20/20: Futures symposium

The 20/20: Futures symposium will bring together artists, partners and supporters to both celebrate and reflect on the many outcomes of 20/20 – an ambitious 3-year programme that took place between 2021 and 2024. The symposium will feature artists’ presentations and critical discussions focused on learnings from 20/20 one year on, with opportunities to experience the 20/20: Futures exhibition.  

Combining artist residencies with artistic commissioning at scale, 20/20 sought to catalyse artists’ careers and change in collections. Between 2022 and 2024, 20 emerging and mid-career artists identifying as black, brown, Asian, global majority and/or people of colour, took up residencies with 20 public art collections, leading to 20 new permanent acquisitions and a 20/20 print portfolio gifted to each collection partner. 

The one-day symposium will feature artists’ presentations and critical discussion focused on the learnings from 20/20 a year after the end of the project, and a chance to view the 20/20: Futures exhibition, featuring work from all 20 artists’ residencies across London College of Fashion, UAL’s East Bank ground floor gallery, mezzanine and lower ground spaces.  

We look forward to sharing reflections on the individual and institutional changes catalysed by the 20/20 programme, as well as exploring ongoing challenges and future opportunities for collaboration.  

 20/20 artists are:  

Adham Faramawy 

Aqsa Arif 

Billy Dosanjh 

Bindi Vora 

Christopher Samuel 

Cora Sehgal Cuthbert 

Curtis Holder 

Gayle Chong Kwan 

Habib Hajallie 

Hannah Sabapathy 

Holly Graham 

Jamila Prowse 

Jessica Ashman 

Karen McLean 

Madi Acharya-Baskerville 

Sarah Maple 

Shenece Oretha 

Sonya Dyer 

Yuen Fong Ling 

Zoë Tumika 

20/20 was led by artist susan pui san lok (UAL Professor in Contemporary Art and Director, Decolonising Arts Institute) and delivered with the 20/20 team (Martine Rouleau, Rebecca Gremmo, Ramatoulie Bobb and Maya Little), generously supported with funding from Freelands Foundation, Arts Council England and UAL.   

20/20: Futures is an exhibition collaboratively developed by the Decolonising Arts Institute with the LCF Cultural Programming team and generously supported by the Cheng-Lan Foundation. 

Visitor information

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Credits

Image 1: Holly Graham, The Warp/The Weft/The Wake Exhibition Launch, Courtesy of Manchester Art Gallery, Photographer: Ahmani Vidal

Image 2: Upper Gallery, Cartwright Hall, Sarah Maple 2024

Image 3: Gayle Chong Kwan, The Taotie 1st Annual Ritual, Photographer: Cliff Armstrong

Image 4: Aqsa Arif, The Trophy Cupboard, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum