Kalaboration Arts is set to present a series of critical dialogue events as part of the ground-breaking Transforming Narratives project.
Three online events, with speakers from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Birmingham will discuss topical cultural issues from art in the pandemic to equality and solidarity in the arts to artistic freedom and censorship.
All events are free, informed the organizers.
The online events will take place on August 29, September 26, and October 24. The aim of these conversations is to identify, trace and analyse some of the dominant narratives that have structured and shaped the contemporary artistic and creative endeavours of Pakistani and Bangladeshi artists and creative practitioners both in Birmingham and in the sub-continent.
Mukhtar Dar, Artistic Director Kalaboration Arts said: “By holding up a mirror to society, artists have been at the forefront of envisioning a better, more diverse, and just world for all. In these challenging times with the climate catastrophe, unprecedented global inequality, mounting authoritarianism, and the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the lives and lands of the world most marginalized communities, these three critical conversations bring together multiple voices from the world of art and culture to explore some of the compelling issues facing the peoples of Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Diaspora here in Birmingham”.
The following events will take place:
Sunday 29 August – Art in the times of the Corona-19 Pandemic.
Time: 1pm (UK); 5pm (Pakistan); 6pm (Bangladesh)
Sunday 26 September – Margins to the Mainstream – Equality & Solidarity in the arts. Time: 1pm (UK); 5pm (Pakistan); 6pm (Bangladesh)
Sunday 24 October – State Subsidy, Artistic Freedom & Censorship. Time: 1pm (UK); 5pm (Pakistan); 6pm (Bangladesh)
