Talk
Introducing the Arts Council Collection
26 Feb 2020
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Address
- Burdon Road
- Sunderland
England - SR1 1PP
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 2 minutes walk from Sunderland Metro Station
- 2 minutes walk from Sunderland Railway Station
Jill Constantine, Director of the Arts Council Collection, talks about the Collection’s 74-year history, and how it works with artists.
About
To mark the opening of the Received Wisdom exhibition in Sunderland, Jill Constantine, Director of the Arts Council Collection, will give a talk about the Collection’s 74-year history, how it works with artists, the National Partners Programme and the Collection’s role in bringing the very best of modern and contemporary British art to museums and galleries around the UK and beyond.
Jill Constantine has been Director of the Arts Council Collection since 2014. In 2016, she was responsible for launching the National Partnership Programme working with regional galleries to curate exhibitions from the Collection. She has been a member of the Arts Council Collection Acquisitions Committee since 2004.
This talk is part of the University of Sunderland Public Lecture Series. Please note that it will take place at Murray Library Lecture Theatre, Chester Road, Sunderland SR1 3SD