We checked out the Degree Show at Camberwell College of Arts, and managed to speak with some of the artists whose work caught our eye - unapologetically re-claiming spaces conventionally used to address Eurocentric themes!
For Diversity Matters Exhibit, Riccardo offered to custom design a piano in relation to our sub-theme "Art.Music.Film". The piano will be auctioned with al funds going towards #ThumbsUpForUganda awareness project to support 300+ orphaned children
Zines are a great way of exploring topics in further detail or just sharing your thoughts as a starting point. Rudy Loewe is a queer non binary artist of colour whose drawings and and zines pack more than political innuendos... They make a political statement! https://youtu.be/wg2DP4zbo9Y Non-binary is Genderqueer term for gender identities that are not exclusively … Continue reading Questioning Identity, Gender and Sexuality… Rudy Loewe zine workshop tells it like it is!
"I'm chuffed to bits to be linked to this project. The work is wonderful" - Susan Orr, Dean of Learning/Teaching & Enhancement UAL. https://youtu.be/3sPhM91qmkE Filmed and edited by Kai Lutterodt. Watch the full video on our YouTube Channel and subscribe! Diversity Matters Exhibit opening view took place on the 2nd June at UAL High Holborn. The … Continue reading Diversity Matters Exhibit opening view and fundraiser evening #DMExhibit16
From Accra to Brooklyn, Amsterdam to London - these are a just some of the beautiful people we met at AfroPunk Paris earlier this month! https://youtu.be/FUj33ekSwko Filmed and edited by Kai Lutterodt Thanks to everyone who supported by buying Diversity Matters custom designed cards and tote bags - helping to spread the message of positive representation in … Continue reading Diversity Matters at AfroPunk Paris… Who we met!
We've been sharing the pictures of supporters in NYC holding Diversity Matters merchandise - and you've probably been wondering how we're in the USA after just a few months since our official launch in April?! It's all down to our allie Fabio Tedde a.k.a Pianist Without Borders, who's currently out in NYC supporting Sing For … Continue reading 750+ street pianos played – and counting! Pianist Without Borders in NYC
Graduates Futures Week 11th - 15th July is University of the Arts London's annual careers event that supports graduating students to get ahead in the creative industries. Led by UAL Careers and Employability in partnership with other UAL departments, staff and external organisations offering skills to help students develop employability and entrepreneurial skills, gain greater … Continue reading She Creates: Graduate Futures Week highlights Women of Colour in Graphic Design and Illustration
The workshop at Chelsea College of Arts last week focused on questioning "How Are UAL Doing On The Race/Diversity Front?" Facilitated by Tanicia Payne, UAL GEMS co-chair (Black staff network), the workshop was a safe space for students and non-students attending to voice their opinions and concerns without feeling intimidated or judged. https://youtu.be/hUlNkKrJFko Students from … Continue reading Diversity Matters Workshop at Chelsea
BFI African Odysseys present a preview of The Hard Stop + Q&A with director George Amponsah, co-writer/producer Dionne Walker, Stafford Scott, co-founder Broadwater Farm Defence Campaign, and Marcus Knox and Kurtis Henville at BFI Southbank 11th July 2016! In 2011 Mark Duggan was killed by armed police in London, sparking a riot that spiralled into a week … Continue reading The Hard Stop Preview and Q&A // BFI 11th July 2016
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