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  • Black Sheroes Month

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    Black Sheroes Month

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    Oct 05 2018 18:00 - Oct 07 2018 17:00
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    After the unprecedented success of Sheroes in March, Lon-art is back at Ugly Duck to bring BLACK SHEROES MONTH. This their fourth social exhibition will give continuity to Sheroes - Lon-art’s most recent and biggest project to date - now with a focus on heroines within the black community.

    BLACK SHEROES MONTH is a collaborative project that uses creative expression to give a voice to and turn our eyes towards silenced and overlooked black heroines – sheroes – throughout herstory, and offer inspiring female role models for us all.


    EXHIBITION PROGRAMME

    Friday October 5th

    Preview Night + The Colour of Madness Book Launch. 5.30 to 10pm

    Black Sheroes Month Preview Night - a social exhibition highlighting hidden herstories.

    The Colour of Madness Book Launch - an anthology exploring BAME mental health in the UK.

    5.30pm - Doors opening

    6 to 7.30pm - Book signings on Ground Floor

    6.30 to 7.30pm - Black Blossoms Art Installation on First Floor

    7.30 to 8.30pm - Talks on Ground Floor:

    Shuranjeet Singh on how the Punjabi community approach mental health.

    Guilaine Kinouani’s reading from her foreword written for The Colour of Madness.

    8.30 to 10pm - DJ Femo's Rave Party in the Garage!

    Saturday October 6th

    Exhibition opens from 11am to 10pm

    + Spoken Word Performances with Dylema, Chloe Filani and Cherrelle Salmon. 7.30 to 9pm

    Sunday October 7th

    Exhibition opens from 11am to 5pm

    + 'Somatic Movement for Womxn's Empowerment' Workshop by Camille Barton. 1.30 to 3pm

    A movement and meditation workshop to physically process the feelings we experience as a womxn.

    Tickets available here.

    + 'Decolonising Rock Music' Workshop by Chardine Taylor Stone. 3.30 to 5pm

    Come learn how a music that was seen as solely African-American became the reserve of white middle aged men with beards working in record shops.


    Learn more about the Lon-art and Sheroes on www.whoisyourshero.com

    And don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

    Organiser

    Lon-art is an organisation that aims to open a window onto art, culture and languages through education workshops and community events. Our vision is to improve the accessibility of creativity, culture and learning for everybody through the arts.

    Venue

    Ugly Duck, Tanner Street 49, SE1 3PL London

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