We did it!
The FACE Summit
Thursday 13th October 5-8pm & Friday 14th October 11.30-7pm 2022
Hosted in Partnership with Central Saint Martins, CHEAD and British Fashion Council
All Filmed Content Available NOW. See Links Below
“Amazing summit - brilliantly organised!! An opportunity for me to discuss in more detail the issues surrounding race and racism in education within my department.”
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67 speakers,
24 panels,
42 institutions involved
1000 plus online attendees
450 plus in-person attendees
1349 page views!
1028 online registrations - 2958 page views!
HUGE Thank you to Central Saint Martins for hosting, logistics and many dedicated members of staff. Feedback below is testament to the PASSION and EMOTION in the room. Special thanks to everyone who contributed and attended. See our filmed links below to the talks you missed.
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“Ricardo Barker’s film and the introduction by the FACE Co-Founders was incredibly moving and emotional. To hear people speak from their heart about their experiences detached from their profession just made me feel very empathic towards them.”
“That the 3 founders are is still actively pushing the agenda and slowly making a difference, welcoming white academics is refreshing and the way forward to work together to change the paradigm.”
“Encourage more practitioners in research to talk and 'grass roots' academia to be encouraged. No more golden triangle models. WELL DONE !!!!”
“We need the Summit to be annual to bring so many interesting people and view points together to keep an active focus on the actioning of Diversity, Inclusion and Equality in Higher Education and the Creative Industries.”
“I was made clearly aware of how my lived experiences as a woman of colour have been committed from so much of my education but energised to see how this is starting to change. Also just wonderful to hear perspectives which resonate re intersectionality.”
“The keynote from V&A was fantastic in particular. The education panel discussion cover racism, sexism and discrimination and was also very informative, chaired by Ben from Parsons School of Design. I love the international panel bringing different perspectives.”
“Would LOVE to see more summits and discussions surrounding these issues. This feels like the start of something big. I’ve followed FACE since the beginning on social media and knew quite a few people talking last week at the summit. I urged all the management team and Curriculum Leaders from Foundation to join me at the summit.”
Film Links
Film: Disclosure: Voicing our Truth by Ricardo Barker LINK HERE
Keynote 1: Dr. Rathna Ramanathan, Pro Vice Chancellor and Head of Central Saint Martins College. FACE founders Sharon Lloyd (Solent University), Pascal Matthias (Southampton University) and Andrew In-person LVMH Lecture Theatre Link Ibi (Liverpool John Mores University) in conversation with Caryn Franklin (Kingston School of Art) And…
Keynote 2: Freeing the Creative Spirit Dr Christine Checinska, Senior Curator in African Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum) LINK FOR BOTH HERE
Keynote 3: Welcome - Tanveer Ahmed, Face organiser and Senior Lecturer in Fashion and Race, Central Saint Martins College. Growing up in Different Worlds Osman Yousefzada in conversation with Asiya Durrani-McCann (Southampton University) And…
Keynote 4: The Black Experience in Design Dr Lesley-Ann Noel (North Carolina University) LINK FOR BOTH HERE
Session 1 Fashion Industry
Panel 1
Addressing Racism in the Fashion Industry Flavia Loscialpo (Solent University) chair, Salmena Carvalho (Edinburgh College of Art), Radha Singh (The House of Radha) LINK HERE
Panel 2
Diversifying Digital Fashion Catherine Hudson chair, Sonia Sood (Solent University), Beatrice Newman (University of East London), Noorin Khamisani (University of Portsmouth) LINK HERE
Panel 3
Unseen on Screen - Costume Creation Bafta winner PC Williams in conversation with Daniel Peters (Fashion Minority Report) LINK HERE
Panel 4
Beyond Europe: African New Wave Fashions Erica de Greef and Lesiba Mabitsela (African Fashion Research Institute) chairs with Nkumbu Mutambo (Northumbria University), Tolulope Omoyele (London College of Fashion) Benita Odogwu-Atkinson (University for the Creative Arts), Nada Koreish (University West England) LINK HERE
Panel 5
Hair, Race and Beauty Intertwined Hair: Untold Stories at the Horniman Museum: Sharon Lloyd (Solent University) introducing Davina Hawthorne (De Montfort University) chair, Professor Emma Tarlo and Rose Sinclair (Goldsmiths University) FACE X Horniman-Hair: Untold Stories online: Davina Hawthorne (De Montfort University) in conversation with Michelle Marshall (University for the Creative Arts, Rochester) and Max Kandhola (Nottingham Trent) LINK HERE
Panel 6
Black/POC Masculinities Harris Elliott (Central Saint Martins) chair, with Lorraine Henry King (London College of Fashion), Samson Soboye Film Link: LINK HERE
Session 2 Fashion Education
Panel 1
Can White Educators Decolonise Fashion Education? Caryn Franklin (Kingston School of Art) chair, Mylinh Nguyen (University of Brighton), Sukaina Dykes (Solent University), Jason Forrest (Nottingham Trent University), Max Kandhola (Nottingham Trent University), Jacob Goff (Northumbria) LINK HERE
Panel 2
Addressing Barriers to Fashion Education Asiya Durrani-McCann (Southampton University) and Ezinma Mbeledogu (University of the Creative Arts) in conversation with Dal Chodha (Central Saint Martins), Berni Yates (Central Saint Martins) and Foday Dumbuya (Labrum London), Angela McRobbie respondent LINK HERE
Panel 3
Fashion Education: The Systemic Revolution (book discussion) Ben Barry, Dean School of Fashion (Parsons School of Design) in conversation with Black/POC book contributors: Grace Jun (University of Georgia), Sang Thai (RMIT University), Riley Kucheran (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Tanveer Ahmed (CSM) LINK HERE
Panel 4
Student Experiences FACE Student Group-led from Kiara Morris (Central Saint Martins) and Tegan Rush (Central Saint Martins) in conversation with Teleica Kirkland (London College of Fashion), Ranji Mangcu and Sameerah Balogun (Hemlines, Central Saint Martins) LINK HERE
