Colour, Rhythm and Form: John Duncan Fergusson in France and Scotland

DACE DAY EVENT

Colour, Rhythm and Form: John Duncan Fergusson in France and Scotland

Saturday 26 November 2011 10.00-16.00
The Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow

This one-day symposium has been organised to coincide with the Hunterian Art Gallery's autumn exhibition, 'Colour, Rhythm and Form: J D Fergusson and France' which will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961). Bringing together the expertise of leading researchers, this symposium examines Fergusson's contribution to art in Britain and France, his artistic legacy and his wide-ranging cultural links with contemporary literature, music and dance. Professor Alan Riach, Alexander Moffat, Dr Laurence Grove, Jenny Kinnear and Sarah Skinner are among the guest speakers at this special event. The fee includes free entry to the exhibition on the day of the symposium.



Symposium Timetable

10.00 Welcome (Dr Maureen Park)

10.10 ‘Colour, Rhythm and Form: J D Fergusson and France – an Introduction to the Exhibition’ (Sarah Skinner)

10.20 ‘John Duncan Fergusson, Hugh MacDiarmid and Revolutionary Nationalism in Modern Scottish Art’ (Professor Alan Riach and Alexander Moffat)

11.20 Coffee break in foyer outside lecture theatre

11.40 ‘John Duncan Fergusson and Margaret Morris’ (Jenny Kinnear)

12.40 Lunch break

14.10 ‘Popular colours: Tintin comes to Scotland’ (Dr Laurence Grove)

15.10 ‘More Sun, More Colour: J D Fergusson and the South of France’ (Sarah Skinner)

15.40 Visit to Exhibition

16.00 Close

Sam at 'How We Go On Now' symposium at CCA, Glasgow

Sam has been to 'How We Go On Now' symposium at CCA, Glasgow.

To coincide with the exhibition The Long Loch: How Do We Go On From Here? by Kate Davis and Faith Wilding, the CCA hosted a one-day symposium, How We Go On Now.

The symposium drew together a range of international feminist voices to question how we dream and desire to go on in the future in relation to a feminist heritage.

The day included presentations by guest speakers Dr Irina Aristarkhova (US) and Elizabeth Zvonar (CAN), and a selection of short international feminist films and performance work by Ruth Buchanan (NZ).

A round table discussion with Kate Davis, Irina Aristarkhova, Elizabeth Zvonar and Alexandra Kokoli also discussed the possibilities of political love and radical hospitality in a feminist landscape.

Films included:
some aspect of a shared lifestyle, Gregg Bordowitz (22 minutes)
Sleeper, Marina Roy (8 minute animation)
Walk For Walk, Amy Lockhart (5 minutes)
My Necropolis, Moyra Davey (30 minutes)
Kathy High (2 minutes)