Series 4, Episode 5: Amahra Spence

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Amahra Spence lives in the UK and works globally. Her practice is one of poetic pragmatism, exploring transformation and iterating change oriented towards liberation. In particular, Amahra engages this through spatial reclamation and social justice, design, performance and storytelling.

In all aspects of her work, Amahra contends with Black Imagination as a framework and the starting point for change.

As Founding Director of MAIA (2013) and Organiser of The Black Land & Spatial Justice Project (2020), Amahra brings a critical analysis of systemic injustice and power, committing to infrastructure building, resource redistribution and platforming radical imagination.

Outside of self-initiated projects, Amahra works to reimagine the governance, models, spaces, systems and practices of organisations across the cultural, public, Built Environment and philanthropic sectors. In this context, she has worked with a wide range of organisations, including Birmingham Museums Trust, muf architecture/art, Clore Leadership, Ten Years Time, Iniva, The National Lottery Community Fund, East Street Arts, Arts Council England and many more.

https://www.maiagroup.co/

https://www.amahraspence.com/

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