The Influence Project
Featuring never-seen-before photographic portraits of pioneers of R&B, Funk, Soul, Afrobeat and Hip Hop.
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Featuring never-seen-before photographic portraits of pioneers of R&B, Funk, Soul, Afrobeat and Hip Hop.
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ASSEMBLY artist in residence Loraine James talks artistic practice and process with DJ and curator Shannen SP.
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Join us for a discussion that delves into the interdisciplinary inspirations of Black British art and artists.
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Wild Life Drawing is a drawing class with a difference. Instead of human life models, the subjects are real animals.
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Marking a triumphant third year at Somerset House, London’s grassroots Ballroom collective Vogue Rites present an unmissable open-air Vogue Ball in our courtyard.
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In this Grounding Practice workshop with Kaiya Waerea, participants will use image making, collage and assemblage to construct constellations of crip futurity.
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latest update below. We recognise that this is a journey. We regularly discuss our areas of priority ... and develop our approaches in between the updates we share. We continue to work towards the end of ... systemic racism. We are committed to being actively anti-racist across all areas of our work and we are ...
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What’s a utopian gadget? Is it simply a gadget that doesn’t break?
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to actively combat racism in our organisation, throughout the community of creative businesses, ... quickly learned that there were other approaches to tackling some of the issues we had outlined. All of ... on this journey every 6 months. ACTIONS TAKEN SO FAR Our Anti-Racism Task Force consists of 13 ...
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Free workshop exploring the themes of pattern, repurposing and identity in the work of Hassan Hajjaj.
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Electronic producer and composer in residence for Somerset House Studios' ASSEMBLY series.
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workspace can fuel imagination and produce equitable change. Studio Elsewhere’s team are formed of ... designers, technologists, scientists & artists who reimagine the experience of health, wellness, and care ... so this session should offer you direction to apply to your own practice. Mirelle will share some of ...
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Artists' workers cooperative not/nowhere present an episode of Transmissions, with Jennifer Martin and Pratibha Parmar.
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Try your hand at skateboarding with the family at an introductory session, led by pro Vans skateboard tutors.
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On 15 April Graham Dunning deconstructs the rave with Dismantle Yourself, a night of experimental dancefloor focused electronic music.
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In summer 2023, Somerset House Studios hosted multidisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome for a 3-month residency.
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The Amateurs Club is a free DIY film school, hosted by Somerset House Studios and Forest Fringe, featuring each month a different professional from the world of film.
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Electronic musician Jessica Ekomane and artist and researcher Annie Goh discuss education, technology and intersectionality in sound art practice
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Drop in to the Utopia Treasury to see a short documentary film and sculptural dance video art piece by artist Mira Calix.
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Artist duo that develops forms of art-led inquiry into the multiples layers of power and violence that flow through physical and cultural spaces.
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