SHADE SHORTS with Johny Pitts, author of Afropean

AWARD WINNER 'BEST ARTS & CULTURE' PODCAST - BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2021Shade Podcast is back with ‘Shade Shorts’ the new series of conversations with the founders of some our most radical, Black led art & culture journals. These episodes will keep us connected and inspired between the main seasons of the podcast. We will explore the power that we all have when we focus on considered communication and building community. In this episode I’m in conversation with author of Afropean and Guest Editor of The Eyes Journal, Johny Pitts.️The Eyes is an independent and bilingual journal (published in French and English) that explores cultural and societal issues through the prism of photographic creativity.For each issue The Eyes gives an artist "carte blanche" to curate a subjective and personal panorama on the special focus.Johny & I discuss his guest curation for Issue 12 titled B-side, a visual exploration of what it means to be Afropean.If you'd like to support this independent, award winning podcast through Patreon or Ko-fi I would be delighted! Thank you!Johny Pitts InstagramAfropean InstagramThe Eyes InstagramShade Podcast is produced and hosted by Lou MensahMixing CA DavisMusic by Brian Jackson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Shade Media was founded in 2019 by photographer Lou Mensah to create a space for Black artists and creative practitioners to talk about their work in their own way. This critically acclaimed podcast features interviews with artists, critics, writers and visionaries including John Akomfrah, Amy Sherald, Lauren Michele Jackson and Ekow Eshun. It's host Lou has been nominated as Best Arts and Culture Producer and also for the Grassroots Production Award in the 2024 AudioUK awards. She was named Producer of the Year by the UK Audio Network in 2024. Shade Podcast further garnered the Best Art Podcast gong at the 2021 British Podcast Awards. Shade Art Review, which debuted in September 2023, is a biweekly arts and culture magazine on Substack.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.