BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10125@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250228 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DTSTAMP:20241216T110231Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bidston-observatory-resort/ SUMMARY:Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre: Bidston Observatory: RESORT DESCRIPTION:A creative weekender at Bidston Observatory all about failure\, sharing secrets and learning from our own (and each others’) mistakes\, in collaboration with Short Supply.\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the fourth session of our reading forum and learning community for artists\, Reading for the Res tless\, we’ll be taking over Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Cent re (BOARC)\, for a weekend of discussion and workshops\, designed for arti sts\, cultural practitioners\, facilitators\, and youth and education work ers.\n\nActivity takes place across two days\, with guests invited to join us overnight\, if staying for the full programme. See below for schedule: both the workshop (Reading for the Restless) and conference (The Art Worl d is... Dead) are free and include food. You're invited to stay the weeken d if you can: accommodation is £10 / night.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReading fo r the Restless: Friday 28th February\nFrom 1pm\, with Emeri Curd (Heart of Glass) and Gee/Grace Collins\nThe weekend starts with the fourth and fina l instalment of Reading for the Restless. An opportunity to read and discu ss Jack Halberstam’s The Queer Art of Failure\, thinking through how we might apply this to our own lives\, work and practice. Guests are invited to use the space from 1pm for solo reading\, and our discussion / slow rea ding will start from 2pm.\nReading for the Restless is a project for peop le across the North West who are passionate about social justice\, human r ights\, self expression\, learning and unlearning\, with a focus on develo ping practice. One of the focuses of the programme looks at theory - expre ssly queer theory - and thinks about how we might put some of these ways o f thinking into practice and activate change within the communities we wor k within. Texts will be shared in PDF format a month ahead of the session\ , and you don’t need to have attended previously to join in!\nYour visit : All attendees to Reading for the Restless are welcome to join us for an evening meal. Attendees are also welcome to stay overnight\, if attending Saturday's conference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Art World is… Dead (So let ’s chat): Saturday 1st March\nFrom 10am\, with Short Supply and friends\ nThis session will be led by Short Supply\, and invited speakers\, and is the culmination of a year’s worth of Short Supply’s 2024-25 Arts Counc il Funded programme: talking about what goes wrong in the art world\, what ’s going right and what could be better.\n“We’re doing a conference our way\, by inviting 5 guest speakers to share their experience in the ar ts\, their own careers\, and how they’ve tried to make change in the sec tor.” - Mollie\, Short Supply.\nYour visit: All attendees will be served lunch\, and are welcome to join us for an evening meal. Attendees are als o welcome to stay overnight\, join in our social activities in the evening \, and enjoy use of the space at Bidston on Sunday until 1pm.\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\nSunday 2nd March\nThere will be no programmed activity on Sunday\, an d guests will need to check out by 1pm.\n\nA brunch will be served for all those who stayed with us on Saturday night.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\nTic kets are available via Eventbrite. Please make sure you book the right tic ket if you are planning to stay with us overnight\, as space is limited:\n \n Reading for the Restless only (includes optional evening meal) - FREE\ n Reading for the Restless + overnight stay Friday + Conference (includes 1 x lunch + 2 x evening meals) - £10\n Reading for the Restless + overn ight stay Friday + Conference + overnight stay Saturday (includes 1 x lunc h + 2 x evening meals + Sunday brunch) - £20\n Conference + overnight st ay Saturday (includes 1 x lunch + 1 x dinner + Sunday brunch) - £10\n Co nference only (includes 1x lunch) - FREE\n\nAdditionally\, every person at tending Reading for the Restless\, will receive a free physical copy of Ja ck Halberstam's The Queer Art of Failure.\n\nIf you’d like to speak to u s about the schedule\, or check that you’re booking the right ticket\, d rop us a line at: learning@heartofglass.org.uk\n\nMORE EVENT DETAILS & \; BOOKING INFO\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2024/12/Bidston-banner-no-text.jpg CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops LOCATION:Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre\, Wilding Way\, Prent on\, Wirral\, CH43 7RA\, Merseyside\, United Kingdom GEO:53.400897;-3.073394 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wilding Way\, Prenton\, Wir ral\, CH43 7RA\, Merseyside\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bi dston Observatory Artistic Research Centre:geo:53.400897,-3.073394 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR