Category: Arts & Culture
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Please introduce yourself and what you do outside of the project in focus? “My name is Glenda Gaspard, I’m a 19-year-old east Londoner and aside from curating the Black Experience exhibition, I am a singer, MUA and painter. I also study architecture and my passion to express my creativity is definitely the common factor in…
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Did you know only 1% of kid’s books published in 2017 featured a main character from a black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds? Allow me to reassure you, that’s a solid one percent, numero uno and far from a typo. It turns out the Arts Council partnered up with CPLE, to fund the very first and only research study that evaluated and…
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![Abadesi Osunsade [@abadesi] is creating a new lane for women of colour in Tech](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PANA5289-180x180.jpg)
Meet Abadesi Osunsade, the London based author, techie and diversity advocate who is creating a lane for women of colour in Tech. She is the head of Maker Outreach at Product Hunt and Angel List, founder of Hustle Crew, an empowerment and mentorship network and co-creator of the #nontechtech movement, an initiative of Hustle Crew…
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Between Borders: the magazine redefining Britishness through art, conversation and lived experience.
Could you please introduce yourselves? “I’m Luc, I’m the Editor of Between Borders and one of the original founding team. Away from the mag I’m an intern at a MusicPR company but pretty much all my free time gets pumped back into the magazine at the moment. Writing has always been my creative outlet, and…
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![AMANI – The Short Film and Movement Tackling The Knife Crime Epidemic In The UK [@marns_inspires]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-21.10.25-180x180.png)
The powerful short film AMANI, is based on true events. In July 2011, Amani Simpson was stabbed seven times whilst attempting to intervene in a dispute. Amani Simpson has chosen to not only share his story, but use his story to save as many lives as possible, and share the way in which he transformed his…
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As an Entrepreneur myself, the finesser in me was somewhat inspired by the ability of Billy McFarland, the Founder of the now ill-fated Fyre Festival, to walk into a room full of investors and persuade them to invest in his ideas. The extent to which the network of investors that he had around him supported…
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Diaspora is defined as individuals from one original country to other countries, platform EBUTE is described as a cultural thermometer which measures this for African Youth. Founder, Juliana Olukitibi a British Nigerian multi-disciplined creative has recently been exploring the digital developments and cultural shifts within society. A current MA student in Global Media and Postnational…
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Words by Oviri Clarke Imagine creating the next best business idea and someone stealing it from you without any repercussions? Terrible, right? In my experience with working with numerous creatives understanding how to protect your idea is vital in preventing the above situation from occurring. When your idea has the potential to be the next Amazon, Uber…
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![Women Take the Lead At Ultimate Seminar 2018 with Kamille [@kamilexx] and Alicai Harley [@alicaiharley]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Alicai-Harley-180x180.jpeg)
On 24 November 2018, leading UK music conference, Ultimate Seminar, returned for another year to provide young creatives with networking opportunities, further education and insider insight of the music industry. This year’s conference was organised by Cre8ing Vision in conjunction with the University of Westminster Creative Enterprise Centre, supported by Arts Council England, and sponsored by BMI,…
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Words by Whitney Fangawa Art in itself has a powerful way of reminding us that we are not alone. For the most part, even if it is for a fleeting moment, art allows us to discover parts of our own reflection. In other ways we are probably also trying to validate our own presence. We’re hoping…