'Detours': Nicolaus Schafhausen

: Nicolaus Schafhausen

The Trades Hall of Glasgow

Thursday 17 Apr 2008, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

‘Detours’ is a series of talks introducing views from elsewhere by leaders in the visual arts. Speakers discuss the relationship between practice and context: how institutions and professional practice develop in response to specific situations, both geographic and cultural.

Since January 2006, Nicolaus Schafhausen has been Director of the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In June 2005, he was appointed Founding Director of the European Kunsthalle in Cologne for two years, a project that explores models for a potential institution for contemporary art.

All talks are free and take place in the unique Trades Hall of Glasgow, designed by Robert Adam in 1791-94 and now – the medieval cathedral aside – the oldest building in Glasgow still in regular use for its original purpose.

Commencing in 2008, the series will run over three years, with ‘seasons’ of talks in March -May and October -November.

The ‘Detours’ project is a collaboration with the Centre for Art in Social Contexts, Glasgow School of Art.

Tickets are FREE but limited so please book. Tel: +44(0)141 223 0087 E-mail: info@thecommonguild.org.uk