WHAT IS CROYDON SHARED?
An online archive of work from Croydon residents to capture life in Croydon post 23rd March 2020. Lockdown has impacted our lives and we want to collect these experiences and document them on our Instagram. Be it a photo, drawing, painting or poem, we are calling for you to submit your work to share with us here on Croydon Shared.…
I use a Bic biro to sketch, nothing fancy, yet this simple medium brings me mad joy when capturing a moment, so thought to myself…with everything going on right now, especially the pressures on young people, why not share the vibes with others…
OUTREACH:
I’m looking to visit council estates mainly in London (but not restricted to) & run Sketch The Vibe walks complete with STV Starter Kits (sketchbook & working materials) in the hope to engage young people offline more & build their artistic confidence.…
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Been working with CYAC (Croydon Youth Arts Collective) on a project responding to the Windrush Exhibition at the Museum of Croydon (now finished) & now I’m supporting them on their Youth Takeover event happening this Saturday Nov 2nd at Fairfield Halls, where i’ll be providing ‘Open House Vibes’ A Pinteractive activity responding to the current exhibition ‘Windrush: Portrait Of A Generation’ by photographer Jim Grover (on til Jan 2020).…
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So during my ‘Coming Home’ PINStallation at the Museum of Croydon , I’ve met so many diverse people, young and gold, from diverse backgrounds enter the space. One such group was The Cedar View Care Centre guys who whizzed down, and of course I gave them the full tour / breakdown of what the project was about, to which they positively responded and got involved in designing their brick boxes 🙂
Special thanks to Karen, who works at the Centre, for not only bringing the guys down but also for her enthusiasm in doing so, and really embracing the creativeness of it all, by literally creating a ‘PINShrine’ of the day in their reception area at the Centre – how random, how cool *Big up Kaz!…
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‘Plate of Peace’ anyone? – A unifying art installation engaging audiences into serving their peace through design, one plate at a time🌹
To commemorate 100 years since World War 1, Museum of Croydon will be holding a Clocktower Late on Friday / 6-9pm – a free event showcasing the impact of the war through music, art & film. I’ll be in full peace making engagement mode, so feel free to pop by, grab a plate and serve your peace – which will be exhibited alongside others to form a bigger peace of the plate pie until 13th Nov.…
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