Tag: art
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Written by Lauren Bryant Erica Ezeogu is a true next-gen creative: a musician, director, painter, designer, and TikTok-viral rug-maker, all in one. From being knocked down to getting back up, to explorations of self-discovery that feel honest and raw, Erica poses the question we all want answered: what does it mean to actualise your potential? In…
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BLACKLIST 2024 – WEST AFRICA GUAP have continued to push the boundaries when it comes to championing talent withinthe creative industries and it continues to be a promise we intend to keep. Blacklist 2024 a list of champions and storytellers from the UK and now all the way to WestAfrica. A continent filled with greatness,…
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![Meet GUAP’s Top 30, Under 30 Black Creatives & Professionals for Blacklist 2024 [@adidasuk]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GUAP-x-ADIDAS-BLACKLIST-CAROUSEL-0-1080x850.png)
THE BLACKLIST 24’ IS HERE ! – The Blacklist is back for it’s 7th year. Continuing to build a legacy of hope, resilience,excellence, power, joy and more than we can even comprehend. We are the future. As we continue to amplify Black voices, we want to take the time to thank everyone who has been…
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Art, literature, and music have always been vessels for fighting against oppression. When it comes to the mission of a free Palestine, their power is not insignificant. Over the last month, the world has watched the 75-year-long occupation of Palestine by the hands of Israeli forces erupt into one of the worst humanitarian crises of…
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Platforma Festival, produced by leading migrant arts organisation Counterpoints Arts, celebrates arts, refugees, and migration. Returning for a seventh year, this Festival’s edition takes over Bristol and the South West with an eclectic cultural programme. “What I’ve been really struck by is the way in which Platforma works, with inclusivity at the heart of it, inviting…
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![Sepehr Badiei’s art celebrates the resilience of Iranian women [@badieisepehr]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_6307-1140x850.jpeg)
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ is the Kurdish slogan that Iranian women popularised globally following the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini in 2022 by the hands of the police. Visual artist Sepehr Badiei’s latest collection uses the slogan as a starting point to explore the strength and resilience of Iranian women in a series of surrealist photographs. …
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Tam Lin is a legendary ballad from the Scottish Borders dating back centuries. A traditional tale filled with magic, it celebrates female bravery, and has consequently been celebrated throughout time. Today, artist duo Titaness reinvents the story in their new exhibition Love is a state of mind at San Mei Gallery, in South London. Titaness…
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London has always been renowned for its outstanding provision of artistic experiences. In recent years, we have also seen a more welcome move towards art that centers on Black identities and culture.This September, GUAP has selected three festivals showcasing and celebrating Black creativity in film and literature. REDEYE’s Celebrating Soul Film & Arts Festival Marking…
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Reframe: The Residency is a free exhibition at Southbank Centre showcasing 13 works by collectives of Black artists across London, Manchester, and Birmingham. Featuring 77 collaborators in total, the exhibition, curated by Misan Harriman, responds to the climate emergency we’re living in – and the different forms of impact it’s having on diasporic communities and the artists’ countries of…
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![Inside Slawn’s Beau Beaus Café [@olaoluslawn]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_0883-1140x850.jpeg)
East London has a new café called Beau Beaus, where you might meet your favourite rapper, founded by London-based artist Olaolu Slawn. Slawn who started his career as a skatewear designer in Lagos, moved on to bold, graffiti-style pop art, working extensively with the late Virgil Abloh and designing the 2023 BRIT award trophy. Named after Slawn’s one-year-old son…