Dr Kara Blackmore is a curator and researcher who works at the intersections of arts, heritage, and social repair. Her practice is informed by long-term collaborations in areas affected by conflict and migration. Kara is Curator of the UCL Urban Room where she supports experiential teaching, leads exhibition-based research, and fosters community dialogue. She is also the Principal Investigator of the Art Allies project at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. For this research, Kara works with colleagues in South Sudan and Colombia to investigate how artists and allied activists stay safe in regions impacted by prolonged violence. In addition to these academic positions, Kara is the Chief Curator of Borderlands Art - a gallery set up for socially and environmentally engaged artists.
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West Hartford, CT, USA
Cape Town, South Africa
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Skopje, Macedonia
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Quito, Ecuador
Dublin, Ireland
Gothenburg, Sweden
Tirana, Albania
Tirana, Albania
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Greenfield, MA, USA
New Orleans, LA, USA
Mobile, AL, USA
Conway, SC, USA
Taipei, Taiwan
Storrs, CT, USA
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Springfield, MA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Portland, ME, USA
Fitzroy, Australia
Wooster, OH, USA
London, England, UK
East Jerusalem
Berlin, Germany
Biel, Switzerland
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Raleigh, NC, USA
Greencastle, IN, USA
Calgary, Canada
Dakar, Senegal
Moscow, Russia