Back in 2022 we joined forces with organisations across Devon to host a series of free online talks and Q&A’s exploring the practice of Ingrid Pollard, 2022 Turner Prize nominee.

For five weeks from 20 September 2022, we hosted weekly online events with a range of writers, scholars, artists and curators presenting on Pollard’s work.

Ingrid Pollard is recognised as one of the most influential artists in Great Britain. Her contributions to art during her career have broken new ground and forged pathways for younger generations, shaping Britain’s understanding and histories of art, society and culture.

The Ingrid Pollard Speaker Series is part of a wider project across Devon focused on Pollard, devised by talking on corners, and supported using public funding from Arts Council England.

As part of the wider programme, Pollard was commissioned to make a series of new work, Ingrid Pollard: Three Drops of Blood, exhibited at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, which illustrates the intimacy, care, nuance and technical skill of Pollard’s extensive practice as one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists.

The Ingrid Pollard in Devon Project partners include Thelma Hulbert Gallery, the Devon and Exeter Institution, Libraries Unlimited, Arts and Culture University of Exeter and Natural England.

The Speaker Series was generously supported by the Paul Mellon Centre, Arts and Culture University of Exeter, Association for Art History, University of Exeter Geography department and Thelma Hulbert Gallery.