Check out this mini guide for Ireland's Basic Income For Artists ahead of the special information dump on Friday 1st May 2026 by Black British Yorùbá artist Love, Builder of Worlds.
Love, Builder of Worlds is a queer and disabled multi disciplinary artist from Newham, London currently living in Blackrock, Dublin where they facilitate discussions in their members Virtual Art Studio.
Alongside the Virtual Art Studio, they share a newsletter that focuses on queer media from across the African diaspora.
They utilise a wide range of art mediums to share their self expression and process their feelings including fiber arts, ceramics, web design, hair sculpture, landscape photography, poetry, animation and music production
Image 1 description: A poster advertising a special information dump for Irelands Basic Income for Artists. It is on Friday 1 May 7pm GMT+1/WAT. At the bottom it reads learn more at lovebuilderofworlds.blog
Image 2 description: A poster for a virtual art studio by Love, Builder of Worlds. It reads: Creative coaching and body doubling session. -Hosted on zoom -Free for members -Closed Captions. Virtual ART STUDIO. Discussions, body doubling, tutorials and creative advice with trans-disciplinary artist Love, Builder of Worlds. At the bottom of the poster it says: poems, music, film/tv, fiber arts, plus
Image 3 description : Love, Builder of Worlds with their brown hoodie up in a train station wearing a red N95 mask looking directly into the camera.
Hi all, hope you are well and utilising all the coping strategies in your arsenal to navigate through this particular timeline.
I want to share the proposed agenda for Virtual Art Studio Friday 1st May as there will be no body doubling.
Belonging, uniformity and creating (Ireland's Basic Income For Artists Info Dump) - Friday 1st May 2026 7pm
New Agenda:
- Discussion on belonging, uniformity and creating powered by the Full Moon in Libra
- Groupbreak
- Special Information Dump on Ireland's Basic Income For Artists where I will be applying live.
Prepare for Ireland's Basic Income For Artists information dump by checking out a few links beforehand:
- I'm prepared to get Ireland's Basic Income For Artists easy explanation blog post from my perspective on how I prepare to apply during the Virtual Art Studio information dump
- A free ticket to Virtual Art Studio to share with your artists friends that maybe interested in the discussion or the information dump.
- Guideline for Basic Income Scheme by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- FAQs for Basic Income Scheme by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Sample Application Survey for Basic Income For Artists by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- A 10 minute instructional video showing how to register and submit your application for the Basic Income for the Arts scheme 2026 - 2029
- Application Portal for the Basic Income Scheme
For queries about this scheme or the application process you can email basicincomeforthearts@ccs.gov.ie
Photo Credit - Anon
Breaking Tunes Basic Income Webinar - Thursday 30th April 2026 4pm
Basic Income FAQs for musicians by First Music Contact
Introduction to Logic Pro (6 week remote) course - Starting Monday 11th May 2026
GRRL CLUB RECORDS is oftering a remote 6 weeks beginners course on popular digital audio workstation (DAW) Logic Pro.
Image Description: A poster advertising a special information dump for Irelands Basic Income for Artists. It is on Friday 1 May 7pm GMT+1/WAT. At the bottom it reads learn more at lovebuilderofworlds.blog
Aṣọ Ẹbí and belonging
Explaining belonging
Explaining uniformity.
Belonging is about feeling free to have your feelings and needs acknowledged, with yourself and with others.
The expectation of uniformity strangles that.
I am back with another newsletter, sharing art and media that has made my little gay heart happy during these increasingly agitating times.
This month I am preparing to apply for Ireland's Basic Income for Artists plus I created a new members area as I am experimenting with web design. Shout out to everyone that attended the March Virtual Art Studio, don't miss the Full Moon in Libra Virtual Art Studio!!
Lemme even share feedback given about "The Importance of Experimenting" March 2026 Virtual Art Studio:
"Honest, open, fun, hardcore, critical, inspiring, communal, brave, spirited, caring, free, silly, needed"
"The interactive activity was really fun. I loved some of the other answers given."
"I really enjoyed the music and the discussion. I also enjoyed how the agenda was presented, it felt very accessible for me."
We are supporting LGBTQ refugees from East Africa!
