Festival of Community
Opening: Thursday 10 August 2023
10 - 20 August 2023
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Staffordshire St presents a Festival of Community, co-curated with Peckham Platform and F.A.T Studio. The collaborative programme of workshops, events and fiestas will celebrate our neighbourhood and the communities that fill its streets. Exploring notions of community, place and belonging, over two long weekends Staffordshire St will become a locus for playful creativity and celebratory knowledge sharing.
F.A.T Studio formed in 2019 with the mission to organise joyful creative activities in the local area; activities that bring South East London communities together and boost a sense of collective potential. In 2021 they set up Old Kent Road Arts Club, a space in which local people can share skills and collaborate on delivering free creative activities that welcome the public and respond to the context of Old Kent Road.
Peckham Platform is a creative and educational charity based in Peckham. They bring local communities together with leading artists to co-produce social art that responds directly to the needs and concerns of the people involved.
Staffordshire St is an independent project space in Peckham. The venue facilitates arts and cultural events and provides affordable studios for artists, makers and designers. ​
EVENTS
Full programme coming soon...
TIME CHANGE Memory Archive
A workshop reflecting on memories of South East London through collective experience, writing and artefacts, facilitated by Gut Feeling.
Thursday 10th August 6.30-9pm
book here
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My Happy Place
Join Eve Atkinson for a series of spoken word workshops. How can poetry build worlds and transport us into them?
Friday 11th August 12-1.30pm
Friday 18th August 12-1.30pm
free entry - sign up necessary
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Water Series
Join The Grounding Project for an afternoon of movement, creative writing and play, reflecting on our relationship to nature.
Friday 11th August 2.30-4pm
free entry - sign up necessary
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Project Market
Join F.A.T Studio for the Project Market
Saturday 12 August 2-6pm
free entry - more info
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OffBeat: Peckham
An evening of films celebrating Peckham and South East London
Tuesday 15 August 7-9pm
book here
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Folk Club
Join Folk Club for a workshop of natural dyeing, folklore and foraging
Wednesday 16 August 6-9pm
free or PWYC - sign up here
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Sites of Play | Peckham Platform
Artists Birungi Kawooya and Lesley Asare invite you to explore Community, Play and Rest. Through gentle movement we will create a large collective mural using a variety of materials and African print fabrics.
Thursday 17 August 1-3pm
free - sign up here
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Tea Leaf Tales of Peckham
Join Unheard Narratives to share stories and tales of Peckham’s neighbourhood
Saturday 19 August 11-2pm
free drop-in - more info
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The Secret Life of Woodpeckers
A free workshop for parents and children involving creating a short play, exploring and reflecting on the local green areas of Peckham
Saturday 19 August 1-3.30pm
free entry - sign up necessary
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Play Street
Games, music and more
Saturday 19 August 1-4pm
free entry
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Exhibition tour + workshop: Lagos, Peckham, Repeat at SLG
Visit SLG's latest exhibition, then discuss over snacks
Sunday 20 August 11-1.30pm
free - sign up here
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LOOP III | From The Soil Up
A family-centred wild clay workshop with Mattie and Jessy
Sunday 20 August 2-4pm
free entry or PWYC - sign up necessary
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Closing Ceremony
Facilitated discussion on the legacy of the festival
and how to build community over sharing platters
Sunday 20 August 5-7pm
PWYC - booking necessary
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