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with Women鈥檚 Library at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art
21st Jun 2018
听Exploring gender equality and artistic ambition - past and present.
This study day in partnership with the听听at the听听examined听ways in which the position of women in British art education has changed since the first women were admitted to the听听on equal terms to men just over a hundred years ago, looking at issues of gender equality, work-life balance, professional development, networks of influence and values within higher education in British art. Supported by the听
Speakers included Ruth Beale &听Amy Feneck (artists,听), Professor Susan Collins (artist, former Director Slade School of Fine Art), Helen Downes (indpendent researcher and curator), Hilary Powell (artist,听) and听Sarah Rowles ()
- Programme
9:30 am: Tea, coffee, registration at the听, London School of Economics and view of the听厂耻蹿蹿谤补驳别18听exhibition.
10 a.m.: Opening remarks
10:30 a.m.:听Helen Downes听shared听Spotlight on the Slade听research findings that led to the development of this study day.
First thematic session:听Different imperatives
In the article听听in 2013, Jennifer Thatcher wrote that, in 2016, more than 60% of students in creative arts and design subjects in the UK were female. How are women balancing the cost of rising university fees with potentially variable career opportunities and the demands of potential caring duties?听Could art education be instrumental in effecting a necessary cultural change? Are women artists leading the way in producing socially engaged art offering relevant alternatives or complements to formal education, questioning notions of equality and access to information?
10:30 a.m.: Artists听听and听听discussed their collaborative project听, which started in 2012 as a work of art and a framework for critical self-education.
11:15 a.m.:听discussed听the听social function of art, co-production in education and redistribution of authorship with her current collaborative work听.
12 p.m.: Questions and discussion
12:30 p.m.: Move to 果冻影院 for lunch. Optional: artist-led walk leading from LSE to 果冻影院 highlighting key sites for the history of British art education.
1:00 p.m.: Lunch at 果冻影院, viewing of听Prize & Prejudice听exhibition
Second thematic session:听Influencing Women
2 p.m:听听Prof Susan Collins, as first female professor of the听Slade, addressed听the impact of gender on educational leadership. The Slade School of Fine Art is as illustrious for having been the first art college to welcome women as it is for its numerous male professors who have left unmistakably personal legacies behind. For instance, the influence of Henry Tonks is still the object of as many publications and exhibitions. In 2016, women still made up only 24.3% of the professor roles in UK universities.
2:30 pm:听听led听a discussion on influence and progressing formal and informal art education with a focus on听,听an art education research, publishing, and events organisation she founded that aims to break down the barriers to art education and contemporary art.
3:30 pm: Tea and coffee
4pm: Plenary discussion
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