of Kent (iCCi), in this panel, Helen Worthy from Medway Archives Centre, Jeremy Clarke from Medway Council Heritage Team, artist Bryan Hawkins and Miriam Cooper of Play on Words Theatre Company discuss how their practice uses heritage research to inspire, shape, and deliver cultural projects.

10:55

Break

11:10

Talk 2 – Theme: Towards a Creatively Healthy County

Insights from the East Sussex County Council Public Health Team’s journey towards building a county wide Creative Health offering. The session will cover their journey to date, research and evaluation approach, next steps and sustainability, outcomes. impact and lessons learned with practical suggestions as they continue to deliver on the strategic vision and opportunities at the heart of the Creative Health agenda.

Speakers: Teresa Salami-Oru FFPH FRSPH RN, Scott Elliott and Daniel Devitt

12:00

LUNCH AND PERFORMANCE PIECE AT A+E LAB

0AR and WHIST demo at A+E Lab.
Bring your lunch and visit A+E Lab, a new culture and digital hub! You can experience Augmented Reality Dance show 0AR and Virtual Reality Dance show WHIST or just have a lunch and network!

More about the projects and studio: 
https://aoiesteban.com/ 
https://aelab.uk/
* We are located next to the Nelson Brewery.

13:00

Roundtable 2:  Theme: Measuring the impact of creative activity on wellbeing

Join us as Nancy Hirst from Icon Theatre chairs a panel with Nina Atkinson from Loop Dance Company, David Stokes from Nucleus Arts and Wendy Daws from the MESS ROOM. They will be presenting case studies and methodologies they have developed and what they have learned. Followed by an opportunity for a Q&A.

14:00

Roundtable 3: Theme: The benefit of performing and visual arts

Chaired by artist Hannah Whittaker, hear from Hannah and Suzanne Bull from Attitude is Everything, Beth James from Square Pegs Arts, David Tovey from Arts and Homelessness International, Aoi Nakamura of AΦE and Megan Saunders from Jasmin Vardimon Company as they discuss the benefit they have seen through performing and visual arts.

14:45

Break

15:00

Talk 3: Theme: From the Funders

So, what next, how do you get funding from the ideas you’ve had from today. Hear from Arts Council, National Lottery Heritage Fund, and Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust on opportunities they have and how you can apply.

Speakers: Dulcie Alexander (Arts Council), Rebecca Hussein (NLHF) and Stephen Fenning (Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust)

16:00

Networking/Speed Dating

17:00

Day 3 Ends

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