Name: Echoes of Lives, Past - Artists' Talk
Start: 2026-04-29T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-29T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Artworks East

Join us for a special artists’ talk accompanying this exhibition by the UAL Alumni of Colour Association and artists from the UAL Showcase.
About this Event

This exhibition emerges from a mentorship programme pairing alumni volunteers with graduating students.

The talk will be led by Alessandro Babalola — Award-winning actor, writer, director and Co-Chair at Soho Theatre.

Echoes of lives, past

The presentation explores the notion of cultural memory as it intersects with personal experience driven by markers such as resistance, ecologies, medical bias, media bias, racial imbalance, memory, patriarchy, and punk. The artists represented in this show have chosen themes that reflect a wide archetype of emotions that fuel challenge, reclamation and reimagination of social and cultural inconsistencies, paving way for new knowledge-systems.

Artists

Celine Asmar

Farwa Tahir

Finley Gilzene

Mahshid Salehnezhad

Omalola Mau

Calvin Chinthaka

Skai Campbell

Nina Grazette

Malak Mattar

Freda Igiogbe

Anisha Sarah Arun

The UAL Alumni of Colour Network is a collaborative community that aims to support people of colour in the creative industries.

Run by alumni volunteers, the association organises supportive events throughout the year. These feature inspirational speakers and are a great chance to meet like-minded creatives.

ArtWorks East is a creative hub located in the heart of Leyton. Designed to foster collaboration and spark inspiration, our space brings together artists, designers, filmmakers, editors, and creatives of all kinds under one roof.