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Black Joy Exhibition – Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

Title

Black Joy

Creator

Michi Masumi

Subject

UK Black Art Exhibits 2023-2026

Collection

UK Black Art & Cultural Fieldwork Archive

Description (DC: Description)

Photographic documentation of the BLACK JOY! Up Close and Personal exhibition, curated by Lorna Hamilton-Brown RCA MBE and produced by Playing the Race Card, held at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery from 4 May to 25 August 2024.

The exhibition brought together over 40 Black artists from the South East of England working across painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, fashion, collage and video, united by the theme of Black joy as an act of radical self-care and resistance.

Home Live Art co-produced and partially funded the project, with additional funding from Necessity.

Publisher

The Black Art Hub CIC (Benjamin Zephaniah Library & Archives)

Date

Saturday 4th May - Sunday 25th August 2024

Type

Photographic Documentation, Exhibition Fieldwork, Cultural Archive

Format

Format: Digital photograph · JPEG ·
Canon EOS 90D / Canon EOS M3 ·
Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD /
Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM ·
Post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 9.2

identifier

MM-BJ-001 - MM-BJ-013

Photographic data / Technical Metadata

All 13 images were captured on 21 June 2024 and processed in Adobe Lightroom 9.2. Two cameras were used that night.

Full, in-depth photographic data and technical metadata are available as PDF downloads on the collection page.

Location

Hastings Gallery & Art Museum, Hastings TN34 1ET

Contributor(s)

Playing the Race Card (event organiser); Hastings Museum & Art Gallery (venue)

Language

en (English)

Rights

Copyright: Michi Masumi. Courtesy of The Black Art Hub CIC (Benjamin Zephaniah Library & Archives)

Photography was taken at a public cultural event with the event organizer's consent. Individuals were not individually identified.

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND

Licence

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND

Scope Note

Photographs taken by Michi Masumi at the Playing the Race Card exhibition: Black Joy! exhibition opening, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery.

Event consent obtained. No individual subject names recorded. Images document Black British cultural activity for archival purposes.

Link

Playing the Race Card Website

A compelling exhibition centred on Black culture, resistance, and lived experience, with joy positioned as its core narrative.

Curated by Lorna Hamilton-Brown RCA MBE, BLACK JOY! Up Close and Personal brings together the work of over 40 Black artists from the South East of England, highlighting a diverse range of creative voices and practices.

The exhibition explores Black Joy through multiple artistic forms, including painting, fashion, textiles, sculpture, collage, photography, and video. Each work contributes to a wider conversation around identity, presence, and cultural expression.

In a context where Black identity continues to be challenged and contested, Black Joy is presented here as both a form of resistance and a vital expression of care, survival, and collective strength.

MM-BJ-001.jpg — A woman photographs two smiling visitors posing together in front of colourful artworks at a Black Joy exhibition.

MM-BJ-002.jpg — A woman wearing a cream hijab and blazer holds up a "Playing the Race Card" exhibition booklet beside a frame.

MM-BJ-003.jpg — A man with loc'd hair and sunglasses photographs a dramatic blue and red ruffled garment displayed on a mannequin.

MM-BJ-004.jpg — Two men in conversation in front of framed artworks including a vibrant portrait with radiating colours.

MM-BJ-005.jpg — Two women laughing together at a gallery opening. Behind them hang artworks including a teal blue silhouette.

MM-BJ-006.jpg — Gallery wall showing a large teal and black acrylic silhouette painting of a woman titled "Nomad" by Yushie L.

MM-BJ-007.jpg — A framed black and white photograph on a gallery wall depicting a Black woman in flowing white fabric gazing.

MM-BJ-008.jpg — A busy gallery opening with diverse visitors mingling. Behind them hang large paintings including a bold pop art.

MM-BJ-009.jpg — Three people in conversation at a gallery event. A man with grey hair and beard faces two women.

MM-BJ-010.jpg — Three people posing outside the entrance to Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. The central figure wears a vivid clothing.

MM-BJ-011.jpg — A group of people standing outdoors on grass near trees at dusk, several holding phones and a camera, laughing.

MM-BJ-012.jpg — Four people in conversation inside a gallery. On the wall behind them hangs a terracotta-coloured sculpture.

MM-BJ-013_.jpg — A wide shot of a busy gallery main hall filled with visitors browsing diverse artworks. At the centre is a g