Session one (a): Skinder Hundal (Chief Executive of New Art Exchange), Introduction

A Symposium Exploring The Work Of John Akomfrah, The Black Audio Collective And Other Visual Artists Inspired By The Work Of Stuart Hall 

Maria Six-Hohenbalken, Ambiguities of Remembering in Diaspora

Wayne Modest, Ninety-Six Degrees in the Shade: Colouring in Absent Images

Elizabeth Edwards, The Invisibility of History.  Photography, the Colonial and the Refiguring of Nation

Tessa  Jackson, The Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva, UK) as research partner  Tessa Jackson will give a brief introduction to the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva, UK: www.iniva.org), its role of ‘making the invisible visible’ in the visual arts, and how it works at the intersection of society and politics through artistic practice. Iniva, since its inception in 1994, has been focused upon exploring other art histories through exhibitions, debates, research, education activities and digital projects.

Petrina Dacres, Caribbean art in the present  During the 1960s art was an integral aspect of governmental policy in Jamaica. That support has dwindled over the last few decades; moreover, as governments change so too have art policies changed and projects been disrupted. In these contexts, artists and curators have created their own independent projects. Using a number of case studies, this presentation will examine several art-related initiatives in Jamaica.

Wouter  Welling, The Afrika Museum (Berg en Dal) and Caribbean art: Collecting and presenting contemporary art from the Dutch Antilles, Haiti, Cuba and beyond  Since the last decade of the twentieth century the Afrika Museum has focused its exhibitions on contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora. As a curator Welling is especially interested in artists with a global orientation using local sources rooted in African spiritual traditions.