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Welsh Ballroom Community

September 2023 – May 2024

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund

As part of the public programme for AM10, we worked in partnership with venues to develop a series of projects with communities. These were realised in response to the themes and ideas present in the practice and works on display from each of the seven artists. The projects took multiple forms while communities also contributed to our podcast series and the production of interpretative labels shown in the galleries.

Credit: RAVEN DJ workshop. Photography - Hannah Tottle

Credit: RAVEN DJ workshop. Photography - Hannah Tottle

 

 

 

 

Raven Spiteri, a member of the Welsh Ballroom Community, worked in response to Naomi Rincon Gallardo‘s work with Chapter through a series of extended four-by-four-hour workshops. These included a DJ workshop led by Raven herself, a Body Confidence workshop by Tayo & Supreme Milan, a Queer Performance workshop by Ivy Kelly, and a Queer Fungi Talk, along with a Collage Image and Zine Making Workshop by Izzy McLeod. Raven produced a photo-essay publication from the four workshops. Additionally, the project involved 12 participants in activities, including four workshops, four interviews for inclusion in a podcast, a text produced as a ‘para-label,’ and one public tour.

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A polaroid of three white masks with string placed over them.
A blurry polaroid of a person with long hair.
A polaroid of a person sat on the floor wearing a white mask. They're also holding up a white mask in each hand, to each side of their head.
A polaroid of a person wearing a white mask. They're also holding a white mask.
A polaroid of fungi books and mushrooms.
A polaroid of a table with paints, cups and other materials on top.
A polaroid of people sat around a table, taking part in a creative workshop.
A polaroid of a woman holding up fungi publications. She is smiling and wearing a black t-shirt with a yellow mushroom graphic on it.
A polaroid of a woman posing on the floor in front of a red curtain. She is wearing black sunglasses and red dress.
A polaroid of a woman posing with her hand above her head in front of a red curtain wearing a black fluffy scarf and a satin scarf as a top.
A polaroid of a man with a beard infront of a red curtain wearing a black fedora hat, black sunglasses and a black fluffy jacket.

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