Plumstead Make Merry is a wonderful festival which happens once a year on the 6th June on Plumstead Common.
This year I have been invited to create a Plumstead themed children's activity pack for the Plumstead Make Merry, which is available now to download on the webpage here
I hope you enjoy doing some of these South London themed activities no matter what your age ✏
British culture is not all about heritage, despite what the tourists may think. But our rich history does infuse many of the things that we live with in day-to-day contemporary Britain and there are historical mementoes all around us. This could be read as an inherent conservatism – a longing to keep things as they ever were. But I think this is to misread the situation. We are a country that has made many mistakes but the physical historic reminders and our public ease in being critical about how things are, mean that we should be optimistic. I genuinely think we are a more tolerant and reasonable nation then practically any other.
The artist / contributors to Arty British Culture are... Larry Achiampong, David Blandy, Jackie Chettur, Annabel Dover, Sarah Doyle, Luci Eyers, Archie Franks, Susie Hamilton, Cathy Lomax, Alex Michon, Gabrielle de la Puente, Matt Rowe, Alli Sharma, Mimei Thompson and Ben Westley Clarke
They look at... hen nights, the NHS, gothic heart-throbs, pub signs, bird watching, David Bowie, abandoned dogs, Carry on Nurse, drinking, allotments, bar taps, Thomas Hardy, charms, breakfast, Ben Whishaw, accents, discrimination…
Vernissage Days
6 & 7th May
Final preview day > 8th May
open daily from 6pm ~ 10pm
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Artists ~
Alice Herrick + Pascal Rousson + Laura Hynd
Gordon Faulds + Dallas Seitz + Nerys Mathias
John Plowman + Birgit Jensen + Mark Woods
Franko B + Sian Kate-Mooney + Cedric Christie
Agnetha Sjogren + Loukas Morley + Gavin Turk
Hedley Roberts + Rebecca Scott + Vanya Balogh
Danny Pockets + Lee Maelzer + Jola Spytkovska
Tomaz Kramberger + Danielle Hodson + Jim Bond
Gzillion Artist + Susana Sanroman + Rekha Sameer
Glen Fitzy Fitzpatrick + Sonja Engelhardt + Max Sudhues
Maria Jose Arceo + Emanuel Fanslau + Robert Barta
Joanna McCormick + Tiziana Mandolesi + Dean Todd
Sarah Sparkes + Richard Ducker + Paul Sakoilsky
Jordane Yarden Gaudenzi + Jim Racine + Bella Land
Sarah Doyle + Patrick Morrissey & Clive Hanz Hancock
Valerie Driscoll + Garry Doherty + Maria Teresa Gavazzi
Lili Ren + Ashley Scott Fitzgerald + Andie Macario
Stephen Hall + Tom Estes + Jude Cowan Montague
Slobodan Trajkovic + Elena Muti + Thomas Behling
Ibby Doherty & Charlie Weathley + Toni Gallagher
Rona Smith + Shuby + Maslen & Mehra + Steve Smith
Inesa & Barrington De La Roche / Dark Theatre
Lorenzo Belenguer + Roger Clarke + Liz Sheridan
Marisa Polin + Hugo Von Hugo + Taline Temizian
Michael Petry + Rebecca Feiner + Stefan Draschan
Gonny Glass + Jonas Ransson + Darren Coffield
Eva Raboso + MC + Ernesto Romano + Ray Gange
Roberto Ekholm + Marie-Louise Jones + Spizz Energi
Julia Maddison + William Angus-Hughes + Louise Gibson
Tracey Moberly + Martin Sexton + Fiona Haines
Vanja Karas + Sooz Belnavis + Thomas J Ridley
Becca Quirk + Bob Lawson + Paulina Otlylie Surys
DJ Roberts + Paul Gildea + Susan Schulman + Aly Helyer
Alex Cepalovic + David Brian Smith + Michal Cole
Paul Coombs + Negin Vaziri + Geraldine Swayne
John Stephens + Francesco La Porta & Tommaso Bagnati
Birgitta Hosea + Thomas Draschan + Alexis Harding
India Roper- Evans + Anne Robinson + David Brock
Samuel Brzeski <>
Exhibition open from
9th May ~ 23th June 2015
open daily from 12pm ~ 7pm
Finissage Party
24th June 6pm ~ 10pm
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Kindly supported by
Bath SPA & University Of East London
For ltd edition catalogue, press release
and further info email, txt or call:
centrocampista@lineone.net
0044 / 07587454613
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interview with the curator Vanya Balogh about the show here
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Here is a preview of some of the work I made in preparation for the show:
