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Come Dine in Blue

COME DINE IN BLUE

Inspired by the work of Tisna Westerhof.  

Created and produced by artist Tisna Westerhof & Cristiana Bottigella. 

Participatory art project bringing together more than 100 Lewisham residents with a migrant background creating a Blue-and-White dining room installation that tells personal and collective stories of identity and belonging, redefining heritage, celebrating different cultures and the journey to Lewisham.

Please read more about Come Dine in Blue project: An article by Miri de Villers for Eastlononlines and an interview by Ayokunle Oluwalana, community reporter for My London News.

Please visit our Come Dine in Blue Shop.

‘Blue Borough’ – Illustration by Tisna Westerhof
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‘Redefining heritage’ – Illustration by Tisna Westerhof

Artists and art facilitators: Tisna Westerhof, Amanda Holiday, Rain Wu, Clive Burton, Nadina Ali, Kai Christodulou-lee, Mary McInerney, Carla Thomas, Tang Victoria Hoi Yi, Amelia Yang and WhittyGordon Projects.

Participants:
Ainhoa Oleas, Al S. Family, Alan Chong, Alex & Lavinia Bajko, Anaya Hyde, Angeline Espinosa, April Lam, Asmahan, Aylin, Bella Alexandrova, Bernard, Biheri, Channan Warmington Lewis Moore, Dana, Deborah Thomas, Dulce, Edward, Elisabeth Grace Enriquez, Fabiola Jimenez, Fanyi Zhang, Farozan Saleemi, Farhnaz Saleemi, Faten, Fr. Grant Bolton-Debbage, Fiona Quadri, Flynn Richards, Fox Thomas Butler, Franklin Jackduring, Fransesca Telling, Freya Ye, Georgiana Hyde, Gustavo Barboza, Hanadi, Lloyd Richards, Hang Luc, Harris family, Iyamide Thomas, Jada Perry, James Attwood, Jane Dolores, Jessenia Parrez, Jinying Gao, Joshua, Julia and Jim Wells, Julia, Julia Deng, Julia Scoble, Kai Christodulou-lee, Ke Bao, Kiki Wong, Kyrah Warmington-Lewis, Leyre, Lia Ayuino, Lilyana Karavacheva, Limah, Linda, Lueillia Joseph, Luisa Chicaiza y Salvador Herrera, Maliha, Marianela, Marie Wotay Kamara, Marilyn Alfaro, Martha, Mary Shephard, Mateo Espinoza, Melvasquez, Mia Olaya, Mia Scoble, Mong Lang, Mutiat Oyesile, Nadina Ali, Naiala, Najm, Nicolas Saez, Petia Pakozdi, Pokuaa, Qianhui Sun – Alice, Quan Cao, Randolph Andy, Remmie Akibo-Betts, Rihanna Daño Cali, Ruby Seasy, Sabah, Sachi Slate, Sally Shao, Sanaya Havaldar, Sena Appeah, Serafina Min, Shoko Sakuma, Silvia, Sweeta jan, Tania Patiño Ariana Ruiz, Tolu Elusadé, Tom V., Vaura & Noah Viner, Veronica Ashley, Violeta Luna Enriquez, Waeed, Wiliam, Wagma, Woman from Syria living in Lewisham with her family, Xuemei Hwang, Yalda, Yen Trieu, Yiyun Li, Zainab, Zhuoyuan Zhang, Zoila y Luis Lema. 

Part of We Are Lewisham, Lewisham London Borough of Culture 2022

Exhibition opening:
Saturday 24th of September, 3-7pm         
Exhibition open, Sunday 25th – Thursday 6th of October. Weekdays, 3-7pm, Saturday & Sunday, 2-6pm.

Programme of the opening day:
Launch of the Come Dine in Blue film created by WhittyGordon Project and the Come Dine in Blue publication.
Free creative family workshops available throughout the opening day.
Food and drinks made by the participating community groups.
Come Dine in Blue artworks, publication and gadgets available to purchase.

