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.
More information about the speakers and a schedule for the day will be provided nearer the time. If you are booking for a group or have specific dietary requirement, please click here.
Find out more about the exhibitions on our website: Sirens, Women and the Sea – Hull Museums and Galleries
Book your ticket here: Sirens: Women and the Sea Symposium – Hull Museums and Galleries
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