Black Atlantic Makers: Conversations

Delighted to announce that The Black Artisans is represented at the

exhibition Black Atlantic Makers: Conversations.
The exhibition can be seen at:
First Floor Gallery
Crafts Study Centre, University for the Creative Arts

Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7DS
17 February – 23 May 2026

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A growing project by Paula Ogun Hector, the centrepiece of

Black Atlantic Makers: Conversations is a multi-panel, woven and

embroidered Tapestry of Black Britons. The large textile is displayed

alongside pieces by Black makers represented within the four material

areas of the Crafts Study Centre’s (CSC) collections - ceramics, wood,

textiles and calligraphy - and loans from other public and private collections.

The Tapestry of Black Britons, an evolving artwork, is a collaborative, craft-centred initiative celebrating and documenting little-known strands of British history through textile art. A new panel, African Romans by Alvin Kofi, will premiere at this exhibition.  Designs, including the World War II panel designed by Paula Ogun Hector, have been translated  to the loom by the Bristol-based digital weaving studio Dash & Miller.

Collection items and loaned works are arranged into a series of conversations that reflect a Black
Atlantic consciousness, bringing together well-known, established makers and younger practitioners across generations.