Promoting cultural inclusivity with new exhibition
One of our PGR students has been involved in co-curating a brand new exhibition that proudly showcases hospitable practice towards people from all cultures.
9 December 2024
We all came here from somewhere is open to the public at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, England’s first Gallery of Sanctuary. Its aim is to provide an answer to the question:
‘How can we be a good neighbour and support people seeking sanctuary to feel welcome and at home in the North East?’.
Attendees can expect a living archive, sound shower, photography installation, multilingual library and more. All features aim to celebrate welcome in the North East and the people, objects and stories that make it possible.
The exhibition has been co-created by PhD student, Sophie Ellis. Sophie’s research focusses on reframing the notion of hospitality in contemporary French visual culture. She has a strong interest in what it means to make communities feel welcome.
Sophie commented
‘Whether local or international, human or non-human, we all came from somewhere, and we all deserve to feel welcome.
Co-curating has allowed me to bring my research to life, exploring how art can facilitate welcome… this process has been a learning curve at every stage and one of the highlights of my academic career thus far.’
Image courtesy of Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
About the exhibition
We all came here from somewhere launched on Friday 23 November 2024 and will be open until Sunday 9 February 2025. Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is free to the public but relies on donations to maintain its fantastic facilities and engagement work.