Turner 250 - Call for Papers
July 3 2025
Picture: PMC
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Paul Mellon Centre have issued a Call for Papers for a conference which will coincide with Tate's Turner & Constable exhibition in the autumn.
According to their website:
We invite proposals on any topic, but are particularly interested in the following themes:
Curating Turner now: What do audiences want? What do they already know about Turner? What impact does staging a Turner exhibition have on public engagement and attendance?
Turner’s contemporaries: Who were his peers, and who has been overshadowed?
Turner contemporary: Artists inspired by Turner or responding to his legacy in their own work.
Researching Turner in an age of climate crisis / eco-critical turn.
The artist’s bequest / the monograph: What opportunities and challenges come with an artist’s bequest or a concentrated focus on a single figure?
Submissions must be in by 31st July 2025 and chosen papers will be eligible for a speaker’s fee of £150 and travel & accommodation costs.
