21–26 September 2015
…in the Heart of London, together with Mall Galleries, between Trafalgar Square
and Buckingham Palace.
Passion for Freedom Art Festival is a large showcase representing the world of
freedom. Artworks are carefully selected by an independent jury from the most
promising contemporary artists who want to share their stories with the public,
willing to change something in their hearts and minds.
The sheer variety of work presented each year is what makes Passion for Freedom
Festival an annual highlight of the cultural and freedom calendar. This year, as ever,
the public will get the chance to select their favourite artists and vote for the best
work.
The world’s largest freedom festival open-entry exhibition represents traditional and
cross-media art, which will be presented together with ten selected books, and ten
renowned journalists. Three visual artists will be nominated for General Awards and
three film productions will receive Freedom Film Awards. The audience will vote
for their favourite piece of art for the People’s Choice Freedom Award during the
private view.
Festival programme
| The exhibition will be open: |
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| Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm |
| Saturday 10am-3pm |
Admission FREE
| 22 September – Tueasday 6:30pm |
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Film screening “Parvati Saves The World’ In Three Acts by Ram Devineni Panel Discussion: “Art as a weapon and a shield: female empowerment through art” Invited Panellists:Jamie McCartney Passion For Freedom Special Guest Artist 2015. With his work constantly in the media, Jamie has gained an international reputation as an uncompromising, underground artist. Publically speaking about the importance of art as an engine of social change, he remains a campaigner and advocate for many causes. With a career-long commitment to experimentation he often focuses on the body using traditional and novel materials, applying many unusual processes. Often exploring emotive subjects he tends to court controversy. https://www.jamiemccartney.comRayhana Sultan Rayhana Sultan is an Ex-muslim atheist, and a human rights activist from Bangladesh. She writes on secularism, animal rights, marriage equality, and contemporary issues on the website the Economics of Curiosity. In a recent interview with i24news.com, Rayhana has highlighted on the legal and social challenges that surrounds atheists, secularists, and vocal critics of religions in Bangladesh since not only its existing culture stifled with religious sensitivity and ignorance inhibits free speech, but also because of the country’s constitutional stance that misinterprets the idea of secularism and freedom of expression. www.facebook.com/economics.of.curiosity www.twitter.com/rayhana www.youtube.com/rayhanash Jessica Fulford – Dobson |
| 24 September – Thursday 6.30pm |
Film screening “Cartoonists: Footsoldiers Of Democracy” by Stephanie Valloatto Panel Discussion: “Cartoons are a serious business: how humour is democracy’s greatest strength” Invited Panellists: Dr Tim Benson Some say the World’s – leading political cartoonoligist. He therefore thinks he knows everything there is to know about political cartoons. A lecturer on cartoons, Benson has also had more books published on the subject than anyone else. He has even acted as an external examiner for postgraduate degrees in cartoons. Now some say Benson is not only self-opinionated and outspoken, but has a big mouth to go with it. So here, on his very own cartoon blog page, he has decided to put it to even greater use.Rachel Alcock (Amnesty International)Rachel is a dedicated and passionate campaigner having worked on a diverse range of topics from “calling for better recycling” in Australia to a more concrete regulation of wildlife trade internationally.She now works for Amnesty International UK as Urgent Action Coordinator. In this role Rachel acts as a champion for individuals around the world whose human rights are being threatened. From death penalty cases in the USA to cases of the restriction of free speech in Saudi Arabia. Rachel works to highlight each individual’s plight and calls for action on behalf of the people involved.Agnieszka Kolek, awarded the title of Polish Woman of the Year 2013 in the UK for co-organizing and curating Passion for Freedom London Festival stands on the side of those who were denied the freedom to create. She has survived the terrorist attack in Copenhagen this year where she was invited to speak together with Lars Vilks and Inna Shevchenko. Agnieszka invites artists who are persecuted by regimes, ones with death sentences, ones who were sentenced and forbidden to create by their own governments, artists, whose work none of the European galleries want to exhibit. She protects and supports them and their work, making art into a weapon to fight for the basic Human Rights.
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| 25 September– Friday – Passion for Freedom Gala Awards Ceremony 2015* |
| *by RSVP only
The premier art festival dedicated to freedom, with open-entry exhibition.Traditional
and cross-media art will be presented together with selected books, film screenings
and recognition of renowned journalists. Three visual artists will be nominated for
General Awards and three film productions will receive Freedom Film Awards.
The audience will vote for their favourite piece of art for the People’s Choice Freedom Award during the Gala Ceremony. The PFF exhibition will showcase uncensored art
from the UK, Europe and around the world which aims to promote human rights and
freedom of expression.
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| 26 September – Saturday 12-3pm – Free to Create Workshops |
| FREE TO CREATE: Art the voice of freedomby Rhonda Fenwick, Mona Lisa Art Group
Drawing Workshop for children with teachers and art master. On this course participants will have the opportunity to create artworks in response to the theme through drawing, body maps, graffiti, collage and origami. Giving them a voice to express their ideas, thoughts, views and opinions concerning freedom through the language of art. |
2015 Jury Panel
Gary Hill – one of the most prominent American foundational artists in video art.
Sarah Maple – a provocative young British artist, feminist and activist.
Lee Weinberg – curator, art researcher and lecturer at Goldsmith University.
Jasvinder Sangera – one of The Guardian’s ‘100 most inspiring women in the World’,
the Ambassador for Peace Award, the Pride of Britain Award, among many others.
Paul Carter Robinson – founding partner and CEO Artlyst – a comprehensive international what’s on guide for art events, exhibitions, fairs and auctions.