Join us for an opening event, celebrating the launch of People and Other Living and Dead Things and the Matter in Between: a conversation between artist Jenny Gaskell and writer Megan Holland.
Friday 18th Oct
Crosby Library
2pm – 3:00pm
After welcoming everybody and introducing the exhibition, Jenny and Megan will be talking about their work around grief and why it’s important to talk about it. There will be alcohol-free cocktails and other refreshments available. You’re invited to stay after the conversation to chat with us, Jenny, Megan and explore the installation.
We will also be running seed paper making sessions throughout the length of the exhibition, starting on launch day.
Friday 18th Oct
Crosby Library
1:30pm – 3:30pm
To attend the conversation between Jenny and Megan please RSVP by emailing hello@atthelibrary.co.uk or speaking to a librarian as space is limited.
Jenny Gaskell is an artist and theatre-maker. Her work involves hosting, listening, writing, gathering people together and thinking about how to hold various types of grief – often intimate, tender, funny conceptual and gives reverence to everyday interactions.
Megan Holland is a freelance writer researching and writing about LGBTQIA+ grief and its impact on communities. Her work explores the ways LGBTQIA+ identity, grief and activism intersect and how healing can take place by building resilient communities.
Free Event, Please RSVP by emailing hello@atthelibrary.co.uk