FUTUR VILLE SUMMIT at Ashton Court
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"Ashton Court Estate (now part 'repurposed' as Arts Mansion) is a fitting setting to shape these alternative horizons with speakers from Trinity Centre, UWE Bristol Urban Planning, Visual Arts South West, Kiki Bristol as well as friendly developers and members of the local cabinet. Shake off any excessive thinking at the immersive theatrical afterparty hosted by Alfresco Disco and Minirigs. 🎫 Tickets (talks): hdfst.uk/E56936 🎫 Tickets (afterparty): hdfst.uk/E56935"

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A event held at Ashton Court on Friday 18th October. The event starts at 12:00.


International and local speakers explore the complex relationship between artists, creative communities, urban regeneration and cultural policies through talks, panel discussions and group workshops. Speakers and panellists include artists, architects, developers, international master planners and local writers.

FUTUR VILLE SUMMIT
FRIDAY 18th OCTOBER
12:00 - 19:00

FUTUR VILLE SUMMIT
SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER
10:00 - 17:00

FUTUR VILLE PARTY
SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER
20:00 - 02:00

DAY 1
12:00 - 12:30 Welcome – Check in & tea and coffee
12:30 - 12:45 Introduction from our Chairs
Emma Harvey - Trinity Community Arts & Paul Hassan - Locality
12:45 - 13:15 Masterplanning our Creative Cities
SPEAKER: Dr Martin Schwegmann
13:15 - 13:30 Q&A
13:30 - 14:30 Regeneration without displacement
PANEL: Kara de los Reyes (Architect), Shankari Raj, (Architect) Lhosa Daly (ADO & Trustee Chair), Henry Palmer (Writer), Gavin Bridge (Developer)
14:30 - 14:50 Tea & coffee
14:50 - 15:50 Break out - Open space
15:50 - 16:00 Break out session reporting - key learning.
16:00 - 16:15 Poetry BS2 - Shagufta K (Artist)
16:15- 16:30 Automation, consumption & creation
SPEAKER: Ruby Rose Jennings (Artist)
16:30 - 16:45 Workshop
16:45 - 17:00 Summary of the day
17:00 - 19:00 Music & Drinks in the Great Hall
Cash donations towards drinks welcome.



DAY 2

10:00 - 10:30 Welcome to the Great Hall
10:30 - 10:40 Welcome, Housekeeping & Introduction
10:50 - 11:10 The Artists have always been here.
SPEAKER: Dr Edson Burton (Artist)
11:10 - 11:20 Q&A
11:20 - 12:20 The troops of gentrification
PANEL: Wim Penhaul (Artspace / Invisible Circus) , Adibah Iqbal (Artist), Dr Katie McClymont (UWE), Roger Griffiths (Ujima Radio), Doug Francis (Artspace / Invisible Circus)
12:20 - 12:50 Break-out open space
12:50- 13:00 Reporting
13:00 - 13:30 LUNCH: Please bring your own lunch, lunch will not be provided but we will provide tea and coffee. If you have not brought lunch you can pre-order from the Courtyard Café.
13:30 - 14:15 Thinking outside the little boxes
Paula Orrell (VASW), Jack Gibbons (Bricks), Kim Wide (Take-a-Part)
Oliver Sutherland (Brunswick Club)
14:15- 14:30 Tea & Coffee
14:30 - 15:30 Building creative spaces around existing communities
Dr Stephen Pritchard, Dr Mena Fombo (Black Girl Convention) Gill Simmons (Creative Workspace), Georgina Bolton (Terrestrial / BCC), Jessica Wright (Zion)
15:30- 16:30 Dr Stephen Pritchard: Artwashing
& Placemaking
16:30 - 17:00 Reporting, Q&As
17:00 Summit Close

Entry requirements:

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