TBC

This week’s been full of surprises. The biggest, no doubt, is that November’s Nicer Tuesdays is going to be happening on a Monday! (Don’t worry, it’ll be just as nice, though.) Truth is, we just couldn’t wait. And in typical Nicer Tuesdays’ style, we’ve collected the very best creative talent to share with you the insights and practices that they’ve picked up along the way.

November’s edition will see the likes of Tori West, founder and editor-in-chief ofBricksmagazine; Kalvadour Peterson (KLVDR), whose directorial flair can be spotted in Stormzy’s latest music video; Ollie Olanipekun, the creative force behind bird-watching collective Flock Together and creative studio Futurimpose; and Ruby Etc., who is known for her painfully accurate yet hilariously introspective illustrations. The speakers will delve into the difficult yet necessary moments in their creative journeys, what they’ve learnt, and how they use this knowledge to empower their own practice and the next generation of creatives.

Next up we have Kalvadour Peterson aka KLVDR. A staple in the music video scene, KLVDR is the virtuoso responsible for Stormzy’s jam-packed stunner of a videoMel Made Me Do It.KLVDR will join us to discuss the making of the video in the context of his wider creative practice, how he goes about delivering exactly what a client needs (even when it’s not what they initially want), and how his connection to the culture he grew up in influences his practice today. If uplifting content produced with cinematic finesse is your thing, this is the talk for you.

The last time we spoke to Ollie Olanipekun, he told us it was time for change. He introduced us to his independent creative studio Futurimpose – the streamlined evolution of his first venture Superimpose – with the revised mission of changing the design industry through processes informed by social justice. This lined up perfectly with advice on prioritising your own creative sensibilities, an ethos he championed at hislast visit to Nicer Tuesdays. Fast forward 4 years and the powerhouse autodidact is back, at the helm of BIPOC-focused bird-watching collective Flock Together. Still putting connection and community at the heart of his practice, Ollie uses Flock Together to build a network of BIPOC birders who share knowledge, champion ecological protection and reclaim green space. He’ll tell us about how his continual evolution has led him to merge Flock Together with his creative practice and how he uses it to empower the next generation of nature-lovers.

Rounding things off, illustrator, cartoonist and self-described “big silly” Ruby Etc. will be live drawing while – very impressively – talking us through her process. She’s something of an expert when it comes to talking about the awkward, uncomfortable and deeply relatable situations that make up modern life and her autobiographical illustrations have appeared inThe New Yorker,The New York Timesand The Welcome Collection, among others. Ruby’s drawing and sketch-booking workshops have been widely praised across the board and we can’t wait to see what she pulls out of the bag this time.