FACE Equity Overview
2024
May 24 FACE Excellence Prize enters its fourth year. Hosted by Graduate Fashion Forum and run during Graduate Fashion Week in June this prize makes visible, the spectrum of Black, Brown and minoritised excellence within a framework of creativity. Unlike most other GFW awards the student can nominate themselves.
April 24 The FACExHorniman On the Record - Hair Stories at Kent University. Installed at Keynes Atrium and Teaching Gallery spaces at Keynes College this exhibition is curated by FACE members Davina Hawthorne, Max Kandhola and Sharon Lloyd, to showcase work created and selected by Black and Brown academics from a range of UK universities nationwide. Ends July 2024.
March 24 FACE appoints Professor Julie Hall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of London Metropolitan University. Professor Hall as the first member of our external advisory panel
February 24 FACE links with Kingston School of Art EDI Race and Ethnicity group to release See My Academic FACE. This survey aims to compile an evidence base enabling those ready to build equitable systems for recruitment, retention, and progression of racially minoritised educators in Higher Education Art and Design institutions.
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2023 FACE Excellence Winner
Congratulations Nothando Ngwawaira
Read more about our latest FACE Excellence Winner 2023 Nothando Ngwawaira from Westminster University here
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2023 FACE Summit
Hosted by Central Saint Martins
Two panels, 14 speakers and a chance to reflect: How is education championing new equitable practices? And… How can the fashion industry be reimagined through an equity and anti-oppression lens?
2023
Autumn 23 Associate Dr Falvia Loscialpo on Ethno-racial capitalism in contemporary fashion: forced labour and the Uyghur crisis. Book outline: Fashion’s Transnational Inequalities Socio-Political, Economic, and Environmental here
August 2023. Member Neelam Wright on WONKHE: Traditional reservedness creates collective intolerance towards ‘against-the-grain’ cultural tones of expression. Link here
July 2023 Member Bill Achargee awarded “Outstanding contribution to the cause of equality,” by UNISON for recognition of helping Black members. Link here
July 2023 See My Academic FACE is a new study proposal currently in development.
July 2023 Pre-Summit Hosted by Central Saint Martins
June 2023 GFW FACE Excellence Prize Winner is Nothando Ngwawaira from University of Westminster
May 2023 Out of court settlement for FACE member brings to a close, 18 months of institutional disassociation and defence against everyday racism. All documented in order to provide recognition of issues to support future study and report
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2022 BAFTA Award
FACE member PC Williams receives the BAFTA Award for Costume Design for her outstanding work on WE ARE LADY PARTS!
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2023 Outstanding Contribution
FACE member Bill Achargee awarded “Outstanding contribution to the cause of equality,” by UNISON
2022
2022 Jan - December FACE continues to engage with one member’s attempt to progress a grievance via union representation. Documentation continues.
2022 October Joe Casely-Hayford digital library portal is launched with Central Saint Martins
2022 Oct FACE Summit 22: A two-day summit hosted by Central Saint Martins with international speakers.
2022 Oct Film: Disclosure by FACE member Ricardo Barker focusses on minoritised academic isolation and lack of support, opportunity and progression within institutions.
2022 Member PC Williams is awarded the BAFTA Award for Costume Design for her outstanding work on WE ARE LADY PARTS!
2022 June Horniman Museum - Hair, Race and Beauty Intertwined: Untold Stories.
2022 June FACE Excellence Prize. Winner is Meerim Mamatova from Kingston School of Art
2022 Widening Participation film: Fashion Needs More Colour. A student led project in association with Westminster University delivers a free film for use in all institutions to facilitate greater recruitment of minoritised creatives.
2022 March CHEAD (Council For Higher Education Art and Design) invite members to present findings from See My FACE study at Annual Conference.
2022 March. New NSS study is unveiled without race aware questions - FACE challenges OFS decision with written protest on academic site WONKE: Teaching policy must not remain race blind
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2021 FACE Excellence Prize
Joy Julius, Kingston School of Art wins first FACE Excellence Prize launched at Graduate Fashion Week
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2022 Race Blind
The National Student Survey and the Teaching Excellence Framework should confront race head-on, say FACE
2020-21
2021 FACE engages with one member’s unsatisfactory HR and union support. Progression of a grievance is hampered by institutional lethargy in a way that requires documenting.
2021 FACE engages the OFS in talks using the new study to press for the inclusion of race aware questioning in the NSS. NSS agree to ‘cog test,’ new questions. No race aware or race equity questions are added as a result of the conversation.
2021 June FACE Excellence Prize is launched at Graduate Fashion Week in 2021 and run annually awards and platforms minoritised creatives. First winner is Joy Julius from Kingston School of Art
2021 March-June See My FACE Survey: A national enquiry into race bias in teaching and into the attainment gap. 881 students from 50 institutions participate.
2021 FACE members join Graduate Fashion Foundation. 3 minoritised trustees are now helping to shape agendas.
2021 FACE expands - white associates join in order to lead their own institutions toward speedier decolonisation.
2021 March CHEAD (Council For Higher Education Art and Design) invite members to present FACE agenda and call for action at Annual Conference.
2021 March British Fashion Council invite FACE speakers to their Colleges forum
2021 FACE launches with annual membership and a website to host FACE aims including the four pillars: Recruitment, Progression, Curriculum, Culture.
2020 Minoritised academics unite to plan anti-racist educational challenge. Early meetings help members shape next steps.