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Super Black: Arts Council Collection Programme
Super Black: Arts Council Collection Programme
Art Exhibition, Fri 11 Oct 2019 - Sun 12 Jan 2020, free entry
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In the first of its brand-new series of Arts Council Collection National Partner exhibitions, Firstsite is staging Super Black – an exhibition that asks, 'What does it mean to be black in England today?'.
Led by people from Essex’s black community, the exhibition presents artworks from the Arts Council Collection, alongside new work by Southend-based artist, Elsa James, and objects from the Vanley Burke Archive.
In creating the exhibition, Elsa has been joined by Lawrence Walker, Chair of Black History Month Colchester, Rachel Walton, co-founder of African Families in the UK (AFiUK), and Simone McLean and Yasmin Carr, of Colchester-based S&S Caribbean Café.
The artworks they have chosen for the exhibition reflect the group’s discussions, consisting of pieces that they feel give an expression of black consciousness, and the representation of black artists in galleries across the UK.
Event details
| Dates | Times |
|---|---|
| Fri 11 Oct 2019 - Sun 12 Jan 2020 | 10:00 to 17:00 |
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Free entry
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| Fri 11 Oct - Sun 12 Jan | Super Black: Arts Council Collection Programme |
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