Workshop
Envisioning History: Mural-Painting in Somers Town
8 Jun 2024 – 13 Jul 2024
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- 52 Phoenix Road
- London
England - NW1 1ES
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The nearest bus stops are British Library, Aldenham Street and Eversholt Street/Euston Station.
- The museum is a short walk from Euston and King's Cross St Pancras tube stations, with the Northern, Victoria, Picadilly, Metropolitan, Circle, and Hammersmith and City lines available between them, as well as the London Overground.
- The museum is a short walk from Euston, King's Cross and St Pancras stations, which have a variety of national rail services.
Join us in remaking history on Somers Town's walls - literally. Building on our research into the contested visions of the urban space that collide in this one neighbourhood, we will co-create a mural on hoardings at the Story Garden behind the British Library on Saturday mornings in June.
About
We are looking for artists to join us and young people to paint a community mural after the example of 'Thamesmead Codex' by Bob & Roberta Smith, highlighting histories around social housing and community spirit.
Honouring the original Somers Town Mural by Karen Gregory and 1930s public housing artworks by the sculptor Gilbert Bayes, we will ideate and collaborate on a new vision of how communities can make use of urban space in an embattled part of London in light of the St Pancras Housing Society centenary year and our forthcoming 'Art in Everyday Life' Heritage Trail.
Paint provided - please wear overalls as messy!
We need artists to work with the young people, paint, facilitate and get involved!
Saturdays in June and some in July, 12pm-2pm
