Bloomsbury Festival: Linked & Woven l Write Away

October 2012 

We worked with local communities, teachers, schools and artists to create an El Anatsui inspired installation, 'Linked & Woven', in Queen's Square, during Bloomsbury Festival.

We created woven panels from recycled materials which will all were linked together to create a shimmering structure in Queen's Square. During the festival there was storytelling inside of the installation and members of the public learnt how to weave the panels and added them to the artwork. 

We also partnered up with the Postal Museum to run 'Write Away' project. Gallery visitors ate homemade cakes and created beautiful postcards that were then sent free of charge to anywhere in the world!

The weekend was  a grand success, with visitor numbers in the hundreds.

  

 

 

ARK Putney Academy Meets: Gérad Quenum 

September 2012 

Talented 'A' level music students from ARK Putney Academy came to the private view  of Gérad Quenum's show Dolls Never Die. They spoke with the artist and discussed the artworks on display.

Each student used a piece from the show as inspiration for a musical composition that went towards their A2 levels. 

Their music was then played at the gallery during Bloomsbury Festival. Please click here to listen.  

 

 

  

 

Action Space: Laila Shawa inspired installation

March 2012 

A group from Action Space used our Laila Shawa exhibtion, The Otherside of  Paradise to create a powerful installation.This was exhibited at the gallery the week of our symposium,   Every Picture Tells a Story: Women and Politics Now. Action Space is an independent charity supporting beginning, emerging and established artists with learning disabilities by providing studio space, art materials and exhibition opportunities.

 

 

 

 

We will be partnering up with Action Space and The Camden Society, early next year, for an exciting new project. Watch this space!