Martin Miller’s Gin Partnership
Exclusive Drinks Partner 2020 - 2022
Exclusive Drinks Partner
Martin Miller’s Gin became AWITA’s exclusive drinks partner in February 2020 with the help of Cultural Communications, one of the UK’s Top Ten Luxury PR Agencies. Martin Miller’s Gin was a great fit for AWITA as a brand that champions art and the expression of ideas. Art and creativity have been central to Martin Miller’s Gin since its very first days - their eponymous founder was an avid collector of art and artefacts. Like AWITA, they believe in bringing together creatives from all walks of life to encourage and inspire each other.
Sponsored Memberships 2021-2022
In September 2021, Martin Miller’s Gin, the world’s most awarded gin brand, partnered with AWITA to sponsor the membership of five talented women, who work in the visual art world. These sponsored memberships were the latest in a series of initiatives for the brand to support the arts sector and young artists.
The programme was conceived with a triple aim – to support those driven to develop their careers in the arts through a membership; to harness promising professional talent in the arts and bring this into the sharing AWITA network; to champion inclusivity and diversity in the art world.
Applicants could apply themselves and, with the belief that women should support the careers of those who follow, any AWITA member could nominate anyone they believe would benefit from one of these sponsored memberships. Given the outflow of applications and inspired by Martin Miller’s Gin, Hauser & Wirth and The Adara EmpowermentFoundation sponsored a further ten memberships. This came to a total of 15 sponsored members for the 2021-2022 year which was announced at AWITA’s Fifth Anniversary in November of 2021.
Hauser & Wirth has built a reputation for its dedication to artists and support of visionary artistic projects worldwide. In addition to presenting a dynamic schedule of exhibitions, the gallery collaborates with renowned curators to present museum quality surveys and invests considerable resources in new scholarship and research.
The Adara Empowerment Foundation focuses on empowering women and youth to actively contribute to the socio-economic development of Africa. They provide education and training for women and youth; support the development of SMEs and enable the promotion of African arts and culture.
Katy Wick, Aindrea Emelife, Magda Kaggwa
Elizabeth Dellert
Daisy Gould
Peju Oshin and Adelaide Damoah
Aindrea and Rakhi Talwar
The sponsored members are:
Alayo Akinkugbe is the Founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt on Instagram. She has worked with numerous institutions such as The Royal Academy, The National Portrait Gallery, and The National Gallery, and has written for Tate Etc. Magazine and Art UK on issues concerning Black representation in art history.
Elizabeth Dellert is the Membership Director for Cromwell Place, an international arts hub and membership organisation. She is the former Fair Director to UK Affordable Art Fair, sponsored by Martin Miller’s Gin.
Aindrea Emelife is an Independent Curator and Author of the newly published A Brief History of Protest Art. She is dedicated to public speaking to champion the diversification of art history and has written articles in The Guardian, The Telegraph, Artnet, and Frieze to name a few.
Daisy Gould has worked in several British institutions such as the Tate, Hayward Gallery, and Southbank Centre as a curatorial assistant and has also volunteered for various charities, working with migrants mentoring refugee women. She believes in the capacity of art to bring people together across language and cultural barriers and is committed to making art accessible to all.
Amina Jama is a writer, curator, producer, facilitator, and all round empath, with a focus on creating and maintaining safe spaces for artists and curators of colour. She is currently working at Chisenhale Gallery as the Frieze Curatorial Fellow.
Magdalena Kaggwa is the Communications and Project Manager at the Yinka Shonibare Foundation, a UK registered charity dedicated to facilitating international cultural exchange and supporting creative practices.
Judith Le Roux is an Artist, Curator, and Writer. She believes in spreading awareness around female representation, stereotypes and hegemonic beauty notions.
Lindsey Mendick is Co-Founder and Director of not-for-profit project space and gallery, Quench in Margate. It was created in the pandemic with the aim of giving artists and curators an opportunity to develop new work and put on exhibitions.
Renee Mussai is the Senior Curator at Autograph, a not-for-profit photographic arts agency that champions the work of artists who use photography and film to highlight questions of race, representation, human rights, and social justice.
Kami Naglik is Managing Partner at Kami.ko Ltd, a consultancy for artists & art advisory. She has over 10 years working at numerous art institutions including Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Tate, and The Royal Academy of Arts.
Péjú Oshin is a Curator for the Tate Young People’s Programmes, Co-chair of Tate’s BAME network, and Chair of trustees of Peckham Platform. She has a history of supporting young and emerging artists and cultural producers through her work at Tate, Barbican, Wellcome Collection, and others.
Destinee Ross-Sutton has started the groundbreaking Black Voices exhibition series and penned the Ross-Sutton Agreement, which protects artists’ income at auction.
Abi Shapiro is Assistant Curator at The Hepworth Wakefield and has been curating public art for a number of years with a specialism in art made by women in Britain in the 20th century. She has a Ph.D. in the History of Art from McGill University.
Eleanor Stephenson is the Founder of a nomadic Art Gallery in London. She is currently studying for her History of Art Ph.D. in Cambridge and is working at The Fitzwilliam Museum on a curatorial placement.
Rakhi Talwar is a Lawyer and Owner of RTalwar Compliance, a business that is focused on providing AML compliance services to the art and luxury sector.
