Windrush art

The official portraits of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are on a national tour. Making the only West Coast stop, they're coming to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 7.

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“In the early Spring of 1962, I decided that there might be a good photo-opportunity to bus it down to London’s Waterloo Station and take some photographs of the final West Indian arrivals before the British Government Immigration Act 1962, came into force, writes Howard Grey. He was 20-year-old. Who were these people then? What … Continue reading "‘London is the Place For Me’ : Pictures of the Windrush Generation – May 1962"

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The journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK

Funding for projects to raise awareness and take-up of the government’s Windrush Scheme and Windrush Compensation Scheme is available to community organisations working with members of the Windrush generation. The funding is being distributed by Voice4Change England and is available for projects run by community groups that are designed to ensure that all people affected […] The post Fund to raise awareness of Windrush schemes appeared first on Fitzrovia News.

Royal Mail has issued a series of stamps in honour of the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush today #royalmail #windrush #empirewindrush

To mark National Windrush Day 2020, Hackney Council has revealed it has commissioned two sculptures that will honour the Windrush generation. Artists Thomas J Price and Veronica Ryan have designed artworks that will take pride of place in the London borough and the pieces will be unveiled in 2021.

A special Windrush project has been launched in project with the aim of teaching young...

From leaving her career as a fashion stylist behind, an award-winning Black British contemporary portrait artist Yvadney Davis rediscovered her passion for painting and storytelling through art during the pandemic. Her work is a love letter to the Windrush Generation of her grandparents and its descendants, combining soulful brush strokes and defiant colour with iconic design elements of the ‘West Indian front room’. Here, she shares her story so far..