Turner Contemporary to host One Night Festival in collaboration with People Dem Collective and Diasporas Now
20 August, 2024
Turner Contemporary, in collaboration with Black-led, Margate-based community organisation People Dem Collective and performance platform Diasporas Now, presents Turner Lates: Movements from the Margins on Friday 30 August from 5:30–9pm. This pilot festival spans performance art, live music, film screenings, panel talks, and DJ sets with cross-diasporic lineups.
This co-curated evening will feature performances from record labels Touching Bass (Errol Anderson and Alex Rita) and PRAH Recordings (Tony Njoku and Donna Thompson) and Movements from the Margins Resident Artists (Ray Felix Carter and Ilā Kamalagharan, Sola, and Yewande Adeniran, selected via national open call). Expect healing workshops and film screenings (including multidisciplinary artists Rieko Whitfield, Ebun Sodipo, Peter Spanjer), a panel talk hosted by guest of honour Lisa Anderson with representatives from People Dem Collective, Diasporas Now, and Touching Bass, and curated nourishment bringing Afro-Caribbean flavours to the Margate seaside (by Dee’s Table and Kromanti Rum).
The event is inspired by Turner Contemporary’s current exhibition on the pioneering painter Ed Clark, and his own strategies of seeking global support networks as an African-American artist during the Abstract Expressionist movement, to platform perspectives from the peripheries into the cultural canon.
In this ethos, Movements from the Margins is a coming together—an embodiment of improvisation, intuition and experimentation in community organising as a collective spiritual practice.
Notes to Editors
For further press enquiries please contact:
Christina Ackah-Annobil at press@turnercontemporary.org.
About People Dem Collective
People Dem Collective (PDC) is a Black-led community organisation based in Margate, Kent, dedicated to dismantling systemic racism and fostering social equity through the power of arts and culture. Rooted in the lived experiences of Black, Brown, and Diaspora communities, PDC strives to elevate underrepresented voices and create inclusive spaces that celebrate diverse cultural expressions. Our innovative programs and strategic collaborations aim to drive systemic change, promote community ownership, and build a more just and sustainable future for all.
About Diasporas Now
Diasporas Now is a platform for expanded performance by the global majority, programming curated events that bridge workshops, panel discussions, museum lates, and nightlife. Their community celebrates cross-diasporic identities and champions artists of colour.
The platform was founded in 2021 by artists Rieko Whitfield, Paola Estrella, and Lulu Wang at the Royal College of Art. Originally focused on live-streamed programming, Diasporas Now has since expanded to live events at the intersection of performance art, visual art, music, dance, and fashion.
About PRAH Recordings
PRAH Recordings started off 10 years ago to release contemporary classical and experimental music and to work with artists who exist on the weirder fringes of pop music. It has released records by some notable creatives including the first release from Oliver Coates and later successes like Group Listening and Falle Nioke. Over the last decade it’s added a studio complex in Margate to further enable its artists to indulge their creative desires and although having a broader remit than in its earlier years still very much focuses on giving artists free reign to experiment in their field.
About Turner Contemporary
Turner Contemporary is one of the UK’s leading art galleries. Founded to celebrate JMW Turner’s connection to Margate in 2001, the David Chipperfield-designed gallery opened in 2011. Our work extends beyond showcasing world-class exhibitions to driving the social and economic regeneration of Margate and East Kent and transforming lives in one of the most deprived areas of the UK.
Since it opened, Turner Contemporary has welcomed over 4.1 million visitors, put over £80 million back into the Kent economy, and connected with thousands of people from the local community through our world-class arts and education programmes.
About Turner Lates
Turner Lates is a series of free, late-night social experiences at Turner Contemporary offering visitors an opportunity to explore art after hours.
