PLACE/Ladywell will be opening its doors in July. To celebrate, the Lewisham community and visitors are invited to get their portraits drawn and attend free drawing workshops by Lewisham-born artist, Emi Ali. The event and workshops are a part of a season-long effort to include the Lewisham community in the grand opening of PLACE/Ladywell. Both portraits and drawing … [Read more...]
Emergency Exit Arts to create a spectacular fire and light show for Shakespeare celebrations
Outdoor arts company Emergency Exit Arts (EEA), based in Greenwich, has been invited to the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon to create a commemorative spectacular in honour of Shakespeare. On Saturday, 23 April, there will be a special celebratory evening in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Live! From The RSC to mark the 400th anniversary of … [Read more...]
Catford Arts trail – Let’s make this happen!
Catford like many other towns, has artists amongst its citizens and some of them have got together to create a space to shout about it! Catford Arts has been set up to recognise, celebrate and provide a platform for the artistic talent in and around Catford. To kick this off they have launched a website featuring some local talent and are planning a free event called Catford … [Read more...]
£243,000 invested in Emergency Exit Arts to develop a Greenwich Making Space
East Greenwich based company, Emergency Exit Arts (EEA) have been awarded a small capital grant from Arts Council England (ACE) to develop their current home of 25 years, Rothbury Hall, into the Greenwich Making Space. The space will become a 21st century art making and training centre for creative practitioners, especially those working in outdoor arts. EEA will be able to … [Read more...]
Drawing classes available at Lewisham Way Youth and Community Centre
Are you a budding artist who would like to hone your drawing skills? Illustrator and Graphic Designer Berjo is offering an 8 week evening drawing course for absolute beginners well as advanced artists. This course will introduce students to the basics of figure drawing. During the 8 week course we will cover these areas: human structure, composition, speed drawing … [Read more...]
Draw Lewisham art competition
Social Housing organisation Lewisham Homes are running an art competition to showcase Lewisham-inspired artwork. You don’t have to be handy with an easel to be able to enter. Your ‘art’ could be a sketch, painting or photograph as long as Lewisham is the main focus of your work. Submissions will be displayed at a pop-up exhibition at the organisations Resident Garden … [Read more...]
Catford Tales by the Lewisham Youth Theatre
If you’ve walked through Catford Broadway on Wednesday or Thursday this week you may have witnessed a performance by a group of young people and wondered what it was all about. As part of Celebrate Catford week, Lewisham Youth Theatre have been rehearsing for Catford Tales, a show for, by and about the people and places of Catford. Catford Tales is a community performance … [Read more...]
Take part in Brockley Max community arts festival
We are so excited about this year's Brockley Max festival with some fantastic events already in the pipeline. Brockley Max has always been a festival by the community for the community so if you've always wanted to perform music or poetry, show your art, act, sing or dance, now's your chance to do it! All you have to do is download an application form from Brockley Max, … [Read more...]
Check out the Albany Spring season 2014
The Albany, South East London’s leading arts centre, is pleased to announce its convention defying, genre-bending and locally-engaged Spring season. Deptford girl-made-good Kate Tempest is welcomed home to the Albany this spring with her sell-out smash hit Brand New Ancients (Saturday 22nd March, 8pm), as well as presenting her haunting play Glasshouse (Wednesday 5th and … [Read more...]
Spring at the Canada Water Culture Space – South East London’s New Arts Venue
Canada Water Culture Space is an intimate, 150-seat theatre programmed by The Albany, nurturing new talent and new performances whilst showcasing some of the UKs finest comedy, theatre and music around. Tucked away in the Canada Water Library, it is a contemporary cultural and community venue where reading and learning unites with innovative performance. This Spring’s … [Read more...]