Category Archives: Commissions

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Photograph of Sha, an East Asian woman in her 30s, holding a white fan. She has long dark brown hair and is wearing a white top with a neon yellow lightning bolt earing.

2022 Emergent Artists: Where are they now?

We are excited to shine a spotlight on the talented 2022 Emergent Artists, SingSkateDJ, writer, speaker, and podcast host Sha Supangan (Crazy Little Asian), composer and musician André Louis (Onj) […]

30 Jun 2023 Artistic Development, Commissions, DM Team, Opportunities

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A black and white photograph of a white woman with brown hair. She’s wearing a ribbed, high neck jumper. In the background is a studio space with a keyboard and shelves on the wall.

Drake Music Commission: Florence Anna Maunders – ‘Harbingers of Change: Eight of Cups’

This piece is directly inspired by the imagery and classical interpretations of certain cards in a tarot deck.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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A double exposure colour photograph of a white person. They are wearing a light shirt and dark jacket. In the background there is a blue sea and sky and a green landscape. The photograph is double exposed with handprinted blue flowers.

Drake Music Commission: Calum Perrin – ‘Peper Harow: Iain’s Story’

In the early 1970s, Iain, a young man with severe mental health difficulties was sent to Peper Harrow Therapeutic Community.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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The artist Rebekah Ubuntu is DJ-ing on a sparkling turquoise audio mixer. They have braided cyan coloured hair and wear a gold sequinned jacket and colourful light-up rings on their fingers. Behind them are paintings on a white gallery wall.

Drake Music Commission: Rebekah Ubuntu – ‘Ecologies of Reflection: An Embodied Process’

This piece was created by Rebekah Ubuntu as part of their Drake Music residency of 2022.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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A white person with long brown hair. It is looking at the camera and standing in front of a dark metal shutter and brick wall.

Drake Music Commission: Rufus Isabel Elliot – ‘An Consolation’

Around ten miles south-west from here the village of Caradal lies deserted.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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A white women who has a quiff and the side of her head is shaved. She is lying back, head tilted up and her eyes are closed.

Drake Music Commission: Katy Rose Bennett – ‘Dissolution’

‘Dissolution’ is a musical reflection on grief and loss.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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A rectangular graphic with a dark grey background, it has 3 circular photographs: one is of a white woman who has a quiff and the side of her head is shaved. One is of a person DJing using a sparkling turquoise mixer, They have braided cyan hair. The third is a white person with long brown hair. It is looking at the camera standing in front of a dark metal shutter.

New commissions from Drake Music Collective

We are thrilled to unveil five new pieces of commissioned work from members of this year’s Drake Music Collective. Artists in Residence Katy Rose Bennett | Rebekah Ubuntu | Rufus […]

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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Showcase success for our Ascendant Artists

On Wednesday 28th September, we were delighted to present a showcase of new work by members of this year’s Drake Music Collective. An enthusiastic audience joined us on Zoom to […]

26 Oct 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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