Category: Not Classified

Phenomenal Woman (Room 6.2)

ROOM 6.2

Phenomenal Woman, That’s Me
April-September 2017

Programme:

”She Says: Light, Camera, Action!”, Friday 19th of May at 8pm

An evening of community video screenings produced by Second Wave Youth Arts (Deptford, London) in the 1980’s.

In collaboration with London Community Video Archive (LCVA)Special guests: comedian and actress Angie Le Mar, Marie Berry, Deborah Rose and J B Rose.

ROOM 6.0 – ONGOING EXHIBITION PROPOSALS – Temporary suspended.
With an aim to break down barriers and to provide affordable and accessible opportunities to produce, exhibit and inspire, hARTslane has introduced ROOM 6.0, an ongoing submission platform, inviting artists, curators and creative practitioners to contribute with an exhibition or art event, regardless of experience level, curriculum or background.
ROOM 6.0 focuses on a relevant contemporary issue every 6 months and provides a forum for exploration and cultural engagement on current affairs.
The specific topic can be addressed through collaborative and site specific projects, exhibitions, workshops, talks and screenings. The programme welcomes proposals from UK based as well as international art practitioners. Please note hARTslane doesn’t accept solo show presentations, nor is this a call out for individual artists to be part of a show. Proposals should describe focused, idea-driven, original group exhibitions and projects.

For guidelines and application form, please send an email to info@hartslane.org.
For a floorplan of hARTslane, please click here.

ROOMS
ROOM 6.1 / United We Stand (October 2016 – March 2017)
ROOM 6.3 / Dear London (November 2017-April 2018)
ROOM 6.4 / Artists and Mental Health (September 2018-February 2019)
ROOM 6.5 / Unseen & Unspoken (June – November 2019)
ROOM 6.6 / Relay Residency (June – December 2020)

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Exhibitions, Opportunities

Dear London (Room 6.3)

ROOM 6.3

Dear London
November 2017-April 2018

“Places are becoming ever meaner and more divided, as public assets are relentlessly sold off, entire council estates flattened to make room for silos of luxury safe-deposit boxes in the sky. We are replacing homes with investment units, to be sold overseas and never inhabited, substituting community for vacancy. The more we build, the more our cities are emptied, producing dead swathes of zombie town where the lights might never even be switched on.” – Oliver Wainright

Dear London, Why are you so dear? The ultimate use of a building now seems to be how much rent you can get for it and nothing to do with what people or neighbourhoods need. We can see what is possible and what is good, but to implement true change, do we have to turn to social action? Revolutionary solutions such as the right to squat, with occupation turning into ownership? You know London, we as Hartslane have indeed been down that road to reclaim and bring back to life a building that had been left to rot. How can we build on that experience and bring back humanity to your streets?

There is a certain theatricality about derelict buildings, which once were so full of life but now stand empty, waiting to be restored, used and loved again. What is the narrative, their story; who lived or worked there, why did they leave, why was the building abandoned? And perhaps more importantly why do these ruinous spaces evoke such mixed emotions in us, sensual, romantic, nostalgic, but frustration and sadness too. We feel we want to protect them.
We also ask why not more of the vast number of empty buildings is being re-used as homes when we have a chronic shortage of housing in the capital. Some of these buildings are not deemed to have any architectural merit so they get demolished. Often what is built instead though is soul-less and doesn’t speak to the community, doesn’t allow for any social interaction. Public spaces get developed into private spaces because buildings are now called properties. They are an investment with a high rental price-tag.

We are proud to present our Room 6.3 DEAR LONDON, where we celebrate the empty, forgotten buildings in London and imagine a new use for them, a new relation between people and space, where humanity is at heart.

Programme:

5-12 November 2017, SEWN SEEDS, Dance artist Maria Lothe brought together a collaborative group of visual artists to present 3 days of exhibition and performance inspired by permaculture and sustainability.

9 -10 February 2018, PULSE, An immersive installation performance collaboration between artist Clive Burton and the performance artist Dagmara Bilon.

1-3 March 2018, RECREATIONAL. A group show, centres around sites of work and play in the city- what defines & differentiates these, & what happens when roles are reversed or boundaries blurred.

9-21 March 2018, NEW NARRATIVES Exhibition

For guidelines and application form, please send an email to info@hartslane.org.
For a floorplan of hARTslane, please click here.

