A Windrush suitcase.
- Credit: Hackney council
Hackney community groups are being asked to apply for microgrants to help celebrate, commemorate and educate people about the valuable contributions of the Windrush generation.
Microgrants between £500 and £1000 are available to community groups and events or activities selected will be part of the borough s Windrush Generations Festival in June 2021, or as part of the council s ongoing work to honour the community and its heritage throughout the year.
The funds are available to local groups and not-for-profit organisations, to be used for projects such as online exhibitions, cultural and intergenerational events, digital skills training, historical collections, films, writing workshops and more.
The Best Public Art Shows to See this Year
From Yayoi Kusama s flora-inspired sculptures at the New York Botanical Garden to this year s Shanghai Urban Space Art Season, these are must-see public art shows across the globe
Yayoi Kusama,
Dancing Pumpkin, 2020. Courtesy: the artist Otis Fine Arts, Tokyo, David Zwirner, New York and the New York Botanical Garden
Yayoi Kusama: Cosmic Nature
New York Botanical Garden, USA
Yayoi Kusama’s monumental sculptures take over the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in the Bronx. Inspired by time the artist spent on her family’s seed nursery as a child, ‘Cosmic Nature’ features her most iconic installations, including