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Critics, curators, artists and academics form across the UK will be discussing two main questions.

Why have there been no great British artists?

and

Where is British art?

Tweet your thoughts for the panel to talk about and watch them respond live!

Panel One:

Philip Dodd is chairman of the cultural agency Made in China (www.madeinchinauk.com), an award-winning BBC broadcaster, and author. He has been Director of the ICA (1997-2004) deputy editor of ‘New Statesman’, editor of ‘Sight and Sound’, and Visiting Professor, King’s College, London.

Craig Richardson is a graduate of the School of Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art and is currently Professor of Fine Art at Northumbria University in Newcastle. He writes on contemporary Scottish art and has exhibited his own work widely including New York, London and Dusseldorf.

Prof. Neil Mulholland is an art historian and art critic based in Scotland. He is a regular contributor to many art publications as well as literary and political magazines. Neil is Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Master of Contemporary Art programmes at Edinburgh College of Art.

Marc Sands is Director of Audiences and Media for Tate.

Panel Two:

Brian McAvera is a playwright as well an an art critic, curator and historian. He has curated numerous exhibitions for galleries in Ireland and the UK including the first-ever exhibition of socio-political art produced during The Troubles (Directions Out at The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin).

Patrick Wright is a writer, teacher and broadcaster. He was co-curator of Tate Britain’s exhibition of Stanley Spencer’s work in 2001, and has been involved with the Great British Art Debate since the beginning. He is Professor of Literature and Visual & Material Culture in the English Department at King’s College London, and a fellow of the London Consortium.

Peter Lord took a degree in Fine Art at Reading University in 1970. He was a visiting Fellow at the Yale Center for British Art in 1994, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies from 1996-2003. He is currently Reaearch Fellow at Swansea University.

Geoff Molyneux is based at Rogue Artists studios in Manchester.  A graduate in Fine Art from Liverpool Polytechnic in the late 70’s he lectured at a Further Education College in the City until 2010 where he was the course Leader for the Foundation Degree in Fine Art.  His art practice has taken him to Cuba, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the USA.

Panel Three: Question Time

Chaired by Patrick Wright. David Anderson, Reyahn King, Martin Myrone and Iain Watson take your questions.

David Anderson is Director General at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales. He is also a Board Member of the Museums Association, and was awarded an OBE in 1999 for services to museums and education.

Reyahn King was appointed as director of art galleries at National Museums Liverpool in July 2007. She is responsible for the Walker Art Gallery, Sudley House and the Lady Lever Art Gallery.

Iain Watson is Director of Tyne and Weir Archives and Museums.

Martin Myrone is s Lead Curator, pre-1800 British Art at Tate Britain and Curator of Great British Art Debate exhibition John Martin: Apocalypse.

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Family Matters is the last Great British Art Debate exhibition. It will be touring Norwich, Sheffield and Newcastle before coming to Tate Britain in October 2012!

To celebrate and offer you the chance to get involved, we’re asking you to submit your family portraits to be displayed at Tate.

Send us a photograph taken by you that encapsulates your idea of family.

Below are two artworks that we think show two different sides of family life from our collection, to inspire you.

Paul Graham, 'Television Portrait (Cathy, London),' 1989 © Paul Graham

Johan Zoffany, 'The Bradshaw Family,' 1769 © Tate

Please submit your photograph by 6 May 2012 either into the Family Matters group on flickr, by email to gbartdebate@tate.org.uk, or by post (with your name on the back) to Family Matters, Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG.  (We are unable to return submissions.)

Submitting a photograph confirms that you have read and understood the terms and conditions.

We’re looking forward to seeing your sumbissions!

Tony Cragg, 'Britain Seen from the North,' 1981 © Tony Cragg

Event Name: Great British Art Debate Conference

Date and Time: Saturday 3 December 2011, 10.00–18.00
Note: The date for this event has changed from 1 & 2 July 2011.

Venue: Tate Britain

Description: This conference will deal with key questions and debates raised by the Great British Art Debate project about Britishness and art, both historically and into the 21st century. The conference will explore this through a series of panel discussions and a Question Time-style session, addressing urgent questions facing British art: How has ‘British art’ been perceived and understood over time, both at home and abroad? Is British art dominated by a metropolitan centre and how are audiences constructed? Is Britishness relevant in today’s global society? What will art in Britain look like in an age of austerity?

Admission: Free, booking required

Contact: Bookings can be done by tel 020 7887 8888, or in person at Tate Modern or Tate Britain. Online booking is not currently available.
For tickets, call 020 7887 8888.

Date and time: Tuesday 15 November 2011, 12:30

Venue: Norwich Castle

Description: Charlotte Crawley, Director of the East Anglia Art Fund

Admission: Museum admission only

Contact: 01603 495897 or museums@norfolk.gov.uk