We’re delighted to share that Chiara Camoni, featured in our exhibition In Our Hands, has been selected to represent Italy at the 61st Venice Biennale (2026). Her project Con te con tutto, curated by Cecilia Canziani, will explore themes of co-creation, material transformation, and collective making; ideas central to our own programme.
We mark the passing of Jo Ann Bland, a lifelong civil rights activist whose courage as a child helped shape one of the most important chapters in the struggle for voting rights in the United States.
Raised in Selma, Alabama, Bland joined the Civil Rights Movement at just eight years old. By the age of eleven she had already been arrested numerous times while participating in non-violent protests against racial segregation and voter suppression. On 7 March 1965 she marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during what became known as Bloody Sunday, when peaceful demonstrators were violently attacked by state troopers. The events in Selma helped galvanise national support for the passage of the Voting Rights Act later that year.
Bland spent the rest of her life preserving the memory of the movement and educating new generations about the importance of civic participation and democratic rights. Through public speaking, education programmes, and the work of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma, she ensured that the stories of the young “foot soldiers” of the movement would not be forgotten.
At a moment when democratic institutions and civil rights continue to face challenges around the world, Bland’s life remains a powerful reminder that social change is often carried forward by ordinary people with extraordinary courage.
Rest in power.
“god grant me the serenity to accept the things that are so over, the courage to say fuck it we ball, and the wisdom to know we are so fucking back”
MARIJKE DE ROOVER
Ongoing works and new publications
Founded by artist Joanna Brinton, Good Studio promotes conversation and exchange through sustainable Risograph printing.
Their Riso machine will now be hosted in our gallery, creating new opportunities for collaboration, learning, and community-led publishing. To kick things off, we’ll be re-visiting our gallery fanzine — and we’d love for you to get involved.
If you’re interested in learning how to Riso print or want to contribute to the next issue, please get in touch.
We’re thrilled to partner with artist Kathrin Böhm and Shaun Tuck from Company Drinks, blending art and community through a permanent fridge display in our kitchen. Stocked with their handcrafted drinks, this collaboration highlights the intersection of art, social value, and nourishment. It’s a celebration of how art, like food, sustains and transforms communities. Stay tuned for more as we explore how art and social enterprise can spark change and inspire conversations.
DAPPER BRUCE LAFITTE
MARCHING BANDS
Artist Dapper Bruce Lafitte has launched an ongoing project celebrating university and college marching bands across the United States. Using his distinctive, energetic drawing style, Lafitte captures the rhythm, colour, and movement of these ensembles; gifting each finished work back to the band it depicts.
The project continues his commitment to community, education, and joy through drawing; a testament to art as an act of recognition and generosity.
