It’s been a long, long time. For obvious reasons, trying to make in times of chaos is not always easy, but let this be a start. Let it say what I cannot find the words to.
#traditionalart #fineart #painting #installation #inthemaking #paintalong #paintwithme #folkart #folklore #artforpeace #artandculture #culturaldemocracy #contemproraryart #newart #artnews #crisis #thinkingthroughmaking
Working with traditional cross stitch again, seeking to unite two parts of me and many others that are torn apart.
#crosstitch #traditionalart #folklore #traditionalstitches #craft #sewing #stitching #folkcraft #embroidery #folkembroidery #redandblue #costume #traditionalclothes #traditionalcostume #folkcostume #storytelling #byhand
Sketchbook favourites from London, Krakow and Budva ❤️
Speaking to @artyanes recently, I heard it echoed back to me - “you are a woman with a girl inside piecing together parts of her life, searching for what feels like a lost home” through words, fragments of drawings.
It touched me deeply and these are perhaps some of those fragments. I am still imagining what this tapestry of belonging looks like, by touch and by feeling, rather than through the mind.
Thank you for the insight. It is still unfolding daily ❤️🩹
Some of you will find familiar views from bridges, from @waxbrew , from town centres. People, animals, pieces of a constantly evolving home.
Save the date – Thursday 2 April! ⭐️⭐️
Short documentary about Elena Juzulenaite is coming to the IZBA Arts YouTube channel! She is a Lithuanian multidisciplinary artist and London-based community activist exploring collective creativity and community-engaged art. 🖼️
The film is part of the Central and Eastern European Photography Club project, created in collaboration with Rosetta Arts, Centrala, and Roma Support Group.
The premiere took place at the “Fragments of Home: Eastern European Stories from Newham” exhibition in London.
Film features Elena Juzulenaite
Directed & filmed by MIRIAM @miriamfilm
Produced by Ella Natalia Hopkins @ellanataliahopkins
Edited by Sam Hopkins @samhopkins_editor
Colour grade by Katarzyna Przado & LNDN przadok @lndn.film
Special thanks:
Moonshine Film (Jack Smith, Kosta & Alfie Peter) @moonshinefilm
Cooke Optics @cookeoptics
Kit Mackenzie & Conor Chalk
#izbaarts #expat #easterneuropean
I am so proud to announce that together with an incredible team of @re.thinking.eastern.europe artists we are coming to @photolondonfair in May.
Rethinking Eastern Europe is an art collective and collaborative platform for artists exploring the notion of the “Eastern Bloc”, challenging misconceptions, stereotypes and views associated with that region.
Rethinking Eastern Europe stemmed from my personal and professional desire to connect, unlearn and rethink. As one of my project participants said to me a few years ago: “Eastern Europe is not a place, it’s a period in time.” This has been a guiding idea when founding the collective.
REE has been growing organically over the last couple of years, and now we are a platform of 50 artists, with 12 of us coming to Photo London. Rooted in lived experiences of migration and post-socialist identity, we explore themes of memory, belonging, intergenerational history, and shifting geopolitical landscapes.
Thank you to @__sophie.parker__ for inviting us for this year’s edition of the fair
Come and see the incredible work by
Alexandra Joanna Baker @al3xba_art
Diana Serban @battlegrounds19
Ksenia Kazintseva @@essentialaspects@tinysassyspoon
Laura Bivolaru @laura_bivolaru
Magda Kuca @kuca_magda
Maria Gvardeitseva @maria.gvard
Marcelina Amelia @marcelinaamelia
Michaela Nagyidaiová @michaelanagyidaiova
Paulina Korobkiewicz @pakropka
Vera Hadzhiyska @verahadzhiyska
Zula Rabikowska @zula.ra
Zsuzsanna Ida Papp @papp_ida_zsuzsanna
#art #Photography #rethinkingeasterneurope
Ksenia Kazintseva, the artist coordinating Wandsworth's Maslenitsa Festival, tells us what to expect from this traditional celebration, including delicious food from the former Eastern Bloc region, hands on drop-in workshops for all ages, educational talks, and singing performances! 🍲💃🎶
Get ready to dive into Maslenitsa, an Eastern European traditional celebration saying goodbye to winter and welcoming in spring!💮🌻Join this weekend of celebrations for dance performances, food, music, free family workshops and talks by artists from across the former Eastern Bloc.
"Funding from London Borough of Culture and Wandsworth Council has really helped us pull together this festival ... for the first time to bring together so many Eastern European artists from the borough and also from across London, to take part in this event and create a sense of belonging for the Eastern European community." - Ksenia
🔗To find out more about Maslenitsa, visit the link in our bio!
@izbaarts@tinysassyspoon@essentialaspects
IZBA Arts is re-launching its Youtube channel! 🤩
We’re kicking off with a short documentary series, Artist Portraits, featuring Eastern European artists living and working in the UK.
You’ll discover talented photographers, fine artists and mixed-media creatives who will share thoughts on their artistic practice, identity and experiences as expat artists in Britain. ✨
The first episode with Paulina Korobkiewicz premieres on the 28th February. 📷
Save the date, link in the bio.
#izbaarts #arts #youtube #expat
IZBA is growing, and so is the team behind it! 🤩
Ella Natalia Hopkins, a Polish-born, London-based producer, filmmaker and podcaster, brings her show, From The Bloc, to the IZBA platform. Stay tuned for more episodes, a new season is launching soon!
Creative Director Ksenia, who’s been running IZBA thus far will continue shaping its artistic programme with support from our dedicated volunteers and authors.
There’s also more to come on our socials. Alex Baker, artist and community producer, joins IZBA as Social Media & Community Manager. She’ll be keeping you posted on upcoming events.
We’re so excited to be expanding the team and bringing you even more content and experiences ✨
#izba #arts #community #expat
We’re excited to share that From the Bloc podcast is now joining forces with Izba Arts. 🥳
From the beginning, we always wanted From the Bloc to reach further and become more. Joining forces with Izba Arts feels like a natural next step, and we can’t wait to create a bigger space for the expat community together.
We’re looking forward to share more from the community and introduce the people behind the project.✨
#fromthebloc #art #expat #community
Quick sketchbook tour of a really special 3-week trip exploring Uzbekistan, meeting incredible people and seeing beautiful art across Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva ✨ 🎨 ✏️
#uzbekistan #plenair #travellingartist
