Welcome to our second seminar of the Glass Virus' Seminar Series 2020 !

Every last Wednesday of the coming five months, the Glass Virus will organize an online seminar with invite young artists, who will present their work and discuss their practice, interest and future endeavors with experienced experts.

For our second seminar, our panel will contemplate the following topic:

Culture of Inclusivity - November 25, 2020 6:15 pm CET

The discussion about discrimination and inclusivity has finally reached the art institutions and academies. They, and other cultural organisations must commit to doing more to address systemic racism and pervasive inequities across all fields in the arts and art education.

Can we put deeds to the words? What are the personal experiences of (former) students within the academies? How can we learn to deal with hidden (institutional) racism or discrimination in academies, museums or other cultural organisations? How does this affect our work?

Artists

Seran Francis, Plymouth College of Art

Johan Ibrahim Adam, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam

Expert

Muziwandile Gigaba, artist, University of Pretoria

Moderators

Gayle Matthias and Mohini Chandra, Plymouth College of Art

The Glass Virus wants to discuss various examples of artists practices and the future of (recently graduated) artists and designers and glass-art education.

It is difficult enough for young artists to conduct a practice in which they are economically and socially independent immediately after their studies. However, this year's graduates are facing even more challenges because social and economic structures are partially or completely absent and they have to build a professional life in an incomparable situation.

Young artists rightly have questions, doubts and concerns about their personal future as artists, within a transforming society that seeks to redefine itself. The consequences of the pandemic, social and ecological fairness, cultural equality; are all subjects, which are often addressed in the work of the young artists.

The Glass Virus wants to make these concerns accessible in the seminars and share it with a large audience, including educational and professional institutions, individual makers, curators and students.