This is a recording of an online talk that took place on Wed 3 Feb 2020. It’s free to watch, but please consider making a donation by clicking the button below. Your support can help us host more events like this one: www.firstsite.uk/emergency-appeal

British African-Caribbean conceptual artist and activist, Elsa James, explores her artworks ‘Black Girl Essex: Here We Come, Look We Here’ and ‘The Black Essex Flag’, with a focus on how she uses art to challenge the ‘white’ stereotype of the ‘Essex girl’, and to create a platform for the county’s black voices.

She is joined by Sepake Angiama, the Artistic Director of the Institute for International Visual Arts (Iniva), London, and Dr. Jon Blackwood, a curator, lecturer and writer specialising in contemporary art and activism.

Elsa was the first artist invited to have a residency within Firstsite’s ‘Living Room’ alongside her solo exhibition ‘Black Girl Essex’, and was one of the curators for ‘Super Black’, Firstsite’s Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme exhibition led by Essex’s black community.

Please note the recording contains strong language some viewers may find offensive.