Joshua Y'Barbo

Hello Everyone, This month I started working with The Brain Tumour Charity , a dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally, which is hosting an exhibition titled, Time , at the Business Design Centre in London in April. The charity is looking for artists to donate art for the charity auction. If you’re interested, please let the TBTC know by this Friday.  Additionally, I will be offering a day-long workshop for the duration of the Time Exhibition on Saturday, April 8th with open drawing stations and a series of drawing exercises based on colour-as-feeling, sense of self, family dynamics, sharing experiences, or enhancing well-being and quality of life through artmaking. You don't need to book, and all activities are open to everyone. More details below.  Please let me know if you have any questions. All the best, Joshua Donating work It’s the final call to donate artwork to the Time Art Exhibition ! If you’re interested, please do let the Time Art Exhibition team ( tim

Telling Stories (and Making a Point) through Curatorial Practice by Dr Joshua Y'Barbo 24 Feb 2023 As an artist-in-residence for the  TEAM LEWIS Foundation   and a lecturer at the University of the Arts Londo n, I curate exhibitions with emerging artists, write Art Clubs for cross-sector audiences, and teach a range of theoretical, practical and research-bsskills across art and design theory, history and practice. Recently,  I wrote and delivered the following micro-teaching session for first-year  MA Curating and Collection  students at  Chelsea College of Arts , which talks about the importance of telling stories and presenting arguments through museum curation. I used copyrighted images in this session for educational purposes only and have provided credits and links to all source material.  Introduction Communicating stories and arguments are essential skills you need to learn to become a leader as a curator or creative practitioner, whether working in galleries, museums, or i