March 07, 2008
Dear Christine,
Dear Christine,
I am writing to invite you to speak at the upcoming postgraduate symposium, Practice Led Research – Multiple Perspectives in a Contemporary Art Context, to take place at the Glasgow School of Art on Thursday, April 17, 2008.
This event is initiated by four post-graduate students in the Masters of Research in Creative Practices programme at the Glasgow School of Art. This programme explores the role of research within the creative disciplines. The aim of this symposium is to assemble a diverse panel of speakers who offer a range of perspectives on the process and application of research in the curatorial, artistic, academic, and publisher/editor creative contexts. Subject to final confirmation, our proposed panel includes Katrina Brown (The Common Guild), Judit Bodor (Dartington College of Arts), Ross Birrell (The Glasgow School of Art)), and yourself. Our anticipated audience are the Glasgow School of Art postgraduate students, research staff and the greater GSA community.
Through exploring a couple of your book-works, such as Progressive Disorder, I was particularly interested by your experience of interdisciplinary research and collaboration, and how this process unfolds and informs your art practice. As many of the current students in the Masters of Research programme are practicing artists and are redefining their own practice in the context of research, we felt that your contribution as a practicing artist may offer particular insight.
We anticipate each of the four guests will give a presentation for approximately 20 minutes, communicating their personal experience of how research informs their practice. Each of these presentations will be followed by 10 minutes for questions. The afternoon, 3-5pm symposium will be followed by refreshments hosted by the Masters of Research students.
Pending confirmation, we hope to cover your travel costs to and from your home. Please feel free to respond with any questions you may have, and I will contact you shortly to inquire if you will be able to join us.
Sincerely,
Fiona Annis
GSA MRes postgraduate student
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This event is initiated by four post-graduate students in the Masters of Research in Creative Practices programme at the Glasgow School of Art. This programme explores the role of research within the creative disciplines. The aim of this symposium is to assemble a diverse panel of speakers who offer a range of perspectives on the process and application of research in the curatorial, artistic, academic, and publisher/editor creative contexts. Subject to final confirmation, our proposed panel includes Katrina Brown (The Common Guild), Judit Bodor (Dartington College of Arts), Ross Birrell (The Glasgow School of Art)), and yourself. Our anticipated audience are the Glasgow School of Art postgraduate students, research staff and the greater GSA community.
Through exploring a couple of your book-works, such as Progressive Disorder, I was particularly interested by your experience of interdisciplinary research and collaboration, and how this process unfolds and informs your art practice. As many of the current students in the Masters of Research programme are practicing artists and are redefining their own practice in the context of research, we felt that your contribution as a practicing artist may offer particular insight.
We anticipate each of the four guests will give a presentation for approximately 20 minutes, communicating their personal experience of how research informs their practice. Each of these presentations will be followed by 10 minutes for questions. The afternoon, 3-5pm symposium will be followed by refreshments hosted by the Masters of Research students.
Pending confirmation, we hope to cover your travel costs to and from your home. Please feel free to respond with any questions you may have, and I will contact you shortly to inquire if you will be able to join us.
Sincerely,
Fiona Annis
GSA MRes postgraduate student
Sample Speaker Letter
