With an aim to action postive, sustainable change across transnational art and cultural ecosystems, A.EKUBAN, Art & Cultural Communications centres the narratives of African, Afro-diasporic and Global South communities, servicing the need to address contemporary polemics such as post-colonialism, globalisation and restitution, through refined art & cultural communications strategy.
Projects
- Art Dubai 2024, International Press Relations“Art Dubai, the leading international art fair for the Middle East and Global South today opened its 2024 edition. The 17th edition, which runs from 1 – 3 March at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai (with previews 28 and 29 February) welcomes over 120 contemporary, Modern and Digital gallery presentations – over 65% of which are drawn from the Global South.” *Art Dubai Press Release, 28 February 2024* With a focus on fortifying its reach into the Global South, I had the opportunity to support the Art Duba
- 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, VIP Relations & ProgrammingNow in it’s 11th consecutive year, 1-54 is the first and only international fair dedicated to contemporary African art, with regular showings in New York, Marrakesh and the flagship event in London, Somerset House. In the fair’s biggest iteration to date, exhibiting works from 62 galleries by 170+ artists, I assisted 1-54s VIP department ahead of and during the London 2023 edition. My Role Ahead if the fair and during its course, the priority was to maintain new and existing relationships wit
- Practical Photography Magazine (November 2019 issue)I'm pleased to say that my work was published in the November 2019 issue of Practical Photography Magazine under the Student Showcase spread. This is my first publication as a photographer. (All images taken by me. Final images are extracts from the spread)
- Hair Stories.An extract from a series on the African and Caribbean diaspora in the UK. This projects highlights the importance of hair in regard to identity; detailing the varied patterns an textures that can be expected from those of African &/Caribbean decent. Here, I asked my models what comments they usually receive about their hair, and added the quotes to the some of the images.
Work history
Art & Cultural Communications Consultant
VIP Relations & Programme Assistant
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Skills
- French
- Press Relations
- Communications Coordination
- Copywiting
- Email Management
- Email Communications
- Event Communications
- Communications Strategy
Education
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BA (Hons) International Media and CommunicationsUniversity of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Paired with modules in French, the course covers culture; traditional, digital and transnational forms of media; society; technology and the varied interpretations of communication. By looking both nationally and internationally and comparing past eras to our current way of living, studying international media and communications has equipped me with a broad and unique understanding of the human experience, specifically what we should be focusing on in order to progress.
Awards
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Best Academic Performance (Year 1) - International Media & CommunicationsUniversity of Nottingham
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Best Essay (Year 1) - International Media & CommunicationsUniversity of Nottingham
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