POSTPONED – G2020/NUIG: ‘Understanding Capitals of Culture’

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts Research, Moore Institute, this will be the first of four seminars hosted by NUI Galway during 2020 as part of the European Capital of Culture. Produced in partnership with Galway 2020, each seminar will bring together a mix of academics, practitioners, policy makers and funders to discuss various aspects of what it means to be a Capital of Culture.

Programme

10.30 – 11am – Coffee and Registration

11 – 11.10am – Welcome Address – President Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh (NUIG)

11.10 – 11.30am – Opening Address: Galway, European Capital of Culture

Helen Marriage (Creative Director, Galway2020)

11.30 – 1pm – Understanding Capitals of Culture

Keynote: Franco Bianchini (University of Hull)

Franco Bianchini in conversation with Helen Marriage (Artichoke) Chair: Pat Collins (NUIG)

1 – 2pm LUNCH

2 – 3pm – Understanding Galway as a Capital of Culture (roundtable discussion)

James Harrold (GCC), Marilyn Gaughan-Reddan (G2020), Sharon O’Grady (GCC), Niceol Blue (Galway Buskers Community) Chair: Dan Carey (NUIG)

3 – 4pm – Developing Cultural Sector Capacity (roundtable discussion)

Niamh NicGhabhann (University of Limerick), Monica Corcoran (Arts Council), Steven Hadley (NUIG), Paul Fahy (Galway International Arts Festival) Chair: Charlotte McIvor (NUIG)

4 – 4.30pm – COFFEE AND COMFORT BREAK

4.30 – 5.30pm – Understanding Cultural Value

Keynote: Ben Walmsley (University of Leeds/Centre for Cultural Value)

Ben Walmsley in conversation with: Tania Banotti (Creative Ireland) Chair: Steven Hadley (NUIG)

5.30 – 6.30pm – WINE RECEPTION & Announcement of NUIG/MI European Associate of Centre for Cultural Value (Address: Dan Carey and Ben Walmsley)

Saturday 14 March (evening, circa 6–9.30pm, exact times TBC)

The following day, courtesy of Galway2020, there will be an organised trip to see Kari Kola’s ‘Savage Beauty’ installation at Lough na Fooey, Connemara https://galway2020.ie/en/projects/savage-beauty/

The trip will last circa 3.5hrs in total, departing from/returning to Galway city centre.

All delegates and speakers are welcome to attend but please note that places are limited and must be booked in advance by emailing Galway2020@nuigalway.ie

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that filming/photography will be taking place at the conference for documentation and archival purposes.

TICKETING INFORMATION

If you wish to attend this event, please register at this link.

Please note: Lunch is included with your conference ticket. If you have particular dietary requirements please inform the event organisers via Galway2020@nuigalway.ie so that your preference can be registered. Tickets are limited by capacity and are subject to availability.

GREEN CONFERENCING

We are committed to a ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ approach as part of the event. Therefore, we encourage delegates to attend using public transport or car pool with other conference delegates to reduce emissions. Please bring ‘keep cups’ for tea and coffee served on the day and water bottles. Water refilling stations will be available on site for delegates. The event schedule is available in digital format via the Moore Institute website to reduce paper and ink usage. We are asking delegates to recycle and bring their own lanyards on the day.

ACCESS INFORMATION

Accessible lifts and ramps are available at all conference locations and seating is accessible for wheelchair users and those with impaired mobility.

All events take place in the Moore Institute, which can be accessed by both steps and a ramp. Entrance for all users is via the main entrance which is fully wheelchair accessible.

The Moore Institute welcomes Assistance Dogs. If you have an assistance dog, please advise us via Galway2020@nuigalway.ie

Conference brochure material is available by digital download only but we are happy to provide specific materials for those that require them (Braille, Larger or specific print). A signing/subtitle facility will also be made available to those patrons with impaired hearing.

If you have a particular requirement please or need more information please contact us via Galway2020@nuigalway.ie and we will be happy to provide assistance.

