Image credit: ‘Colour in Space’ by Kate Egan.
Conference Programme
17th and 18th October 2023
Manchester School of Art
Manchester Metropolitan University
17th and 18th October 2023
Manchester School of Art
Manchester Metropolitan University
////Tuesday 17th October///
09:00 Registration opens with tea/coffee, Benzie Building 4th floor atrium
09:30 Welcome
09:45 Introduction. Laurie Peake, British Textile Biennial
Keynote 1 Dr Christine Checinska
10:45 Panel 1: In Discussion with British Textile Biennial Curators
Speakers Uthra Rajgopal
Ligaya Salazar
Vancci Wahn
Dr Christine Checinska
Laurie Peake
11:45 Refreshments
12:05 Welcome back
12:10 Panel 2: Regenerative Acts*
Speakers Naitiemu Nyanjom
Ifeoma Anyaeji
Sam Meech
*Please note that this panel contains recorded talks with speakers joining live for a Q&A
13:15 Lunch
14:15 Welcome back
14:20 Keynote 2 Dr Elaine Igoe
15:20 Panel 3: Time, Space and Non-Places
Speakers Travis Fitch
Elaine Bonavia
Douglas Atkinson
Richard McVetis
17:00 Summing up Professor Geoffrey Crossick
17:20 Day Closing
17:30 End of Day One
Evening Events
17:30 until 18:00 Opening of Growing House, Manchester School of Art
19:00 until 21:00 Pecha Kucha Evening, Whitworth Locke, Manchester
////Wednesday 18th October///
09:00 Registration and Refreshments
09:30 Welcome & Introduction
09:40 Keynote 3 Amneh Shaikh-Farooqui
10:35 Panel 4: Collaboration in Conversation
Speakers Shellie Holden with Sian Lester and Imogen Mills
Lynn Setterington with Clare Wellesley-Smith
Trish Bould with Pom Stanely
12:10 Plenary Discussion
12:30 Conference End
09:00 Registration opens with tea/coffee, Benzie Building 4th floor atrium
09:30 Welcome
09:45 Introduction. Laurie Peake, British Textile Biennial
Keynote 1 Dr Christine Checinska
10:45 Panel 1: In Discussion with British Textile Biennial Curators
Speakers Uthra Rajgopal
Ligaya Salazar
Vancci Wahn
Dr Christine Checinska
Laurie Peake
11:45 Refreshments
12:05 Welcome back
12:10 Panel 2: Regenerative Acts*
Speakers Naitiemu Nyanjom
Ifeoma Anyaeji
Sam Meech
*Please note that this panel contains recorded talks with speakers joining live for a Q&A
13:15 Lunch
14:15 Welcome back
14:20 Keynote 2 Dr Elaine Igoe
15:20 Panel 3: Time, Space and Non-Places
Speakers Travis Fitch
Elaine Bonavia
Douglas Atkinson
Richard McVetis
17:00 Summing up Professor Geoffrey Crossick
17:20 Day Closing
17:30 End of Day One
Evening Events
17:30 until 18:00 Opening of Growing House, Manchester School of Art
19:00 until 21:00 Pecha Kucha Evening, Whitworth Locke, Manchester
////Wednesday 18th October///
09:00 Registration and Refreshments
09:30 Welcome & Introduction
09:40 Keynote 3 Amneh Shaikh-Farooqui
10:35 Panel 4: Collaboration in Conversation
Speakers Shellie Holden with Sian Lester and Imogen Mills
Lynn Setterington with Clare Wellesley-Smith
Trish Bould with Pom Stanely
12:10 Plenary Discussion
12:30 Conference End