Sam Thorne

We are happy to welcome Sam Thorne as one of our main lecturers to the “Global Academy?” conference on Friday, 5. August.

The former director of Tate St. Ives in Cornwall, who has recently been announced director of Nottingham Contemporary, will soon publish a book titled “School: Conversations on Self-Organised Art Education” which fits perfectly to the topic of our conference. Thorne has also co-founded the Open School East in London, a free-to-attend study programme, and last but not least is he a contributing editor of the international art magazine “frieze”.

We are looking forward to his lecture on alternative art schools and his ideas on new forms of art teaching in the globalised art world.