MHV Archive

Making Histories Visible is a research project founded by Lubaina Himid. MHV research, collect, collaborate & reveal work of artists of the black diaspora.

[MHV Archive @MHVArchive]

The MHV Archive at UCLan is now closed.

All archive material is being donated to a national organisation (details to follow soon).

The MHV Library will stay in Preston, however as we refine the catalogue it will remain closed to visitors until later this year.

[The Arts Foundation @Arts_Foundation]

We are thrilled to share that visual artist, Claudette Johnson will be our Guest of Honour at the Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2023 Ceremony⁠, giving a special welcome address before we announce the five recipients of the £10,000 Fellowships!

[The Portobello Bookshop @PortyBooks]

We’re delighted that @garyyounge will be in conversation with @edincarib founder Lisa Williams on Tuesday 18th April! 🎉 They’ll discuss Gary’s new collection of journalism, Dispatches from the Diaspora. Sign up here to join us in person or online: https://t.co/WnhMj7vQbO

[Corinne Fowler @corinne_fowler]

Final call
https://t.co/pOKwDmPcYU

[CSLBS @ucl_cslbs]

The important Atlantic Slavery and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh project will hold an event in Edinburgh next month: https://t.co/x3vJ1CjWQD

[Jacqueline Bishop @jaj204]

With thanks to Intellect Publishing, and the University of Chicago Press and with special thanks to art historian Amelia Jones, my 8th book, “Patchwork” is forthcoming in less than two weeks on January 20th.

[Arts and Culture University of Exeter @artsandculturex]

On Tuesdays, we've teamed up with @talking_corners to host a series of events exploring the practise of Ingrid Pollard, 2022 Turner Prize nominee, now exhibiting at @ThelmaHulbert 🎨

Tomorrow's event on 11 Oct at 6.30pm is with Ajamu X.

FREE! Register: https://t.co/XwVtqHRZK7

[Castlefield Gallery @CastlefieldGall]

BOOK NOW. Online Performance & Conversation with international artist Harold Offeh. Mon 27 June / 6pm-7pm https://t.co/QkpAHFEROo

[Black History Month 2026 @bhmuk]

A statue paying tribute to the Windrush generation is being unveiled in one of London's largest train stations.
#Waterloo #WindrushDay2022 #WindrushGeneration
https://t.co/dARBFK6AMP

[Black2Nature @officialb2n]

Black2Nature is running a photographic competition, aimed at VME young people aged between 11 - 21.

This competition is being run in partnership with UWE.

We aim to exhibit all short-listed photographs in an online exhibition.

[Lancashire Museums @LancsMuseums]

Join us for 'Mahogany, afterlives of slavery and a Black Gaze' with @HannahCusworth at #JudgesLodgings 29 June. Thanks to @LancasterBlack @LancasterUni @NicholasRadburn @ProfImogenTyler. Book here https://t.co/MG4b6V9lZU

[The Courtauld Research Forum @CourtauldRes]

#MuseumDebate ‘On the Edge’: Is the Role of Women Changing in Architecture?

Chaired by @harwich_em featuring #AnndeGraftJohnson #RimKalsoum @sw_architects @ThandiLoewenson

🗓️16 June
⏰6pm - 8pm
📍Zaha Hadid Foundation

Free, booking essential https://t.co/V97MNjyKVC

[UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre @UCL_SPRC]

Our Activist-in-Residence programme is now open for applications! Apply by 30 June 2022, 5pm

We will be looking for one activist to start in September 2022 & a second activist to start in January 2023
You can find out information about the programme here:
https://t.co/UnGIMxtBK5

[National Portrait Gallery @NPGLondon]

“Writers give readers courage – the courage to be utterly your complete & complex self."⁠
⁠
This month's #portraitoftheday series will be celebrating #PrideMonth, with today focusing on writer @JackieKayPoet.
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📸Jackie Kay by Mary McCartney, 2008 © Mary McCartney / NPG

[DACS - Design and Artists Copyright Society @DACSforArtists]

On 8 June, join Ingrid Pollard and Alberta Whittle in conversation with @EkowEshun for 'Sustainable Futures: exploring the connection between the legacies of colonialism and the climate emergency.'

Book here: https://t.co/At4BmiJdOH

[MK Gallery @MK_Gallery]

We will be hosting a conference on Ingrid Pollard's work with @PaulMellonCentr on Friday 6 May, featuring guest speakers Gilane Tawadros, Jackie Kay, Ingrid Pollard and many more.

Tickets are available here: https://t.co/GTFm9jU26P

[MHV Archive @MHVArchive]

‘They are totally smashing it!’ Bernardine Evaristo on the artistic triumph of older Black women https://t.co/Ke9KcDbzXi

[Turner Contemporary @TCMargate]

Just 1 week to go until @AestheticaMag's #FutureNow2022.

Larry Achiampong joins key speakers from the world of art for a multidisciplinary two-day event for debate, discussions & connection.

Larry's exhibition 'Wayfinder: Larry Achiampong' runs until 19 June 2022.

[Black History Month 2026 @bhmuk]

Upcoming Event in Liverpool: Grammy award-winner Alvin Youngblood Hart @MotivSpkr6L6 will create an amazing night for you on Sunday 1th May at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic @liverpoolphil https://t.co/WHZQLtlNZs