In Conversation With – Jade Hylton

A COVER LETTER OF REFLECTION

I recently applied for a new position as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion board member at The Charleston House. I had to write why I felt I would fit the position and writing the cover letter gave me the opportunity to really reflect on all my work and successes over the last 5/6 years. ItContinue reading “A COVER LETTER OF REFLECTION”

READ ME: ART EDITION

I was honoured to be asked to be celebrated as a Black Artist in the second edition of READ ME. I don’t want to give too much away, why read it here when you can read it in the magazine itself? Editor’s Note:“Welcome to the latest issue of “READ ME,” where we explore the vibrantContinue reading “READ ME: ART EDITION”

Panelling for City Girl Network

One day I was typing away on my computer, my usual space of work; replying to emails, booking new clients and throwing together artwork for an event of some sort. When I got an email through from Brighton City Girl Networks’ Pippa Moyle. She told me how she had been following my career; the projectsContinue reading “Panelling for City Girl Network”

Black Brighton Market; Where it began & Where it is now.

Black Brighton Market has been something I have been working on in my mind for a good few years now, It was inspired from a previous project of mine which, financially and planning wise, was a lot simpler. When I initially came up with the idea of BBM I kept it quiet for a while,Continue reading “Black Brighton Market; Where it began & Where it is now.”

Sussex Universities’ Festival of Ideas – Talking about Finding Home – with Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Wasi Daniju and Tendai Lewis

Sharing personal journeys and insights from their respective crafts, the panellists explore what it means to bear witness, produce work and build communities at this current conjuncture, and offer ideas for collective ways of working, while resisting racism and oppression. They will examine survival strategies, giving advice and important food for thought for others inContinue reading “Sussex Universities’ Festival of Ideas – Talking about Finding Home – with Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Wasi Daniju and Tendai Lewis”