Sunday Best, a pop-up photography studio with Myah Jeffers

13:00 - 17:00

Inspired by the Handworth Self Portrait portrait of 1979, we invite you to turn up in groups, or individually to Myah’s pop-up photography studio in your very best attire, your Sunday Best, to have your portraits taken. Digital versions of portraits will be sent to participants as a gift once they are developed.

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Performance: ABUELOS, After the Flood by Reisz Amos

14:00 - 15:00

Reisz will perform “ABUELOS, After the Flood”, a theatre and sound piece.

Reflections from Reisz:

“Metonymy is the substitution of a term in place of another that it is closely related to. I began to think of what YARD is in association to ABUELOS, as a holding place for the greater idea, or the beta version of a bigger picture.

As ideas formulated I received the news of the flood that destroyed YARD. Devastated by this news I wanted to help in any way I could and soon realised I could support the repair and rebuild. This practical aid, though necessary, is a physical response to a need but, true to form, the creative in me felt led to contribute to the re-imagining of the future vision. How we move in the face of adversity, how we begin again after we have already begun, how do we leave things behind that are not meant for our future, what precautions (if any) can be taken to preserve what is salvageable and what is needed in order to create again.”

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Q&A with the MAIA Fellows, n:u + Reisz Amos

15:00 - 15:30

A Q&A with the MAIA Fellows, reflecting on the work they have shared as part of the MAIA Weekender, and more broadly on the strands they have explored in their artistic practice over the last year.

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Living Room Party with family-friendly DJ set by Mr Auden Allen, and Sunday Dinner

From 4pm - 7pm, we’ll have Mr Auden Allen on the decks creating a Living Room party feel - come dance with us.

Then, from 5.45pm, we'll serve a special Caribbean-style dinner as we eat and toast to exciting new beginnings and celebrate all those who have contributed to MAIA’s success over the years and continue to shape our vision and drive. This event will also be an opportunity to reflect on, and appreciate the greatness of our cultures and communities that have added to Birmingham’s rich cultural history.

Enjoy a hearty dinner with halal and vegan options, have a dance to a curated intergenerational DJ set celebrating music of the African diaspora, play board games, love, and laugh together.

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