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Colour and poetry event (Stephen is reading)


Colour and Poetry: A Symposium VI


Colour & Poetry: A Symposium VI, is a cross- and inter-disciplinary two-day virtual event held by the Slade School of Fine Art, takes place on the 21-22 March, 2024.

Symposium Director: Jo Volley

The event is a celebration of International Colour Day, World Poetry Day and World Pigment Day. The symposium hosts a range of speakers representing the arts and humanities, science, and industry, drawing upon knowledge from within and outside of the UCL community.

Confirmed speakers: Mataio Austin Dean / Miranda Lynn Barnes & Stephen Paul Wren / Sean Borodale / Jane Bustin / Mark Cann / Egidja Čiricaitė / Sara Choudhrey / Rose Davey / David Dobson / Duncan Greig / Lavinia Harrington / Brece Honeycutt / Andy Leak / Alexandra Loske / Sharon Morris / Stephanie Nebbia / Vanessa Otero / Andy Pankhurst / Poetry Shed / Sarah Pettitt / Vaishali Prazmari / Rachel Reynolds & Jo Volley / Robert Rivers / Rose Shuckbrugh / Kimberly Selvaggi / Ruth Siddall / Henrietta Simson / Kirsty Sinclair Dootson/ Paul Smith / Jessie Stevenson / George Szirtes / Estelle Thompson/ Piers Veness /Edward Winters / Yannis Ziogas

An online exhibition, to accompany the event, The Nomenclature of Colours III, will be online 21-22 March 2024 curated by Stephanie Nebbia.




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