This month GAPA is especially proud to speak to Mbizo Chirasha – an acclaimed poet from Zimbabwe who focuses his work on human rights, and holds a secure place in the African arts scene. Mbizo is an exiled Zimbabwéan performance poet,… Continue Reading
By Kirsty Flockhart GAPA: Would you mind starting by introducing yourself? Kaanchi Chopra: Yeah, sure. I am an 18-year-old artivist from India. I imagine, I feel, I sketch, I create, I enjoy. I am passionate about using art for social… Continue Reading
By Kirsty Flockhart Patrick Shields is a young Australian artist who currently lives and works in Sydney. His art practice explores the field between illustration and collage. The works usually feature detailed cubist-style deconstruction of human faces and often female… Continue Reading
By Laurie Wdowiak GAPA’s artist of the month is Lucas Charlie Rose, a Montreal-based, French-born hip-hop artist. Lucas Charlie Rose’s music is entangled with his fight for the rights of black trans people. He plays with a wide range of… Continue Reading
We are starting this 2017 with an interview with artist and activist Magda Fabianczyk. Living in London but originally from Poland, she has been working with socially engaged practice – from food performances, direct actions, collaborations with local artists whom… Continue Reading
Each month, we bring you an interview with an art activist who’s caught our eye. This month we talked to Leo Jac, a social artist based in Hong Kong with a background in arts and education. Her work usually touches on themes of… Continue Reading
Interview by Emilie Labourey This month, GAPA meets Alice de Soultrait, a young French woman who worked with Al Rowwad, an arts and cultural society based in a Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem, West Bank. Aida camp is shielded on… Continue Reading
GAPA is delighted to introduce you to Mazigh, a poet/activist of Amazigh origin from the town of Ifran in the Infusen (Nefusa) mountain region of Libya. Mazigh is the co-founder of TIRA for research and studies based in Tripoli. TIRA… Continue Reading
A weekend of artivism in Paris with the WeVibes Festival From dreaming of organising a festival to getting major artists, organisations, and a prestigious venue to work with them, the team behind the WeVibes Festival held in Paris, France have… Continue Reading
Every so often, we like to bring you interviews with some of our favourite new artists. This week, we spoke to Henry Garrett, an illustrator from Bristol, UK. If you enjoy this interview and you’d like to nominate someone for… Continue Reading