ROOMS
ROOM 6.1 / United We Stand (October 2016 – March 2017)
ROOM 6.2 / Phenomenal Woman, That’s Me (April-September 2017)
ROOM 6.4 / Artists and Mental Health (September 2018 – February 2019)
ROOM 6.5 / Unseen & Unspoken (June-November 2019)
ROOM 6.6 / Relay Residency (June – December 2020)

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Exhibitions, Opportunities

New Narratives

NEW NARRATIVES

Exhibition

Part of Room 6.3

As part of ROOM 6.3 / Dear London (November 2017-May 2018), hARTslane presented New Narratives, where we celebrated the empty, forgotten buildings in London and imagine a new use for them, a new relation between people and space, where humanity is at heart.
The show brought together architects, designers and artists who are invited to present projects and ideas where empty unusual spaces are reconfigured and used for social rather than economic benefit.

Images from the Artists Talk by Pat Meager

Kate Murdoch’s Review of New Narratives

Room 6.3 Dear London

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Exhibitions

BSBH Shop

Art for POSTER-ity

SHOP

You can support the young Be Seen, Be Heard artists by purchasing an A3 limited edition art poster for £30 (+ £4 P&P).

Each poster artwork will be made available in an edition of 50.

£20 will go to the artist, while the other £10 will go to hARTslane Youth Forum to organise new initiatives in support of young black artists in South East London.

Send us an email to beseenbeheardse14@gmail.com with your name and address and which poster you ordered (number and artist’s full name).

Payment can be made directly via bank transfer:

Account name: Hartslane CIC
Account number: 67219643
Sort code: 08-92-99
Amount: £34
Reference: Your surname and the number of the poster you have bought.

Thank you for your support!

