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Lisa Slominski

Curator and PhD Researcher
Kingston School of Art

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Lisa Slominski is a curator-writer and PhD candidate at Kingston School of Art. Her practice-based doctoral research, A Liminal Site: Cultural Intermediaries, Agency, Identity and Representation, examines how agency and interpretation are shaped within contemporary art institutions, with sustained engagement in the practice of Nnena Kalu. Recent research dissemination includes the article “Curating Difference” in Art Monthly (November 2025), a paper presented at the College Art Association Annual Conference, and convening the symposium Curating and Coalition at Kingston University (March 2026). Alongside her academic research, she has curated and worked with learning disabled artists from supported studio contexts for nearly a decade. Slominski is Senior Art Producer at the Contemporary Art Society and co-founder of Art et al. She is the author of Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists (Yale University Press, 2022).

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From Crisis to Renewal: How Art Turns Trauma into Purpose

Framing Remarks by Sally Painter, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer Blue Star Strategies

In the aftermath of conflict, trauma or displacement, art emerges as a powerful tool for healing, supporting survivors of war, people with disabilities, and victims of environmental crises to process trauma and reclaim their place in society. Collective creativity contributes to building shared purpose, strong communities, and imagining solutions to overcome displacement and disaster. Art empowers marginalized communities, revitalizes damaged spaces, and opens pathways to dialogue, resilience, and reconciliation. This panel explores how artists and cultural initiatives transform survival into renewal, turning pain into purpose and creativity into a foundation for long-term stability and societal healing.

Executive Summary

The panellists together explored how art turns trauma into recovery and social renewal. The conversation covered heritage preservation under bombardment, the significance of Naina Kalu's Turner Prize win for disabled artists, the therapeutic but distinct-from-therapy nature of supported creative practice, and the political weaponisation of cultural destruction by authoritarian regimes. The central argument: art is not what communities turn to after addressing serious problems; it is how they address them. Yuliia Manukian's account of helping artists reconnect rural Ukrainian communities with pre-Soviet cultural histories they had been taught to ignore was among the conference's most quietly powerful contributions, a reminder that the battle for Ukraine is also a battle over identity.

Livestream Link:  https://youtube.com/live/ldiXwZB0Z2w?feature=share
Panel Session Arts and Culture
Friday, 22. 5. 2026
09:00–09:45 CEST
Albright Stage

Imagining Europe 2040: The Future Through the Artists' Eyes

Hosted in Kunsthalle - registration available

Artistic perspectives can inspire new thinking about Europe’s future in an era of technological disruption, geopolitical competition, and societal transformation. Artists often interpret emerging trends and tensions earlier than policymakers and business leaders. By bringing together artistic imagination and strategic policy thinking. Set within the unique environment of Kunsthalle, the discussion will combine artistic presentation with high-level dialogue, offering participants a different perspective from the traditional conference format. 

Discussion will last form 15:00 until 16:30 followed by a 30 min networking session. 

Departure from Hilton to Kunsthalle Praha at 14:25 (GLOBSEC Shuttle). Return to Hilton from Kunsthalle at 17:00. 

Side session – upon separate invitation Art and Culture
Friday, 22. 5. 2026
15:00–16:30 CEST
Kunsthalle Praha

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