Tuesday 30 April 2019, 11am – 4pm
11am Introduction with Una Mullally
11:20am Una Mullally interviews GlitterHOLE
12pm Panel One : Role of the State in Protecting Artistic Freedom of Expression
CHAIR Una Mullally
Speakers:
Donal Fallon, historian. History of Censorship in Ireland and its relevance today
John O’Donnell SC, poet and barrister. Legal overview of standards and principles when it comes to free expression
Angela Dorgan, Campaign for Arts. Duty of the state to promote art by making it a financially viable choice for artists
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1:15pm Lunch (provided)
1:45 pm Una interviews Turkish theatre group Be Aware
Be Aware are in exile from Turkey in Cardiff, accused of terrorism after staging a protest piece in Gezi Park
2:15pm Panel 2 – Artists’ Experiences of Censorship and Self Censorship
CHAIR – Evelyn O’Rourke
Speakers:
Lian Bell, Waking the Feminists. Experiences of women artists.
Cian O’Brien, Project Arts Centre. Chilling effect of censorship
Declan Long, NCAD. Education of artists and current climate for artistic freedom of expression