Join us on Wednesday 9th September, 7–8pm for ‘Emerging Artist, Talk!’, a performance by Sam Kan. 

Have you ever heard an emerging artist talk? Like, you know, string together full sentences and say them out loud?

Sam Kan is a writer and performer who graduated from the MFA programme at the Slade in 2026. This is her first institutional solo performance and marks the beginning of her professional artistic career. Prior to attending the Slade, Sam had only recently found out what art is (some guy she went on a date with told her about it—at length—and she was really impressed), and now, with educational validation in her pocket, she has decided to identify as an emerging artist. She tells herself, “I am an artist,” every morning. She is emerging from the deep, dark depths, blinking her big goo-goo eyes and swishing her bushy tail as she steps forth into the land of the enlightened.

In this performance, Sam will talk about where she has come from (the depths) and where she wants to go. She will demonstrate the power of language and naming: “I am an artist.” She will question what she knows about herself and the world around her, and she will explore what she imagines it could be. As her eyes adjust to this newfound world, Sam cannot always discern between what is really there and what she is imagining. To paraphrase Virginia Woolf, nothing is ever simply one thing.

This free event will take place at Auto Italia. To book, follow the link here or email info@artworkassociation.org