Virtual Art Events
Be Black Do Magic - Black LGBTQ Social by Soe Noire
Friday 10th April 2026 7pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
12midnight (11th Apr) WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
1am (11th Apr) CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Basic Income Guidelines Webinar by First Music Contact Ireland
Monday 13th April 2026 11am-12noon EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
4pm-5pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
5pm-6pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Denial & Collective Care in the Age of Pandemics by Healing Justice LDN
Tuesday 14th April 2026 1pm-3pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
6pm-8pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
7pm-9pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Da Black Queers Be Writing by Home Grown Visions Art Collaborative
Wednesday 15th April 2026 9.30am-11.30am EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
2.30pm-4.30pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
3.30pm-5.30pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Monday 20th April 2026 4pm-5pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
9pm-11pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
10pm-12midnight CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Frizz Media presents Fros & Faes: A Whimsical Virtual Drag Show hosted by Soe Noire
Saturday 25th April 2026 7pm-8.45pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
12midnight-1.45am (26th Apr) WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
1am-2.45am (26th Apr) CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Virtual Art Studio by Love, Builder of Worlds: Belonging, uniformity and creating for the Full Moon in Libra.
Friday 1st May 2026 2pm-4pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
7pm- 9pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
8pm-10pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Art
Music
Let Me Be Great - Sampha The Great, Angelique Kidjo, an extremely African linkup that reminds me trust my ancestors and my destiny
Cherry Fields Forever - Francesca Wexler, a fun lesbian hip hop bop
Elsewhere - Aja Monet, a beautiful poetry song that helped me feel like I could be elsewhere really soon
Commuter's Commitment (Mundane Mondays) Music Video - an anti-work lo-fi jazz song and accompanying music video directed by myself, Love, Builder of Worlds
Virtual Art Studio Welcome Radio curated by myself Love, Builder of Worlds on Tidal for March 2026 (18mins)
Virtual Art Studio Breakout Room Radio curated by myself Love, Builder of Worlds on Tidal for March 2026 (30mins)
Literature
Too far gone, too gay for god - Poem by myself Love, Builder of Worlds detailing my feelings about Abrahamic religion and my self acceptance.
Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery by Pamela Sneed, a powerful poetry book exploring lesbian romance, freedom, power and religion.
The COVID Logs - A queer, disabled collection of art and writing capturing the realities of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Solarpunk Story - a mini story in a world where representational democracy has been abolished by myself, Love, Builder of Worlds
Pariah Script - the script of classic queer black film Pariah, perfect reading for screenwriters and filmmakers
Education for Critical Consciousness by Paulo Freire a book about revolutionary method of education. The principles detailed in this book contribute to what I believe education may look like in a freedomspace.
Unemployment Series - diary entries from the beginning of my 60 days notice period, after being laid off from a large pharmaceutical company after 5.5 years.
A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins, a queer black romance novel about best friends struggling with their feelings, stud/fem and lesbian/bisexual main characters. Great smut, very detailed and vivid.
Recognising large scale money ritual, what practising COVID safety means to me - essay on what had motivated me to continue practising COVID safety years after government recommendations by myself Love, Builder of Worlds, edited by Katlego.
Film
YorubaPlus YouTube Channel - I enjoyed the range of films released in 2024-2025 :Ile Odu (2024) Aminah (2024) Machine (2024) Gbawa lowo Biliki (2024) Ilako (2025)
Its been a minute so I can't remember the synopsis for them all but Gbawa lowo Biliki is hilarious. These films are in Yorùbá and best suited to people with some understanding of the language.
Dreamers (2025) - a heartbreaking tale of two African women falling in love in a detention centre
Films I watched for free via my local library on Kanopy
Suicide Kale (2016)- a funny film a about lesbians having brunch
Sheer Good Fortune - Celebrating Toni Morrison (2014) - a beautiful documentary giving iconic writer Toni Morrison her flowere
The Wall Street Boy (2023) - a cute wholesome Kenyan film about a young man that uses his talents to help his community
Resources and Opportunities
Piskel App - a free online editor for animation and pixel art
222 years - Tanimoshe Who knows how to do it? - a celebratory post about Haitian Independence coupled with a call to direct action and mutual aid
Start Page - a private search engine, for those looking to degoogle
Tonic Music Mental Health Support - mental health support for musicians in the UK only
JadeStage - an indie website where every YouTube video uploaded has a fair chance of being seen. No algorithm
Alegrez RSVP reader - An open source RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) tool which to helps you read long texts in less time by eliminating eye movement and improving concentration. Check out my RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) Video Series where I utilise RSVP for the blog posts I shared in 2025.
Theres so many more resources and art opportunities I will be sharing on my blog so if you ain't a member be sure to sign up, share this post with someone you know thats tired of scrolling through AI slop.
Image description: A poster for a virtual art studio by Love, Builder of Worlds. It reads: Creative coaching and body doubling session. -Hosted on zoom -Free for members -Closed Captions. Virtual ART STUDIO. Discussions, body doubling, tutorials and creative advice with trans-disciplinary artist Love, Builder of Worlds. At the bottom of the poster it says: poems, music, film/tv, fiber arts, plus