Collective Care: Renewing Perspectives on Museum Collections
Published: 27 September 2021
18 November 2021 (In Person)
IN PERSON EVENT
18 November 2021
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Hunterian Museum
Booking required
Come see The Hunterian’s collections and displays through new eyes at this interactive evening showcase. Inspired by the ongoing research of The Hunterian Associates and the cultural legacy of COP26, this event will explore what it takes to truly care about collections and through them, our shared cultures, our communities and our planet.
As well as trails and craft activities for the kids, you can enjoy a new art installation and a Climate Stories themed tour. The evening will also feature performances of newly composed music and dance inspired by environmental themes and Hunterian Associates’ projects.
For everyone's safety, face masks should be worn throughout, unless exepmtions apply. Please be advised that speakers, musicians and the dancer will remove masks during their performance slots.
Performance programme
6-7pm
- Introduction
- Siku - a piece for solo cello, written by Aileen Sweeney performed by Simone Seales
- Whistler as Butterfly, Kristina Astrom, Hunterian Associate
- The Mind of a Crow is an Upward Curve, a piece for Violin and Cello, written by Ellie Cherry, performed by Claire Shortt & Andrew Stirling
Interlude / tours and activities
7.15-8pm
- RE - LOCATION a dance choreographed and performed by Monika Smekot, with music by Lavender Hex, John Lemke, Lisa Fannen
- diaphanous, a piece for solo oboe, written by Kevin Leomo, performed by Sergio Vega Dominguez
Actvities throughout
Art activities by Hunterian Associates Dobrochna Futro (Polish Treasures) and Peter Tuka (Soviet Prints).
A one-off art installation, These Days I Don't Float, by Gaia Tretmanis from GSA project, The New Normal?, curated by Sophie Fulton.
Whistler as Butterfly - can you tell how Whistler was feeling from his butterfly signature? Hunterian Associate Kristin Astrom.
Extinction - what does an Irish Elk have to do with all this? Emily Allan, PhD researcher.
Tours, Scavenger Hunt, Promise Tree and Where's Your Stuff From?, courtesy of student volunteers and participants of the School of Education initiative Museums and Climate Empowerment.
Thanks to all our contributors & Partners
Composers
Aileen Sweeney and Ellie Cherry, Royal Conservatoire Scotland
Kevin Leomo, University of Glasgow
Musicians
Cello: Simone Seales and Andrew Stirling, RCS
Violin: Claire Shortt, RCS
Oboe: Sergio Vega Dominguez
Dancer
Monika Smekot
Artists
Gaia Tretmanis
Marta Adamowicz
Researchers
The compositions by Ellie Cherry and Aileen Sweeney were informed by the research of Matthew Steel and William Harcourt, University of St.Andrews.
Partners
Dear Green Bothy, UofG College of Arts
SHARE (Science, Humanities & Arts Research Exchange), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Being Human Festival 2021
First published: 27 September 2021
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