Creative Time Summit

All established and emerging artists are invited to attend a free screening of the two-day Creative Time Summit at The University of Calgary’s Nickle Galleries on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15. Presented by the Public Art Program in partnership with the University of Calgary Art Department and support of the Nickle Galleries, the event explores socially and politically engaged art in a global context. 9:30 – 10:00am Public Art 101 Launch Learn about Public Art 101 and some of the sessions that will be on offer during the 2015 season. Dawn Ford, City of Calgary Public Art Program Sophie-Anne Belisle, City of Calgary Public Art Program 10:00 – 10:15am Creative Time Summit Streaming Introduction and Opening Remarks Anne Pasternak, President and Artistic Director, Creative Time Magdalena Malm, Director, Public Art Agency Sweden 10:15 – 10:25am Creative Time Summit Streaming Title TK Nato Thompson, Chief Curator, Creative Time 10:25 – 10:40am Creative Time Summit Streaming Performance Silvana Imam, Musician, Artist and Activist, Stockholm, Sweden 10:40 – 11:10am Creative Time Summit Streaming Keynote Address Dr. Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynk Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, New York City, United States 11:10 – 11:25am ** Break** 11:25am – 1:00pm Creative Time Summit Streaming SECTION 1: Nationalisms The recent European elections have demonstrated that nationalism remains a galvanizing force whose presence seems to only increase with the growth of inter-connected labour forces. Identification with the state, particularly through lines of heritage, history, and racial identification, serves as a rallying cry across the international arena. Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Playwright and Novelist, Stockholm, Sweden Mariam Ghani, Artist, New York City, United States Jonas Dahlberg, Artist, Stockholm, Sweden Matthew Lucero & Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Artists – representing The Propeller Group, Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam and Los Angeles, United States Elisa Santos, Artist – representing Temporary Occupations, Lisbon, Portugal Jonas Staal, Artist, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1:00 – 2:00pm **Lunch – Light meals and coffee provided** Networking and Learning Opportunity During the lunch hour, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from, network with and engage local artists, community organisations and community art organisations who will each give a 10-minute presentation that brings a local perspective to the Summit session themes. Art House Union Arusha Calgary Biennial Mountain Standard Time Festival M:ST Sharon Stevens, Artist TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary 2:00 – 2:30pm Nickle Galleries Tour Take a tour of current exhibitions, ‘MADE IN CALGARY: THE 2000S’ and ‘ANCESTRY and ARTISTRY: TEXTILES from GUATEMALA’. The tour will relate the exhibitions back to the five Summit session themes. Christine Sowiak, Chief Curator, Nickle Galleries 2:30 – 2:40pm**Break** 2:40 – 4:10pm Creative Time Summit Streaming SECTION 2: Performing the City Moderator: Andrea Phillips, Director of Doctoral Programmes, Department of Art, Goldsmiths, London, United Kingdom The city operates not just as backdrop to public art, but also as inspiration and opposition, site and stage. While some artists enjoy what is possible in the city, others produce new lenses to understand its possibilities. The outcome of the artist and the city relationship is often performative – and like the city, these expressions range from grandiose to quietly intimate. Myriam Lefkowitz, Artist, Paris, France Nástio Mosquito, Artist, Luanda, Angola Nuria Güell, Artist, Barcelona, Spain Poste Restante, Artists, Stockholm, Sweden Jeremy Deller, Artist, London, United Kingdom in conversation with Nato Thompson 4:10 – 4:55pm **Break** Networking and Learning Opportunity During the break attendees with have the opportunity to network with and engage the local artists and organisations on hand to give a local perspective on the Summit session themes. 4:35 – 4:40pm Creative Time Summit Streaming A short film entitled, Delay, will run during the afternoon break Delay, Santiago Mostyn, 2014 Courtesy of Santiago Mostyn 4:55 – 6:40pm Creative Time Summit Streaming SECTION 3: Activating Public Space Moderator: Magdalena Malm, Director, Public Art Agency Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden Public art today seeks not only to adorn, but also to move beyond aesthetics and activate civic engagement. Speakers in this section work with alternative modes of art production to redefine the role of culture in urban landscapes. Through their talks, they will tease out the way in which underlying structures effect the possibilities of artistic production, how collaborations with state institutions change in moments of conflict, the fields in which a private foundation can act, and what role can art centres play in the development of local culture and politics beyond its own walls. Nina Möntmann, Curator, Stockholm, Sweden Joanna Warsza, Curator, Berlin, Germany & Warsaw, Poland Roberta Uno, Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation, New York City, United States Maria Lind, Curator & Director, Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm Sweden Bettina Pehrsson, Director, Marabouparken Konsthall, Sundbyberg, Sweden Anna Kindgren and Carina Gunnars, The Work Group, Konsthall C, Nonprofit, Hökarängen, Sweden Miriam Andersson Blecher, Curator, Botkyrka Konsthall, Tumba, Sweden 6:40 – 7:00pm Creative Time Summit Streaming Closing Remarks 7:00 – 8:00pm Live Performance by Kris Demeanor Calgary’s own Kris Demeanor will give a spoken-word performance followed by a discussion on his work and how it relates to elements of the Summit themes. The performance will be followed by an audience Q&A. Kris Demeanor, Songwriter and Performer, Calgary, Alberta

Location:

Gallery Hall Taylor Family Digital Library

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/creative-time-summit