“In a city built off the slave trade, we have no choice but to acknowledge our history. Liverpool is home to the oldest Black community throughout the whole of Europe. 24 Kitchen St is a Black owned business and an extremely prestigious multi disciplinary arts venue which is no stranger to celebrating Black talent on both a local and global scale.”
24 Kitchen Street’s Black History Month (October 2021) in partnership with The Anthony Walker Foundation is a celebration of local Black talent, designed to amplify the achievements of a multiplicity of key figures as well as upcoming individuals, collectives and organisations from across the city, reigning and making impact across music, art, sport, business, queer communities and more.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE
Donations for the Anthony Walker Foundation will be accepted at each event.
3 x Black Artist Development Grants
Partnering with Liverpool Biennial and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, 24 Kitchen Street are offering three x £500 Artist Development Grants for Black creatives in Merseyside to continue to support their respective creative practices and utilise Liverpool Biennial and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse’s network to help connect your practice beyond October.
2Step Collective Running Club
Nadeem Freeman set up 2step Collective over a year ago to connect his local community through exercise and conversation. This part of the programme focuses on a carefully curated route by Laurence Wesgaph spotlighting specific area within the City that bring light and joy to the Black Community.
These weekly runs take place every Wednesday at 6.30pm throughout October with Nadeem and his team who are also on hand to connect more people with resources to aid wellbeing and mental health.
Wednesdays: 6.30pm
Black To The Future
This exciting two part event focuses on a debut documentary facilitated by Go Off Sis, Elev8 and Julian Gilly (@dideyeshutter) focussing on L8 and their impactful work deriving straight from the local Black community.
This event works as a catalyst for a ‘Black to the Future’ discussion featuring some of Liverpool’s biggest names in music, sport and activism including Ngunan Adamu (BBC), Kai Griffiths (Hollyoaks), Dominique Walker (Anthony Walker Foundation and The Goddess Project), Kof (Goplay Studio) and Mic. Lowry (Musician).
Saturday 16 October: 7pm – 10pm
The Black Market
Introducing Liverpool’s first Black business and creative focussed market.
The Black Market is a free market, open to all ages, that encompasses work from locally produced photography, art, film, jewellery, trainers, clothes, food, music and more as well as interactive workshop opportunities throughout the day.
Exhibitors include the likes of Anthony Wild, Jade Edwards, Deserts by Dre as well as community representatives with information and resources from the Merseyside Caribbean Centre, The Anthony Walker Foundation and more.
This will also be the first time that 24 Kitchen Street will open the brand new upstairs event space to the public as the team want the Black artistic community to be an integral part of that debut as well as being a central part of the teams on-going commitment to championing Black talent year round.
Sunday 26 October: 11am – 5pm
The Clash: On Record
In partnership with On Record, this event is an extension of the Black Market debut event.
The Clash is designed to celebrate, challenge and encompass the sounds of Black music within Merseyside, both past and present based on a traditional clash / playoff / competition. Each DJ performing represents a different genre of music, from older pioneers who have cemented themselves within Liverpool’s music scene for years versus a new wave of exciting young up and coming DJ’s emerging on the contemporary music scene.
From House music to Dancehall to R&B to UK Garage – these DJ’s battle it out to secure the coveted title as the first Clash: On Record champion. Embodying true and traditional clash culture, this event is hosted by one of Liverpool’s leading personalities, Johan/Mr. Green, who has the responsibility of determining the champion!
Each DJ’s performing in this event specialises in a different element of the Black spectrum of talent, in both style, genre and generation. As part of 24 Kitchen Street’s ongoing commitment to emboldening the Black creative community in Merseyside, the team have also commissioned a Black artist to design and create the coveted trophy and present it to the winner.
Sunday 24 October: 7pm – 11pm
Event Date: Friday 1st October 2021 - Sunday 31st October 2021
Location: Liverpool
Categories: Accessible event | Arts | Family | Free | Liverpool | Music
Contact Details: 24 Kitchen Street
