Three days of events at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, 1 Park Drive, Port Elizabeth, that will draw attention to the contemporary debates and opinions that surround design, art and craft issues.
The “Art in Mind” Symposium is for artists, art lovers and special interest groups, especially those studying art. We are hoping to make this an annual event that will explore modern and contemporary art and art trends, specifically in South Africa and Africa in relation to global perceptions. Art Historians and art and business professionals will speak on art/craft /design issues and related topics that are informative, will invite debate and discussion and promote a sharing of opinions, knowledge and skills.
The components of this year’s Symposium are “Art in Mind” and “Art in Action” which relate to the current exhibition Empty Vessels?
EMPTY VESSELS?
Curated by Dr Melanie Hillebrand, Director of the Art Museum and Exhibition Curator, Emma Taggart, this exhibition is anything but empty, with over seventy pieces filling the exhibition space. The accompanying text invites visitors to consider questions such as “Do vessels have anything to say?”and “Why do some people think pottery is not art?” The Symposium events will explore these and other questions and opinions, inviting further debate and discussion.
“ART IN MIND”
LECTURE SERIES
25 March 9:00 – 13:00
9:00 – 10:00
Feet of clay: Melanie Hillebrand – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
Throughout the world attitudes towards media‑driven genre are moulded by the expectations of those who write about the Fine Arts from a Western perspective. If clay objects are mentioned at all in mainstream art history it will be in the following contexts:
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