AN arts festival which
celebrates and explores the lives and legends of Deptford will launch
next week.
Deptford Stories brings
together art, theatre, music and history of the past, present and
future and presents an account of the lives and
legends of the neighbourhood, interpreted by performers and artists.
Organised in
collaboration with Goldsmiths, it will take place from October 31 in
the empty warehouses and workshops of the former site of Arklow Road
Trading Estate.
Curated by experimental
arts space, Harts Lane Studios, and produced by Greenspace on behalf
of property developer Anthology, Deptford Stories will be an eclectic
array of mixed-media installations, sculpture, prints, light
displays, textiles and tiling.
From James Capper and
Katie Surridge’s industrial and structural pieces to Cedric
Christie’s iconic light-boxes, Tisna Westerhof’s Delft Blue tile
work which depicts scenes of London, to Margot Sanders’
site-specific painting, the artwork will be varied.
It will also include a
unique community quilt on display, which features designs from
Childeric Primary School in New Cross.
As well as the
performances there will be a soundscape over the course of the first
two days of the festival where visitors can experience the sounds of
the old foundry, complete with sound bites from George Arthur, a
local man who worked on the site in the 1960s.
Anthology managing
director Mark Dickinson said: "As property
developers we certainly see great potential in the land at Arklow
Road and believe that a tired run down industrial site can be
reinvigorated to provide new jobs in the local area as well as new
homes.
"We
feel strongly about respecting the industrial heritage of the area
and Deptford Stories will celebrate and build a legacy for the site
through art, performance and archived history.
"We
hope future communities will know that they’re not living in a
faceless development - we want to be able to preserve the spirit of
the area.
"It’s really exciting to be working with established artists and also students at Goldsmiths University to bring this event to life."
"It’s really exciting to be working with established artists and also students at Goldsmiths University to bring this event to life."
Refreshments will be
provided by Pig&Rig, who will be serving up a hog-roast, and the
Black Cab Coffee Co and Brockley Brewery will be supplying their own
brewed coffee and beer.
The festival will run
until November 16. Visit bit.ly/deptfordstories
for listings.
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