News and events

Art & Tech: Protecting artists and enabling creativity

In a rapidly changing environment, how do we ensure the artist is supported and their rights are protected?

• 25 June 2024, 6:30-8pm
• Shoreditch Arts Club, 6 Redchurch St, London E2 7DD

Collectives: Reshaping the art world

What new models for artist support should we be calling for to give artists greater agency and influence?

• 18 June 2024, 6:30-8pm
• Shoreditch Arts Club, 6 Redchurch St, London E2 7DD

Artists’ Rights: Sustaining artists now and in the future

How can we create better conditions for artists, from commission and contracts to rights, royalties and legacies?

• 11 June 2024, 6:30-8pm
• Shoreditch Arts Club, 6 Redchurch St, London E2 7DD

Watch: AI & Creativity: Protecting Creators in the Age of AI

At the recent AI Fringe, part of the UK’s AI summit, DACS convened a panel exploring the potential impacts of AI models on creators and their IP rights.

• 3 November 2023, 2-3:30pm
• British Library, Elliot Room of the Knowledge Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB

Artist's Spaces: Making Place - Artists and creative ecologies

How can artists, organisations and local communities work together to nurture sustainable creative ecologies?

• 30 November 2022, 5-6pm
• Instagram Live

Artist's Spaces: Voices from the Factory

Explore the legacy of Warhol’s Factory and its wide-reaching influence on contemporary artistic practice then and now.

• 16 November 2022, 5-6pm
• Zoom

Artist's Spaces: Growing Creative Communities

How can artist-centred organisations encourage creative communities to flourish and interact on a global stage whilst responding to local needs.

• 2 November 2022, 5-6pm
• Zoom

Artist Narratives - Lindsey Mendick & Paloma Proudfoot in conversation with Ferren Gipson

From feminine arts to feminist art: reclaiming the history of ceramic arts.

• 28 July 2022, 5-6pm
• Online

Artist Narratives - Rose English in conversation with Jean Wainwright

Exploring the lifespan of an artwork, from the archive to performance.

• 21 July 2022, 5-6pm
• Online

Artist Narratives - Alia Syed in conversation with Gilane Tawadros

A conversation on storytelling, time and memory within themes of culture, diaspora and location.

• 14 July 2022, 5-6pm
• Online

Sustainable Futures - Art + Environment

Exploring the connection between the legacies of colonialism and the climate emergency. Artists Alberta Whittle and Ingrid Pollard in conversation with Ekow Eshun.

• 8 June 2022, 5-6pm
• Online

Choosing Sustainability - Art + Environment

How can artists adapt their practice to be more sustainable, and what are the challenges and opportunities in doing so?

• 25 May 2022, 5-6pm
• Online