DIRECTIONS TO VENUE

The seminar will take place in the Moore Institute Seminar Room (G010), on the Ground Floor of the Hardiman Research Building at NUI Galway. The seminar room is located opposite the main library turnstiles.
Google Map to Hardiman Research Building: https://goo.gl/maps/ehwoZkdKEFrbeG3b6

ANY QUERIES?

For further information including speaker profiles please see http://bit.ly/G2020Sem1

For anything else please email Galway2020@nuigalway.ie

KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

HELEN MARRIAGE

Helen Marriage is Director of Artichoke and Creative Director of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. Artichoke works with artists to reimagine public spaces, aiming to appeal to the widest possible audience and has created some of the most celebrated outdoor art in recent times, including the Lumiere light festivals, The Sultan’s Elephant, Antony Gormley’s One & Other Fourth Plinth commission and PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork celebrating 100 years since some women won the right to vote. Helen’s previous work includes a seven-year period as Director of the Salisbury Festival. She created the first Arts & Events programme for Olympia & York, the developers of Canary Wharf in London, was an Associate Director of the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT), and managed a variety of independent artists at Artsadmin in the early 1980s. In 2012, she was awarded a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard Graduate School of Design, a prestigious fellowship awarded to individuals working in the area of urban design and planning. Her appointment was an acknowledgement of the impact Artichoke has made on the way mass public art events are negotiated and staged.  She was awarded an MBE for services to the arts in the New Year’s Honours list in 2016.

PROFESSOR FRANCO BIANCHINI

Franco Bianchini is Professor of Cultural Policy and Director of the Institute for Research on Culture and the Creative Industries at the University of Hull, UK. From 2007-2016 he was Professor of Cultural Policy and Planning at Leeds Beckett University, UK. From 2010-2014 he was a member of the team preparing the successful bid by the city of Matera, in Southern Italy, for the title of European Capital of Culture for 2019. His books include Focus on Festivals (co-edited with C. Newbold, C. Maughan and J. Jordan, Goodfellow, 2015), Urban Mindscapes of Europe (co-edited by G. WeissSussex with F. Bianchini, Rodopi, 2006) and Planning for the Intercultural City (with J. Bloomfield, Comedia, 2004). His research interests range from the role of culture in urban regeneration (with a particular focus on port cities and on European Cities/Capitals of Culture), to cultural diversity and interculturalism as resources for innovation in urban policy, and the development of urban cultural strategies in the context of the current political, economic and environmental crises.

PROFESSOR BEN WALMSLEY

Ben is Professor of Cultural Engagement in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds and Director of the national Centre for Cultural Value. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a Producer at the National Theatre of Scotland. Since 2014 Ben has been the Academic Director of the Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Programme, which is now one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations. Ben is the Co-Editor of Arts and the Market and has published widely on arts marketing, arts management, cultural policy and cultural value. His monograph Audience Engagement in the Performing Arts: A critical analysis was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2019.

PARTICIPANTS

Tania Banotti (Director, Creative Ireland)

Niceol Blue (Overview and Outreach Driver, Galway Buskers Community)

Prof Dan Carey (Director, Moore Institute, NUI Galway)

Dr Pat Collins (Lecturer in Economic Geography, NUI Galway)

Monica Corcoran (Strategic Development Manager, Arts Council)

Paul Fahy (Artistic Director, Galway International Arts Festival)

Marilyn Gaughan-Reddan, (Head of Programme, Galway 2020),

Dr Steven Hadley (Research Fellow, NUI Galway)

James Harrold (Arts Officer, Galway City Council),

Dr Niamh NicGhabhann (Assistant Dean, Research for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Course Director of the MA Festive Arts, University of Limerick)

Dr Charlotte McIvor (Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies, NUI Galway)

Sharon O’Grady (Arts Officer, Galway County Council)

ANY QUERIES?

Please email:  Galway2020@nuigalway.ie