Spineless Wonders Exhibition and Events

Image: The Unforgetting, Holly Davey  Drawings for Stage Flat no.1 - 5, zbook from exhibition at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh 2025
©Holly Davey, image courtesy of Fruitmarket
 

The Exhibition comprises works from the SOA Collection and items on loan from the National Library of Wales/Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru; publications by students, alumni and staff from SOA and the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL; and external guests.

The Exhibition is accompanied by three Events:
ZOOM ONLINE EVENT 1:  2-4.30 p.m.  Friday March 14th CONVERSING, TRAVERSING, TRANSLATING THE COLLECTION 
With presentations from Aberystwyth SOA and NLW/LlGC and a discussion on 
decolonising the collection with Miidong P. Daloeng and Jasmine Violet Scheckleford.

IN PERSON AT ABERYSTYWYTH SCHOOL OF ART: 6.00-8.00 p.m. Friday March 14th OFF THE SHELF – PERFORMING THE COLLECTION
Featuring live readings and performances from:
Hanan Issa: National Poet of Wales; Eurig Salisbury Aberystwyth town poet; Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, RFL Fellow at Aberystwyth University; Marilyn Allen, Swansea School of Art; Mererid Puw Davies, UCL; and students from UCL, Holly Davey, Zoe Quick and Heddwen Campbell.

IN PERSON AT ABERYSTYWYTH SCHOOL OF ART: March 15th 11.00a.m.-1.00p.m. Creative writing and making Spineless Wonders Workshop,
Sharon Morris, Slade School, and Mererid Puw Davies, UCL.

For more information please go to Spineless Wonders Aberystywyth School of Art
Spineless Wonders is an international network of artists, writers, academics and librarians, creating and researching small press publications including artists books.