A summer of culture
The time has never been better to engage with Durham’s extensive Visual Arts scene. We have a guide to just some of the arts venues, events, and activities at your disposal for a great summer.
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Emma Tucker
Revising the canon: making a case for Laura Wheeler Waring
A century before Kamala Harris became the next Vice-President-elect, Laura Wheeler Waring defeated racial barriers to become an award-winning African American artist. Here, Emma Tucker puts her case forward for wider recognition.
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When art is valued equally with science, how much more will our student experience be worth?
“The Collection, works from which are dotted around campus like a trail of Easter eggs, boasts well-known names such as Pablo Picasso, David Hockney, Eric Gill, Barbara Hepworth and Guerrilla Girls.”: Emma Tucker and Faye Saulsbury explore Durham’s extensive art collection
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Decolonising Art History: Statue of Black Lives Matter Protestor Jen Reid removed
“Quinn’s sculpture demarcates the importance of recontextualising rather than erasing the past.” Emma Tucker discusses the political significance of public sculpture.
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