ETC: ART/WORK with Simon Martin

[To join the talk, click THIS LINK]

In our fifth interview exploring the personal stories of artist and design professionals we will be speaking the director of Pallant House Gallery, Simon Martin. During the live zoom interview we'll be asking Simon about his early life and eduction, his career as a curator and writer and what it means to take on the directorship of a gallery like Pallant House. Feel free to email questions in advance for us to put to Simon (info@draw-brighton.co.uk) or to ask questions on the day via the Q&A function in the Zoom webinar. 

Our ETC: ART/WORK series aims to showcase the variety of careers in the arts through conversations with leading figures in art and design. The talks are run by Draw Brighton with support from Cass Art and are funded by our supporters on Patreon. 

Main image: Photograph by Alun Callender

How to take part

The live webinar will be hosted on Zoom and you can watch on your computer or on a phone or tablet with the Zoom app – only the speaker’s audio and video will be enabled. Just click THIS LINK at 7pm on Friday 26th March to join. The talk is free and you do not need to sign up in advance, you will just need to give your name and email address when you sign in – these will not be stored after the talk. We will also be live-streaming the talk on our Youtube channel HERE where the talk will be recorded for future viewing.

After the talk

After the talk there be will the optional opportunity to join a 45-minute follow-up ‘pub trip’ where you will be able to join a Zoom meeting to chat about Simon's talk with other people who attended. Once the talk is over, just grab a drink and click the link in the event below; we’ll start at 8:10pm, you’ll need your audio and video on and we will split into random ‘pub’ groups of 6 people on Zoom. You are also welcome to post your reflections on the talk in our Facebook community notice board HERE.  

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About Simon Martin

Simon Martin is an art historian, curator, writer & lecturer and has been director of Pallant House gallery since 2017 - he previously held the positions of Head of Collections & Exhibitions and later, Artistic Director at the gallery. Simon has also been a trustee of Charleston House since 2015.

• You can follow Simon on Twitter: @simonmartin_art
• You can follow Simon on Instagram: @simonmartin_art
  

About Draw & ETC

Draw Brighton is an independent art school in Brighton, UK. We believe that good quality drawing education should be accessible to everybody and usually run drop-in, short-term and long-term courses from our Brighton studio. During the pandemic we have moved our life drawing classes online and are providing drawing resources via our Patreon page, where you can support us from £3 per month. Our long running ETC programme is intended to complement our practical workshops with artists’ talks and panel discussions on the themes of drawing, the arts and the body.