Saturday 1st June 2024
12.00 - 21.00
at Somerset House, London
Gates of Vanitas will be participating in the Somerset House Studios Artists' Fair.
Initiated by the Somerset House Studios community, The Artists' Fair is back for its second, expanded iteration, with an artist-led market and programme of panel talks, facilitating an informal space for artists and audiences to engage.
Each talk will unpack key challenges artists face today, considering how livelihoods and income streams overlap and imagining what is needed to secure a better and more sustainable future for artists.
ARTIST MARKET 12.00 - 18.00 | Lancaster Rooms
The artist-led market celebrates the cross-disciplinary community at Somerset House Studios. Residents and artists selling wares include Anat Ben David, Aoibheann Greenan, Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom, Che Applewhaite, Eloise Hawser, Enore, Ilona Sagar, Imran Perretta, Jessica Rinland, Leila Dear, Louis Morlæ, Maeve Brennan, Paul Purgas, Philomene Pirecki / Gates of Vanitas, Ruth Hughes, Sam Williams, Sian Fan, Zein Majali and more. It offers a unique opportunity to purchase original artworks, objects, and wares directly from artists, and helps to create alternative income streams with 100% of proceeds going directly to the artists. The market will also feature friends of Somerset House Studios, including Arcadia Missa Publishing, Bierut Kitchen, DACS, Fieldnotes, La Grotta Ices, Montez Press, Silver Press, Tender Books and more.
TALKS 12:30 - 19:30 | River Rooms
12.30 – 13.30 - Parenting, Primary Caregivers and Artist Practice
Hannah Perry, Larry Achiampong and Imran Perretta, Marie McPartlin.
14.30 – 15.30
Inclusive and Accessible Working
Alexandrina Hemsley, Hannah Wallis and Kate Adams, Maggie Matić.
16.30 – 17.30
Side Hustling for a Sustainable Practice
Juliet Jaques, Philomene Pirecki, Industria
18.30 – 19.30
Navigating Censorship
Tai Shani, Gaby Sahhar, Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso
FOOD STALLS & BAR 12:00 - 21:00
The bar will host an evening of DJs from the Somerset House Studios community.
Entry is Pay What You Can
More details about the event including the full list of participants and the talks schedule > Somerset House Artists' Fair