A collaborative exhibition marking the anniversary of the success of the Bristol Bus Boycott, alongside other tales of political struggle in Bristol and beyond. Currently seeking contributions from artists & activists!

Come and see my Globe at Rhodes House in Oxford

Eighteen globes, one groundbreaking outdoor art experience: see The World Reimagined at Rhodes House, Oxford.

With the exhibition in the gardens of Rhodes House until early October 2023, there will be a number of public open days for you to visit and explore the Globes.

The exhibition is part of the Rhodes Trust’s 120th anniversary programme, which you can find out more about at www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk

A message from the Board of The World Reimagined 

The World Reimagined is based on the principle that in order to move forward, we have to honestly face our past and present. And the reality of our past and present is often incredibly difficult.

The Board of The World Reimagined accepted the invitation from The Rhodes Trust to host an exhibition at Rhodes House after long consideration. We recognise that the name and legacy of Rhodes brings with it pain and a history rooted in extraction and white supremacy.

Yet it is all of our shared history. It happened. And we must face up to it together in order to create a future for racial justice – and that sometimes means taking this conversation to spaces and places that are historically rooted in racial injustice.  And so we considered the present-day mission and work of The Rhodes Trust and concluded that they have a sincere and deep commitment to facing our past and transforming the future, demonstrated by the steps they have taken so far and those they have committed to.

Ultimately, if our society is to be able to transform away from white supremacy, the very organisations that have benefited from it must be a part of that transformation.

We hope The World Reimagined exhibition at Rhodes House offers a meaningful space of public dialogue on the urgent question of how we shine an unflinching light on challenging parts of our history, so that together we make racial justice a reality in a way that honours our ancestors.

 

A message from the Rhodes Trust:

Everyone at The Rhodes Trust recognises the difficult reality and legacy of our founding. It serves as a daily call to action for us to fulfill our role in the struggle for equity, equality and inclusion of all peoples of diverse backgrounds and identities; to eradicate systemic racism and to confront the legacies of slavery, imperialism and white supremacy.

We cannot reconcile or heal if we do not acknowledge and see. In that spirit, we acknowledge that racism and other forms of exclusion have played a significant role in the history of The Rhodes Trust. While we have substantially changed to move beyond our past, we recognise much more work is required and we are committed to a proactive role in the realisation of racial justice.

We are still in the early stages of this transformation – and one of our first commitments is to become more open. The Rhodes Trust wants to engage the public and use the space it has to host the dialogue and learning that is the catalyst for action. We have invited The World Reimagined to exhibit this curation of sculptures as it asks us to honestly and robustly consider our shared past and present, so we can take action to create a new future for racial equity together. It is a vision of the future to which we are firmly committed.

www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk

I’m pleased to announce that I will be painting a large scale Unicorn sculpture for Bristols Unicornfest, in aid of Leukaemia Care Ltd. Large Unicorn sculptures will be placed around Bristol in select locations as part of a city wide arts trail that will be running throughout the summer. At the end of the trail the Unicorn sculptures will be auctioned off to raise money for Leukaemia Care Ltd, Britains leading Leukaemia charity.

My Unicorn was kindly sponsored by The Galleries shopping mall in Bristol. Myself and other artists will be painting our sculptures on the second floor of The Galleries throughout the summer, feel free to come by and say hello.

The globes are back for another exhibition at The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London. If you missed the local trails or the Trafalgar Square exhibit, you can now see the globes for 3 months in another amazing location. Please find more information here and keep an eye on The World Reimagined’s instagram page to stay up to date.

I will be exhibiting some new work at The People’s Art Fair at PRSC in Stokes Croft, Bristol, come by and say hello.

The People’s Art Fair (PAF) is an open group exhibition curated by the PRSC. Acting as a celebration of culture and expressive art, the People’s Art Fair is open to artists, makers, photographers, painters, sculptors and creatives of all shapes and flavours.

Throughout the fair we collaborate with local social-minded creatives to offer workshops; a poetry open mic; and a music jam session, inviting everyone to share and celebrate their talents during the fair. The net result is a visually diverse and culturally rich event featuring hundreds of artworks from over 70 artists; and the emergence of a confident, mutually supportive creative community that is joyful to be part of.

The People’s Art Fair Winter Edition brings together forty amazing artists, ready to dazzle you with their work. Featuring spray paint, collage, photography, cyanotype, stencils, bone china, metal work, dominoes, paper sculpture, acrylics, clay, lino cuts, illustration, screen print, glass painting, fairy lights, beeswax, biro ink and various weird trinkets found on the floor, as always the People’s Art Fair brings you a cornucopia of visual art to suit every taste and temperament.

The People’s Art Fair is a platform and celebration of local creativity, featuring established Bristol artists alongside bright young talent exhibiting for the first time, and with pieces celebrating everyday beauty; or exploring issues of race or gender; challenging power dynamics; or capturing a fantasy on canvas, this show is guaranteed to offer up something for everyone.

Please go to www.prsc.org.uk/event/peoples-art-fair-winter-edition for more information.

Join us for a Journey of Discovery, with 96 Globes in Trafalgar Square.

On Saturday the 19th of November, 96 Globes will be on display in Trafalgar Square, central London. Come and join us for this special event to mark the end of The World Reimagined’s Globe trail. Please fine more information here.

A special event of poetry, music and arts to celebrate Black History Month, with some of Bristols leading creative talent.

I exhibited some work at this special event to celebrate Black History Month and managed to raise some money for the charity in their auction. Please come along to their next event and see the great the great work they do.

Abolition is Now

‘Abolition is Now’ is an art and poetry exhibition and part of the ‘The World Reimagined’ national art education project which aims to transform our understanding of the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its legacy/ impact on all of us.

Things start on August 13th at 1pm, with Bristol Radical History Group member Mark Steeds, author of Cry Freedom, Cry Seven Stars and co author of From Wulfstan to Colston, giving a talk animated by archive abolitionist poetry readings to tell the international story of the movement towards abolition during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Following the talk poet Saili Katebe will lead a poetry workshop inspired by the talk 'Abolition Then' and contemporary notions of abolition.

Here are the “Fuck tha police Bill- Ice Cube” images, free for you guys to download and use at protests, hang in your window or wall, or paste around your city. These images are free for you guys to use and to spread the message about the PCSC Bill, so all I ask is that you do not sell them, thanks!

Ice Cube- FTP & KTB

Ice Cube only

Ice Cube with speech bubble

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a disturbing attempt to create an authoritarian police state, where the voices of ordinary people, particularly those most marginalised and disadvantaged, are silenced by state sanctioned penalties. We collectively decry this move by the UK government and demand that MPs Kill The Bill.

The bill was passed in The House of Commons but we must still put pressure on our elected officials to make changes before its next vote.

The rights to peacefully assemble and protest are a fundamental part of any democracy, empowering people to have their voices heard, in addition to holding the Government to account.

Not only does this Bill affect our rights to protest, it also further criminalises the Traveller community, sex workers and turns trespassing into a criminal offence.

We must not allow ourselves to be silenced. We must fight to protect and defend our fundamental human rights and the persecuted, disadvantaged communities in our country.

I have some exciting and exclusive products that will be available on this site before the end of the year. Please check regularly and keep in contact to stay up to date about exclusive drops.