Ben Borthwick

Ben Borthwick is Head of Programme at KARST, a gallery and studio complex in Plymouth. Through this and previous roles at Tate Modern, Artes Mundi, Plymouth Arts Centre, he has worked closely with artists curating and commissioning work for gallery spaces and the public realm for over 20 years. As well as major international exhibitions, he works at local level on projects that bring together artists and communities to effect social change. One such project is PRIMEdesign, a community project he set up with Take A Part, harnessing the ways artists and skateboarders influence and redefine the physical and political spaces of the urban landscape. He has published widely on contemporary art and experimental music.

Ben Borthwick is one of the guest speakers for our Symposium Q and A weekend, filmed as part of our '100 Mentors' online course.

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