This World Mental Health Day, invest in emotional well-being for yourself and your loved ones, and start meaningful conversations. Our cards are the perfect way to start a journey of self-reflection and emotional literacy, forging better and deeper connections. 💞 iniva.org/product-category/...

Here are the public programmes round-up for this October! 🎃 ▪️ Library Late on 9 October ▪️ On Our Table: Archive in Motion with Kaitlene Koranteng on 9 October ▪️ Dub Encyclopaedia until 17 October This is your last chance to see the exhibition before it closes, so don't miss out!

As the genocide continues, we continue to ensure that the voices of those in Gaza and those fighting for justice are heard. The latest update in this reading list focuses on the power of zines as a record of activism and a toolkit for our future. Access the full list: iniva.org/artists-writers-a...

We had a wonderful conclusion to the reading cycles with an amazing session with the ‘Sound System Queen’ Linett Kamala last night! 🔉 Thank you, Linett, for leading this brilliant session, and everyone who came! 💙 iniva.org/programme/project...

We had another amazing reading cycle session with Lynnée Denise on Wednesday — filled with many rich conversations! Thank you Lynnée, for leading this spectacular session, and to everyone in attendance! 💙 🎟️We have one more session with Linett Kamala -- Book now! billetto.co.uk/e/reading-cy...

Meet Maddy Black — our latest archive volunteer who works with our moving image collections! She recently finished her degree in EngLit at UCL, writes fiction & criticism, and is interested in the spiritual, the erotic, and performance. She recommends Unseen Mendieta by Olga Viso.📗 Welcome! 👏

We had a brilliant reading cycle session (and listening circle) with Professor Julian Henriques on Wednesday. Thank you, Julian, for leading such a vibrant session, and to everyone in attendance! 💙🔊 We still have two more reading cycle sessions! Book now! iniva.org/programme/events/...

Stuart Hall Library is doing Library Lates! A new initiative that extends our opening hours to 7:30pm rather than 5pm on select days! Join our first one with our evening On Our Table with our Archivist Kaitlene for a peek at our Moving Image collection! billetto.co.uk/e/on-our-tab...

The new Stuart Hall Library membership cards are here! ✨ We invited artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman to create the design, featuring the work 'Tiger Jamu on Pyar Hi Pyar' (2021). 🐯 Learn more about the card, the library, and how to sign up for one here: iniva.org/new-stuart-hall-l...

Due to the ongoing tube strikes, the reading cycle with Linett Kamala planned to take place today will be rescheduled to Wednesday 1 October 2025, 5:30pm to 7:30pm. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. Free tickets are still available, book now: billetto.co.uk/e/reading-cy...

Wonderful zine workshop with Mozart Community Champions! Older adults explored the meaning of home with artist Bhajan Hunjan. ✂️🖍️   Part of the pilot programme for 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, an initiative supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. iniva.org/living-legacies-p...

We're thrilled to announce that Maymana Arefin has been selected as the artist for Present Land, a community art project exploring climate justice through intergenerational collaboration. 🌳 🍄 Find out more at iniva.org 📸 Photo by Lou Wilcock.

In early July, our Artistic Director, Sepake was invited as a keynote speaker at the ARLIS @arlis-uk.bsky.social Conference 2025, where she spoke about iniva's artistic residency and programme at the Stuart Hall Library, and how we support artists at every phase of their creative journey. 📚🗣️

We are excited to announce that Azieb Pool will be interim Artistic Director at iniva while Sepake takes a much needed sabbatical. ✨ After an audacious tenure at Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Azieb will join the team for the next 6 months. We look forward to welcoming Sepake back next year in 2026. 💓

Hope you all had a restful summer holiday! After a month of preparation, iniva is ready to welcome you back! 📚 More information about Stuart Hall Library: iniva.org/library/

Join us for a series of reading cycles expanding on the themes of Dub Encyclopaedia! These reading sessions invite Linett Kamala, Julian Henriques, and Lynnée Denise to lead collective reflections and discussions grounded in the exhibition’s key themes. iniva.org/programme/events/...

