ID: a woman wearing a red and white apron, brown headscarf and yellow face-mask smiles whilst she transfers spinach leaves from a container to cooking pots on a stove.
Food glorious food!
I spoke with Kiran Chahal, the founder of Made Up Collective about their Covid-19 response, 'Made Up Kitchen'. We discussed the benefits of grassroots action, community empowerment and the hurdles she had to jump through to get funding.
Here's a transcript and links to expand on the issues we discussed.
Transcript with definitions guide
Unlocking Made Up Kitchen
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Feeling curious?
Check out these links and articles to find out more.
Inspired? How to set up your own Made Up Kitchen
Feeling generous? Donate to their GoFundMe
The White Pube - 'community arts headache' article
Guardian article on Arts Council England's 'Let's Create' strategy
A different article by The White Pube - on institutions working with communities
E-Flux article on New Conservatism - a controversial article, that burned many influential 'art
world' figures....They retaliated in a lively debate in the comments section...worth a read.