Workshop
Postcards from the Diaspora
Organised by Whitechapel Gallery
IMPORTANT - Please book your space via this email: communityworkshops@whitechapelgallery.org
This event is free, but spaces are limited and advance registration is required. Registration will close two days before. This event will take place on Zoom; attendees will be sent a link and guidelines ahead of the event.
Watering the Imagination
This workshop is based around Diriye Osman’s Fairytales for Lost Children (2013), a collection of short stories about the queer Somali experience. Participants are invited to read a section of the text and reflect on what it means to use history as a tool for forging our own futures. Texts are provided in advance, with large-print and audio versions available.
Please email communityworkshops@whitechapelgallery.org to book.
Whitechapel Gallery with NUMBI: Postcards from the Diaspora
A series of readings and workshops curated by Kinsi Abdulleh, artist and co-director of NUMBI, a Somali-originated African-centred arts and heritage organisation. Sessions are led by black womxn and gender non-conforming artists, writers and thinkers engaging with language, decolonisation, intersectionality and diasporic thinking.
People of all genders, sexualities, faiths and ethnicities are welcome.
Texts are provided in advance, with large-print versions available. An audio recording of each text is available upon request. If you have questions or requirements concerning access and inclusivity during these events, contact us on communityworkshops@whitechapelgallery.org