01. Teniola Sarayi ’United We Stand’
02. Kai Christodoulou ’Small People, Large Shadows’
03. Rhea Simone Stennett ’Mind’
“As black people we shy away from talking about our mental health as our pride is so high. We need to do more to break this mould as asking for help shouldn’t be a crime.”
Rhea Simone Stennett
04. Kuba McNamara ’Help me’
05. Joshua Dixon ’BLM’
06. Priscillia Assemien ‘Got You’
“Two sisters in each other’s arms, dressed in ‘Kita’ (French) which is Kente in English. At the beginning of lockdown, I was unemployed and seeking opportunities to dive into full-time work again. with little luck, my motivation waned. My younger sister, who is the muse for this artwork, told me “you’re not unemployed, employ yourself, you have the skills and talent, start now don’t wait for others to see what you have to offer”. I made my website that day and started sharing my illustrations and designs. I not only need my sister but I need support from my community and vice versa. The phrase I got you is a reassuring phrase we can comfort one another with.
Priscillia Assemien
07. Caleb Roseje ’Be Seen Be Heard’
08. Adam Traore ‘Let Us Shine’
“Young black people like me are the main victims of police brutality, which is depressing because we have so much potential and deserve to live. That’s why I did this piece, to show the potential us young black people have, that we have the power to change the world.”
Adam Traore
09. Skyla Chi Khamjani- Wilson ‘Sunset Fro’
10. Max Luff ‘Equality Hurts No One’
11. Mango Tea ’Stand proud’
“Inspired by the art style of Hirohiko Araki I created this piece that centres around the black LGBT community”.
Mango Tea
12. Flynn Richards ’Ode to Daryl Davies’
“Acknowledging the fact that euro-centric beauty standards aren’t the ONLY beauty standards.
Hannifah Stewart
14. Angel Duah Ansah ’All A Blur’
“My piece celebrates black lives in a sense that we have to face all these challenges and we are constantly attacked and looked down upon, however we are strong and we make sure it doesn’t tear us down. My piece doesn’t show the black woman (but yet just the back of her head) to show how our identity isn’t needed to show that we need the basic rights we’ve been wanting since time began.” Angel Dual Ansah
15. Scarlette Heywood Marx ‘Black and Proud’
16. Nyah Larosa Walters ’Black Lives Matter’
“The Queen has hair emphasised in the form of a crystal Geode to amplify her regality and emphasise the importance of spirituality and beauty within the black woman.”
Nyah Larosa Walters
17. NerdyBoyMike ’Freedom’
18. Theo Aihie ’Mirror Mirror World III’
19. Skyla Chi Khamjani- Wilson ‘Rainbow Afro Mermaid’
20. Iolaa Jenn ’He was not a threat’
21. Mango Tea ’My life matters’
22. Amoré van der Linde ’Respect My Crown’
“For too long and too often our natural and cultural hairstyles have been deemed inappropriate and unprofessional in society and the workplace. This poster is an expression of the value and beauty of our hair and how it should be respected, and treated with the same regard as the hair of any other.”
Amoré van der Linde
23. Professero Babalascar Untitled.1
24. Professero Babalascar Untitled.2
25. Kyrah Warmington-lewis ’Mother Nature’
26. Anya & Remi Ferdinand ’Tied’
27. Remi Ferdinand ’Lean on’
28. Anya Ferdinand ’Parliament Square’
29. Alexander Adegbite ’Recognise The Injustice’
“I know the feeling of being stopped by police, and being intimidated by them, despite knowing I am completely innocent.”
Alexander Adegbite
30. Eden Bradshaw ‘Black is beautiful, black is versatile’
31. Flynn Richards ’Ode to Chadwick Boseman’
32. Morgan Markey ’Colour Me’
“By subverting an activity (colouring) traditionally associated with children, the viewer is left to sit with the uncomfortable feeling of instinctually understanding how to colour this image in. In this way, the viewer must reconcile with their own inherent knowledge and awareness of systemic racism within law enforcement.”
Morgan Markey
33. Matilde Strocchi ’I am black every month’
34. Aakira Coleman ’BLM Unity Flag’
35. Kylie Strong ’Pay It No Mind (Marsha P. Johnson)’
36. Daniel Hayden ’Demand Justice’
37. Rt1styx.Arts ’Sylvia Wynter Activist Writers’
“Sylvia Wynter, a Jamaican black female activist philosopher, critic, writer, novelist and dramatist is pictured in a forest, floating on a cloud.
She is best known for her diverse writings that pull together insights from theories in history, literature, life.
She is one of the foremost Caribbean artists and thinkers. She is a playwright, novelist, public intellectual and celebrated scholar of Black Studies and the colonial and postcolonial condition. A very inspirational black Jamaican woman who has faced many adversities growing up, despite all of that she managed to rise above them (represented by the cloud she is floating on) and continues to inspire in her old age.”
Rt1styx.Arts
38. Arin Awojobi ’What Dreams Are Made Of’
39. Florentyne Katakwe ’Does this Stereotype define you?’
“The expected societal standards towards men and women within the black community.”
Florentyne Katakwe
40. Jade Nash ‘Melanated Glow’
“The ‘Melanated Glow’ is my personal celebration of the beauty that is black woman. I wanted to highlight that even without showing our hair, our regality still shines through, and this is reflected from the beautiful headscarf that crowns her head.”
Jade Nash
41. Jas Nandoo ’Only half’
“Being mixed means you’re always in the middle. For me, I’m not Persian enough to be Persian, and not Carribean enough to be Carribean. Not black enough to be “black”. There’s still not a box for us on the government’s “select your ethnicity” tick boxes. We may be [x] Mixed (Other), but we’re not other. We’re not “only half”. We’re whole.”
Jas Nandoo, Winner of BSBH Award 2020
42. Savanah Thorpe ’Starting a Change’
“To spark a change everyone needs to help everyone.”
Savanah Thorpe
43. Dru Bennett, Kade Stenson and Dylan Jones ’2020 Protest’
44. Elizabeth Dada ’We Are Excellence’
“I wanted my poster to be colourful, showcasing all kinds of Black beauty and shades of brown. I also had my characters wearing work uniforms/outfits to show that we can achieve whatever ambitions we want! Whether it be a Doctor, Ballet/dancer, Lawyer, Scientist or even a Actress/Singer.”
Elizabeth Dada
45. Kasthury Jegatheeswaranathan ’Black Lives Matter’
46. Denis Ntege ‘I am black every month’
“I created this design recently to show my love and appreciation for my friend, a beautiful black woman, a work of art in the best way. Seeing herself as a piece of artwork, something not many black women were used to seeing. But now this new generation of black artists are able to do exactly that, showcase the beautiful black women of the world in new lights for them to be admired and loved like never before.”
Denis Ntege
47. Nathan King ’Black Is King’
48. Michel Paige ’No Justice, No Peace’
“My submission is an amalgamation of a picture, a poster and a poem. I took the picture on my iPhone whilst being at one of the Black Lives Matter protests. I used a black and white effect on the picture to symbolise the tension between race relations and dreary ambience at the protest. The poem is an account of what happened at the protest, why it was happening, why my friends and I went along, my thoughts, my feelings and lastly a cry for help to God and call to action from the Black community as well as the wider community in the UK and internationally. The poem has a furious, sorrowful and somewhat helpless tone because this is how I was feeling during the protest. Although, the call to action at the end of the poem is showing hope that with the solidarity of Black people and alliances from different ethnicities, a positive change will come about to improve the lives of Black people, because our lives should matter just like our counterparts.”
Michel Paige
49. Aisha Alli-Balogun ’Seeing my fantasy’
50. Flynn Richards ’City Girl’
51. Noah Thombs ’Hill Top’
52. Kat Rennie ’Blue Demon Boy (blue skinned boy)’
53. Jada Perry ’Empower’
54. Scarlette Heywood Marx ‘Shock of the Media’
55. Sabria McDonald ’Arise’
56 Cholwe Muntanga ’Black Bodies in Cursive’ – Tryptic
57 Cholwe Muntanga ’Black Bodies in Cursive’ – Tryptic
58 Cholwe Muntanga ’Black Bodies in Cursive’ – Tryptic

