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This month at Window, a group of students will be developing an ongoing project which responds to the visit of Emory Douglas, the current artist-in-residence at Elam School of Fine Arts. Douglas was the Minister for Culture of the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the 1980s. Through the vehicle of the newspaper The Black Panther, his work developed a powerful graphic language which has subsequently become an iconic representation of the struggle for civil rights in 1970s America.

Thirteen students have responded to the challenging proposal to work together on a project while Douglas is in New Zealand involving workshops, talks, conversations, outings, collaborations and the production of a small publication. Representing diverse backgrounds and embodying a variety of artistic perspectives, these individuals have come together on common political ground.

Using both Window's Online and Onsite spaces, Jeremy Leatinuu, Rangituhia Hollis, David J. Curno, Rory Dunleavy, Alvie Mc Kree, Yo Na Lee, Mina Melsom, Tanya Hackney, Shannon Te Ao, David Sun, Luke Willis Thompson, Shaz Asdollah-Zadeh and Deborah Teh will realise their project over a period of four weeks. The exhibition will culminate with a closing event on Thursday 24th September.