Making Queer Space, 2023
Kuba Ryniewicz, excerpt from the series The Corner, 2022Making Queer Space, a public program hosted by Northumbria University (NU), in collaboration with Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London, explored contemporary queer arts and cultural practices in the North East and beyond. The day-long programming was integrated into the teaching curriculum for BA Fine Art second-year students at CSM, BA Fine Art third-year students at NU, and MFA in Fine Art students at NU.
Program and Teaching Lead: Abdullah Qureshi (Lecturer in Fine Art, NU; Visiting Faculty, CSM)
Program Schedule
Introduction: Looking Elsewhere for Queer Worlds and Imaginaries – Abdullah Qureshi
Venue: Room 501, Squires Building, NU
Artist Talk: On Queer Fashion Photography, Storytelling, and Publications – Kuba Ryniewicz, in conversation with Abdullah Qureshi
Venue: Room 501, Squires Building, NU
Tour of The Newbridge Project
Tour of Cobalt Studios
Panel Discussion: Making Queer Space: On Queer Organizing, Activism, and Intra-Community Challenges – Phil Douglas, Tamara Al-Mashouk, and Azula Bandit, in conversation with Abdullah Qureshi
Venue: Room 501, Squires Building, NU
Program and Teaching Lead: Abdullah Qureshi (Lecturer in Fine Art, NU; Visiting Faculty, CSM)
Program Schedule
Tuesday, March 7, 2024, 11:30 - 17:30
Introduction: Looking Elsewhere for Queer Worlds and Imaginaries – Abdullah Qureshi
Venue: Room 501, Squires Building, NU
Artist Talk: On Queer Fashion Photography, Storytelling, and Publications – Kuba Ryniewicz, in conversation with Abdullah Qureshi
Venue: Room 501, Squires Building, NU
Tour of The Newbridge Project
Tour of Cobalt Studios
Panel Discussion: Making Queer Space: On Queer Organizing, Activism, and Intra-Community Challenges – Phil Douglas, Tamara Al-Mashouk, and Azula Bandit, in conversation with Abdullah Qureshi
Venue: Room 501, Squires Building, NU