Arts / Red Lodge Museum
Bristol holds first exhibition dedicated solely to artists of Afrikan descent
A new exhibition hopes to shed light on the long presence, influence and interest in Afrikan heritage people in Bristol.
Abolition is NOW! features over 15 artists of Afrikan descent, making art and poetry in and around Bristol.
The exhibition is a historic moment for Bristol. The city will be home to an exhibition specifically dedicated to artists of Afrikan descent for the first time.
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The exhibition takes place in the historic Red Lodge Museum. The arts venue, originally constructed in 1904, will perform a significant backdrop for hundreds of years of Afrikan art.
A portrait described as the “earliest known likeness of a black boy in English art” can be found dating from the 1630s, whilst the tithe barn setting for the exhibition itself is also rich with Bristol and world history.
The exhibition forms part of The World Reimagined Inspire programme, which aims to honour and support the people and organisations across Bristol working to make racial equality a reality.
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The programme has seen hand-painted globes pop up across locations across Bristol as part of a national art trail exploring the history, legacy and future of the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans.
The thought provoking exhibition showcases the talent of a wide range of artists, many of whom designed globes for The World Reimagined globe arts trail.
Local and national artists such as Aaron Ayiih, Joshua Donkor, Cleo Lake, Jasmine Thompson, Kabbo Ferdinand Qua Van Tura, Saili Katebe, Luly Agbami and many more will all be exhibiting work at the exhibition.
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Organisers are encouraging visitors to take details of artists’ work and purchase art so that the individuals exhibiting can continue to follow their craft.
Abolition is NOW! brings messages of hope and colour, to punctuate the world with art, messages, emotions, colour, shape and culture so that “we may all feel more and be more”.
Abolition is NOW! runs until Sunday at the Red Lodge Museum.
Main photo: Abolition is NOW!
Read next:
- Ground-breaking national art project ‘The World Reimagined’ will bring a trail of globe sculptures to Bristol
- Hand-painted globes explore history, legacy and future of transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans
- Saying goodbye to Bristol civil rights legend, Roy Hackett
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