August 2024

A deflated beach ball with the design of a globe

Catastrophe!

Event date: 
Monday 2 September 2024
Time: 
14:00-16:00
Location: 
The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ

Explore what the world might look like if we experience a series of catastrophes – will you survive?

Join our panel of experts, creatives, and activists as we explore what the world might look like if we experience a series of catastrophes. Speakers include former Fellows Dr Deval Desai and Dr Clare Duffy.

Finding home through art

Shatha Altowai and Saber Bamatraf

Shatha Altowai and Saber Bamatraf, former Artist Protection Fund Fellows at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), share their experience of coming to Edinburgh, becoming part of the city’s artistic community, and exploring through art what it means to be in a place and belong to a place.

When Saber first found out that he had been awarded an Artist-at-Risk fellowship at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), he was hiding under a table.