EVENT DETAILS

Virtual demonstration
9 October 2021, 10:00 - 17:00

VENUE INFORMATION

Online

020 7735 2306

City & Guilds of London Art School Presents Material Matters: Clay Symposium

The Art School’s second Material Matters symposium features a cross-disciplinary online programme of speakers, including artists, craftspeople, art historians and other clay experts. The symposium also celebrates the work of the Art School’s own Elaine Wilson (1959–2021). Supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

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About

The Art School’s second Material Matters symposium takes place online in a free, one-day event during London Craft Week.

With a cross-disciplinary programme of speakers, including artists, craftspeople, art historians and other clay experts, the symposium also celebrates the work of the Art School’s own Elaine Wilson (1959–2021). This year’s symposium is kindly supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

Speakers include:

  • Dr Javier Cuadros, Natural History Museum: “What on Earth is clay?”
  • Darren Ellis & Professor Roger Kneebone
  • Eva Masterman
  • Tony Minter, Bulmer Brick and Tile, & Emma Simpson, Simpson Brickwork Conservation
  • Shahpour Pouyan
  • Dr Abi Shapiro: “Excavating through possibilities and permutations: Elaine Wilson and clay”
  • Maiko Tsutsumi
  • Clare Twomey
The Art School looks forward to welcoming attendees from around the world to join them for this online edition of the event.