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Bags of Love

BAGS OF LOVE

Making a difference while making good news!

Supported by

Children from Lewisham have explored their local community creating connections through acts of kindness and exchange, finding and sharing common ground.

The current digital landscape has put growing pressure on children due to the easy access to frightening and upsetting news as well as becoming victims of a selfie-culture, that scientists have linked to narcissism, addiction and mental illness.

Four local groups of children aged between 10-12, were paired up with four local charities to create and donate a gift carrying a positive and uplifting message of love.

Through 15 creative workshops facilitated by artists and social workers, over 100 children experienced the joy and power of making and giving together. It was challenging! Kids have learned new skills: how to work from a brief, sewing & hand sewing, to cut fabrics and combine colours, to pin and how to make an image with textile materials.

From being powerlessly exposed to the problems in the world, the children involved in “Bags of Love” sprinkled magic and hope in the community of Lewisham.

Partners:
Childeric Primary School, Lewisham & Greenhive Carehome, Peckham
Hatcham Temple Grove Primary School, Lewisham & St Mungo’s Charity for Homeless People
SIGNAL, Autism in Lewisham + & 999 Club, Deptford Syrian Vulnerable People Resettlement Scheme (Lewisham Council) & Telegraph Hill Festival

With thanks to:
Telegraph Hill Centre
SHP Single Homeless Project

Produced by hARTslane (Cristiana Bottigella & Tisna Westehof)
Coordinated by Cristiana Bottigella
Workshops led by: Tisna Westerhof, artist & Mary McInerney, social worker and art facilitator
Volunteers: Cadi Freud, Jazz McInerney, Matilde Strocchi, Flynn Richards
Film: Alex Abdolwahabi

“I really liked the conversation with the children, and love the picture of my daughter, I can look at it every day and smile.” – Moe, resident at Greenhive

“I felt nervous and then I felt happy that I made someone else happy!” – pupil

“They were so happy that someone that isn’t paid to look after them is actually thinking about them.”. – El Thomson, Service Manager, St Mungo’s.

“What a great project! Very friendly and accommodating. For once the focus was not on the Autism and their needs but on making and creating for someone else. We’d love to see more of this.” – Parent at Signal

“The workshops were lovely in that they allowed our families to socialise and mingle with local families over an activity that in itself was enjoyable and therapeutic too.” ‘This allowed them to genuinely be a part of local community events, not by virtue of their situation but as Londoners.” – Werisha Husaini, Support Assistant, Refugee Resettlement Lewisham

In collaboration with

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Art Education, Participatory

Orisun Productions

ORISUN PRODUCTIONS SPINGBOARD

Seven monologues. Seven actors. One theme.

