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November
Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday when I was putting together the previous Newsletter!
We have some awesome things going on this month. Hope to see you here. Love always, Marcus
Firepit Artist Spotlight: Shumaiya Khan
Describe practice: Abstract artist and writer. My practise based in emotional, metaphysical storytelling. Exploring juxtapositions around dynamic behaviours within; feminine expression & sensuality, death in all its forms and innate faith & spirituality. I work across oil, acrylic and charcoal mediums. I work with a few different brands and agencies communicating how a moment ‘feels’ in a visual narrative. My works are what I call, abstract-Baroque, which keeps this sense of romanticism and ethereal dreamlike hypnotic state. Many of my pieces have poetry I’ve written myself on the back communicating internal thoughts when creating the piece or pointing to wider societal frameworks.
What are you hoping to achieve at whilst being part of the collective at firepit?
To continue expanding my practice in scale and experimenting cross disciplinary with external artists. This meaning non-painters, artists who experiment with sound or film. My pieces contain spiritual or sensual narratives which go beyond who I am, so to see how those characters can come to life other than poetry or a painting, is the next step. Due to the wall space I’ve been given, I’m painting larger than previously, meaning I’m creating bodies of work for places which I want to see my works in.
Describe yourself: Dark, dry humouress, a liking for plants, nature, cats, candles, nice prayer mats and anything islamic really. Likes solitude. An early bird. Jazz, but all music. Direct. Can be sensitive to too much caffeine. Will continue caffeine addiction.
Artist superpower: To see the unseen and make the audience feel a little sick from the sensory overload from a single painting.
As well as having work displayed in the gallery at Firepit, Shumaiya has a solo show:
‘Fountain of Youth’, Solo show for Shumaiya Khan at The Lion and The Fox, Hatton Wall, Clerkenwell, London.
PV 15th November, 6-9:30pm - email to RSVP.
16 November -16th Febuary 2024.
Fountain of Youth takes us on a journey of growing down and grounding, across works made over 3 years. 14 pieces on display across painting, drawing and poetry.
Shumaiya also has a 19 painting solo at 67 Pall Mall on until February 2024. Email for catalogue of work
Workshops and Events
Friday 3rd Nov: Resident Day. If you are a local resident, please feel free to bring your laptop, snacks etc and work in the Firepit building with us. 10-5pm
Saturday 4th Nov: Lantern Making workshop. Tickets available from eventbrite, all costs are to cover materials used. Participants at this workshop will be part of the procession the following Saturday on Greenwich Peninsula. This is going to be a fun few hours. Resident artist Pragya is running the workshop. 11am - 2pm
Saturday 11th Nov: Lantern Making Workshop (sold out). Procession through Greenwich Peninsula. There is a whole programme of events, celebrating Diwali.
Wednesday 15th Nov: Firepit Artist Shumaiya Khan. Exhibition opening, ‘The Fountain of Youth’. Solo Show. (Details Above)
Wednesday 22nd Nov: The Photography Foundation are having an exhibition in Firepit for one evening.
Sat/Sun 25th/26th Nov: Firepit artists are joining the Market on Peninsula Square. We will have smaller pieces on offer which will make excellent Christmas gifts, or something for yourself, we don’t mind.
Wednesday 29th Nov: Firepit Tales. We are very excited to welcome you to this event. Secure your free tickets before they go. Firepit Tales is a spoken word poetry event that's all about connecting people through the power of words.
All through November, the continuation of our group exhibition, ‘Changing Colours’, Our opening hours are Tue-Fri 10-5pm and Sat 11-5pm. Or by appointment. Free entry and you don’t need a ticket from eventbrite. Details are here
If you are interested in keeping up to date with what workshops and events we have coming up, it is worth following us on our eventbrite page. All events are listed here.
Links
Firepit is a non-profit artist collective. We run everything on a volunteer basis. We are looking for some extra volunteers to help us out with covering the opening hours in the gallery. If this is of interest, please come and have a chat.
Take care of yourself and others, have a fantastic month and hope to see you in the gallery soon.
The Firepit Team
Get in Touch
Please do get in touch with any questions or if you'd like to find out more about any of the events or workshops we are running.
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