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Three winning projects announced for Thamesmead’s Black Culture Collective programme

Three winning projects announced for Thamesmead’s Black Culture Collective programme

Three exciting creative projects that will celebrate Black culture in Thamesmead have received fundi…

01/08/2022

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Jasleen Kaur

Artist Jasleen Kaur wins commission to create South Thamesmead’s first piece of permanent public art

Jasleen Kaur has won a commission to create the first piece of permanent public art for Cygnet Squar…

01/07/2022

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Young Londoners

Young Londoners use art to voice their climate dreams

Over 1,500 young Londoners will use art to express their personal response to climate change, as the…

23/06/2022

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Lakeside Centre Launch

Thamesmead community joins together to celebrate £2.7m refurbishment of the Lakeside Centre

Thamesmead residents are invited to the iconic Lakeside Centre on Tuesday 10 May for a special open…

02/05/2022

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Joseph Ijoyemi

Local artist wins £12k art commission to design basketball court floor

A former Thamesmead resident has won a £12,000 art commission to design the floor of the iconic Cage…

01/03/2022

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Local Artist

Local artists show that Thamesmead is London’s new creative quarter

More than 100 local artists headed to a sell-out event at The Nest at Cygnet Square in South Thamesm…

01/02/2022

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Thamesmead Codex Exhibition

Thamesmead Codex exhibition moves to Tate Modern

A collaboration between Peabody and Tate Modern sees the continuation of the Thamesmead Codex exhibi…

01/02/2022

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Hot Air Balloon

WATCH: Fields of EveryWhen hot air balloon prototype

Watch as a small-scale protoype of the Fields of EveryWhen hot air balloon takes flight.

03/01/2022

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Black Culture Collective

Black Culture Collective commission 2022

The Black Culture Collective and Peabody are seeking creative and ambitious proposals to celebrate T…

03/01/2022

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The Cage basketball grounds  in Thamesmead

OPEN CALL: Commission of new artwork for the Cage basketball grounds

We are delighted to announce an OPEN CALL for a commission of new artwork for the basketball grounds…

26/11/2021

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Thamesmead light festival message display

Thamesmead light festival returns in spectacular fashion

The Thamesmead Light Festival returns on Saturday 27 November, from 5-9pm featuring stunning light i…

19/11/2021

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Cygnet Square art

Say hello to the new team commissioning Southmere’s first piece of public art

After a call-out earlier this summer, five local residents aged 18-29 have been selected for a paid…

16/11/2021

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London climate art prize

Thamesmead pupil, aged 10, wins London climate art prize

A pupil aged 10 from Thamesmead has beaten off competition from nearly a thousand young artists to w…

12/11/2021

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Young Artist

Thamesmead’s murals produced by local artists deemed among world’s best

A series of murals in Thamesmead created by a local artists has been listed among the world’s most b…

01/11/2021

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