Save the date for our next Culford Social on Thursday 22nd of August with the multi-talented artist Phoebe Collings-James.

We are incredibly happy to have Phoebe joining Culford Studios as a Resident Artist for the next three months, and this is the perfect opportunity to host a talk where Phoebe will speak about her powerful and poignant work, using ceramics to tell a story.

Phoebe Collings-James’ (b.1987 London, UK) works function as “emotional detritus”; speaking of knowledges of feelings, the debris of violence, language, and desire which are inherent to living and surviving within hostile environments.

Her work spans across sculpture, sound, performance and installation, and unpacks the object as subject by giving life and tension to ceramic forms.

Colling-James’ musical alias, young nettle, creates sound design for original music productions and is a member of B.O.S.S., a QTIBIPOC sound system based in South London.

Collings-James also runs Mudbelly, a ceramics studio, shop and teaching facility offering free ceramics courses for Black people in London, taught by Black ceramicists.

Collings-James will have their first US institutional show at Sculpture Center, NY in 2024. Fellowships include summer 2022 incubator resident at The Archie Bray in Helena, Montana at the invitation of Theaster Gates and 2021 Freelands Ceramic Fellow at Camden Arts Centre.

We cannot wait hear more about Phoebe’s work and inspirations!

As usual, come join us at 7pm, drinks & pizza on the house! 

Hope to see you there,

Culford Team.