Art as Refuge Conference 2025
Art as Refuge is a two-day conference organised by Outside In, hosted by The New Art Gallery Walsall and funded by The Baring Foundation.
The event will run alongside the Outside In National Open Exhibition, ‘Shelter’, which inspired the conference theme.
Through a variety of workshops, discussions and performances, our programme examines the importance of creativity in people’s lives. It provokes conversation around the following questions:
- How does art provide space, respite, comfort, escape and, collectively, refuge?
- Am I an artist? Who decides the role, intention or validity of an artwork and its creator.
- What role does identity and intersectionality play in creative expression?
- Why is art made in the context of mental distress pathologised?
- Where is the voice of the artist in galleries, museums and heritage collections?
Information
- Date:
- Sep 19, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Organiser:
- Outside In
- Booking:
- Website
