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EVENT
Windrush Day 2025
National Maritime Museum Greenwich
Weekend 20-22 June 2025
The National Maritime Museum will host a special programme of events on 21 June Windrush Day weekend, and Evewright Arts is proud to be a key part of the celebrations and commemoration.
For the first time in London, Evewright Arts will be bringing the essence of the poignant Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich for Windrush weekend. Artist EVEWRIGHT was commissioned to create eight stunning large-scale banners of the passenger bridge artwork, which will be installed inside the newly relaunched Ocean Court. This powerful artwork serves as a visual tribute to the Windrush Generation, offering an inspiring and inclusive welcome to all visitors. While the original installation, at Tilbury Port Essex, may be closed we believe it's crucial to preserve and share this important piece of art with a wider audience.
National Maritime Museum Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF
Saturday 21 June 2025 | 11am – 4.30pm
Price: Free
Film Screenings:
We are delighted to be hosting the screenings of two powerful films directed by Artist EVEWRIGHT along with a Q&A.
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Motherless Child. Directed by EVEWRIGHT
Motherless Child an epic tapestry of sounds, images, and song, weaving together the resilient stories, identities, and unwavering determination of Windrush Generation elders. | Duration 72 mins: 13 secs | See Trailer Below.
Screening Time: 2.45pm - 4.30pm - in 120 seater Lecture Theatre
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Here I Stand. Directed by EVEWRIGHT Written and produced by Ionie Richards. Here I Stand: A deeply personal and moving account written, performed, and narrated by Ionie Richards, a descendant of Windrush Generation parents. | Duration:13 mins 48 secs | See Trailer Below.
Screening times:
11am-4pm Throughout the day in Ocean Court with subtitles only.
11.30am & 12.20pm with sound and subtitles in the 40 seater Group Space.
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© EVEWRIGHT. Film Still Top: A window panel featuring John Tyndall founder of the White Defence League at Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories.
© Evewright Arts all rights reserved 2025.
EVEWRIGHT. Film Here I Stand. © Ionie Richards. Film Still. Portrait of Writer and Producer Ionie Richards standing on Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories by artist EVEWRIGHT. Size variable. Here I Stand is a Single Channel Installation. Duration:13 mins 48 secs. Installation shot in 4K.Size variable. Image: © Ionie Richards and Evewright Arts all rights reserved 2025.
© EVEWRIGHT. Motherless Child a Single Channel Installation. Duration 72 mins: 13 secs. Shot in 4K. Size variable. Images: Featuring Artist and chorister Gary Cordice, at Tilbury Terminal where passengers of the Empire Windrush arrived in1948.
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EVENT
Royal Academy
Summer Exhibition 2025
17 June - 17 August 2025
£££ Kissi Penny $$$ : Bonds by EVEWRIGHT
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"In these works, EVEWRIGHT subverts notions of worth and value imposed by the transatlantic slave trade and colonial subjugation. £££ Kissi Pennies $$$, 2023, is a series of sculptures and a conceptual currency whose title originates from the Kissi Penny, a West African currency which took the form of a thin iron bar flattened on one end with spiked splayed-out prongs on the other.
£££ Kissi Pennies $$$ were historically traded among the Gbandi, Kissi and Mandinka peoples, among others situated around the West African Atlantic coast. Alongside this status, Kissi Pennies were also used to adorn burial sites and thus gained religious connotations." Writer Moriah Ogunbiyi.
EVEWRIGHT’s £££ Kissi Pennies $$$ records the heritage of generations past, using everyday objects such as the afro comb and Dutch antique ornaments to create sculptures reminiscent of the Benin Bronzes (synonymous with contemporary Black pride and identity) and evocative of Africa’s indigenous wealth. Highlighted as one in seven artworks to see at this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, these artwork works selected by Sikelela Owen RA in symphony with this year's theme of art’s capacity to forge dialogues by Farshid Moussavi RA. Topics such as repatriation of African artefact to their homelands as well as financial reparations to the ancestors and descendants of slaves to the diaspora will raise discussions.
