Alkistis from the Scarlet Imprint publishing house will speak at Art = Praxis Symposium/Exhibition organized by artist/scholar Dr Sasha Chaitow. The exhibition takes place October 14-23 and symposium is being held Sunday October 15. These events are behing held at the Glastonbury Experience Courtyard, 2-4 High Street, Glastonbury, U.K. The event’s site states:
“The exhibition concept focuses on art as a living entity that can invite the viewer into a silent dialogue. The process of mindful, experiential engagement with the art is designed to evoke memories, raise questions, arouse curiosity, and invite the viewer to solve the enigma posed by the symbolic composition, resulting in a perceptual shift or realisation.
“The symposium features talks by artists and scholars exploring this question from different perspectives, from its use in ancient sacred practices, its utility as a method for inner work and healing, to its potential for social change on small or larger scales.”
The schedule of events on October 15 are:
9:30 Doors open
10:00 – 10:20 Dr Sasha Chaitow
Welcome & introduction: Ideasthesia and how art changes us
10:30 – 10:50 Cavan McLaughlin
Art and the Other: Concealing and revealing the incommunicable
11:00 – 11:20 Dr Simon Magus
The Fin-de-Siecle Magical Aesthetic of Austin Osman Spare
11:30 – 11:50 Derek Bain
Tarot as Art and Practice
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch break
13:00-13:20 Dr Christian Giudice
“‘Among the Rigs o’ Barley’: British Folk Horror as a form of Cinematic Re-enchantment”
13:30-13:50 Madeleine Le Despencer
TBA
14:00 – 14:20 Alkistis Dimech
Severed head and nymph: icons animated and animating
14:30 – 14:50 Dr Christina Oakley-Harrington
Creating Ritual: Words Fishing for the Ineffable
15:00 – 15:15 Dr Sasha Chaitow
Closing remarks
Move to Glastonbury Galleries
15:45 – 16:30 Stained by the Light exhibition tour with Sasha Chaitow. Participants will receive a signed original print of selected artwork.
20:00 Exhibition closes
Full details including registration for the symposium can be found on the event website.
https://lightstains.wordpress.com/symposium/