Come volunteer with us! 📚 ⏰ Deadline to apply: Friday 29 August 2025, 5pm. For more details, visit the link below! iniva.org/about/vacancies/c...

Check out our monthly newsletter for August and subscribe if you haven't already for news and updates about what we're up to! mailchi.mp/iniva.org/au...

Meet our volunteer Fathima Zahra! 📚 She's a poet and facilitator working in arts administration and recommends 'Two stops short of Barking' by the late Gboyega Odubanjo. The pamphlet was created during his residency with Rabbits Road Institute Library, and explores his relationship with Dagenham.

Amazing workshop at the Stuart Hall Library for ten early-career therapists, led by Nathalie Roset using iniva’s Emotional Learning Cards. 💬 Part of the pilot for 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, an initiative supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.   iniva.org/living-legacies-p...

🌞 Summer Closure 🌞 📚 Closed Monday 4 August to Monday 1 September 2024 📚 ✨Reopening Tuesday 2 September 2024✨ Stuart Hall Library will be closed over the summer, as the iniva team will be taking a well-deserved rest, and prepare for an exciting rest of the year!

Wonderful zine workshop with Mozart Community Champions! Older adults explored the meaning of home with artist Bhajan Hunjan. ✂️🖍️   Part of the pilot programme for 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, an initiative supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. iniva.org/living-legacies-p...  

Fantastic to see the Stuart Hall Library artists’ books collection in the spotlight! 🤩 Earlier this month, our Library and Archive Manager, Tavian, shared insights to the collection at a roundtable discussion at the Warburg Institute. Come visit our library to see the artists' books! 📚

The Book Sale is still ongoing at the Stuart Hall Library! Come hunt for books from £2-£15! We also have some rarer books on our online shop: iniva.org/product-cate...

Thank you for visiting the zine collection at the Stuart Hall Library! With over 250 titles, our Artist and Activist zines explore different aspects of cultural identity. This includes but isn’t limited to issues around race, gender, class, religion, subcultures, sexuality, and post-colonialism. 💗

Fantastic zine-making workshop with Open Age Westminster! ✂️ Led by Bhajan Hunjan, older adults explored themes of home and belonging.💗 Part of our pilot events for 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, an initiative supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. iniva.org/living-legacies-p...  

𝑃𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑎'𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝! 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 Edited by Cairo Clarke iniva.org/product/this-brok...

Amazing May workshop with Avenues Youth Project! Cassia Clarke & Tavian Hunter led young people in exploring identity via art & archiving at iniva. Part of our pilot events for 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.   Learn more in our blog! Link in bio 🔗

𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Jade de Montserrat Purchase the book now from iniva's online shop! 💚 iniva.org/product/a-reimagi...

𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐬 – 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings / Leo Bersani Purchase the book now from iniva's online shop! iniva.org/product/gay-betra...

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐙𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒) This recipe zine documents the Artist Kitchen Salons from iniva’s Research Network programme, and explores nationhood and identity. Purchase the zine now from iniva's online shop! iniva.org/product/artist-ki...

𝐕𝐞𝐢𝐥: 𝐕𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭 Edited by David A. Bailey and Gilane Tawadros Purchase the catalogue now via iniva's online shop! iniva.org/product/veil-veil...

We're thrilled to announce Climate Reframe as our partner for 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝! 😍 📣 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 ⏰ Deadline: Saturday 5 July 2025, 11:59pm 💵 Artist fee: £3750 📍 Location: Stuart Hall Library, iniva, Westminster iniva.org/programme/events/...

Read our July 2025 newsletter! 📬 Photo: Kalika (2022) by Prafulla Mohanti. Giclee print with fluro pink silkscreen on Somerset Enhanced Velvet 330. 70 cm x 50 cm. Edition of 30 (plus 5 Artist Proofs). Printed by Harwood King in October 2022. mailchi.mp/iniva.org/july2025

Have you met our curator Beatriz Lobo? ✨ Learn more about what she does at iniva! iniva.org/library/digital-a...