Partner community organisations:
Refugee Council – Lewisham 
Migration Museum 
The Confucius Institute at Goldsmiths, University of London
JOY & The Tai-Chi community at All Saints Community Centre
All Saints Church, New Cross
Be Seen Be Heard Youth Forum – Young black artists in Lewisham/SE London aged 16-25
The Latin-American community of Lewisham & SE London
The community of La Placita Mall 

Funded by:
 The Arts Council England
The Heritage Fund 
Lewisham Council


The programme of 30 creative workshops was led by artist Tisna Westerhof and curated by Cristiana Bottigella, in collaboration with South East London based artists and art facilitators: Amanda Holiday, Rain Wu, Mary McInerney and Carla Thomas. The 100 participants engaged in various craft-based activities and learned new creative skills whilst sharing their personal and collective stories and memories of family rituals around food, domestic and national celebrations as well as the challenges of migration and building their home in a new country. The creative workshops varied from creating clay pots, decorating vintage crockery using onglaze enamels and decal transfers, embroidering and textile screen printing, spoken word and collaging extra-large cut outs, quilting, decorating tiles and kiln firing. All the artworks made during the workshops are featured in the Come Dine in Blue Exhibition. The gallery is divided in a dining room and a kitchen presenting The Table of Be-Longing, Two-Towels, The Story Tile of Joy, Messages to Blue, The Women’s Quilt of Pride, The Wish Dish Collection, Lewisham Toile and The Melting Pots.

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 earthenware from the British Isles. Often intended for the Middle Eastern market, the Blue-and-White ceramic was exported to Japan, Korea, South East Asia, Europe and as far as Africa and South America. The Blue-and-White is the unifying language through which the Come Dine in Blue participants tell their personal stories and recollect their memories, domestic traditions and ancestral words of wisdom.

Come Dine in Blue publication:
Buy it here
Editor: Frederica Agbah;  
Design: Matteo Grotto (OpenEDU);
Contributors: Massimiliano Mollona, Amanda Holiday, Rachel Kanev & Chenjin Ying (Confucius Institute), Fr. Grant Bolton-Debbage, Jada Perry & Fiona Quadri (Be Seen Be Heard Youth Forum), Shoko Sakuma, Alice Qianhui Sun, Amelia Yang, Tang Victoria Hoi Yi, Fabiola Jimenez.
Supported by The Heritage Fund

Special Thanks to:
Frederica Agbah, Bella Alexandrova, Massimiliano Mollona, Amanda Holiday, Father Grant Bolton-Debbage, Mia-Violet Leech, Liberty Melly, Eve Maia Annesley, Lois Nutt, Jane Keane, Yen Trieu, Mong Lang, Rachel Kanev, Jada Perry, Francesco Strocchi and Matteo Grotto, Renie Westerhof-Pot, Sigrun Sverrisdottir, Rachel Lonsdale, Max Melvin and the Refugee Cafe.

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Mini Clay Club

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A mini gathering to make mini clay things!

The first edition of the Mini Clay Club took place during summer 2021. 

Thanks to Rain Wu & Whynn Chandra we learned a lot of clay pottery tips and produced so many fantastic mini ceramic objects.

Are you interested in taking part in the next edition of the Mini Clay Club at hARTslane? Watch this space for news and upcoming opportunities.

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Greetings From New Cross Gate

ROOM 6.4

Artists and Mental Health
September 2018 – February 2019

“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

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.

 

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Bags of Love

BAGS OF LOVE

Making a difference while making good news!

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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





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Stitching Time

Stitching Time

A creative intergenerational project bringing together 2 diverse groups of our community: urban primary & secondary school children and residents of care homes specialising in Alzheimer’s care.

By exploring aging caring and memory, creating connections and a sense of purpose, the children have crafted personalised memory cushions that bring joy and comfort to the elderly.

Textile workshops led by Tisna Westerhof, Mary McInerney and Cristiana Bottigella.

Enjoy the the sweet little film by Paper-clip about spreading kindness in Lewisham, South London.

Supported by the 

PARTNERS:
Hatcham Temple Grove Primary School & Manley Court Care Home
Sandhurst Primary School & Beechcroft Care Centre
Brent Knoll Special School & Pear Tree Care Home.

