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Monday
Apr272020

“Art to the Rescue” eConference

DateMonday, April 27, 2020 at 8:00AM

Art to the Rescue (click photo for larger image)The Canterbury Arts Conference (CArtsCon) began life as the Warnborough College Conference on the Arts (WCCA).

Initially, it started as a conference for Warnborough College students, graduates and faculty to present their papers and research. The success of the event has allowed it to grow, with participants coming from different countries and backgrounds.

The definition of ‘arts’ grew with each conference. From just the fine arts and art history during CArtsCon’s inception in 2013, 2014 saw the inclusion of film while 2015 brought in music and theatre into the fold. The decision was then taken to run CArtsCon as an individual non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC). The event has grown considerably each year, and the programs are increasingly more exciting.

CArtsCon brings visitors from around the United Kingdom and the world to beautiful Canterbury to share knowledge/experience, network and make lifelong friends.

The theme for the 2020 conference was to be ‘Art: Building Bridges” and the conference was scheduled for mid-July. However, We have made the decision to postpone this year’s conference (and theme) to 2021 in light of the ongoing pandemic and risks. We will have an e-conference this year instead—“Art to the Rescue”.

In desperate times (such as our current pandemic), art can help to alleviate some of the darkness and despair. From funnily vicious cartoons of our politicians’ failings to coronavirus-themed revamps of classic songs on Youtube to creatively engaging Zoom lessons, art has seemingly come to the rescue of people in lockdown everywhere. How has making art saved you and what have you created? What art and artists have inspired and saved you during this trying time?

We want to see examples and case studies of how art has inspired your community where you are, what you are doing as arts professionals, and what results have transpired.

These could be lessons for us in the future when things return to normality (if at all). How can we continue using art to rescue us in our hours of need?

Again--Click HERE to LEARN more about the eCon, to REGISTER, and to SUBMIT.

Hope to See You All (virtually) soon.

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