Event
A Growth Class: Fostering Critical Dialogue | Session One
Peer-peer support and conversation facilitated by Aurella Yussuf (Online)
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Cooper Gallery
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design,
13 Perth Road,
Dundee,
DD1 4HT
Inspired by the ethos of collective and self-organised learning that enthuses Black feminist and queer movements, the two workshops facilitated by writer and art historian Aurella Yussuf will offer artists, writers, and culture workers a supportive environment for peer-to-peer exchange and meaningful, culturally aware feedback on their work, along with a platform for critical discussions on contemporary art.
This two-part workshop on culturally competent critique is designed for artists, writers, and curators of colour. The workshops are specifically for Black People and People of Colour who identify as women and/or LGBTQIA+.
In the first session, participants will explore how race, identity, and context shape the perception of art, discussing the role of cultural references through an in-depth look at Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work. To prepare, please read the provided materials before the workshop.
The second session offers a supportive, peer-led feedback environment where participants will present their own work for critique and engage in providing constructive feedback to others. Please bring a piece (completed or in progress) that you would like feedback on as we practise culturally competent critique together.
A Growth Class is a collaboration between The Ignorant Art School at Cooper Gallery and CCA Glasgow. Sabrina Henry (Head of Programme, CCA Glasgow) and Sophia Yadong Hao (Director, Cooper Gallery) will participate in the supportive conversations at both sessions.
Booking
Session One
Tuesday 12 November, 6.30-8.30pm (online, Cooper Gallery)
Book a free place via Eventbrite.
Session Two
Tuesday 26 November, 6.30–8.30pm (in-person, CCA Glasgow)
Book via CCA Glasgow
Participant information
These workshops are specifically for Black People and People of Colour who identify as women and/or LGBTQIA+.
The sessions are consecutive, ideally participants will attend both sessions.
Session One
Online meeting on Zoom.
Participants will receive a meeting link after registering a free place via Eventbrite.
Two texts will be shared via Eventbrite and available here, please read the texts ahead of the workshop.
Live-captions available on Zoom.
Session Two
In-person meeting at CCA. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Biography
Aurella Yussuf is a writer and art historian, whose work focuses on the work of Black artists in Britain and beyond. She is a founding member of interdisciplinary art collective Thick/er Black Lines and the co-creator of the Blk Art Map. Aurella is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Birmingham.
Access
The event will be lived captioned on Zoom.
All enquiries please contact: [email protected]
Access Funds
A small access fund is available to support travel and access for BSL interpretation, costs for Childcare, Carers & Support Workers and other needs. The funds are distributed on a first come first served basis. Please be aware we may need to close the fund early if demand is high, so please get in touch at least two weeks' prior to event.
To access funds for travel please email [email protected] and let us know where you are travelling from within Scotland. We will book trains in advance for attendees and ticket collection references will be sent to you by email.
For all enquiries please email: [email protected]
About the exhibition
Outside the Circle, is an exhibition and event programme inspired by and generated from feminist and queer movements since the beginning of the 20th century that foregrounds intersectional feminist and queer strategies of radical emancipation, resistance, survival, and collective action as critical and pedagogical ‘ruptures’ in our lived experience. It is the fourth iteration of ongoing programme, The Ignorant Art School: Five Sit-ins Towards Creative Emancipation.
Visit
18 October 2024 – 1 February 2025
Monday – Saturday, 12–5pm
Image
Audre Lorde, Adefra, Kato. Photo by and courtesy Dr. Dagmar Schultz.
Funding support
The Ignorant Art School Sit-in #4 at Cooper Gallery, DJCAD is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
Cooper Gallery
[email protected]