A theatre company that provides a platform for creatives from the African diaspora, with the specific aim of breaking down stereotypes.

For their launch show they selected a series of monologues all loosely connected by a single theme: spring; new beginnings – an echo of our name. Why monologues? Small, yet perfectly formed, monologues are a powerful way to connect with an audience.

Curated by the legendary Anton Phillips, the performance showcased the work of established and emerging writing talent from across the world; performed by some of London’s newest and most exciting actors. It challenged, delighted & entertained.

www.orisunproductions.com

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Performance

Artists and Mental Health (Room 6.4)

ROOM 6.4

Artists and Mental Health
September 2018 – February 2019

image @ Jude Cowan Montague

“Madness is a gift from the gods.” Plato”We of the craft are all crazy.”- Lord Byron

Is mental health a problem or a gift? One in four adults lives with a mental health condition yet this illness often remains shrouded. hARTslane is offering a platform to examine mental health through the experience of artists and their work, to raise awareness and to advocate for the arts as a tool to wellbeing.

Programme:
”Control”, 20- 23 September 2018, also part of DeptfordX Fringe

”INTRUSIONS”, 11-14 October 2018, Exhibition

”A Place for Friends”, 12-19 November 2018, Exhibition

“In Need of Space”, 20 November, An evening of talks focusing on practical and possible methods to work through the problem of space in London.

”PASSAGGIATINA“, 6-8 December 2018, Exhibition featuring Passaggiatina Residency artists

”No Wall Space”, 17-19 December 2018, Exhibition

”Love on the Isle of Dogs and other Intimate Stories”, 18-21 January 2019, Exhibition

”Rubble”, 28 February 2019, site specific installation, Camberwell College of Arts

For guidelines and application form, please send an email to info@hartslane.org.
For a floorplan of hARTslane, please click here.

ROOMS
ROOM 6.1 / United We Stand (October 2016 – March 2017)
ROOM 6.2 / Phenomenal Woman, That’s Me (April-September 2017)
ROOM 6.3 / Dear London (November 2017-April 2018)
ROOM 6.5 / Unseen & Unspoken (June – November 2019)
ROOM 6.6 / Relay Residency (June – December 2020)

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Exhibitions, Opportunities

Unseen & Unspoken (Room 6.5)

ROOM 6.5

Unseen & Unspoken
June – November 2019

Image @ Tom Dale

“What matters is precisely this: the unspoken at the edge of the spoken.” – Virginia Wolf

“Unseen & Unspoken” aimed to give visibility to the under-represented and unheard voices in our society, untold stories and unexplored realities to reveal and share.

Programme:

24-30 June 2019, “All the things I cannot say” Exhibition by Erika Trotzig, Jenny Klein and Alex Dixon.

22-28 July 2019, ”RIOT SOUP”, Residency & Exhibition @riotsoup

11 September 2019, SHADO presents “GLOBAL” I am a Woman, a photography exhibition and live music event to celebrate the work of 20 photographers form around the world.

16-22 September 2019, ”The Peculiar Space Between Things”, Exhibition by Sinéid Codd Sharon Haward

25-29 September 2019, “A Visual Symphony”, Exhibition by Livia Garcia and Martin Harris

30 September – 6 October 2019, ”Wasteland 2.0”, site-specific installation by Ka Ian Hoi, Rita Castanheira, Pui Pui Ip, Lelia Byron, Xiao Jing Li, and Yao Yao Yu.

17 October – 3 November 2019, “Murmuratium” by Drawing Connections. Part of DeptfordX and Art Licks Week end.

6-9 December 2019, “Through the Unknown, we’ll find the New”, group exhibition curated by Nikos Akritidis.
With: Jun Ainouta, Victor Dantcikian, Giorgia Galantino & Frankie Parham, Margaret Jennings, Lucas Lauridsen, Maria Lissoni, Alejandra Lopez, Aron Mathe, Daniel Törnell, Nathan Troussard, Uchercie, Marina Vallejo

For guidelines and application form, please send an email to info@hartslane.org.
For a floorplan of hARTslane, please click here.

