Events from the 01 January 2026 - 31 December 2026 Reset
CVAC and the Music Department are delighted to invite you to a lecture on Richard Rijnvos new composition "lettura del labirinto", as part of the Music department's Research Forum series.
20 January 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Concert Room, Divinity House, Music Department, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RL
Post-Extractive Imaginaries is a public conversation series with Durham University’s Centre for Visual Arts and Culture, bringing leading artists and researchers together to explore the cultural, political and visual legacies of extractive modernity. It examines how visual culture engages with land, labour, technology and value, and how new imaginaries emerge through artistic and critical practice. The series is organised by Michael Crang, Rosalind Hayes and Laura Sillars.
11 February 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online - Teams
CVAC is delighted to welcome Dr Sage Brice, who is a researcher in practice in cultural and human geography.
04 March 2026
Bishop‘s Dining Room - University College
11 March 2026
Join artists Bárbara Lissa and Maria Vaz of the duo Paisagens Móveis for a discussion of their series "When Time Lasts a Tone."
17 March 2026
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Elvet Riverside - ER143
Post-Extractive Imaginaries is a public conversation series developed in partnership with Durham University Centre for Visual Arts and Culture, bringing leading artists and researchers into dialogue around the cultural, political and visual legacies of extractive modernity. The series explores how contemporary visual culture engages with questions of land, labour, technology and value, and how alternative imaginaries might be articulated through artistic and critical practice.
01 April 2026
This two-day event seeks to cultivate a deeper understanding of the ethics, intentions, and practices of making photographs in the field. It also provides hands-on training in the craft of editing, that is, learning how to sift through large volumes of images to build coherent visual narratives. This workshop is part of Northern Bridge Consortium's Cohort Development and Training Programme, being done in collaboration with Durham University's Centre for Visual Arts and Culture.
23 April 2026 - 24 April 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
W007 and W414 - Geography Building
Save these dates to join our cross-disciplinary, inter-faculty symposium addressing the multi-faceted dimensions of extraction, and in particular non-extractive approaches and opportunities, through visual media, storytelling traditions, creative and interpretive practices. Hosted by the Durham Centre for Visual Arts and Culture (CVAC).
15 June 2026 - 16 June 2026
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Hotel Indigo, 9 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL
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