Marlene Smith and the Blk Art Group
Channel: NewWorkNetwork
Date: 2012-02-09

Marlene Smith is an artist and an organiser of artists' and cultural events. During her  A-level summer, in Birmingham in 1982, she joined the fluid line up of students; Eddie Chambers, Claudette Johnson, Wenda Leslie, Keith Piper, Donald Rodney, Janet Vernon, that is today referred to as the Blk Art Group. In the film she shares her personal recollections and reflects on some of the key moments and events of the black arts movement of the 80s and the ideas that were prevalent at the time. 

Marlene Smith took part in 'A Rally of Speeches: Models of Resistance & Moments of Resilience', moderated by Dr Andrea Phillips, Reader in Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London.

Filmed by Fiona Melville as part of Adhocracy, a Mini Festival of DIY Culture: Past and Present, convened by New Work Network (NWN) in association with Rich Mix, London, 6/7 August 2011.