Panel 5
Film Screening: Expectations of diversity in textiles education and industry Elaine Igoe and Nicholas Dunn (Chelsea College of Arts) presenting student film. LINK HERE
Panel 6
The Intersectional Politics of Fashion Education: nightmares & dreams – a workshop of constructive, collective destruction - Fashioning Education Group, Berlin Renate Stauss (The American University of Paris), Franziska Schreiber (Berlin University of the Arts) and Marteena Mendelssohn (The American University of Paris) LINK HERE
Panel 7
See My FACE Pascal Matthias (Southampton University), Caryn Franklin (Kingston School of Art) and John Tatam (independent consultant on EDI) LINK HERE
Session 3
Panel 1
David Kappo and Sandra Poulson: a tutor student conversation David Kappo (Central Saint Martins) in conversation with Sandra Poulson LINK HERE
Panel 2
Diversifying the Fashion Industry Asiya Durrani-McCann (Southampton University) and Radha Singh (The House of Radha) in conversation with Daniel Peters (Fashion Minority Report), Laura Edwards (Mentoring Matters) and Tiffany Fraser (Farfetch) LINK HERE
Panel 3
Diaspora Fashions Harris Elliott (Central Saint Martins) chair, Nada Koreish (University West England), Jameela Elfaki (AZEEMA), Rahemur Rahman (Central Saint Martins) LINK HERE
Provocations 1,2 and 3
All contained in the single link below
Slow Factory Céline Semaan (Slow Factory)
Black Business Institute Sharon Lloyd in conversation with Darren Miller (Black Business Institute)
There Is Nothing New About Black Fashion Culture: Legacies of Black Style and Fashion Andrew Ibi (Liverpool John Mores University) and Harris Elliott (Central Saint Martins) presenting BOLD (Black Oriented Legacy Development LINK HERE
Hosted in partnership with Central Saint Martins | CHEAD | British Fashion Council
FACE presents the inspirational voices of minoritised visionaries across technical, commercial and educational platforms. This FREE online event covering open-hearted conversations, problem-solving and revelation is now available to watch online. See above links
Post Summit
Evaluation Forms will be sent to all participants who have registered to gather feedback for next steps and help those considering to host the next Summit.
FACE RACE SUMIT 2022: Next Steps
The aims of the FACE Race Summit 2022 are a call to action to fellow fashion design educators, fashion students, fashion industry and policy makers to question and challenge the racial biases and absences in the fashion canon and to recognise the need for richer and more diverse fashion narratives that work towards racial and social justice in fashion.
What might the next phase of the FACE Summit look like (online training, summer courses, resources, building global and intercultural connections etc)?
Once the Summit closes, each panel recording will be hosted on the FACE website and can be used as resources for classes, institutional and industry training and for future fashion events.
Developing ideas for future FACE initiatives such as a FACE Summer School, FACE online courses and FACE fashion class resources is on our radar. Application for grants and forge partnerships with schools, community groups and the further education sector is also being looked into. Do get in touch of you want to be part of this next phase by emailing summit organiser Tanveer Ahmed.
Can your institution host a FACE Summit or a smaller satellite version of the summit to list up the voices of Black and Brown creatives. Or what about a FACE Summer School 2023?
Hosted in partnership with Central Saint Martins | CHEAD | British Fashion Council
FACE presents the inspirational voices of minoritised visionaries across technical, commercial and educational platforms. This FREE online event covering open-hearted conversations, problem-solving and revelation is now available to watch online. See above links
Post Summit
Evaluation Forms will be sent to all participants who have registered to gather feedback for next steps and help those considering to host the next Summit.
FACE RACE SUMIT 2022: Next Steps
The aims of the FACE Race Summit 2022 are a call to action to fellow fashion design educators, fashion students, fashion industry and policy makers to question and challenge the racial biases and absences in the fashion canon and to recognise the need for richer and more diverse fashion narratives that work towards racial and social justice in fashion.
What might the next phase of the FACE Summit look like (online training, summer courses, resources, building global and intercultural connections etc)?
Once the Summit closes, each panel recording will be hosted on the FACE website and can be used as resources for classes, institutional and industry training and for future fashion events.
Developing ideas for future FACE initiatives such as a FACE Summer School, FACE online courses and FACE fashion class resources is on our radar. Application for grants and forge partnerships with schools, community groups and the further education sector is also being looked into. Do get in touch of you want to be part of this next phase by emailing summit organiser Tanveer Ahmed.
Can your institution host a FACE Summit or a smaller satellite version of the summit to list up the voices of Black and Brown creatives. Or what about a FACE Summer School 2023?
What have you uncovered in your research pertaining to identity and power, hidden stories, teaching aids for a culturally competent education and entry into industry?
What does decolonising the curriculum look like and how do we avoid under resourced, privileged view-points informing deconstruction? How do we move away from the current binary, hetero-patriarchal and elitist models to co-create with our students?
The FACE summit tackles these questions and more, with humour, excitement and action in an atmosphere of coalition and joyful curiosity. To do this,
World renowned School of Art
Council for Higher Education in Art and Design. CHEAD has 66 member institutions.
British Fashion Council
