Placemaking: The Past, Present, and Future of Public Sculpture and Urban Regeneration.
Organised by the Henry Moore Institute in collaboration with the Twentieth-Century Society and Bradford 2025

From 9.30
Registration

10am
Welcome and Introduction
Catherine Croft, The Twentieth Century Society and Jenny Harris, Bradford 2025

10.15am
Session One: Communities
Chair: Charles O’Brien, Historic England

Dr Nicola Stacey, Heritage of London Trust
‘Reviving Public Art for New Audiences’

Dr Maria Ambrozy, University of Bradford
‘Sculpting Memory – How UK Monuments Influence Sub-Saharan African Students’ Understandings of Colonial History’

‘Sculpture in Solidarity: Petar Hadži Boškov’s Place in London, Bradford, and Skopje’
Jelena Sofronijevic, independent

11:30
Session Two: Commerce
Chair: Catherine Croft, The Twentieth-Century Society

‘‘A Matter of Spectator Involvement’: The Murals of Henry Collins & Joyce Pallot’
Lisa Brown, independent
'A Case for Sculpture': Art Commissions in the Twentieth-Century Shopping Centre’
Ellie Brown, University of Warwick

‘How William Mitchell’s ‘Art of the Possible’ Humanised British Post-War Urban Landscapes’
Dr Dawn Pereira, independent

12.45pm
Lunch (provided)

1.45pm
Session Three: Contexts
Chair: Dr Emily Gray, Henry Moore Institute

‘Artworks and embellishments: Sculpture, community, identity and education at Lancaster University’
Dr Natalie Bradbury, independent

‘From Sculpture Park to Environmental Biennale: The Case of the Sonsbeek Exhibition’
Meital Raz, Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam

‘After House: Rachel Whiteread and the Shifting Landscape of Public Art in Britain’
Jean Watt, independent

‘Conservation through Community Voice: Brian Yale’s Sculptures on the Grahame Park Estate’
Ben Britton, independent

3.15pm
Break, refreshments served

3.45pm
Session Four: Commissioning
Chair: Jenny Harris, Bradford 2025

‘Rethinking Memorialisation – Diversity, Community Engagement, and Future-Making in Public Sculpture’
Emma Underhill, Director, UP Projects

‘Infinite Light: Connecting Heritage, People, and Place in Bradford
Fatima Mejbil, FAUM Architecture

‘Asking Looking Playing Making’
Dr Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu, Tonkin Liu Architecture

5.15pm
Closing Remarks

5.30pm
End

The event is open to the public and registration is required via the website: www.henry-moore.org

Contact: Kirstie.Gregoryhenry-moore.org