Learn/ Annual Craft Curators Day 2007/ 9 November 2007
Middlesbrough
General Information
Sessions focused on the collecting dilemmas for the craft curator from various points-of-view: the maker, documentary researcher and the contemporary visual arts curator. The collection of the ephemeral and the intangible were considered, examining the opportunities and pitfalls of collecting objects that are either designed to disintegrate or designed to be consumed by museum spectators.
It also considered approaches to the interpretation and display of contemporary craft objects and the problematic relationship of displaying and interpreting works which are made to be worn on the body. It included a writing and interpretation workshop, exploring creative writing and how collections can tell stories.
This event was supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, as part a three-year regional development programme with the Crafts Council.
Video footage and downloads from the conference are available from the Kingston University website
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Programme for Alternative Presence
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