These sculptures or, as the artist calls them, 'coins' confront the notion of currency, and worth in relation to the value of human life and modern-day migration. As each £££ Kissi Penny $$$ artwork is sold, a fresh financial transaction takes place, releasing ‘THE COINS WITH SOUL’, an ancestor to be set free with hope by the artist.
"The Royal Academy in 1840 JMW Turner hung a work on these walls called the 'Slave Ship' which depicted a naval crime where my ancestors were brutalised. He was ridiculed and chastised. The painting was decried as a "Detestable Absurdity" by the Academicians at the time. The 'Kissi Penny' is having a conversation directly with that work."
EVEWRIGHT.
| | © EVEWRIGHT. Image above. £££ Kissi Penny $$$ : Bonds. Material; Plaster Polymer and Acrylic. Also available as a limited edition archival C-type Prints. Height 200 × 150cm, 5 plus 1 artist proof. £££ Kissi Penny $$$ : Coin with Soul. Material; Bronze Height 50.2 × Width 30 x Depth 15cm, available as a limited edition of 12 of which 9 are currently available at the Royal Academy. Image courtesy of the Artist EVEWRIGHT featured at the Royal Academy Preview Party. Evewright Studio all rights reserved 2025. | | |
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Evewright Arts
Residency at the National Maritime
Museum Greenwich
1st July - 30th November 2025
OCEAN JUSTICE
Evewright Arts is delighted to lead a five-month residency at the National Maritime Museum exploring the theme of Ocean Justice with a focus on new research, development, shaping dynamic and engaging visitor experiences.
The residency will be an exciting opportunity to research the Royal Museums
Greenwich collection and archive to inspire and explore new ideas, practice, create new dialogue and interpretations.
Artist EVEWRIGHT and Ionie Richards will both be able to develop their individual practice. EVEWRIGHT, who uses art and a multidisciplinary approach, and Ionie Richards, exploring writing and research, will begin their new residency at The Studio from July to November.
"The unveiling of the reimagined Ocean Court marks an exciting artistic and intellectual chapter within the museum's ongoing story. For us, the powerful concept of Ocean Justice serves as a profound wellspring for our individual creative explorations, each delving into the intricate and often turbulent relationship between humanity and the vast ocean. This pivotal moment will deeply inform our artistic inquiries into the world around us, with the ever-present narrative of migration at its heart. We bring our distinct histories and perspectives to this space, eager to contribute to a vibrant public dialogue that considers our shared past, navigates our present, and shapes our collective future."
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PUBLICATIONS
Tilbury Bridge Walkway
of Memories, Belongings
& Libation BUY NOW.
Three remarkable publications, Belongings, Libation and Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories, dedicated to preserving and celebrating Black British stories, are offered at a special rate for your collection.
These stunning A3 publications stand as a testament to our commitment to artistic excellence and cultural relevance; Belongings pays homage to the 75th anniversary of the Windrush generation, while Libation honours both our ancestors and contemporary artists through new works and films. These publications beautifully complement our installation, Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories, located at Tilbury Port, the historic arrival point of the Empire Windrush Ship in 1948.
We invite you to acquire these three exquisite editions as cherished collectibles, perfect for sharing or gifting, reinforcing our collective mission to honour heritage through art and storytelling. Don’t miss out head to our online shop or click the buy now link above to make these meaningful pieces a part of your collection today. Join us in preserving these invaluable stories and memories, as we continue to celebrate our rich cultural tapestry together.
Publications also available from:
National Maritime Museum Shop, Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF
Firstsite Gallery Shop, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH
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Evewright Arts Foundation (EAF) is a not-for-profit voluntary community organisation. We are passionate to seek out, find and preserve valuable untold stories from marginalised Black communities and present them in informal settings in an innovative and engaging way bringing hard to reach young and older generations together. We value the importance of our community telling their stories in their own voice. www.evewrightarts.org
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