Category: Arts & Culture
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ShoutOut Network is an inclusive podcast network based in South London. Established in 2014, the network was the catalyst for the huge surge in Black British podcasting with award-winning shows like Melanin Millennial and Mostly Lit. ShoutOut Network grew rapidly and has become one of the leading voices on diversity within the audio and broadcast…
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Diversity and representation has now, more than ever, become a focal area to address within the creative industry! Why? Because diversity breeds innovation, diversity breeds originality and diversity breeds moments to remember. Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed some of the immense achievements of women and people of colour in the film & television…
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![Yellowzine [@yellwzine] Launch their Third Issue and a new Night School for Creatives](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/RATN_SOCIAL_ASSETS_02-1-180x180.jpg)
Hailed as ‘the Yellow pages for creatives of colour’, Yellowzine is a print and online publication aimed at providing ethnic minority creatives a platform to showcase their artwork. It is committed to supporting the contemporary movement for the progression of visual art by African, Caribbean and Asian diaspora artists. To further this mission and to…
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Fred Fredas is an artist based in South East London, his Runnin’ is the fourth track of his latest EP In the Search For Love. The song, and short film which accompanies, explores the effect our support networks have upon male mental health, particularly family and religion. Runnin’ touches on the effects of toxic masculinity…
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![Vswim by VANESSENCE: The Swimwear Line Created Out Of Frustration [@_VanessaSquire]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Original-size-Text-placeholder-6-180x180.png)
We had the opportunity to catch up with Vanessa, Swimwear Designer who out of frustration created her own line. Vanessa identified that there was little variety for bustier women when it came to swimwear. As a woman that also faced this issue, Vanessa decided to provide a solution, by creating swimwear line Vswim by VANESSENCE…
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Check out the teaser for Aluede and Mascis’ new upcoming film below. London-Based filmmakers Levi Aluede and Dylan Mascis are currently fundraising for their new environmental horror short film, ‘This Order.’ The short film centers on a painter who isolates himself and embarks on a new art project. During the sabbatical, the painter is forced…
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Elections. They come, they go. But in today’s secular age they come, they linger and they seem to bring hardly any clarity after the fuss of it all. As a nation I’m sure we can all agree, we’ve been through quite a lot. I don’t need to mention that famous word – I’m sure you…
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![Visual Storyteller Keleenna [@Keleenna] hosts his debut Solo Street Photography Exhibition](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_5401-180x180.jpg)
Filmed and Edited: Josh Hallam To many, British-Nigerian ‘Storyteller’ Keleenna Onyeaka’s route into photography may seem somewhat enigmatic. A banker and writer by day, Keleenna first stumbled upon his love of photography by capturing portraits on his iPhone. — Unperturbed by an initial lack of professional experience, Keleenna has been open about spending…
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In London, Nike is demonstrating its commitment to getting young people moving through a range of long-term partnerships. Today it was announced that the brand would be teaming up with the London Youth Games and Virgin Sport to fuel more young people to get into sport. They have also partnered with smaller groups such as Football…
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Please introduce yourself, and how you got into filmmaking? “My name is Djenaba Davis-Eyo and I’m a writer and film director as well as an all round visual artist. I was interested inturning stories into moving images when I was young; filming my dolls as actors but never really took it seriously at first. Later…