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Curatorial Fellow 2024 @delawarr X @flatland_projects
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In my nearly 20 years of teaching I have worked with so many awesome students along the way. It is always a pleasure to see them grow. Sometimes there are teaching experiences and groups that stay with you, and this group was one of those. Class of 2008, the first group of students I had seen go through a whole course. With some amazing colleagues @nickyhaines @fionabridgland @josepi777 we all came together to put on this exhibition at the Custard Factory in Birmingham. It was hard work, stressful and crazy, but memories that have lasted me long into my teaching career.

This is why I do it. These reminders often come along with perfect timing.

#ff1forever

@imogen_frost @barrybeek @gergana.g_photography @emily.higgins__ @josephjinks @shetypewrites and all the others I can’t tag but are out there somewhere..!

🎥 credit: Kristi Harrison @shetypewrites

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2025 - Portrait Edition II

1. Summer Chilling, Malta
2. Rooftop Pooling, Malta
3. 5 mins before stage call with Dr Meaker at Hootenanny, Brixton
4. The cutest lil pup, St. John’s, Antigua
5. She’s so vain, but she’s the little sis so let’s get it ❤️, Antigua
6. Obligatory beach selfie, Runaway Bay, Antigua
7. The beauty of the sea is unmatched, especially in Antigua
8. More beach strolls and smiles, Long Bay Beach, Antigua
9. The Studios powerhouse gals (Marie, Marina & Emma) plotting cool shit, Somerset House, London
10. Twerking on Khurshid in the pub, London
11. Tapas and cocktails, Torremolinos
12. About to hit the town with Sam, Torremolinos
13. Giant palms, soft skies and cute staircases, Torremolinos
14. Perched in the Alcazaba fortress, Málaga
15. Daddy’s birthday, Antigua
16. My winter obsession - extra large scarf by Charles Jeffrey
17. Bathroom selfies with Yvonne and Harry, Camberwell, London
18. Martin & I trying to sing along to what was the most interesting rendition of Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars at pub karaoke I’ve ever heard 😂, Soho, London

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First place that comes into your head…GO!
Comment below!⬇️
I’m making a wall of buildings to try and get a glimpse of what buildings might share that affect us negatively or positively. What’s yours? Why?
#architecture #builtenvironment #townplanning

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2025 - Landscape Edition

1. London city skyline with a springtime sunset backdrop, Canary Wharf
2. Lift selfie, New Wing, Somerset House
3. Waiting on the shuttle boat to dinner, Antigua
4. Shaun’s final earthly resting place 🤍, Ffryes Beach, Antigua
5. Bush rum. Those two shots had me GONE 🤭, Dominica
6. Titou Gorge, Dominica
7. Antigua is just… uggghhh 🏝️☀️
8. Love & Basketball outdoor cinema screening with darling Natalie (complete with us singing along), Rooftop East, Stratford, London
9. Favourite festival crowd with @drmeaker - Love Trails, Wales
10. Lobster paella 🤤, Torremolinos
11. Club nights mirror selfie, España
12. A most enjoyable town beach, Nerja, Spain
13. Bristol Uni reunion/goodbye: Ben & Raj, London
14. One of the best live art performances (and evenings overall! - shout out to @klara_kofen & @poet_mechanic for curating), Horse Hospital, London
15. Scottish Whisky tasting with Ronny, Eve Bar, London
16. More incredible live performance art. Work in progress, Somerset House Studios, London
17. Afterparty with Sarah & Haz, Peckham, London

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The previous recipient of the DLWP x FLATLAND Curatorial Fellowship, Harry Leek, launches his new audio project, 'Mooching Studies...'

Developed during the Curatorial Fellowship, 'Mooching Studies...' is an evolving series of audio interviews and walking conversations with artists, set against shifting landscapes.

Each study consists of a recorded 'Mooch' - a walk and talk with between curator and artist, reflecting on artistic practice, moments of personal memory, shifts in urban developments and landscapes, and the ways artists contribute to and are shaped by the places they move through.

The first episode follows artist @_richardlockett exploring the subtle ways a place can alter us- how walking, repetition, and everyday movements shape our thinking. Moving through Bexhill, Richard reflects on the shifts that occur when you immerse yourself in a landscape, and how place influences the way we make work.

🎧 Listen and learn more on our blog - link in bio

Music by @georgeboorman

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Before the winter break, Year 2 MFA Curating students organised the final workshop of the term: Curating the Im(material): Practices, Approaches, and Ethical Futures.