ROOMS
ROOM 6.1 / United We Stand (October 2016 – March 2017)
ROOM 6.2 / Phenomenal Woman, That’s Me (April-September 2017)
ROOM 6.3 / Dear London (November 2017-April 2018)
ROOM 6.4 / Artists and Mental Health (September 2018 – February 2019)
ROOM 6.6 / Relay Residency (June – December 2020)

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Exhibitions, Opportunities

Post! Mail Art

Part of EAST – OOST – OST
International Art Exchange Project
(2018- 2021)

In collaboration with

“In current political challenging times, it is refreshing, humbling and hopeful to spread a message of collaboration and exchange across borders celebrating unity and diversity through creative expression by our next generation.”

Zoe Howe, Head teacher, Hermitage Primary School

East – Oost – Ost is an exchange programme in the field of art education for children from neighbourhoods from three European Capitals: East London, Amsterdam Oost and Ost Berlin. The creative programme of “share, connect and exchange” will last for 2 years and will culminate in the Amsterdam Kinder Biennale 2020.

Post! Mail Art was the kick off project!
In January 2019, hARTslane facilitated a series of creative workshops at the Hermitage Primary School in East London, where 25 pupils received Mail Art from Barbara School and Nelson Mandela School in Amsterdam and were invited to respond and make their very own Mail Art to send back. They learnt about the history of Mail and Mail Art, about life in Holland, some Dutch words and replied to their art pen-pals sharing common ground: school and family life in the urban city.
The children were challenged: they learnt about screen-printing, collage, decorating and illustrating. Experimentation and artistic freedom were encouraged to communicate via artistic post!

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Art Education

The 100 Wishes of Hatcham

A Delft blue ceramic public art wall made by and for the residents of Hatcham

Between May and July 2019, 100 residents of Hatcham, New Cross Gate, have participated in Delft Blue ceramic decorating workshops to visualise their wish and words of wisdom. Led by hARTslane and Dutch artist Tisna Westerhof, the residents have mixed onglaze enamels, transferred imaginary, painted and fired 100 tiles. The 2 by 2 metre ceramic tile installation will send daily positive messages of hope and joy into the world for generations to come.

The creative workshops brought together different parts of the community working on the same brief and enjoying the process of making and learning new skills together while sharing common ground. Participants as young as 3 and their families, scouts, artists, young people and the older residents of Hatcham all committed to the challenges of the limitations of the materials as well as the visualisation of their wishes, which results into a magical yet powerful collective contribution.

The workshops were organised in collaboration with local organisations and charities:
All Saints Community Centre,
The Ageing Well Fun Club of New Cross,
32nd Deptford Scouts,
Somerville Adventure Playground and
The Five Bells Pub.

Funded by

Selected Press

London News online
Community Patch by Lauren Morris
Lewisham Ledger

Film by

Rath Chun

Originated in China, the Blue and White ceramic technique has travelled the world. From Dutch Delftware to Portuguese Azulejos, from the Italian Maiolica to the English Willow Patterns and the tin-glazed earthenwares from the British Isles: the Blue and White represents cultural diversity and celebrates them coming together.

Now more than any other time, the world is in need of unity, positivity and kindness. The 100 Wishes of Hatcham celebrate diversity and unity within the area, whilst their messages reach out far and beyond the perimeters of the community.

THE 100 WISHES WERE MADE BY:

“Seeing the work launched was very exciting for everyone involved, and other residents that joined the celebration. However for me what I have loved most has been seeing reactions to the work now

that it is up. I walk by it daily and often see people stopping to look at it. This has included teenagers taking selfes in front of the wall, young children excitedly showing off their work, and adults stopping to admire each individual tile.

Everyone has a look of joy as they look at this, and as others stop and join them there’s a sense of community that develops – far beyond those that contributed”. – Kristina Leonnet, participant and local resident.

