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27 July 2013

Last night was the opening of Bill Ming’s exhibition at New Art Exchange in Nottingham, his first substantial solo show in Britain for almost 10 years, though his work has been celebrated in his native Bermuda. I’ve known Bill since 1982, and worked with him on several occasions, most recently on Bread and Salt, Stories of Art and Migration, for the Regular Marvels series. 

François Matarasso

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http://parliamentofdreams.com/2013/07/27/a-culture-of-received-ideas/

The Atlantic Philanthropies recently supported an in-depth research study called “Out of School and ‘On the Wall’” conducted by the Center for Research on Fathers, Families and Child Well-Being at Columbia University in New York. The completed study was produced for publication by Social Impact Studios, who turned to Bill Ming for striking and emotional art that could help call attention to the study and the important issues it addressed in Bill’s native Bermuda. Since 2007, the study was conducted in Bermuda to understand the employment and education gaps between Black men and their peers. Among other things, these studies revealed that Black men are less likely to graduate high school or obtain advanced degrees. They earn less than White Bermudian men and are almost twice as likely to be unemployed. In addition to poor earnings and educational outcomes, young Black Bermudian men are also highly over-represented among the incarcerated in Bermuda. The repo

Bill is working with François Matarasso on a project about the experience of artists born outside of Europe and now working here. Called 'Bread and Salt' the project has involved artists in the UK, Belgium, Holland and Denmark.

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