The First Annual Maud Sulter Lecture: Jackie Kay
20th June , 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Beginning this year, the annual Maud Sulter Lecture aims to celebrate the legacy of artist Maud Sulter (1960-2008), her roots in Scotland, and the internationalism of her practice as an artist, photographer, writer, poet, curator, and organiser.
Maud strove to place Black women at the centre of an art history that excluded them, challenging Western art and denouncing the erasure faced by the African diaspora. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Scottish poet, playwright, novelist, and former Makar, Jackie Kay, who will discuss Maud’s artwork, her relationship to Scotland, Ghana and Africa more widely, her identity, and way of bringing the past into the present artistically.
Maud has a long association with Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow Women’s Library and Glasgow School of Art (and other Scottish institutions), alongside being re-appraised by a new generation of younger artists and creatives.
The Maud Sulter Annual Lecture is programmed in partnership with Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow International Festival.
You can find more information about Maud Sulter’s work and legacy here
The First Annual Maud Sulter Lecture: Jackie Kay
20th June , 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Booking
The event is free and open to all. To attend, please book below and we will share an email invitation with you. If you would like to make a donation to Glasgow Women’s Library, you can do so here.
Accessibility
The Reid Lecture Theatre at Glasgow School of Art is accessed at 167 Renfrew Street, via lift or stairs. Live captions will be available, and the lecture audio amplified
