Di'mond qai
Producer. multidisciplinary artist.writer. workshop facilitator.COPYWRITER.
About
Di'mond Qai is an interdisciplinary artist and writer who constantly explores how she can adapt the forms and mediums she is familiar with, for new approaches and understandings within her work and surrounding it. This exploration led her to join WOC art collective RIOT SOUP and become a program Producer for Today at Apple, centring impacting the lives of underrepresented and vulnerable communities through creative production.As a Creative Producer Di'mond facilitates inspiring and accessible opportunities and moments of interaction with a wide variety of artists, across various career stages and disciplines. She implements strategic thinking with creativity to develop vibrant series' of live events suitable alongside an international team.Having utilised being an artist herself with creative professional experience within Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Tech she is continuously seeking out new work that lives within the intersections of disciplines, industries and thought paths - embracing creativity, authenticity and strategy to further the impact of honest engagement and storytelling with audiences and communities globally.Her career has also seen her facilitate creative Zine workshops for the marketing campaign of award winning films Queen & Slim and Rocks, host workshops as part of art collective RIOT SOUP at Tate Modern and engage with communities across the UK facilitating zine workshops to improve the reach of Arts & Culture, most recently having hosted a masterclass for 13-16 year olds attending National Saturday Club within Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.She continues to use her experience within the Arts to speak at I&D employability programming internal and external panels - including frequently at Somerset House and UAL.As an avid poet and article writer, Qai uses these forms to better understand the world around her and actively use her voice to raise awareness of social causes, communities and movements and as a way to develop her abstract thinking.As an extremely collaborative artist, she is seeking work with other creatives and academics who challenge the status quo in new and interesting ways, regardless of whether their approaches seem “compatible” or not.She currently seeks to further explore architecture, film, and artificial intelligence respectively alongside a multitude of other mediums and focuses.Get in touch!
What is my experience as a Producer?Goal: Creating impactful experiences that keep audiences in mind, strengthening shared experiences and community sentiment in fresh and exciting ways.Apple, Today at Apple - EMEIA | Programming Producer
Supporting the Heads of Programming with the planning, marketing, logistics, and in-depth execution of vibrant artist-led events, community sessions, geo wide campaigns and virtual activities internationally as part of Today at AppleStudio Wayne McGregor | Studio Programme Curator (PRISMATIC)
Ideated, curated, delivered and evaluated a new experiential public studio programme of multidisciplinary events, pushing big ideas, expanding local reach and actioning team strategyRIOT SOUP | Artist and Producer
Strategise, execute, facilitate and envisage year-long activity of the art collective including exhibitions, workshops, residencies and community activities including co-producing out Tate Lates session.Akram Khan Company | Projects and Communications asst.
Assisted with the producing and co-ordination of learning activities like dance intensives, the experiential 20th company anniversary virtual celebration and international workshops
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Di'mond is currently seeking:
Creative Producer opportunities
Zine making workshop facilitation
marketing/communications
commissions for written pieces
commissions for visual work
Speaking engagements
Creative Collaborations
Contact
For all enquiries please get in touch via email or Instagram.
These are both checked and responded to daily.Commissions and collaboration opportunities are now open.
Examples of my written work can be found in the following places:Featured:
Substack - full view of recent writing
Grief as an Open Door
The longing for material in the Digital AgeCopy/Social Media:PRISMATIC: Company Wayne McGregor (event copy and visuals)PRISMATIC: Twitter announcementYouth Dance Company post (Copy and visuals)My Dear Younger SelfPoetry/Prose:
The Loudest SilenceThe Chair, The Hug, and The TruthA Love Letter to Library BooksArticles:
The Everyday Magazine; Royals: The Tainted History and The Brighter Futurewordpress: Articles, Poetry, OpinionsThe Everyday Magazine: Black Lives Matter: How can you create change?Reviews:
Somerset House: Get up, Stand Up Now exhibition reviewGigSoup: Music reviews, interviews, Music newsTweets:Akram Khan Company: Anti-racismAkram Khan Company: Our Animal KingdomAkram Khan Company: Why the arts must shape our futureTalks (Written preparation):
Zine workshop, Rocks marketing campaignGuts Gallery Talk
ExAMPLES OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY CAN BE FOUND HERE @dimondqAISTUDIO
My visual art can be found on my instagram D_QAI