This December marks the fortieth anniversary of Embrace the Base, a mass demonstration in 1983 which brought 30,000 women together to join hands around the US air base at Greenham Common in an act of protest.
Beaconsfield’s Peace Camp brings artists who participated in 1983 together with artists who are enthralled by the mythos of Greenham Common, to explore contemporary mechanisms of protest – since the time is NOW and it is overdue!
Artists: Sally Pomme Clayton, Minna Haukka, Harriet Hill, Alexandra Kokoli, Kristin Luke, Liz Murray, Anne Robinson, Anita Slater, Tansy Spinks.
Wednesday 17 August
Peace Camp construction in Beaconsfield yard with Minna Haukka and Harriet Hill.
Thursday 18 August
2-4pm PEACE walk with Harriet Hill’s wearable letters sculptures (starting at Feminist Library).
To wear a letter email the artist
Friday 19 August
12-5pm Mobile Feminist Library with Minna Haukka and Kristin Luke
12-2pm PEACE walk with Harriet Hill’s wearable letters sculptures (starting at Beaconsfield).
To wear a letter email the artist
3-5 pm Letters of Protest: The time is NOW and it is overdue!
Creative writing workshop with artist Liz Murray and writer Anita Slater exploring time and feminist activism Book on Eventbrite
The workshop will be followed by Campfire story telling, featuring a couple of myths from The Mighty Goddess, Sally Pomme Clayton‘s upcoming book.
Saturday 20 August
12-5pm Mobile Feminist Library with Minna Haukka and Kristin Luke
2pm Art historian Alexandra Kokoli convenes a conversation: The Imaginary of Greenham Common with artists Anne Robinson, Liz Murray, Minna Haukka and Harriet Hill followed by an improvised performance in response to the paintings by artist Tansy Spinks.
4pm Tansy Spinks peripatetic violin performance.
ALL WELCOME TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION!
Part of Monica Sjöö The time is NOW and it is overdue! exhibition at Beaconsfield.
