Abigail Gilmore traces the ways in which macro-level shifts in politics have altered the terrain for culture at a local level by tracing the arc of devolution since the late 1990s. 

Art after Devolution is hosted by Marcus Jack, a curator and writer based between Exeter and Glasgow. His research looks for counternarratives in visual culture through analyses of infrastructure, statehood and socio-economics, with particular emphasis on artists’ film. He lectures in Contemporary Art and Curation at the University of Exeter. Follow him on socials @marcusfjack or online at MarcusJack.com 

TIMESTAMPS: 

1:39 – Interview with Abigail Gilmore 

4:48 – Current state of devolution and cultural governance 

13:08 – Historical context of regionalisation 

24:33 – Data collection and evidence in cultural policy 

32:00 – Future directions 

Read the episode transcript here: https://britishartnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Transcript-Art-after-Devolution-Episode-Two.pdf 

GUEST INFORMATION:  

Abigail Gilmore – @abi_gilmore

The image in our graphic is Balaclava Bust by Ursula Burke, used with her kind permission. 

Music is Too Many To Count by Comfort from their 2023 album ‘What’s Bad Enough?’ Check them out wherever you listen to music. Thanks to Natalie McGhee for the permission to include it. 

This podcast has been audio produced by Clare Lynch 

Art after Devolution is a British Art Network (BAN) podcast supported by the Paul Mellon Centre and Tate. Membership of the British Art Network is free and open to anyone with an active engagement in curating, researching and interpreting British art. To join, just visit britishartnetwork.org.uk 

BAN is supported financially by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and Tate, with additional public funding provided by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. 

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