About this Event
TERN & Counterpoints Arts are delighted to invite you to witness the launch of more than a dozen new refugee-led ventures into London’s arts & creative sectors! Expect an evening of inspiration, connection, and celebration as a new wave of creative founders pitch their businesses and showcase their work.
Join fellow creative industry professionals and art lovers to support these emerging creatives by sharing your valuable feedback, ideas, and opportunities.
Where & When
? Date: Tuesday 30th April 2024
⏰ Time: 5:45PM - 9:00 PM (BST)
? Location: Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA
? Tickets: Register for your free ticket via Eventbrite.
What to expect
Entrepreneurs will pitch, display and demo their offerings in the following categories:
Events & Performance, including ?Olena Nesterenko, mind-blowing bubble artist & founder of L Show, and ?Racqueline Changunda, balloon garland stylist and founder of Meracqui Events.
Fashion & Products, including ?Anil Qasemi, activist, writer, and founder of wonderful hat retailer Hatopia, and ?Oksana & Oleksii Chauin, founders of Light Craft Family, a range of lovely oak LED nightlights manufactured in Ukraine and assembled by hand, with love, here in London.
Creative Communities, including ?Ravi Rasaiah, founder of Payanam and creator of a new photography course for refugees & asylum-seeking artists, and ☮️Khrystyna Oryschak, curator behind print shop Artists Against War.
Fine Arts, including painter ?Karina Kucherenko, and multimedia artist ?️Mariia Besuza
We are honoured to have curation expertise from Counterpoints, working alongside curator & TERN Alumni Tasala Seifi, to design a one-off exhibition showcasing original pieces by the fine artists.
Enjoy refreshments & live entertainment alongside the art, products, and pitches!
About TERN's Makers & Creators
TERN’s Makers & Creators is the UK’s first creative sector incubator for refugee artists, designers and makers. Over 5 immersive months, programme members develop their business, venture or brand. Starting with creating a roadmap to launch, cohort members build assets, develop their stories, and access targeted business support and opportunities that can lead to a sustainable creative career. The programme culminates with the Showcase event, where entrepreneurs pitch & demo their offerings to the public.
Makers & Creators is offered by TERN - The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network. TERN is an ambitious social enterprise on a mission to enable refugees to thrive through the power of their own ideas.
About Counterpoints
Counterpoints is a leading national organisation in the field of arts, migration and cultural change, on a mission to support and produce the arts by and about migrants and refugees, seeking to ensure that their contributions are recognized and welcomed within British arts, history and culture.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00