Come check out 𝑫𝒖𝒃 𝑬𝒏𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂, an immersive installation by artists Antonio José Guzman and Iva Jankovic at Stuart Hall Library! More information here: iniva.org/programme/project...

Stuart Hall Library will be closed tomorrow between 10am to 1pm on Tuesday 24 June 2025. Our digital collections via our catalogues remain accessible and iniva's online shop remains open. We apologise for this inconvenience and look forward to seeing you in the afternoon.

Meet volunteer Amy Krimm! An MA student at Courtauld, Amy highlights "Damn Fine Art" by Cherry Smyth 🏳️‍🌈 "Lesbian art is woefully dispersed and under-documented. Smyth writes from the messy and fluid margins between body politics, representation, abstraction, and biography." 🧡🤍💗

Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that our new project Visualising Contemporary Art Histories — iniva’s Moving Image Collections is supported by the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding funds from the National Lottery!😍⭐ For more information, check out our latest blog post! Link in bio.🔗📖

Meet our new volunteer at Stuart Hall Library, Hayleigh Martin! She is currently pursuing a BA in Culture, Criticism, and Curation at CSM! 📕 She’s holding ‘𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔’ which resonated with her due to its fascinating take on informative space fiction.

📢Calling all London-based artists! We’re looking for an artist to shape a creative response to the climate crisis through intergenerational dialogue! 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 Deadline: Friday 5 July 2025, 11:59pm Artist fee: £3750 For more information, please visit the link in bio. 🔗

1 year ago today I was lucky enough to launch my John Akomfrah book at @iniva-arts.bsky.social Stuart Hall Library. Some of the talking can be heard here: youtu.be/PoHFLutICwc?... And you can get the book here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/john-akom...

Join us for the opening of the immersive installation and exhibition 𝗗𝘂𝗯 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 by Antonio José Guzman and Iva Jankovic on Thursday 12 June at Stuart Hall Library! 💙 For more information, check the link below! 👇 iniva.org/programme/events/...

Dame Sonia Boyce dropped by the Stuart Hall Library and bought a book from our sale! Thank you for supporting us, and it's always great to see you! 💓 iniva has worked with Sonia since 1995, and you can purchase her limited edition print and publications through our online store or at the Library.

Read our latest blog post by previous volunteer, Billy Tong! 📖 He had been working on cataloguing and repackaging our Artist Files Collection for our project with Hauser & Wirth Institute, and reflects on the repetition of archiving. iniva.org/on-repetitiveness...

“Such a beautifully crafted experience for global majority artists and cultural workers in the UK.” - Gherdai Hassell We’re delighted to share this film which captures the beautiful moments throughout the two days of iniva’s pioneering programme, The Gathering 2024. youtu.be/d6LnWBBjRMU?si=taP...

Artist Pamina Sebastião came to visit us! Pamina’s work centres on creating a cultural artistic archive of death and the reimagining of the queer body in Angola. They picked out ‘Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future’ by Carlos Garrido Castellano. Read it at the Stuart Hall Library! 📚

Meet Jess, the Stuart Hall Library's latest placement student! She’s an MA Library & Info Studies student at UCL, with a background in Social Anthropology & a passion for accessibility & outreach in libraries. 📖

It was with great sorrow that we received news last weekend that pre-eminent curator Koyo Kouoh passed away. Photo: Elvira Dyangani Ose, Sepake Angiama, George Shire, Koyo Kouoh, and Melanie Keen at the 2017 edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Join us for a lunchtime talk and reading group focusing on publications from the Stuart Hall Library exploring the use of different graphic narrative forms and their methods of storytelling, historical documentation, and memory-holding. 📙 📖 🔗 Link in bio for more information and to book!