Black Ark Media
Founders of Black Ark Media, Ronnie Mcgrath and Derrick Mclean ask, in which ways can creativity and activism bring communities together?
Drop-in Monday 12:00 – 2:00pm
As part of “We are Community : Are We?” in the SVA gallery.
Ronnie McGrath
“I am an artist, writer and poet, whose interest lies in the surreal, avant-garde, and the absurd. I have taught writing in a variety of traditional and non-traditional spaces, with all ages, reacquainting both the seasoned and the unseasoned writer with the power of their imagination. Put simply, I educate the imagination through a play with words and thus free the mind from the tyranny of convention.
Among many other things, my creative practice is informed by an exploration of the changing nature of Blackness in our postmodern times. I am open to facilitating writing workshops, collaborations, exhibitions and commissions. I believe strongly in the power of the arts to unite diverse communities and forge healthy relationships.”
Derrick McLean
After many years travelling the world, Derrick settled in Stroud and has been making things happen in the community for last 5 years with his Jamaican Inn food and sharing his love of Jazz on Deepbed Radio as the High Priest DJ.