Attainment of Students and Staff: Senior Management in Conversation Fri, 13 March 2020 – 17:30 – 21:30 GMT Peckham Road Lecture Theatre, University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts – 45-65 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8UF The Group for the Equality of Minority Staff (GEMS) in collab with Shades of Noir present ‘Real…

‘Trigger Warning: Institute Ownership’ is a collaboration between Shades of Noir and CSM Museum Archive Collection. This educational group project has been established in order to support UAL wide student-led change and is supported by a social justice teaching framework that encourages critical dialogue. Designed by Shades of Noir with the CSM Archive team this…

Teaching at The University of the Arts Review The world I inhabit as an academic is a white world. I am a fresh water fish that swims in a sea water feeling the weight of the water… on my body.” Summons 1997:227 Words by Kerian Magloire  The Academic Futures event at Camberwell College was an…

Thursday 16 May – 17:00 – 20:30 Camberwell College of Art, Peckham Road.  Booking essential The University of the Arts is launching an investment in over 60 new academic posts.  It is seeking to attract creative art and design teaching academics of all backgrounds, and especially wishes to engage the interest of candidates from black…

We are inviting you to join us at the celebration event displaying some archived material of Shades of Noirs 10 years. Shades of Noir is proud to celebrate of a decade of growth, development and impact! This display of our archived history, at Central Saint Martins, showcases artefacts of where we have been, where we…

The Socio-Parasitology Manifesto, curated by Sabrina Mumtaz Hasan and Rayvenn D’Clark. Hosted by Shades of Noir, funded by Bow Arts, supported by University of the Arts London. Exhibited at Nunnery Gallery. Written by Iman Osman From the 11th-19th January 2019, The Socio-Parasitology Manifesto took over the Nunnery Gallery in East London, displaying the work of…

Conference review at The Royal College of Arts London   Words by Kerian Magloire What does it mean to decolonise the institution? It’s more than additional black and brown faces in white spaces. It’s the subjective experience of social invisibility which is one of the many by-products of a system that steers ‘our’ social structures…

Inside The Ivory Tower Narratives of women colour surviving and thriving in British academia #ITIT Book Launch Review At Central Saint Martin on Friday 10th November 2017 history was made. At one of the world’s most prestigious schools for art and creative development, 10 brave women came together to officially showcase to the world something…

The last Shades of Noir event was a panel discussion about Intersectionality in the film industry. We were joined by practitioners Grace Barber-Plentie, Joseph A Adesunloye and Laura Kirwan-Ashman. Intersectionality itself has recently become a buzzword, and when that happens to a word, it loses its meaning, becoming simply a way of separating good from…

Photograph by Mahaneela Choudhury-Ried. “What does well-being look like for young ethnic minorities in the creative world? How do we go about approaching mental health issues, self-care and well-being in ways that are intersectional? The burdens we carry, the emotional trauma that we have been through and our daily pressures vary in intensity from person…

If you missed it, no worries:  here is a summary of the event that took place at Wilsons Road Theatre at Camberwell College. Creatives of Colour in the Industry brought together a panel of practicing artists, designers, curators and journalists, to discuss what it’s like being a person of colour within the creative industries post-graduation…

Arts SU & SON Present: ‘Being A Creative Of Colour In The Industry’ Date: Tuesday 7th March Camberwell Time: 18:30 – 20.30pm Location: Wilson Rd Lecture Theatre, CCW Progression Centre, Camberwell College UAL, SE5 8LU, London Open to: UAL-Wide students only Join us for a panel discussion with practicing artists, designers, curators, etc on discussing…

Wednesday 22 March // 12.30 – 14.30 London College of Communication, SE1 6SB Intersectional Film  A conversation on the intersections of Gender, Race, and Identity in the Film Industry is a panel discussion of artists and professionals in the creative industries that maps our understanding of how intersectionality is represented in the film and television industry,…

Tuesday 7 March // 12.30 – 14.30 Ravensbourne, 6 Penrose Way, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0EW Intersectional Film  A conversation on the intersections of Gender, Race, and Identity in the Film Industry is a panel discussion of artists and professionals in the creative industries that maps our understanding of how intersectionality is represented in the film and television industry,…

Date: Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017 Time: 12.30 – 14.30 Room: HHG05, 272 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EY. Book Here! Queer black and Brown bodies are under threat. Everyday becomes a battle of survival for queer folks of colour, but our bodies are also under the threat of not surviving history. The history of queerness in eastern…

