The Lemon Seed Project

Meet the 25 Black artists bringing Framed in Black to Havant House, a celebration of Black British Art

Why Black History Month must make more room for the artists documenting Black British life, and why we created Framed in Black. Black British art is not difficult to find. It is being made in studios, bedrooms, front rooms and shared workspaces across the country. It is being shown in community venues, independent galleries, open studios, homes and online. What is harder to find is the same level of attention, investment and long-term support. Black British culture has shaped the way Britain...

This year, The Lemon Seed Project is opening its doors for two Saturdays to a group of artists whose work spans portraiture, abstraction, photography, collage, sculpture, textiles and illustration as part of Walthamstow Art Trail at Havant House. Some examine identity and heritage. Others explore memory, community, humour, politics or belonging. What connects them is a commitment to storytelling and a distinctive visual language that stays with you long after you've left the room. The artists...