DROP-IN SESSIONS

WEEK 4

Tuesday 23rd November

  • 7-8pm GMT: Talk: Art and Entrepreneurship in Times of Crisis, with Martin Atkins

    In this talk Martin Atkins will discuss how he realised the value of basic creativity & action.

    At the beginning of the lockdown in the USA, my friend’s coffee company had to close 7 physical locations - I invented the ‘stay the f*ck inside’ coffee brand in arty brown paper bags, hand screen-printed and signed, which disrupted the time lag of their supply chain - the bags and the brand helped to generate $15,000 for the coffee company and showed me the value of simple creativity coupled with action. 5 months later, it was a streamed concert to over 56 (and counting) venues who each share in 50% of their own community ticket sales - and a template for others to follow.

    Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavours and his 35+ years in the music business spans across genres, borders and industries. He was a member of Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke. He founded industrial supergroup Pigface, The Damage Manual, and Murder Inc., and has contributed to Nine Inch Nails (for which he has a Grammy) and Ministry. He is the owner of Invisible Records and Mattress Factory Recording Studios (est. 1988). He is the author of Tour:Smart, Welcome To The Music Business….You’re F*cked!” Band:Smart, and is the new Music Industries Coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur Illinois. Martin is a producer, drummer, documentary filmmaker, DJ, and father of four. Whatever the future of entrepreneurial music business education is, you can pretty much bet that he’ll be in the middle of it.

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85867819294?pwd=THE1OU1JTjBMQit1R0oyd3F4a3F1dz09

    Meeting ID: 858 6781 9294

    Passcode: 840313

    Captioned translation: https://inplaceofwar.spf.io/z/5p1ep

WEDNESDAY 24TH November

  • 7-8pm GMT: Panel Talk: Making Space: the Creation of Cultural Spaces for Activism, with Ruth Daniel, Njeri Mwangi, Valeria Duque, Abdelfattah Abusrour & Mambila Mageza

    *Spanish & Arabic Speakers*

    In this session, In Place of War CEO Ruth Daniel will explore the impact of developing cultural spaces as places for change and activism, drawing on her work travelling around the world with In Place of War. Joining the panel we have Njeri Mwangi (PAWA254, Kenya); Abdelfattah Abusrour (Alrowwad, Palestine); Valeria Duque (Elemento Illegal, Colombia) and Mambila Mageza (Trackside Creative, South Africa) who are all cultural leaders who have developed cultural spaces for social change, and who are all part of In Place of War’s network of change-maker organisations.

    The panel will discuss the impetus behind setting up these spaces, how they engage their audiences and the unique qualities of the spaces as well as the challenges involved. They will discuss the impact of these spaces on their communities and provide guidance and advice for people looking to set up their own space.

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84801959117?pwd=NzV6ZXJKREhPT2k0djg2KzVvK1Nudz09

    Meeting ID: 848 0195 9117

    Passcode: 496178

    Captioned translation: https://inplaceofwar.spf.io/z/6gamL

THURSDAY 25th November

  • 6-6:45pm GMT: Drop-in Wellbeing Event: Drawing for Wellbeing, with Liz Atkins

    Join artist & educator Liz Atkin for a relaxed drawing for wellbeing session.

    Liz reimagines her Compulsive Skin Picking and anxiety into drawings, photographs and performances. She is a mental health advocate and raises awareness for the disorder around the world. She has exhibited and taught in the UK, Europe, Australia, USA, Singapore and Japan. Her artwork and an archive of her advocacy for skin picking is held by the Wellcome Collection.

    Before the Covid-19 pandemic, she gave away more than 18,000 free #CompulsiveCharcoal newspaper drawings to commuters on public transport in London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Cologne and more. Liz teaches art in schools, hospitals, hospices, prisons, arts venues and universities. She is an ambassador for The Big Draw, the world’s largest drawing festival, focusing on the role of creativity for health and wellbeing.

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89265354506?pwd=dGhPeFovcFdZNXIzKzZ0dXJwcHhGZz09

    Meeting ID: 892 6535 4506

    Passcode: 370558

    Captioned translation: https://inplaceofwar.spf.io/z/8PwpU

FRIDAY 26TH November