9:00 AM
History, Naming Practices and Cultural Imaginaries of Posing Bodies
– Vanessa Montoya, Live interpr.: Sofía Olarte.
Format: Presentation with live interpretation Spanish-English.
Q&A and comments: 10 min.
5:00 PM
“Muse?” — Group Interview directed by Enxhi Tufa.
Format: Sequential interviews, 5-10 min per participant.
Q&A and comments: 10 min.
9:00 AM
Making It Official: Art Modeling and Professional Recognition
— Hannah Jay, Nasim Luczaj, Maud Gamelon, Guadalupe Montes.
Format: Conversational, testimony-based.
Q&A and comments: 10 min.
5:00 PM
Body Lease: Industry contracts, drafting fair terms in the lifedrawing sector
Format: Workshop. Participants split in 6-7 groups of models and artists working together.
Last 15 min: presentation and review.
Thursday 16th
9:00 AM
Body Diversity and the Figurative Canon: Historical Exclusions and Contemporary Practice
— Hannah Jay, Mariana Marin, Lillian D’Mello.
Format: Conversational, testimony-based.
Q&A and comments: 10 min.
5:00 PM
Draw Brighton, laying the ethical foundations for a model-conscious art academy
– Jake Spicer, Francesca Cluney, Vilidian Vilks.
Format: Fireside chat.
Q&A and comments: 10 min.
9:00 AM (TBD)
How we look. Aesthetics, Phenomenology, and the Modelling Body
– Andrea Morani, Vilidian Vilks and Rustam Hasanov.
Format: Conversational, debate.
Q&A and comments: 10 min.
5:00 PM
Reflections and conclusions
Open mic, full room.
Dialogue with moderator.