One-day conference looking at the ways artists use urban space and its wider economic context
Spaced Out, held in April 2018 at CSM, explored the uses of space by visual artists including themes such as
- new uses for traditional spaces,
- the impact of rising accommodation costs on London’s creative scenes,
- innovative business spaces and
- how virtual spaces are used to exhibit, make and sell work.
The conference explored some of the political and economic currents that are changing how and what spaces are available to artists and the arts, and consider the impact on future practice, culture and society.
Four distinctive sessions on studio, business, domestic and virtual spaces were each introduced by a short, provocative keynote, and followed by a chaired panel discussion with audience Q&A. The event ended with a short film and drinks reception.
Spaced Out was presented with DACS. Established by artists for artists, DACS is the UK’s flagship not-for-profit visual artists’ rights management organisation. They collect and distribute royalties to visual artists and their estates and have paid over £100 million in royalties.
Watch recordings of the panel discussions and presentations on DACS Periscope channel.
Panels and talks were:
- Keynote: Eyal Weizman, architect, Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, and Director of Forensic Architecture
- Chair: Russell Martin, director of Artquest
- Anthony Gross, artist and founder of Enclave
- Nick Hartwright, director at projekt
- Keynote: Sovay Berriman, artist and plumber
- Chair: Gilane Tawadros, CEO of DACS
- Eduardo Padilha, artist and founder of Balin House Projects
- Carol Tulloch, UAL Professor of Dress, Diaspora and Transnationalism at Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon
- Keynote: Farzana Khan, Platform London / Voices That Shake
- Chair: Sarah Staton, artist and Senior Tutor in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art
- Tom Atkinson, architect and founder of The Micro-Developments Bureau
- Alistair Hicks, writer and curator
- Keynote: Ruth Catlow, artist and curator, co-founder of Furtherfield
- Chair: Mark Waugh, Business Development Director, DACS
- Tom Elsner, director, OpenCultu.re and Artrabbit
- Jon Fawcett, artist and founder/director, Infinite Multiple