Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering led by Michael Barnes-Wynters who will be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations whilst giving opportunities to get involved in future collaborative projects and publications. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges.
The theme of this session will be the Hotel Zimmer AI project - https://hotelzimmer.art/
About the hostMichael Barnes-Wynters holds a studio at The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences.Being a cultural connector and enabler, working with people from all walks of life and abilities is at the heart of Michael's activities. He continues to use socially engaged, performance and participatory-based strategies to make work that explores historical narratives and omissions, especially from his African diaspora, working class communities and migrant experiences in the UK. Michael's collaborative arts activities eloquently asks blunt, relevant and meaningful questions that tackle human suffrage, racism, gender exploitation, injustice, control and the hyper normalisation of humanity.
Accessibility
We operate a Safer spaces agreement during all meetings and events: Safer Spaces doc.Captions/transcripts are available to access from the menu in Zoom. This meeting won’t be recorded.If you would like to make us aware of any access needs or have any questions please email info@yvan.org.uk or complete this accessibility form.There will be a 10 minute break at 18:45, however as an unstructured social session there is freedom to take a break when you need it.
About YVAN
YVAN is an infrastructure body for the visual arts in Yorkshire and the Humber. We are founded on the creative vision of individual artists and arts organisations. We prioritise individual practitioners, artists networks, small-scale initiatives and the artist-led.YVAN are one of nine regions that make up Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN) England who are part of a national alliance of visual arts networks from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
