Artist Talk

Women’s Work, Alison Cooper

Thursday the 1st of December - 7pm

No booking required

Join artist, curator and composer Alison Cooper as she talks about female figures from the visual arts and music world who have had their work overlooked, only to be valued later on in their lives and careers for their contributions to the world of culture. The talk will include a variety of artists from painters linked to the Pre-Raphaelite movement to female electronic musicians from the twentieth century.

Alison Cooper is a musician, composer, visual artist and museum curator. Her experience as a creative educator, community worker and project manager has brought together a socially engaged practice combining these unique elements.

Seeking to develop new understandings between narratives of landscape, material culture and human interaction is a key influence on the work she creates. Influenced by the intriguing nature of archive and museum collections Alison works to bring a fresh understanding to historic narratives which can never truly be replicated, only re-visioned. The collection of personal narratives, studying of archives, folklore and material culture are central to achieving this.

Recent clients include BBC, In-Situ (Pendle), Gallery Oldham, Touchstones Rochdale, Barnardo's, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, Yorkshire Sound Women Network, South Square Gallery and The Whittaker Museum.