CAMHRArts Presents: Creative Conversations on Vitality and Distress

Dr. Richard Martin is Director of Participation at Whitechapel Gallery, where he oversees a multi-disciplinary programme for all ages, developed in collaboration with artists, audiences and creative partners. He is also a Mental Health Champion at the Gallery. Richard was previously Curator, Public Programmes at Tate (2016-21). His curatorial practice has been supported by teaching positions at King’s College London, Middlesex University, UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture, and Birkbeck, University of London, where he completed his PhD in 2012. He is an Associate Member of the Centre for Arts and Learning at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Karim Sultan is curator at Bethlem Gallery, where he is responsible for exhibitions, artist development and programmes alongside the team. Karim is a curator and artist, and in curatorial capacity has worked on and developed numerous international exhibitions and programmes focusing on modern and contemporary art often left out of the art historical canon. Some of his areas of interest and work include: artistic agency and mental health, music & sound practices and performance, critical approaches to animation and games, international histories of art & architecture, and photography. As an artist working with music and sound, Karim has presented and performed internationally.