utopia:dystopia in conversation (walk and symposium)

• LocationSouth West
• Type
• Salary
• Artformcombined arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, visual arts
• ContactSophie Erin Cooper sophieerincooper@gmail.com

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utopia:dystopia in conversation
Saturday 28th

Walk ONE: Open the conversation, stretch minds and legs
11am - 1pm
Meet at reception, Bath School of Art and Design
Out of the enchanted city, over the fields, up the hill and back again down the road.
Approx. 3 mile walk. 

The celebrated walker artist, Richard White conducts tours through Bath, uncovering hidden dystopias in this most utopian of cities. Walkers are invited to consider, share thoughts and generate resonances on some of the dystopian aspects of Bath and the people who made it - not least its ambivalent relationship with slavery.

Utopia, Dystopia and Catastrophe
1.30pm – 5.30pm
Bath School of Art and Design Lecture Theatre
Free admission

A free and open conversation where artists, writers, thinkers and anyone else who wants to join in can engage with themes that correspond with the best of our aspirations and the worst of our nightmares.

Speakers include writer and critic Rachel Withers exploring how utopia and its opposite have manifested themselves in history and culture since the time of Thomas More. Joined by Kate Rigby, author of Changing the Climate: Utopia, Dystopia and Catastrophe and newly appointed Professor of Environmental Humanities at Bath Spa University, shows just how relevant the concepts are to the crises we face in modern times.

Walk TWO: Wayfaring in the Enchanted City
5pm – 7pm
Following on from Bath School of Art and Design Lecture Theatre

The conversation continues with Richard Wright in the café, online and on foot walking through the heart of utopian Bath, approx. 7pm arrival at "Bath’s Artisan Quarter" to visit the exhibitions, commencing at The Bell, in Walcot Street.

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utopia:dystopia in conversation (walk and symposium)