Coventry Biennial at The Weaver’s House
From 5th October 2019 until 24th November 2019
PLEASE NOTE OPENING DAYS ARE NOW:
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm – 5pm
The highly anticipated second Coventry Biennial will unfold across Coventry from the 4th October to the 24th November 2019. The Biennial’s title this year is The Twin and it comprises a series of exhibitions, events and activities about relationships.
We are an international city; Coventry and Volgograd, Russia, were the first modern twin cities in the world and this year marks the 75th anniversary of that historic bond of friendship.
Coventry now has 26 twins around the world and it is a city that welcomes migrants and refugees. When walking the city’s streets Punjabi, Urdu and Polish can frequently be heard alongside accents from across the West Midlands, nearby Warwickshire and Ireland.
The artists and groups exhibiting in The Twin all explore themes, ideas and processes which resonate through this international city including translation, collaboration and togetherness while also exploring some of the difficulties presented by globalisation, political inequality and conflict.
The Twin is made up of a core programme alongside a series of sister projects, which are produced in close collaboration with local, national and international partners.
Ryan Hughes, Artistic Director of Coventry Biennial explains:
“Coventry has been an international, welcoming and activist city for decades. We are thrilled to be working with artists, our twin cities and a wide variety of partners on our core programme and sister projects to explore what it means to be together in 2019.”
Embedded in Coventry Biennial 2019 are opportunities to speak to or eat with the artists, to learn a new skill, to warm yourself by a fire, to dance through the night or to ease yourself into the day with a yoga session.
It is this spirit of care and friendship which marks this as the UK’s social biennial.
The highly anticipated second Coventry Biennial will unfold across the city from the 4th October to the 24th November 2019.
The biennial team and their partners invite people to learn, look, make, talk, think and walk with them. The biennial’s title this year is The Twin and it comprises a series of exhibitions, events and activities about relationships.
We are an international city; Coventry and Volgograd, Russia, were the first modern twin cities in the world and this year marks the 75th anniversary of that historic bond of friendship.
Coventry now has 26 twins around the world and is known as a city that welcomes migrants and refugees. When walking the city’s streets Punjabi, Urdu and Polish can frequently be heard alongside accents from across the West Midlands, nearby Warwickshire and Ireland.
The artists and groups exhibiting in The Twin all explore themes, ideas and processes which resonate through this international city including translation, collaboration and togetherness, while also exploring some of the difficulties presented by globalisation, political inequality and conflict.
In the exhibition at The Weaver’s House, the biennial brings together artworks which explore working conditions in industrial-era Poland and which reference living spaces in Muslim homes. These works handle approaches to weaving in very different ways, resonating with the historic context of The Weaver’s House.
Ryan Hughes, Artistic Director of Coventry Biennial explains:
“Weaving played a huge role in Coventry’s growth. It’s a historic process shared by many communities around the world. We are delighted to be working with artists to explore the impact and legacy of this process in a contemporary way.”
Artists who will be presenting work at The Weaver’s House during Coventry Biennial 2019 include:
Anna Molska, Mathew Parkin, Nilupa Yasmin
Embedded in the wider Coventry Biennial 2019 programme are opportunities to speak to or eat with the artists, to learn a new skill, to warm yourself by a fire, to dance through the night or to ease yourself into the day with a yoga session.
It is this spirit of care and friendship which marks this as the UK’s social biennial.
More details on the Biennial Website.
Free to visit. Suitable for all.