Intermedia Gallery, CCA: Glasgow
9th-19th June 2016
Open 11.00-18.00 Tuesday-Sunday
Free entry
Beyond Epilepsy is delighted to present the exhibition ‘Beyond Epilepsy : Art & History Exhibition at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, in conjunction with Glasgow Science Festival 2016.
Do you know what causes a seizure? What it feels like? How it affects people’s lives? Around 1 in 100 people in the UK has epilepsy.
Beyond Epilepsy is working with Glasgow Science Festival 2016 to ask whether a greater understanding of the brain has led to more understanding in society as a whole. This project aims to be a platform for artists, not only promoting disabilities, but also artists with disabilities.
Beyond Epilepsy is a collaborative community project and are recipients of the prestigious Magnus Magnusson Award at GCU. The project has grown to include six well-established and newly graduated artists so also have personal experience with epilepsy. We have developed a close working relationship with Epilepsy Scotland, the largest Scottish charity for people with epilepsy.
Beyond Epilepsy Exhibition
- Part of Glasgow Science Festival 2016, Beyond Epilepsy Exhibition explores experiences and challenges faced by people with epilepsy through visual art.
- The exhibition also provides historical background of the changing responses of society towards people with epilepsy from the Greeks to the present day.
- Through its use of visual art and history, the exhibition aims to challenge current misconceptions and stigma and raise awareness and increase engagement with the community.
- The exhibition will feature paintings, drawings and photographs from Scottish based artists, some of whom have personal experience of epilepsy.
Contributors include: Scottish-based artists Moyra Campbell, Margaret Mitchell, Siobhan Scott, Gemma Travers, Sharon Thomas and Olivia Vitazkova, and historians Rachel Hewitt, Simon Walker, Jennifer Farquharson and Axelle Champion.
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Details and booking: http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/eventsandprojects/glasgowsciencefestival/allages/headline_325738_en.html
Beyond Epilepsy 
May 26, 2016 at 7:28 pm
Where is it held
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June 7, 2016 at 1:07 am
Hi Myra,
The exhibition is held in the Intermediate Gallery at the CCA in Glasgow. I’m including a map in the link below. Hope this helps.
http://www.cca-glasgow.com/contact/map
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