Fat Life Drawing X The Civic
THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER
We are going to be running a series of collaborative classes with the wonderful Fat Life Drawing throughout the No Boundaries season.
Fat Life Drawing is made up of Emily and Isobel; two sisters living in London and Harrogate who put together FLD after finding that most life drawing sessions lacked diversity and inclusivity.
Their goal has been to create a comfortable and safe, judgement-free space for like-minded creatives to come together.
They have been running virtual classes since June 2020 and have raised over £21,000 for various charities and fundraisers.
The sessions are conducted over Zoom, with a link being sent out to participants a short time beforehand.
We hope you can join us!
Civic Garden Party
SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2021
Our annual Garden Party which takes place in Mandela Gardens (the space right next to The Civic) is a free, daytime event for families and residents to enjoy some live performance in the open air.
This year tickets need to be booked through our box office so each family can have their own dedicated bench to watch the fantastic shows we have on offer!
Shows include “Grow” by Kapow Dance Circus Theatre and “The Three Musketeers” by Morgan & West.
Civic Garden Party
SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2021
Our annual Garden Party which takes place in Mandela Gardens (the space right next to The Civic) is a free, daytime event for families and residents to enjoy some live performance in the open air.
We are still in the process of putting together all the happenings for this event, but shows will include dance/theatre piece “Grow” by Kapow Dance, that looks at the power of nature to rejuvenate, take over spaces and grow through the cracks. There will also be live magic from Morgan and West with their new show The Three Musketeers.
Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk
SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST – FRIDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2021
Tues – Sat: 10am – 4pm
Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk looks at how fashion creatives are embracing inclusivity and body positivity by exploring five key themes: size, gender, age, race and disability. Visitors will learn how the industry is calling into question existing practice and why it must address diversity from the inside out to reappraise contemporary ideals of beauty.
Body Beautiful: Curator / Artist Talks
TUESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2021
Join the curator of Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk and other industry experts for a panel discussion addressing diversity and inclusion within the fashion industry.
More information coming soon!
Poor Lass TalkS
24 SEPTEMBER 2021
Poor Lass started out as a collective run zine in 2012, created by Seleena Laverne Daye and Em Ledger. Its aim was to boost the visibility of working-class stories and experiences within DIY feminist, queer and punk cultures. The zine covered topics such as work, family, education, neighbourhoods, race, health, identity and relationships.
Since 2018, Poor Lass has also become a podcast which provides the ability to discuss prominent cultural, social and political events, from a working-class perspective, as they occur. Seleena & Em are passionate about lifting the voices of the working classes and providing a platform for us all to learn more about the intersectionalities surrounding it which make us the people we are.
Disability & Representation online debate
SEPTEMBER 2021
Taking place online for Barnsley College Industry Week and/or Off the Shelf.
Speakers to include;
- Toy Like Me (advocate of disability in toy design),
- Limbo Foundation (designers and manufacturers of fun prosthetic limbs for children) Adaptive fashion designers, (Squeeze Collective, Able Label or Kintusgi)
The Museum of Transology
ONLINE EXHIBITION, 3RD SEPTEMBER 2021 – 31ST MARCH 2022
The Museum of Transology (MoT) is the UK’s most significant collection of material culture surrounding trans, non-binary and intersex lives. Participants have complete freedom to choose the object they wish to donate to represent their gender experiences. Each object has a brown tag attached to it with a hand-written message explaining its significance.
The collection halts the erasure of trans lives from history, tackles the misrepresentation of trans people in the political sphere, and combats the spectacularization of trans bodies and experiences by the mainstream media.
Mark Leeming – Bearded Brutes
SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST – SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2021
Tues – Sat: 10am – 4pm
Bearded Brutes is a collection of vivid photographic portraits bursting with colour, sparkle and beards. Combining the masculinity of the bearded male with the camp flamboyance of heavy make-up and theatrical poses. The collection presents an enjoyable, offbeat insight into juxtapositions of modern masculinity.
This was a personal project that organically grew into a collection of 24 kitsch portraits. Each piece was created using costume, makeup, props and digital manipulation.
Mark Leeming – Bearded Brutes
SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST – SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2021
Bearded Brutes is a collection of vivid photographic portraits bursting with colour, sparkle and beards. Combining the masculinity of the bearded male with the camp flamboyance of heavy make-up and theatrical poses. The collection presents an enjoyable, offbeat insight into juxtapositions of modern masculinity.
This was a personal project that organically grew into a collection of 24 kitsch portraits. Each piece was created using costume, makeup, props and digital manipulation.
No boundaries – zine launch
11 SEPTEMBER 2021
To celebrate all that No Boundaries is and in keeping with our annual tradition, throughout the first half of this year we have been creating a Zine which binds together interviews, features and creative writing from some of the artists that make up this programme of work.
This has been kindly supported by ASOS.
The zine includes a feature on the wonderful Fat Life Drawing, our integrated theatre company Cross The Sky as well as an inside look at Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk our headline exhibition for this programme.
We are officially launching a limited edition run of these zines alongside the launch of The Way Ahead public artwork.
We also wrote a blog delving into the history of zines which you can read here.
