Artist Talks
The City Lit School of Visual Arts regularly hosts established speakers from the world of Visual Arts to speak about a subject passionate to them.
In conversation with . . . is a collection of scheduled talks in collaboration with artists, designer/makers and contemporary creatives. Over the year, each guest speaker will present exciting visual lectures on various themes, points of discussion and debate around contemporary practice, as well as providing an insight in the creative industries.
In conversation with Lydia Thornley
| Date: | 25 October 2024 |
| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 |
| Location: | City Lit, Keeley Street |
Join us as Lydia Thornley introduces the topic of broadening creative work after decades in one discipline. She’ll look at what that’s taught her about what we bring from one working life to another, the importance of side projects, sketchbooks as a thinking tool, how curiosity underpins everything she does, how it all joins up – and why she thinks that having absolutely no idea what you’re doing is a good place to start.
In conversation with Jenny Lewis
| Date: | 21 March 2025 |
| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 |
| Location: | City Lit, Keeley Street |
Join us as Jenny gives an outline of her career, from editorial photographer, to working on personal projects, publishing three monographs , turning portraiture into large scale permanent public art installations and getting her work into institutional collections.
In conversation with Claire Wilcox
| Date: | 11 April 2025 |
| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 |
| Location: | City Lit, Keeley Street |
Join us as Claire Wilcox discusses the motivation for and process of writing of her award winning book Patchwork.
In conversation with Claire Adler
| Date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 |
| Location: | City Lit, Keeley Street |
Join us for an in conversation event with Claire Adler.
Claire Adler Luxury PR was founded by Claire Adler, a former luxury journalist for the Financial Times and other publications around the world. For over a decade, Claire wrote regularly for the Financial Times on jewellery, diamonds and watches. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Times and most high profile luxury publications.
In conversation with Simon Poulter
| Date: | 29 May 2025 |
| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 |
| Location: | City Lit, Keeley Street |
Join us as artist and curator Simon Poulter speaks about his present focus - a series of paintings and online works documenting the ‘New Normal’. Recent work has included three large scale commissions working with Mutiny, as part of the University of East Anglia’s Future and Formprogramme. Mutiny is about to undertake a large scale commission in 2022/23 for Hull City Council, developing a digital platform and new work for the Old Town.
In conversation with Ella Ritchie
| Date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 |
| Location: | City Lit, Keeley Street |
Join us as Ella introduces the topic of her motivation and the mechanics of how she and her partner set up and manage an organisation with practising artists who have a learning disability that facilitates and promotes genuine inclusiveness in art.
In conversation with Jacqui Ramrayka
| Date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 |
| Location: | City Lit, Keeley Street |
Join us as ceramicist Jacqui Ramrayka introduces the topic of her recent V&A residency during which her practice explored giving form to the intangible through porcelain vessels, particularly in relation to the Indo-Caribbean diaspora’s experience, memory and grief.