Mykaell Riley takes part in panel discussion 'Public Knowledge: Document Your Culture'

The Camden Art Centre is a creative space for artists to see, to make, to learn, and to talk about contemporary art. Their off-site projects share their work with diverse communities, and their digital, publishing and broadcast platforms help them to connect art, artists and people in immediate and interesting ways.

As a charity rooted in the North West London community, the art centre also works closely with local schools, community groups and specialist partners to nurture the next generation of artists, from early years to adulthood. Their targeted programmes and sector leadership increase their impact of bringing the arts to those most in need.

The evening event invited speakers to join the conversation at the Camden Art Centre to discuss their experiences of formative spaces, and document different spaces and dancefloors that have historically been neglected or perceived as informal or peripheral. It focused on creative spaces that, at some point, had inspired how they think but retrospectively, had most impacted their creative practices.

The panel was led by Emma Warren, a publisher that has built a writing career in the music industry and bringing people together to discuss culture making and collective activity. She was joined by Mykaell Riley and Georgina Cook, who is a photographer, visual artist and writer. During the event, she reflected on her new book on the 90s club scene, and Wumi Olaosebikan, an illustrator and rollerskater.  

The conversation continued long after the panel had left the stage with the audience, and closed with a DJ set and an informal dance session.

Talking about the event, Mykaell Riley said: “It was a fun and engaging trip down our collective memory lanes. It highlighted that for creatives, those eureka  moments are as varied as they are similar.”

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