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How to Start a Gallery in a Pandemic
Jamila Prowse talks to three spaces - HOME, la Sala and Quench - about resisting cultural hegemony and the need for foundational support, access and equity in the arts
Art institutions were thrown into uncertainty last year. With global lockdowns causing public venues to close their doors and Black Lives Matter uprisings emphasizing the dearth of support for Black artists, cultural workers and audiences, art organizations came under increased scrutiny about the roles they play in society and who they truly serve. In March 2020, performer and author Harry Josephine Giles wrote a blogpost, ‘I Woke Up and the Arts Was Gone’, compelling us to collectively consider how to envision something