To mark the closing of the Sirens: Women and the Sea exhibition, Ferens Art Gallery is hosting a Sirens Symposium, supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art The symposium will consist of talks and panel discussions exploring specific aspects of sirens mythology in visual and literary culture.
The keynote speaker is Professor Sarah Peverley, University of Liverpool, who is a leading academic in mermaid literature, art and culture. Professor Peverley has recently published an article in Folklore Journal, ‘Tracking the Mermaids of Staithes: Curses, Egg-Broth and Inundation in a Yorkshire Legend’. There will be four further speakers exploring siren and mermaid mythology and art, including doctoral candidate Cecilia Rose from the University of Exeter who is researching gender and the siren figure in art and literature between 1860 and 1910.
Cecilia will explore three artworks by late Pre-Raphaelite artist Evelyn De Morgan, that tell the story of The Little Mermaid. Artist in Residence Maddie Morris will be performing the siren songs they created in response to James Herbert Draper’s painting ‘Ulysses and the Sirens’, featured in the Sirens: Women and the Sea exhibition.
To finish the day there will be an opportunity to see the Sirens: Women and the Sea and Out of the Blue exhibitions with the exhibition curator, Kerri Offord, and members of the Future Ferens team.
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The Ferens has a magnificent collection of paintings and sculptures, including works by European Old Masters, portraiture, marine painting, and modern and contemporary British art. Highlights include masterpieces by Lorenzetti, Frans Hals, Antonio Canaletto, Frederick Leighton, Stanley Spencer, David Hockney, Helen Chadwick and Gillian Wearing. With a regular programme of events, guided tours and changing exhibitions, there’s always something new to explore. You can also enjoy refreshments in our popular cafe, Venue Hull.
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