Are you interested in art, activism and the environment? Join this free creative workshop to explore climate justice through creativity alongside like-minded young people.
We'll explore the use of art and photography to address questions of climate justice and the health of the planet, inspired by Autograph's current exhibition Mónica de Miranda: The Island. You’ll get to work with contemporary artist Angela YT Chan, who uses art to address climate issues and 'green' ideas, who will guide you to explore what strategies work and which ones are not so useful. Together, we'll make a zine visualising possible greener, fairer futures. No previous experience is needed, just come along, and join in!
Bring along to the workshop any materials that relates to how you understand climate change. This could be newspaper clippings of headlines, articles, stickers, photos, a memory or thought handwritten on a piece of paper. These will be conversation starters as we create our zine using text and images.
Don't have a printer or photocopier? No problem! Before the workshop, email us anything you want to include and we'll print it out for you. This workshop is aimed at 14 – 19 year olds, but young people up to the age of 25 are welcome to come along too. This event is free, all materials will be provided.
Have any questions? We'd love to hear from you, get in touch at learning@autograph-abp.co.uk.
Angela YT Chan is an independent researcher, curator and artist. Her work reconfigures power in relation to the inequity of climate change, through self-archiving, rethinking geographies and speculative fiction. Her recent research-art commissions span climate framings, water scarcity and conflict, and has held residencies with Arts Catalyst, FACT/Jerwood Arts’ Digital Fellowship and Sonic Acts’ environmental research residency.
Since 2014, Angela has produced curatorial projects and workshops as Worm: art + ecology, collaborating with artists, activists and youth groups. She co-founded the London Chinese Science Fiction Group and co-directs the London Science Fiction Research Community. Angela is also a research consultant, having worked in international climate and cultural policy and on climate and sustainability projects for major cultural institutions. Angela holds a joint honours undergraduate in History of Art and Scandinavian Studies with Norwegian (UCL) and an MA in Climate Change: History, Culture, Society (KCL).
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Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.
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