Shade Media was founded in 2019 by photographer Lou Mensah to create a space for Black artists and creative practitioners to talk about their work in their own way. This critically acclaimed podcast features interviews with artists, critics, writers and visionaries including John Akomfrah, Amy Sherald, Lauren Michele Jackson and Ekow Eshun. It's host Lou has been nominated as Best Arts and Culture Producer and also for the Grassroots Production Award in the 2024 AudioUK awards. She was named Producer of the Year by the UK Audio Network in 2024. Shade Podcast further garnered the Best Art Podcast gong at the 2021 British Podcast Awards. Shade Art Review, which debuted in September 2023, is a biweekly arts and culture magazine on Substack.
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Shade Media was founded in 2019 by photographer Lou Mensah to create a space for Black artists and creative practitioners to talk about their work in their own way. This critically acclaimed podcast features interviews with artists, critics, writers and visionaries including John Akomfrah, Amy Sherald, Lauren Michele Jackson and Ekow Eshun. It's host Lou has been nominated as Best Arts and Culture Producer and also for the Grassroots Production Award in the 2024 AudioUK awards. She was named Producer of the Year by the UK Audio Network in 2024. Shade Podcast further garnered the Best Art Podcast gong at the 2021 British Podcast Awards. Shade Art Review, which debuted in September 2023, is a biweekly arts and culture magazine on Substack.
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Enjoy our special episode which captures and reflects on a discussion on new approaches to sculpture outdoors which took place at the inaugural London Sculpture Week symposium at London Metropolitan University on 25th September 2024.
The discussion features contributions from the following speakers:
Jo Baxendale, Visual Arts Project Manager Fourth Plinth, Greater London Authority
Sarah Carrington, Deputy Director, The Line
Dr Libby Heaney, Artist, Frieze Sculpture
Stella Ioannou, Artistic Director, Sculpture in the City and Founding Director, Lacuna
Katie Schwab, Artist, The Line
Vanessa da Silva, Artist, Sculpture in the City
Dr Jacek Ludwig Scarso, Moderator and Deputy Director, CREATURE
Fatoş Üstek, Independent writer and curator, Frieze Sculpture
The LSW symposium was developed by The Line in collaboration with CREATURE at London Metropolitan University and supported by Arts Council England and Bloomberg Connects, the official digital partner for London Sculpture Week.
This episode is sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. The app gives access to over 550 free guides of museum, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and other art spaces around the world. Bloomberg Connects is the official digital guide for London Sculpture Week and presents free content for Frieze Sculpture, The Line, Sculpture in the City and the Fourth Plinth. Download the app to discover more.
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