Samantha May

exhibition-maker | researcher | cultural producer
Formerly: Curator, V&A East
Currently: Exhibitions Manager, UCL Culture and independent curator

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@jon_sleigh 😱

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@whitenoisecity @EveWatling Hi, the link is broken and I’d love to know where this quote is from. Can you point me in the right direction please?

[Side Gallery @SideGallery]

#NationalLottery #HeritageFund

[Dave O'Brien @DrDaveOBrien]

And new book chapter! "How Do We Explain Inequality Within Artistic and Cultural Occupations? The Problem of Downward Social Mobility" from the dream team of @markrt @OrianBrook @SocSciMcAndrew and me https://t.co/PQHYns3mxs

[Dave O'Brien @DrDaveOBrien]

"enabling brilliant working-class kids to succeed in drama, dance or journalism – their raw talent so obvious, but for too many of whom geography is destiny, we will be a government that walks alongside them" https://t.co/w1JEMgLY0y

[Working Class British Art Network @WCBritArt]

“For too long, for too many people, the story we tell ourselves, about ourselves as a nation, has not reflected them, their communities or their lives,” Nandy told staff at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@jon_sleigh Congrats Jon! Looking forward to reading x

[Brendan Cormier @BrendanCormier]

This Wednesday, we're launching Pandemic Objects at the Architectural Association in London. A labour of love over the course of the pandemic, rendered into beautiful book form by the AA. I'm so pleased this book exists, so come and celebrate with us! https://t.co/jNASbGgmtj

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@JoanneRCoates Awhhhh ❤️

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@johnypitts @FRH210 @river_and_root It is tricky, but I think pressure to assimilate, and processes of assimilation with middle/upper classes, especially when pursuing careers in arts, literature etc. are valid working-class experiences in themselves.

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@johnypitts Nathalie Olah, Jessica Andrews, Natasha Brown, Zadie Smith, Lynsey Hanley, Otegha Uwagba, Maria Fusco, Gary Owen, Durre Shahwar

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@SussexModern @TownerGallery @CharlestonTrust @enjoylewes Hi, is this bus still running?

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@VisitEastbourne Hi is this bus still running?

[Samantha May @sammymay]

“To me, the adherence to this language reveals a fallacy in museums’ dedication to inclusivity.” 👊

[Emily Colucci @emilycolucci]

I've been fixated on the Whitney Biennial press release lingo, which is so astonishingly vague that it reaches a level of artistry, not to mention parody. So I had to rant on @Filthy_Dreams: Why do curators still talk like this? Who is this FOR exactly? https://t.co/aimbA0yi6j

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@JoanneRCoates 💪💪💪

[Mathew Lyons @MathewJLyons]

“But, for those who rely on the B.L.’s collections, and, more broadly, its distribution of free, digital information to the British educational system, the ramifications of the cyberattack have been dire.”
Once again, where is the UK in-depth coverage? https://t.co/TFEcLTMKBK

[Samantha May @sammymay]

@Betterhelpers Hi, could you tell me when the next Dippers (3-12months) course begins @AquaticsCentre? We can’t join the January group but would like to join the next one, whenever that may be. Thanks!