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Kim Neville
Martha Morgenroth
Lisa Solomon
Theophilla Johnson
Paige Hawkes
Cindy Almaroof
Remke Westerhof
Hana de Jong

 

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The 100 Wishes of Hatcham

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.

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Selected Press

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.

Fred Agbah | Amy | Cristiana Bottigella | Bjarki Brennan | Clive Burton | Imogene Burton | Chelsea | Bradley Cummings | Keyci Cummings | Millie Cummings | Daniel | Danica Dekker | Thomas Dekker | Sheree Dervish | Faye Doolan | Salma Doolan | Steve Doolan | Clive Dunham | Mervenil Emiroglu | Billy Fornacre | Luca Fornacre | Livia Francomb | Alma Garnier-Mills | James Harvey | Amiah Henry | David Holloway | Constance Howe | Patricia Howe | Shereener Hudson | Marie-Claire James | Esme Jones | Robin Jones | Louis Jopp | Catherine Josesi | Ellie Kebell | Annabelle Kendrick | Lily Kendrick | Alison Lambert | Kathy Lambert | Kristina Leonnet | Noah Leonnet Greasey | Noah Lovett | Robin Marcus | Max Maxwell | Anthony McAndrew | Joni McDougall | Esther Okotie | Jada Perry | Gabriel Pritchard | Harry Pye | Ms Dorine Reid | Amy Richards | Bowie Richards | Flynn Richards | Lloyd Richards | Santi Schowlin | Archana Singh | Vivek Singh | Hyacinth Smith | Sara Stenbaek | Matilda Strickland | Jacopo Strocchi | Matilde Strocchi | Sigrun Sverrisdottir & Kevin Brennan | Prince Wilson | Taran | Paul Taylor | Telliah | Annie Wasdell | Tisna Westerhof | Teri-Ann Wilson | Ms Muriel White | Carol Wyss

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The Bunting of Hope

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BUNTING OF HOPE  
Spread kindness and hope in your neighbourhood!

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hARTslane’s Bunting of Hope is inspired by the Tibetan prayer flags typically carrying mantras (sacred words) for peace, compassion, good fortune, strength or wisdom. They are an essential part of Tibetan buddhism and can be found over mountain passes and along mountain ridges. Tibetans believe that these flags bless the air with their mantras and its messages of goodwill are carried with the wind and spread to the rest of the world.

A restorative community art project aimed at creating a public bunting installation based on the Tibetean Prayer Flag, traditionally used to promote peace, strength, and wisdom. Local residents and artists contribute with a message on a squared piece of recycled fabric in response to the current situation.

The final result is a compelling yet beautiful and uplifting cohesive community artwork, where numerous flags made by young and old are spreading hope, compassion and assurance in their community.

The first Bunting of Hope installation took place during the Covid-19 Lockdown in Autumn 2020, when physical and social interaction was restricted and it’s now an evolving continuous project taking place in various in- and outdoor venues across South East London. If you want to bring the Bunting of Hope to your neighbourhood, please contact us.

Locations:
Hilly Fields Park, Brockley, Lewisham, 2020
Eckington Gardens, New Cross, Lewisham, 2021
Feed the Hill Social Supermarket, Lewisham, 2021 – part of DeptfordX Fringe Programme 

With thanks to Friends of Hilly Fields Community Group, Pistachos Cafe, Friends of Eckington Gardens, Feed The Hill Social Supermarket, Deptford X and all local residents and artists who made and donated their flag artworks.

Funded by The Arts Council England (2020), The National Lottery Community Fund (2021).

“People in my local park have made & hung Tibetan flags and it’s absolutely joyous. It makes the heart whelm and spirit sing. Thank you whoever you are, I really needed that.”

“Found a sense of hope in my local community as artists come together for a common cause: to bring and maintain a sense of hope for the future with messages akin to those on Tibetan prayer flags – of peace, compassion, strength & wisdom.”

“I cycled past Hilly Fields and these Tibetan inspired flags with excellent relevant messages cheered up the place! Let’s hope at least some of them come true and change our attitudes!”

“Lovely to see the ‘Buntings of Hope’ dancing in the breeze at Hilly fields this weekend. The wonderful people at hARTslane have been facilitating workshops with local people to create this magical sight.”

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