2025
We hosted a super line-up of speakers during our introductory Free Art Summer School in 2025. Here is a look back at some of the fascinating topics that were explored.
The [c] Word: Linda Alterwitz
For our first instalment of The [c] Word, American artist, Linda Alterwitz, presented her project, Injection Site, a unique record of the Covid-19 crisis imaged through a thermal camera.
The [c] Word: Casey Orr
Since 2013, American photographer, Casey Orr has travelled the UK with her pop up portrait studio Saturday Town, documenting youth culture on Saturday afternoons.
The [c] Word: Svetlana Atlavina
Svetlana is a Latvian UK-based visual artist who has built a socially conscious practice dealing with memory and the role of women. She discussed the notion of endurance that motivates her work.
The [c] Word: Gemma Marmalade
Using herself as her own muse, this presentation tackled the nuances of a documented performance that encompasses gender, identity, politics, and technology from her vibrant research-informed practice combining performance and performativity with the image.
The [c] Word: Elisha-Mai Gascoigne
Elisha presented her experimental photographic project, Weather with Me, a body of photographic work exploring the changing weather patterns. She spoke candidly about embracing serendipity as a meaningful mode of creativity.
The [c] Word: Jane Boyer
Jane deconstructed her failed submission to Der Grief Magazine Guest Rooms, of a new body of work called Breathing in Rain which explored a period of intense rainfall in the winter of 2024/25 contributing to her feelings of eco-anxiety that underpin her practice.
The [c] Word: Ayeshah Zolghadr
Ayeshah shared her insights on the research questions underlying her work and explained how the concept of ‘The Individuated Copy’ has been central to the development of her art practice.
The [c] Word: Claire Morris-Wright
Through two of Claire’s most significant projects, Hedge Project and Arts Council England funded The Path, she addressed the tensions between being a creative and the work done outside the studio to create opportunities for ourselves and our creative communities.