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front view of the exhibition Southend's Twilight Worlds at TOMA Project Space, the exhibition title is in vinyl to the left and a poster is on the right.

on the left is an archival table with a slanted shelf on the wall, to the right is a tv mounted on the wall with a bench in front.

installation view on the right is Sunil's wall, left is a large wooden structure.

large wooden structure in the background, and in the fore is the archival table as you enter the exhibition.

side view of the spines of four books on the slanted shelf.

Images: Anna Lukala

‘Southend’s Twilight Worlds’ uncovers a complex and stimulating history of marginalised identities within the city of Southend-on-Sea.

one person wearing people is reading a book whilst another wearing reading is also, there are objects on the table.

(PAST) STW Creative Collective: ‘Southend’s Twilight Worlds’ Reading Group

11 September 2022, 1-3pm

TOMA Project Space

Join us for a relaxed reading group exploring the ideas and histories within the Southend's Twilight Worlds publication.

FREE

people dancing around whilst steel pan drums are in the midst.

(PAST) STW Creative Collective: ‘Steel Here’ Steel Pan Band Workshop

17 September 2022, 1-3pm

Havens Community Centre, Hamlet Court Road

Join us for a session learning to play the steel pan drums at Havens Community Centre on Saturday the 17th of September!

FREE

group of 8 people gathered around Vittorio looking at a painting of Walter Beecroft within the Beecroft Art Gallery.

(PAST) STW Creative Collective: Exploring Southend Museums with Vittorio Ricchetti

03 September 2022, 1-3pm
Central Museums, Southend

Vittorio Ricchetti, Curator of Material Culture at Southend Museums, will lead a tour around the museum with special access behind the scenes.

FREE

4 people sitting at a table within the project space looking up at Trigger

(PAST) STW Creative Collective: Trigger Your Truth with Trigger Bliss

4 September 2022, 1-3pm
TOMA Project SPace

Trigger Your Truth sessions focus on the mental and emotional wellbeing of our community.

FREE

(PAST) STW Creative Collective: DIY Patch Making with Ruth Hazel

10 September 2022, 12:30-14:30pm
TOMA Project SPace

In this workshop with Ruth Hazel, you will be looking at how to make patches using a variety of materials whilst discussing the history of class and LGBTQIA* culture.

FREE

(PAST) STW Creative Collective: Writing Erasure Poetry with Maddi Crease

10 September 2022, 3-5pm
TOMA Project SPace

On the Saturday 10 September, as part of Southend's Twilight Worlds, you are invited to join Maddi for a creative session on identity poems with a focus on erasure poetry.

FREE

six people gathered around a table making zines with Lu Williams

(PAST) Drop-in Zine Making Workshop with Lu Williams

16 July 2022, 1-3pm
TOMA Project SPace

Join Lu Williams at TOMA Project Space for a zine making workshop to celebrate Southend Pride.

FREE

people gathered around within the space for the opening/launch event

(PAST) Exhibition & Book Launch

15 July 2022, 2-6pm
TOMA Project SPace

Join us for the official launch of Southend’s Twilight Worlds, a new exhibition uncovering the complex history of marginalised identities in Southend-on-Sea.

FREE

Publication

The Southend’s Twilight Worlds publication features essays by Justin Bengry, Rose Cleary, Merline Evans, Elliot Gibbons, Theo Gordon, Vittorio Ricchetti and Sarah Wayman, alongside a poem by the artist Elsa James, and interviews with UK Black Pride, Southend Pride and South Essex African and Caribbean Association.

Find out more here

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Southend’s Twilight Worlds is curated by Elliot Gibbons and produced in partnership with TOMA (The Other MA), The Old Waterworks, Grrrl Zine Fair, Southend Pride, Metal Southend, Focal Point Gallery, Southend Museums and Essex Cultural Diversity Project, and is made possible with funding from Arts Council England and Essex Heritage Trust.

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