Join artists from all fields and working at all levels in Wales for an afternoon of participatory debate and open, honest discussion.
Save the Date: ArtFreedomWales Symposium 27 Nov
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26 August: Artists working in Welsh – opportunities and obstacles to expression? (Google Hangout, 11.30am)
YOU CAN NOW WATCH THIS CONVERSATION AND READ A FULL ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT HERE. Index on Censorship is delighted to announce the second in a series of online conversations about artistic freedom of expression in Wales. This conversation forms part of...
26 Awst: Rhyddid Celf Cymru (Google Hangout, 11.30am)
Mae Index on Censorship yn falch o gyhoeddi y cyntaf o ddau ddigwyddiad mewn cyfres o drafodaethau ar-lein am ryddid mynegiant artistig yng Nghymru. Mae’r trafodaethau yn ran o raglen sydd yn edrych ar sut y mae rhyddid artistig yn cael ei ystyried, ei gefnogi, ei drafod a’i hyrwyddo ar draws y sector gelfyddydol, yn y cyfryngau, gan y cyhoedd, gan ariannwyr ac gan wnaethurwyr polisi yn y DU.
Recap Report: Draw the Line – Can art or journalism ever be terrorism?
For July's Draw the Line event, Index hosted a workshop in our offices to debate the question, "Can art or journalism ever be terrorism?" This daunting question provoked some interesting answers, delving deeper into the subject matter the group...
Contra Band: Censored songs from Brazil and the UK
Join Index and Up Projects tomorrow: Contra Band is a new commission, by Leah Lovett, which brings together musicians and audiences from Brazil and the UK for an experimental live performance of songs censored in both countries between 1964-1985.
Recap Report: Wales as a centre of artistic freedom
ArtFreedomWales launched on Friday with the first online conversation about artistic freedom of expression in Wales.
ArtFreedomWales: Wales as a centre for artistic freedom of expression
The first of a series of online conversations — this one with Tim Price – playwright, Kathryn Gray – poet and writer, Lisa Jen – musician/actor/writer and Leah Crossley – artist — about artistic expression in Wales.
Draw the Line: Creative bombshells – Can art or journalism ever be terrorism?
Can a piece of writing lead to someone detonating a bomb? Does art have the power to incite violent acts of terrorism? When does a piece of writing, or a painting, or a film cross the line from being art or journalism into an act of terrorism? On...
After the Wall: Index magazine launch at the Goethe Institut
It was a full house at the Goethe Institut in west London on Thursday night as Index magazine launched its latest issue with a debate on freedom in Europe, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Did things turned out as we expected?
#IndexDrawTheLine: Engage free speech laggards
As cheers from the World Cup rumbled in the background, Index set up an online platform to debate the tussle between sport and freedom of speech.