For and Against: Art, Politics and the Pamphlet

May 26 2017
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Urban Pamphleteer will take part in For and Against: Art, Politics and the Pamphlet, a two-day research and public ‘festival’ event in Loughborough town centre in May 2017.

Friday 26 May 2017 : Research symposium
Fearon Hall, Loughborough

Ben Campkin and Rebecca Ross (founders and editors of Urban Pamphleteer) will speak at the one-day symposium, which will include a range of speakers, performances and rants. The event runs 11.00am – 5.00pm and will be followed by the public opening of an exhibition from collections of historical and contemporary pamphlets For & Against! The Art of the Pamphlet at the Charnwood Museum, Loughborough.

Tickets: £5 including lunch

Saturday 27 May 2017: Public event
Charnwood Museum, Loughborough Library and Queens Park, Loughborough

This day-long event will include a range of public activity including live performative elements by artists commissioned by Radar (LU Arts), a 'market place' of stalls, exhibitions displaying collections of historical and contemporary pamphlets inside the library and museum, and lots of opportunities for participation.