An opportunity to see how new platforms contrast with original archives.
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O YAMA O explore the rhythms and movement of everyday life through improvisation and folk song.
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Aindrea Emelife, curator of BLACK VENUS unpacks the exhibition and legacies of Black women.
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Connecting emerging creatives under 30 with trailblazing creatives and industry experts.
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Presenting two new commissions from Studios residents Nkisi and Shamica Ruddock.
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Discover incredible stories from around the world told through the visual language of photography.
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An evening of screenings and discussion on the structures, systems, and institutions that shape and influence how sex is consumed, represented, and commodified.
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A new exhibition by acclaimed artist and stage designer Es Devlin.
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An exhibition exploring the joy, friendship, resistance and art of Black LGBTQIA+ people in Britain.
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The leading international contemporary African art fair, featuring 40 galleries from 18 countries
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We spend a day tracing the influence of Black British creatives across disciplines.
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A new event series exploring the role technology plays in the development, production and consumption of art and culture.
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An afternoon of talks, workshops and activities delivering practical creative careers advice.
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February's Meet the Creative Industries drop-in is partnering with Penguin books and its newly published ‘How to Go to Work’ by Lucy Clayton and Steven Haines.
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Located in the South Wing with fixed theatre-style seating for up to 60 guests, the Screening Room ...
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A series of incredible experiences announced, from exclusive on-stage introductions, specially curated DJ sets and live performances, to insightful panel discussions from industry insiders
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We welcome Creative Careers Academy members Alex, Di'mond and Teresa to reflect on their experience of working at Somerset House.
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A three day gathering on memory, survival and resistance.
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This is a club where everyone is welcome, committed to a collective unknowing, and a desire plunge in regardless.
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IAM explore the post-technological futures of everything by digging into their 2018 research theme: “The Subversion of Paradoxes”.
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