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Participatory, Workshop

Category: Not Classified

ROOM 6.2

Phenomenal Woman, That’s MeApril-September 2017

ROOM 6.3

Dear LondonNovember 2017-April 2018

NEW NARRATIVES

Exhibition

Art for POSTER-ity SHOP

01. Teniola Sarayi ’United We Stand’

02. Kai Christodoulou ’Small People, Large Shadows’

03. Rhea Simone Stennett ’Mind’

04. Kuba McNamara ’Help me’

05. Joshua Dixon ’BLM’

06. Priscillia Assemien ‘Got You’

07. Caleb Roseje ’Be Seen Be Heard’

08. Adam Traore ‘Let Us Shine’

09. Skyla Chi Khamjani- Wilson ‘Sunset Fro’

10. Max Luff ‘Equality Hurts No One’

11. Mango Tea ’Stand proud’

12. Flynn Richards ’Ode to Daryl Davies’

14. Angel Duah Ansah ’All A Blur’

15. Scarlette Heywood Marx ‘Black and Proud’

16. Nyah Larosa Walters ’Black Lives Matter’

17. NerdyBoyMike ’Freedom’

18. Theo Aihie ’Mirror Mirror World III’

19. Skyla Chi Khamjani- Wilson ‘Rainbow Afro Mermaid’

20. Iolaa Jenn ’He was not a threat’

21. Mango Tea ’My life matters’

22. Amoré van der Linde ’Respect My Crown’

23. Professero Babalascar Untitled.1

24. Professero Babalascar Untitled.2

25. Kyrah Warmington-lewis ’Mother Nature’

26. Anya & Remi Ferdinand ’Tied’

27. Remi Ferdinand ’Lean on’

28. Anya Ferdinand ’Parliament Square’

29. Alexander Adegbite ’Recognise The Injustice’

30. Eden Bradshaw ‘Black is beautiful, black is versatile’

31. Flynn Richards ’Ode to Chadwick Boseman’

32. Morgan Markey ’Colour Me’

33. Matilde Strocchi ’I am black every month’

34. Aakira Coleman ’BLM Unity Flag’

35. Kylie Strong ’Pay It No Mind (Marsha P. Johnson)’

36. Daniel Hayden ’Demand Justice’

37. Rt1styx.Arts ’Sylvia Wynter Activist Writers’

38. Arin Awojobi ’What Dreams Are Made Of’

39. Florentyne Katakwe ’Does this Stereotype define you?’

40. Jade Nash ‘Melanated Glow’

41. Jas Nandoo ’Only half’

42. Savanah Thorpe ’Starting a Change’

43. Dru Bennett, Kade Stenson and Dylan Jones ’2020 Protest’

44. Elizabeth Dada ’We Are Excellence’

45. Kasthury Jegatheeswaranathan ’Black Lives Matter’

46. Denis Ntege ‘I am black every month’

47. Nathan King ’Black Is King’

48. Michel Paige ’No Justice, No Peace’

49. Aisha Alli-Balogun ’Seeing my fantasy’

50. Flynn Richards ’City Girl’

51. Noah Thombs ’Hill Top’

52. Kat Rennie ’Blue Demon Boy (blue skinned boy)’

53. Jada Perry ’Empower’

54. Scarlette Heywood Marx ‘Shock of the Media’

55. Sabria McDonald ’Arise’

56 Cholwe Muntanga ’Black Bodies in Cursive’ – Tryptic

57 Cholwe Muntanga ’Black Bodies in Cursive’ – Tryptic

58 Cholwe Muntanga ’Black Bodies in Cursive’ – Tryptic

BAGS OF LOVE

Making a difference while making good news!

Children from Lewisham have explored their local community creating connections through acts of kindness and exchange, finding and sharing common ground.

Seven monologues. Seven actors. One theme.

A theatre company that provides a platform for creatives from the African diaspora, with the specific aim of breaking down stereotypes.

ROOM 6.4

Artists and Mental Health September 2018 – February 2019

image @ Jude Cowan Montague

“Madness is a gift from the gods.” Plato”We of the craft are all crazy.”- Lord Byron

ROOM 6.5

Unseen & UnspokenJune – November 2019

Image @ Tom Dale

“What matters is precisely this: the unspoken at the edge of the spoken.” – Virginia Wolf

Post! Mail Art

Part of EAST – OOST – OST International Art Exchange Project (2018- 2021)

Phenomenal Woman, That’s Me
April-September 2017

Dear London
November 2017-April 2018

Art for POSTER-ity

SHOP

Artists and Mental Health
September 2018 – February 2019

Unseen & Unspoken
June – November 2019

Part of EAST – OOST – OST
International Art Exchange Project
(2018- 2021)

“In current political challenging times, it is refreshing, humbling and hopeful to spread a message of collaboration and exchange across borders celebrating unity and diversity through creative expression by our next generation.”

Zoe Howe, Head teacher, Hermitage Primary School