Flags of Diversity: Artist Talk & Workshop

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Flags of Diversity: Artist Talk & Workshop

11 October // 11.00 12.00 // Free

As part of the Flags of Diversity exhibition for Black History Month 2025;

Artist and researcher Gil Mualem-Doron presents The New Union Flag Project, a reimagining of the UKs national flag that weaves together patterns from Britains diverse communities and its former colonies. Created as a response to questions of national identity, migration, and belonging, the project challenges how symbols such as flags are used to divide, while proposing new ways to imagine solidarity and inclusion. In this illustrated talk, Mualem-Doron will share the projects origins, public interventions, and its urgent resonance in todays climate of rising nationalism.

Following the talk, participants are invited to join the MY Diversity Flag workshop. Using collage, drawing, and fabric, each participant will design a personal flag that reflects their heritage, experiences, and vision for the future. The workshop offers a playful yet powerful opportunity to rethink national symbols, spark dialogue, and celebrate diversity. Suitable for all ages, the session will culminate in a collective display of the flags created together, raising new colours for a shared society.