MAKING HISTORIES VISIBLE

             Making Histories Visible is an interdisciplinary visual art research project  based in the Centre for Contemporary Art  

                                                        (School of Creative and Performing Arts)  at the University of Central Lancashire.  

 

        We are building on the success of our distinct areas of international  excellence in contemporary art research.  The project is led by

                                        Lubaina Himid Professor of Contemporary Art  and is supported by Susan Walsh Research Fellow.

 

 

 

Collaborating with museums to interrogate collections in innovative ways.

 

Excavating and preserving evidence of artists’ practice

 

Exploring  hidden social histories through creative visual  practice.

 

Sharing  information with larger partnership organisations and smaller groups committed to the development of new ways of  writing about, making and showing contemporary  art internationally.

 

Encouraging an exploration of the contribution of black visual art to the cultural landscape.

 

Working with students both undergraduate and postgraduate, to encourage new ways to develop their own practice based research.

 

Investigating   British newspapers and their representation of black people

 

Collecting drawings and prints by artists of the black diaspora.

 

Staging  small  events, work- in- progress projects, international residences and exhibitions to ensure meaningful encounters between audiences and artwork.

 

Devising occasional conferences and symposia to encourage close readings, sustainable collaborations  and vital discussions for students, scholars, project managers and artists.