These projects aim to bring art education to places, both in the UK and abroad, in which disadvantaged communities have difficulties accessing the arts and education in general.We can tailor existing projects to your needs and are also open suggestions for developing new projects.
We collaborate with a wide range of organisations and charities working with, among others: refugees, asylum seekers, homeless young people and older people.
If you are part of a charity and would like to empower the community you work with through the arts, we can tailor our workshops to your community and their needs. Contact us at: projects@lon-art.org
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH In East London 1-31 March 2014 , by Alternative Arts Women’s groups, activists, arts, media and community organisations are celebrating WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH in East London with a remarkably diverse range of exhibitions and events. […]
New Year – New Projects Last Saturday we began our new project, See Yourself in 3D, in collaboration with Centrepoint, a charity that provides a safe place to live for more than 1,000 young people. Participants will explore their aspirations and personal objectives using
Yesterday, we led a visit to the National Gallery for women participating in the Integration Project at the Latin-American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS). Together, we explored gender in art history, linking works from the National Gallery’s collection with issues in contemporary society, representations of women in the media and popular culture, and our own personal […]
During Refugee Week in London, Lon-art.org designed one of the workshops offered by Refugee Youth at the BFI. Through the painting of ceramics, we recovered the patterns and designs of traditional ceramics of regions in the Middle East (Iraq and Afghanistan), Africa and Latin- America. Have a look at these fantastic artworks!!
Making Ceramics The aim of the Women and Ceramics session II, was to explore the relationship between women and clay in Latin American culture. The group discussed issues related to women and gender while creating their own pieces of pottery from clay.
During the two months on site we proposed art projects based on a variety of themes, materials and techniques. The projects are linked and interact with each other, as they are happening at the same time. Mosaic: This project is being developed from scratch with all the kids at Ramana’s. Looking for inspiration we […]
The Arnold Circus event was a wonderful experience involving a range of groups and communities living in the Shoreditch area of London. Together with the Bengali women’s association St Hilda’s, we developed a project related to Bengali culture, food and herbs. We also carried out a photography workshop with children. For more info, please visit […]
