Bring and Brag with Harold Offeh
Bring and Brag
with Harold Offeh
When: Sunday 9 June
Time: 12.00 – 3.00pm
Where: Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1ET
Ticket Price: Free, reservation essential
Join artist Harold Offeh and local members of the Black community on a journey through memory, history and objects within and beyond Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.
This lively community event promises a unique opportunity to reshape museum narratives by delving into fascinating local stories behind everyday objects in relation to Black Joy. Plus, experience Harold's personal call and response to objects in the museum collection.
Part funded by Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.
Part of our co-curated ‘BLACK JOY!’ programme within Knotty, a festival of performance for the adventurous from 6 to 16 June 2024.
Check out the full ‘BLACK JOY! Up Close and Personal’ programme on the Playing the Race Card website.
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Harold Offeh is an artist working in a range of media including performance, video, photography, learning and social arts practice. Offeh is interested in the space created by the inhabiting or embodying of histories. He employs humour as a means to confront the viewer with historical narratives and contemporary culture. He has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally including Tate Britain and Tate Modern, South London Gallery, Turf Projects, London, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, Wysing Art Centre, Studio Museum Harlem, New York, MAC VAL, France, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Denmark and Art Tower Mito.
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The museum is set within its own grounds with free parking.
There is flat access throughout the building for wheelchair users and for people with limited mobility.
There are passenger lifts and an accessible toilet.
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View the full Knotty 2024 Programme
