Event

A Growth Class: Fostering Critical Dialogue | Session Two

Peer-peer support and conversation facilitated by Aurella Yussuf (In-person at CCA Glasgow)

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Four black people sit around a table as Audre Lorde looks through printed photographs. She wears a tie-dye hat and glasses. The others look closely at the photos.
Date
Tuesday 26 November 2024, 18:30 - 20:30
Location
Cooper Gallery exhibition and events space

Cooper Gallery
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design,
13 Perth Road,
Dundee,
DD1 4HT

Booking required?
No

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. 

The workshops are specifically for Black People and People of Colour who identify as women and/or LGBTQIA+.

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

Book free place via CCA Glasgow

Participant information

The workshops are specifically for Black People and People of Colour who identify as women and/or LGBTQIA+.
This is an in-person event held at CCA Glasgow.
Food and refreshments will be provided.

This is the second consecutive session in A Growth Class, ideally participants will attend both sessions. See here for more information on session one. If you were not able to make the first session you are still welcome to attend the second session.

Four black people sit around a table as Audre Lorde looks through printed photographs. She wears a tie-dye hat and glasses. The others look closely at the photos.

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 held live at CCA Glasgow.
A small access budget is available to attend.
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.

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Enquiries

Cooper Gallery

[email protected]
Event category Design and Art