Essential Information
| Type | Workshops |
|---|---|
| Location |
National Maritime Museum
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| Date and Times | Saturday 24 June | 10am-5pm |
| Prices | Free |
An award-winning artist, author and activist, Zita Holbourne FRSA campaigns for equality, justice and human rights through poetry, art, music and written and spoken word.
In this hands-on workshop, get creative with Zita and make your own artistic masterpiece inspired by her Windrush artwork.
Running throughout the day, this drop-in session will take place in the Learning Space at the National Maritime Museum.
About Zita Holbourne
Zita Holbourne is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist, writer, curator, activist and community and human rights campaigner.
Her art has been featured in exhibitions at Tate Modern, V&A and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, amongst many other venues both nationally and internationally.
She is the author of the book, Striving for Equality, Freedom and Justice (Hansib Publications), which brings together quotes, poetry and art to highlight important historical and current struggles. As a poet and spoken word artist, she had the honour of performing her tribute poem at the official UK Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela & in the UK Parliament to mark the Nelson Mandela centenary.
Zita is the founder and curator of the exhibition Roots, Culture and Identity, which marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence – in whose memory the exhibition was established – and the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush's arrival in Britain.
Banner image: Zita Holbourne by Joshua Senior, Black Writers Guild
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