About | erinjamesmedia

Welcome!

I'm Erin James, and I'm a Brighton/ London based multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and facilitator working at the intersection of art and social change. My framework for creating sees the use of art forms such as poetry and sound, curating and facilitation and archiving and photography as vessels for "artivism". I have performed poetry at festivals and venues such as FemFest, Brighton Festival, Brighton Dome and The Old Market, and had my poetry published nationally, and added to the curriculum at Univesities such as Sussex. I am the founder of the socially engaged zine Tough Cookie Mag (featured on ITV, BBC and Polyester Mag. I was recently the 2023 Stuart Hall Research Fellow at Sussex University, and am currently undertaking a Masters in Media Practice for Development and Social Change there, researching decolonial archival practices by marginalised communities and furthering my work as a decolonial archivist.

I am a Black-mixed, queer/genderqueer, disabled and neurodivergent artist, and while these facets of my identity have at times felt like barriers to accessing the art and creative industries, I also see them as my superpowers, and the themes of my work often explore my differing identities.

I am always open to being approached about new work, projects or commissions, particularly if they centre around activism, working with / mentorship and facilitation, expression, joy and social justice issues.

Some of my favorite past projects include:

Course Assistant and Assistant Director for the National Youth Theatre 2024 and 2025

Archival and Research projects via Sussex University

Radio DJ and Presenter for Brighton's first Youth Led Breakfast Show - The Rising

Jersey Tour 2022 with The Pappy Show -

Djing, Spoken Word Performances, Singing, Dancing, Acting

Festivals: Femfest, Camp Kindred, Brighton Fringe, Brighton Festival, MOVES -

Spoken Word Performances, Djing

LOOKOUT Mentorship Creative Leadership Programme - Mentoring, Collaborating, Curating

BMEYPP Young Peoples Project -

Mentoring, Photography Workshop, Creative Writing Workshop

Lighthouse Brighton & Hove Council Public Art Project -