Art of Peace:
New perspectives on visual art on peacekeeping from the 1990s
Perspetiva foun iha arte vizuál kona-ba manutensaun
dame (peacekeeping) husi tinan 1990 nian
Dili Workshop, 4-5 June 2024
Photos by Vannessa Hearman
Timor-Leste Workshop
Dates: 5-6 June 2024
Fundação Oriente, Dili
Art of Peace: New perspectives in visual art on peacekeeping from the 1990s is an Australian Research Council Linkage Project funded by the Australian Government through a grant of $435,984 (2023-2025) (LP210300068), led by Curtin University, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Western Australia and National Trust (NSW), in collaboration with University of New South Wales, University of Melbourne, University of the Arts London and California State University.
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Art of Peace: Dili Workshop, 4-5 June 2024
Wed 5 Jun 2024
8.45 Arrival/registration.
9:00 Welcome and introduction to the Art of Peace project and co-researchers
Professor Kit Messham-Muir (Lead Chief Investigator, Art of Peace)
9.30 Session 1 – Introduction
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Discussion of workshop plans, aims and objectives; introductions by participants
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Participants introduce their work.
All participants
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Session 2 – Conflict and art
Presentation and discussion:
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Emeritus Professor Jon Cattapan (15 min presentation + language summary/translation)
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Timorese participants respond (15 minutes each)
Topics:
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What is the impact of conflict on artists working in war zones?
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What are the most significant challenges in being an artist after conflict ends?
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Session 3 – Researching art dealing with conflict
Presentation and discussion
Topics
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Why do academics study art dealing with conflict?
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How do they do so? Provide examples of artworks you have analysed/studied.
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Artists could reflect on the experience of being studied/researched and provide input to researchers.
(20 minutes presentations + language summary/translation)
Timorese participants respond (15 minutes each)
14.30 Coffee break
15.00 Reflection and preparation for Day 2.
Aim: Participants reflect on the day and note down things for further follow up for Day 2.
16.00 Close
Thu 6 Jun 2024
9:00 Reflection on Day 1 and goal setting for Day 2
Presentation and discussion
9.30 Session 4 – East Timor’s history through art
Presentation and discussion
Topics:
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Showing East Timor’s history through art
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What is the role of art in East Timor’s future?
Dr Vannessa Hearman (10 minutes presentation + language summary/translation)
Timorese participants respond (15 minutes each)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Session 5 – Curating and collecting art from (post)conflict or colonial settings
Presentation and discussion
Topics:
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What approaches are used in curating (post)conflict art?
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Who buys and collects such art?
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Is there a market for (post)conflict art?
Kit, Wulan and Jon (20 minutes presentation + language summary/translation)
Timorese participants respond (15 minutes)
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Session 6: Next steps (discussion)
Questions:
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What are the next steps in the project?
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How do we keep working together in the future?
Prof Kit and all participants
14.30 Close
17.00-18.30 OPEN SESSION - An introduction to the Art of Peace Research Project and Timor-Leste
An information session, open to the public. Coffee and snacks from 17.00 hours.
ART TALK
Art of Peace: New perspectives in visual art on peacekeeping from the 1990s
Prof Kit Messham-Muir, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
In this art talk, project lead Kit Messham-Muir and colleagues will discuss post-conflict art in Timor-Leste following a two-day workshop at Fundação Oriente involving many of Timor-Leste’s contemporary artists.
Art of Peace team and Timorese artist representatives