A Different Republic Seminar Corban Walker by adiarts published on 2017-02-24T16:47:21Z A Different Republic seminar Wednesday 1st February 2017 at the LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1 13.30 – 17.30 A Different Republic, an exhibition by Aideen Barry, Amanda Coogan, Corban Walker and Suzanne Walsh, explored universal human rights in a year of commemorations, being both the centenary of 1916 and the 20 year anniversary of the Irish government’s landmark report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities ‘A Strategy for Equality’. Using contemporary arts practice and exhibition as a starting point for discussing universal human rights in a year of commemorations, the A Different Republic seminar at the LAB asked the following questions: How has A Different Republic served as an alternative entry point to the issues of inclusion and exclusion in a year of commemorations? Is exhibition an appropriate vehicle for creating visibility and discourse in 2017? The seminar was chaired by broadcaster, playwright and poet Vincent Woods, whose extensive knowledge of audiences, artists and discourse guided us through the afternoon. A Different Republic was co-curated by Arts & Disability Ireland and Fire Station Artists’ Studios in partnership with the LAB Gallery. New visual art commissions by Aideen Barry, Amanda Coogan, Corban Walker and Suzanne Walsh. 18th November 2016 – 05th February 2017 at the LAB Gallery, Foley Street, Dublin 1.