Politics and Art

Join in the discussions about how artists create art in a social and political context, and what happens when art challenges the political status quo. Experts will discuss international instances of when artists are also activists as well as the context when Scotland’s artists express concerns about political, social and environmental issues. Chair Linda Fabiani MSP, who is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, will be joined by a number of experts including artists Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion, whose artistic practice seeks to challenge existing attitudes towards nature and raise awareness of ecological issues, sculptor Kenny Hunter, whose public commissions include the Citizen Firefighter sculpture outside Glasgow’s Central Station and artist Shauna McMullan whose recent commissions include Travelling the Distance for the Scottish Parliament and The Albert Drive Colour Chart for the Tramway, Glasgow