Performing The Archive

A series of 5 AHRC funded events providing collaborative training for PhD researchers. This project offered a much needed opportunity for post-graduate researchers to acquire a sound understanding of a broad range of archival practices and resources from the perspective of art and design research and in(ter)ventions in the public domain. The project was a joint collaboration between Interface (University of Ulster), Locus+ (Newcastle) and the University of Sunderland.Investigating Archives (Linenhall Library, Belfast) - 25 November 2006, Interacting with the Archive - Creative Approaches (The National Glass Centre, Sunderland) - 22 March 2007, Per-Forming The Archive (The Culture Lab, Newcastle) - 28 March 2007, Facilitating The Archive (University of Ulster, Belfast) - 27 February 2007, Consensus Contention (University of Ulster, Golden Thread Gallery and Catalyst Arts, Belfast) - 22/23 June 2007