Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic (III)
Students will have the opportunity to investigate how black women and Black non-binary artists have creatively challenged the status quo by radically intervening in institutions, as well as the DIY approaches adopted by many to ensure their art and voices are heard and remembered.
Additionally, art can be interpreted differently; the course lectures provide diverse contexts and ways of looking, guiding you toward developing an independent and confident approach to looking at—and finding meaning in—works of art by Black women and Black non-binary artists.
Week 1: Black Feminist Resistance Through Party and Protest
Week 2: Listening to Lynette Yiadom Boakye
Week 3: Reframing Black Women in Abstraction
Week 4: Words Means Things: The Power of Poetry and Pose
Tutor: Bolanle Tajudeen
Bolanle Tajudeen (she/her) is the founder of Black Blossoms – an expanded curatorial platform showcasing contemporary Black non-binary artists and Black women since 2015. She is also a lead tutor of Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic, an in-depth course on Black womxn artists. In 2020 Bolanle launched the Black Blossoms School of Art and Culture, an e-learning platform that aims to decolonise, deconstruct and democratise creative learning.
Date & Time:
4 weeks
Every Wednesday
Sept 8 - Sept 29 (2021)
7:00 pm (BST)
Delivery:
To create an interactive viewing experience, each course is delivered live via Zoom. Information to access the classes and the learning material will be sent up to one week prior to the course start date. Participants will also be able to access the learning platform which includes the recordings of the live lectures for 30 days after the last class.
Students will have the opportunity to investigate how black women and Black non-binary artists have creatively challenged the status quo by radically intervening in institutions, as well as the DIY approaches adopted by many to ensure their art and voices are heard and remembered.
Additionally, art can be interpreted differently; the course lectures provide diverse contexts and ways of looking, guiding you toward developing an independent and confident approach to looking at—and finding meaning in—works of art by Black women and Black non-binary artists.
Week 1: Black Feminist Resistance Through Party and Protest
Week 2: Listening to Lynette Yiadom Boakye
Week 3: Reframing Black Women in Abstraction
Week 4: Words Means Things: The Power of Poetry and Pose
Tutor: Bolanle Tajudeen
Bolanle Tajudeen (she/her) is the founder of Black Blossoms – an expanded curatorial platform showcasing contemporary Black non-binary artists and Black women since 2015. She is also a lead tutor of Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic, an in-depth course on Black womxn artists. In 2020 Bolanle launched the Black Blossoms School of Art and Culture, an e-learning platform that aims to decolonise, deconstruct and democratise creative learning.
Date & Time:
4 weeks
Every Wednesday
Sept 8 - Sept 29 (2021)
7:00 pm (BST)
Delivery:
To create an interactive viewing experience, each course is delivered live via Zoom. Information to access the classes and the learning material will be sent up to one week prior to the course start date. Participants will also be able to access the learning platform which includes the recordings of the live lectures for 30 days after the last class.
Students will have the opportunity to investigate how black women and Black non-binary artists have creatively challenged the status quo by radically intervening in institutions, as well as the DIY approaches adopted by many to ensure their art and voices are heard and remembered.
Additionally, art can be interpreted differently; the course lectures provide diverse contexts and ways of looking, guiding you toward developing an independent and confident approach to looking at—and finding meaning in—works of art by Black women and Black non-binary artists.
Week 1: Black Feminist Resistance Through Party and Protest
Week 2: Listening to Lynette Yiadom Boakye
Week 3: Reframing Black Women in Abstraction
Week 4: Words Means Things: The Power of Poetry and Pose
Tutor: Bolanle Tajudeen
Bolanle Tajudeen (she/her) is the founder of Black Blossoms – an expanded curatorial platform showcasing contemporary Black non-binary artists and Black women since 2015. She is also a lead tutor of Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic, an in-depth course on Black womxn artists. In 2020 Bolanle launched the Black Blossoms School of Art and Culture, an e-learning platform that aims to decolonise, deconstruct and democratise creative learning.
Date & Time:
4 weeks
Every Wednesday
Sept 8 - Sept 29 (2021)
7:00 pm (BST)
Delivery:
To create an interactive viewing experience, each course is delivered live via Zoom. Information to access the classes and the learning material will be sent up to one week prior to the course start date. Participants will also be able to access the learning platform which includes the recordings of the live lectures for 30 days after the last class.