Thu 24 Sept
|The Straw Yard
Speakeasy: Artists in Conversation
Join us for an informal series of talks with artists at The Straw Yard in a cabaret-style setting. Free to attend and all are welcome.
Time & Location
24 Sept 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
The Straw Yard, The Straw Yard, The Barracks, Parade, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1DF, UK
About the event
DOORS & BAR OPEN: 6:30PM
EVENT STARTS: 7:00PM
EVENT FINISHES: 9:00PM
Join us for an informal series of talks at The Straw Yard in a cabaret-style setting.
Speakeasy is programmed by Berwick creatives Samantha Cary and Chris Adriaanse, who are inviting artists with practices that resonate with them to share insights about their career, art and creative practice, followed by a Q&A with the audience.
We are delighted to be hosting Kerenza McClarnan at the Straw Yard for the third event in the series.
Kerenza is a Creative Producer in public engagement and social practice. In 2024, she took on the role of Arts Development Programme Manager at the National Landscapes Association, the membership body for the UK's 46 National Landscapes, to deliver its first national programme of new art commissions.
Nature Calling commissioned six large scale projects and six writing commissions in National Landscapes across England concluding in 2026.
Kerenza will be sharing her experiences working in socially engaged practice in collaboration with artists and communities.
The event will finish with contributions from the audience, where Berwick-based artists are encouraged to share a recent piece of work accompanied by a few words about it.
All welcome.
Kerenza will be offering studio visits ahead of the events. Join the Speakeasy Roster to be considered.
About Kerenza McClarnan
Kerenza has an extensive background in delivering large-scale public art projects with partners such as Liverpool Capital of Culture, Channel 4 and more recently with Manchester International Festival.
She has spent much of her career working within what is often referred to as socially engaged practice, developing projects in collaboration with artists and communities, often in outdoor or site-specific locations.
Kerenza has a background in permaculture and organic growing. She currently lives in Manchester.
Find out more about her most recent project, Nature Callings: www.naturecalling.org.uk
About Speakeasy
Speakeasy is supported by Create Berwick through funding from Northumberland County Council and North East Mayoral Strategic Authority.
Our publicity materials are created through a series of micro-commissions. This event poster was created by Olivia Henderson (@oliviarose_artt).
Tickets
General Audience (GA)
£0.00
GA + Work/WIP to share
For those attendees who have work or WIPs to share with the rest of the group and artist.
£0.00
Total
£0.00