By Lucy Taylor. Stepping into the bustling opening of The Winchester Gallery’s new Work & Play exhibition, I was struck firstly by a real live head lying on a plate in the middle of a cardboard table installation (don’t fear, it was still attached to a living breathing body),...
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Young artists’ work exhibited at historical Southampton landmark
In a vibrant celebration of youth creativity, Southampton charity In Focus Education & Development showcased two photographic exhibitions on Wednesday 26th February, highlighting the transformative power of arts-based learning among young people in collaboration with GO! Southampton, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Southampton City Centre. The evening’s programme...
Photos: Black Businesses, Art and Music Festival – Southampton
Photos by Charlie Hislop and Anita Foxall. More than 50 black-led organisations in Southampton and Hampshire-based organisations teamed up to create Southampton’s first ever Black Businesses, Art and Music Festival, held on Sunday 1st October, the first day of Black History Month. The idea was conceived by The United...
Poet Malika Booker to give 10th annual F.T. Prince Memorial Lecture
Poet Malika Booker will be giving the 10th annual F.T. Prince Memorial Lecture at the University of Southampton’s English department. Malika Booker has written poems, plays, and monologues, and her work has been included widely in anthologies, from Penguin Modern Poets to the school curriculum. She won the Cholmondeley...