Life-affirming knowledge, skills, and power are abundant within so many communities that face marginalisation, oppression, and other injustices. We want to cherish and share these wisdoms as part of our opening series of events and activities.
About the workshop series
Linked to our opening exhibition How to Survive the Apocalyse, this workshop series Brings together a different group or voice for change each week. Knowledge is Survival will centre creative defiance and resistance tactics among communities facing challenges such as insecure housing, homelessness, and criminalisation of their way of life. Although the workshops won't exclusively focus on homelessness, they will address issues linked to homelessness and housing.
The workshops will bring together diverse groups to discuss and co-create pamphlets addressing critical questions and topics. Sessions will include inspiring talks, workshops, and pamphlet making. These pamphlets, inspired by initiatives in New York City, will distil workshop content into accessible formats for wider dissemination.
How to Survive the Apocalypse? We believe that many of the answers are already alive and in action within the communities that we welcome through the doors here at MoH. We want to both celebrate this creative and collective resistance as well as give people the opportunity to share these strategies of survival with their community and beyond.
About this week's Contributor
Surfing Sofas is Museum of Homelessness Poet in Residence, a hip-hop artist and poet who writes about homelessness and its related social issues to tackle stigma and raise awareness about the homelessness and housing crisis in the UK. His moving, lyrical, and prescient rhymes have seen him emerge as an influential voice in arts and homelessness circles, and beyond. He has been a long-standing collaborator with the museum and co-curator of the One Festival of Homeless Arts. Surfing Sofas is also a creative associate of Arts and Homelessness International and won their co-creative of year award in 2023. This landmark year also coincided with the release of his latest poetry collection Reflecting from the Sofa and his debut album Objects and Concepts.
About the Workshop
Surviving the Creative Industry
This workshop offers essential insights into navigating the creative landscape. Topics include budget planning, securing Arts Council funding for community arts projects, and engaging creativity segments to ensure interactive learning. Gain practical skills and strategies to survive as a creative and thrive in the world of the creative industry.