14 October 2016, Friday, 272 High Holborn. Academia promises to be a world of merit, where all that should matter is your work and dedication towards your field. But anyone who lives outside the ivory tower of the white skin would tell you a very different story. According HEIDI (the Higher Education Information Database for…

“I can’t separate my queerness or my gender from my blackness” This discussion took place at UAL’s Central Saint Martin’s alongside four panellists: Susuana Amoah (@Susuana_xx), who previously worked as the NUS National Women’s Officer and is now currently doing her masters degree in Gender and Media at the University of Sussex. She was also…

Shades of Noir started off the new term with a challenging yet extremely significant panel discussion called “Who Am I? An exploration of the arts community” talking about Diversity in the Arts, its presence today and what the future can or should look like in the creative industries. As new students embark on a fresh…

Date: Wednesday, 26th October Time: 12.30 – 14.00 Are women and non-binary folk portrait in black history?Is this representation fair? What does this mean to the mediatisation of black history month? Black History month is celebrated across the nation. However it seems to mainly focus on historical achievement by male activist. “The most unprivileged person…

Strategies to tackle gender inequality in higher education fail to acknowledge intersecting factors of race and gender and so rarely meet the needs and interests of women of colour. Black Sister Network, a dedicated resource within Black British Academics, was created in 2014 to promote sisterhood, solidarity and self-empowerment among women on colour in academia. This ground-breaking event,…

Win a chance to have dinner with some of the most influential creatives in the industry. The dinner will be held at a prestigious location in London and is hosted by shades of noir as part of UAL graduate week. To enter, you must submit a 250 – 500 word article OR 3 – 5…

“Why does race matter in the learning environment?” was one of the events that Shades of Noir supported as part of the “Diversity Matters” awareness week, held at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London (UAL), High Holborn. The panel included academics; Jennifer Williams- Baffoe and Lawrence Lartey, the UAL Student Union Educational…

London, United Kingdom | Room HHG05, London College of Fashion, High Holborn, WC1V 7EY Wednesday, 17 February 2016 from 12:15 to 14:00 (GMT) “We also use dress, consciously or unconsciously, as one of the ways in which we project ourselves, the self we wish to present to the world, the group with which we desire to be associated.…

16 March  Chelsea College of Arts, UAL  How does creative practice and education value the narratives of the nuances of feminisms? ‘Much contemporary debate has posed the question of the relation between race and gender, in terms that attempt to parallel race and gender divisions. It can be argued that as processes, racism and sexism…

This event was hosted on Tuesday 24th November 2015 12.30 – 2pm, Room Lecture Theatre C, London College of Communication.  The last few SoN events centred around race, religion and free speech. In the pre-panel interview, panelist Aaqil Ahmed expressed his ideas on how the media portrays Muslim folk and people of colour. Issues such as linking…

Funding for the Arts was hosted on Wednesday 28 October 2015 at Central Saint Martins, UAL.  Althea Efunshile, Deputy Chief Executive – Arts Council England Althea Efunshile was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the Arts Council in 2012, after joining the Arts Council in January 2007 as Chief Operating Officer. Althea has responsibility for operational…

Tuesday 24th November 2015 12.30 – 2pm, Room Lecture Theatre C, London College of Communication. Lunch provided. BOOK BELOW TERMS OF REFERENCE – Resource pack Trevor Phillips, former equality chief  officer stated ‘the media have become “terrified” of discussing race issues and multiculturalism has become a “racket”. Social media was subsequently set ablaze with a visible division of…

TICKETS HERE  Funding for the Arts: Resource pack Come and join Shades of Noir and SUARTS for their first Lunch Time Discussion. The Art and Creative Industry sector is under extreme pressure as the government prepares to cut up 40% funding in the November spending review. Many of the institutions that will suffer, rely heavily…

Phase 2 Launch Event: Shades of Noir hosted a special launch event to introduce our new website, bringing together many of our contributors and supporters to both celebrate the occasion, as well as continue the conversation around inclusion and diversity. Guest speakers on the evening included a range of staff members, graduates as well as…

Shades of Noir has been nominated for The Best Diversity Resource Award for The Excellence in Diversity Awards 2015! The Excellence in Diversity Awards, in association with the National Diversity Awards proudly present an exclusive awards ceremony that honours the remarkable work of inclusive employers and unsung diversity champions across the UK. The Excellence in…