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Reflections on 2024: Growth, Connections, and Creative Inspiration
Hello, art lovers! As 2024 comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on a year that, while quieter than usual, has been filled with purpose,...
Dec 28, 202411 min read
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Jam-Packed: Reflecting on artistic whirlwinds and unforgettable moments in 2022/23
Hello, you gorgeous art lovers! How have you been? I can hardly believe how swiftly the past 24 months have flown by, bringing with...
Dec 28, 202318 min read
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Volunteers wanted for Jambo Cinema at the Mailbox!
Presented by Birmingham 2022 Festival supported by The Mailbox Would you like to join Dawinder Bansal and her team as a volunteer steward...
Jul 22, 20223 min read
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Back in Time for Birmingham with Jambo Cinema!
Where: Jambo Cinema, The Mailbox Level 2 (Next to Tommy Hilfiger), Royal Mail Street, Birmingham B1 1RS. When: 28 July - 26 August 2022....
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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In Conversation with Jay Blades and Dawinder Bansal - 'Making It'
I'm absolutely thrilled to announce I will be back at Wolverhampton Literature Festival this year with a special event I've curated with...
Jan 7, 20223 min read
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Reflections 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, I reflect back on the past 12 months with gratitude and thanks to all my friends, family and peers who have...
Dec 31, 20215 min read
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Reflections 2020
Every year, for the past 3 years I have written a new blog post highlighting my professional achievements over the past 12 months. I've...
Dec 31, 20204 min read
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An exotic on guest BBC1's Repair Shop - My 1960s Bollywood Mannequin
#TheRepairShop #Mannequin #BBC1 As a huge fan of the BBC1 Television Programme The Repair Shop, I was over the moon to take part in such...
Dec 2, 20204 min read
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Jambo Cinema makes the official selection for BFI's London Film Festival 2020!
During the summer this year, I received an email from the British Film Institute expressing their interest in Jambo Cinema. I was more...
Oct 7, 20202 min read
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Watch Party Success! What Next?
On 2nd October 2020, 7.30pm we screened the premiere of We Found Love In The 80s film as a live online watch party programmed for...
Oct 7, 20202 min read
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Reflecting Back and Looking Forward
Bollywood on VHS, walkmans and recording the Top 40 charts onto cassette tape: Dawinder Bansal tells us why she and Martyn Ware have...
Aug 25, 20204 min read
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We Found Love In The 80s - Celebrating The Untold Love Stories Of The 1980s!
A brand new photographic archive and film project celebrating the hidden love stories of couples who fell in love 40 years ago. Acclaimed...
Jul 28, 20203 min read
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You're invited to my housewarming!
JAMBO and Hello! Brush away January blues by joining in with my housewarming celebrations to launch Jambo Cinema at New Art Exchange in...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
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Goodbye 2019 and hello 2020!
Well, 2019 has certainly been an eventful end to the decade. A lot has over the past 10 years and I welcome the 2020's with a sense of...
Dec 31, 20193 min read
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Asian Media Awards 2019: Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise the
Two years ago, I decided to leave my job and embark on making my own creative work. My desire to start creating my own work came in 2015,...
Dec 31, 20192 min read
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Finalist at GG2 Leadership Awards 2019
I’m truly delighted to be a finalist for this years' GG2 Leadership Awards 2019. The awards were founded in 1988 by Asian Media Group,...
Oct 10, 20193 min read
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National Festival of Making 2019
I'm absolutely delighted to be invited back at the National Festival of Making 2019. It's going to be jam packed weekend full of making...
Jun 15, 20193 min read
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Asian Women & Cars - Launching soon!
Over the past few months, I've been busy working away on my brand new art commission called Asian Women & Cars: Road to Independence. I...
May 9, 20192 min read
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie...........And, So Am I!
Every time I go and see a new stage show, exhibition or film I always hope it will be emotionally moving as well as entertaining. I went...
Jan 22, 20192 min read
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'People Power Practice' Symposium 2019
People Power Practice takes place on Thursday 17 January at Vivacity Key Theatre, Peterborough. It is the first in Creative People and...
Jan 14, 20192 min read
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END OF THE YEAR 2018 - HIGHLIGHT
My highlight of 2018 was undoubtably creating ‘Making of a South Asian Wedding’, art installation commissioned by the National Festival...
Dec 31, 20183 min read
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FINAL CURTAIN CALL 2017
“The key question to keep asking is; are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.” Randy Pausch 2017...
Dec 22, 20172 min read
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