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Gasworks Residency with O.P.A.L – 2019

April 2020
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#African LGBTI #black gay rights #black queer #black queer art #decolonise #Gasworks #Gay rights #Jacob V Joyce #keith Jarrett #lesbian rights #london pride #Out Proud African LGBT #PJ Samuels #queer #Queer black #Trinidad Gay Rights

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 Marcus Garvey Park Mural
Marcus Garvey Park Mural (2019) 

Participation

Gasworks Participation Artist Residency Programme

Between November 2018 and July 2019 artist Jacob V Joyce and OPAL (Out and Proud African LGBTI), an African Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender and Intersex, human rights activist charity, developed a number of creative activities exploring issues of isolation, racism, black history, and LGBTI+ struggles and liberation.   

These themes were tackled through t-shirts and collage-making workshops as well as poetry writing sessions with poets Keith Jarrett and PJ Samuels, which went on to form the content of We Exist, a beautifully printed and online publication. In addition Jacob travelled to Trinidad where they extended the same creative process by hosting a series of Black Queer World Building workshops to create a safe space for local LGBTI+ artists.

Throughout the residency Jacob worked closely with project evaluators FOTL (Future of the Left) who were keen to develop a more engaged and supportive way to evaluate socially engaged art projects. You can find out more about their work by signing up to their monthly newsletter.
 

Posted on 3rd April 2020
Filed under Community Action, Projects, Recent Projects, Uncategorized

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 Marcus Garvey Park Mural
Marcus Garvey Park Mural (2019)