Devised by @hawazin.o, @shannon__best , Mei Chen, @greenbarbenheimer, @danieldevela, @esther_916916, @oh__by, @rooparkes, @hsintien____ , @amber_yovoy and @x1yuxu_ , working with @irene_revell , the workshop explored the varied approaches to and potentialities of curating the non-object.

Across three days, the workshop examined a shift away from curating fixed objects towards open-ended processes, ephemeral experiences, and relational forms. Focusing on performance, sound, digital media, and socially-informed practices, students considered how curatorial work can activate somatic, sensorial, and affective dimensions while remaining grounded in material conditions such as labour, infrastructures, institutions, and energy systems.

Day 1 foregrounded digital and immersive practices negotiating personal, communal, cultural identity. With an introduction to Somerset Studios @somersethousestudios with curators @marina_doriti8 and @barrybeek, The day concluded with an exhibition tour of @ladydangfua THE DELUSION at @serpentineuk North with curator @licklemore_ , the day examined how digitally mediated works are ethically housed, exhibited, and archived across physical and online contexts.

Day 2 turned to sound as a connective medium, historic repository, and site of attentive listening. Talks and exercises with @sira36abaqi and @lisa_hall_ explored listening as an embodied, political, and curatorial practice, before expanding into a case study on ruangrupa, examining commons based curatorial models.

Day 3 centred walking, ecology, and socially-engaged practice. Through Janet Cardiff’s The Missing Voice, followed by Learning Collaboration with Fungi by @lenka_vrablikova and Elspeth Mitchell, and a workshop by @everymouthneeds (@elishafall_ & @flemboyant_flemingo), the day explored movement, food, and collaboration as curatorial methodologies for imagining care, kinship, and belonging.

Thank you to all contributors and hosts for a generous and generative week of conversations.

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✨We’re beyond excited to introduce our panel of Guest Curators who will select works for our upcoming Art Swap at @thearthouselive in March. Buy a board! Link in Bio.

@emmafineman is a London-based artist working across painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. She holds an MA in Painting with distinction from the Royal College of Art (2018). Fineman has presented solo exhibitions in London and has been included in major group exhibitions including the John Moores Painting Prize and Bloomberg New Contemporaries. Her work has received multiple awards and residencies and is held in public and private collections internationally.

@nicolasdeshayes lives and works in Dover. Working primarily with sculpture, his practice explores materiality, bodies, and systems through casting processes using bronze, iron, and earthenware. His work has been shown internationally, including at Tate St Ives and Modern Art London, and is held in major public collections.

@josarthistory is an art historian, curator and podcaster. She is currently Lead Curator at Acrylicize, where she commissions emerging artists worldwide. She is the host and founder of the iTunes top 5 Visual Arts Podcast, Jo’s Art History Podcast. Her work centres around liberating art from the ‘white cube’ and bringing it into everyday spaces.

@giacormac a Director at Gathering in London, and since the gallery’s inception in 2022 has contributed to the delivery of 60 exhibitions and fair presentations worldwide featuring the work of more than 80 artists. Drawing on her background as a Registrar, she publishes a Substack and monthly newsletter dedicated to sharing free, practical resources for early-career artists

@barrybeek is a London-based arts worker supporting artists through process-led, collaborative approaches. More interested in how art is produced and how learning happens through making, his curatorial practice focuses on generating connection. He currently works as Residency Producer at Somerset House Studios, and previously was the 2024 Curatorial Fellow at De La Warr Pavilion and Flatland Projects. Image Credit: Nina Manandhar (2023)

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ANNOUNCING DLWP X FLATLAND CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP

We are pleased to announce HARRY LEEK as the second recipient of DLWP X FLATLAND Curatorial Fellowship.

Harry Leek is an arts worker with a specialism in artist support and studio practice. He is currently Residency Producer at Somerset House Studios, where he delivers the artist residencies and development programmes.

Coming from a less traditional academic background, Harry is interested in alternative curatorial models and approaches, and is curious about the systems in which art is produced, and how we may shift focus from final outcomes and bolster the processes around how work is made.

The six-month Curatorial Fellowship comes at a pivotal moment in Harry’s practice, bringing his work to a new context within the Bexhill area. During the fellowship, he plans to deepen his curatorial experience whilst connecting with local networks, initiatives, and artists.

Congratulations to Harry – we look forward to welcoming him to the thriving Bexhill creative community!

Image Credit: Nina Manandhar (2023)

@barrybeek @flatland_projects @beechingroadstudios @coastalculturetrail @josephconstable @urbanbenurban @joaorodriguesconceicao @talentaccelerator_

This programme has been supported by Arts Council England and Rother District Council.

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