The Lands, the Sea, and the In-Between: Visualising Migration
6:30pm - Opening Exhibition
7:30pm - Talk
As the topic of migration remains politically sensitive and socially divisive, public interest in its histories continues to expand. This interactive three-part event - featuring a talk, a pop-up exhibition, and a workshop - draws on the research of Dr Louis Netter and Dr Kremena Dimitrova, whose artistic practices centre on visualising migration.
The programme explores reportage drawing - a form of visual journalism - and documentary comics as compelling tools for historical inquiry. Using these creative, intergenerational methods that combine image and text, the event investigates how both personal and collective migration experiences can reveal new perspectives on the past and inspire fresh ways of thinking about migration, history, and displacement.
Participants will have the chance to experiment with reportage drawing and comic-making to portray stories of migration, identity, and belonging, while questioning dominant socio-political narratives.
Join us at Topolski Studio for a reflective and creative experience. From journeys across land and sea to the uncertain spaces in between, this event invites you to engage with migration through art, dialogue, and collaboration. Whether you have a personal connection to migration or simply wish to learn more, everyone is welcome.
Life Drawing
by Mark Lovelace
Our teacher, Mark Lovelace is an artist with a special interest in drawing who has been running classes at the Barbican Art Society and London Life Drawing for many years.
The studio has easels and all the equipment you might want, including a variety of drawing materials. Sketchbooks with reproductions of work by Feliks Topolski are also available to purchase.
Mark will explain some approaches to drawing which reflect the artistic concerns of Feliks Topolski. Individual feedback is available if desired. Mark can either help you to develop your drawing in similar directions, or he can support you as you pursue your own path. We will have a mixture of pose lengths.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are available during the break. We aim to foster a warm atmosphere for a wide variety of skill levels, and to support a vibrant, and welcoming community of artists.
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Discover the life and work of Feliks Topolski in our engaging tours of the Topolski Studio Archive, guided by Teresa Topolski and Lucien Topolski. As a renowned reportage artist, Feliks traveled the world, capturing key historical events and moments through his vivid, energetic drawings.
During the tour, you'll explore Feliks artistic process and the fascinating stories behind his work, from documenting wartime Europe to portraying life in post-revolutionary Russia.
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