Our number one priority in the coming months is to support the North Kensington communities we work with.
We have had a number of important decisions to make about how we adapt and respond to the coronavirus emergency, and have focused our efforts on supporting local initiatives that aim to provide assistance to the most vulnerable in North Kensington. This means that we’ve had to very quickly redirect our financial resources towards some very pressing issues.
We have had a number of important decisions to make about how we adapt and respond to the coronavirus emergency, and have focused our efforts on supporting local initiatives that aim to provide assistance to the most vulnerable in North Kensington. This means that we’ve had to very quickly redirect our financial resources towards some very pressing issues.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s with a heavy heart that we’ve decided to postpone the last three happenings of POP! Festival. We wholeheartedly believe in the power of these pieces and they deserve to be shown when it is safe for everyone to enjoy them. Postponing these events is the responsible thing to do in the circumstances. The wellbeing of the artists, staff, and audience members is of paramount importance to us
This week, a vintage caravan containing Marie Klimis' A Love Letter, has been parked outside of the Westway Trust. Welcomed with a cup of tea, visitors were able to discover the love stories Marie had gathered from North Kensington's residents. Through dioramas and sound installations, they put the focus on what it looks like after the age of 50. A magical escape for all from the weather.
In the run-up to a first sharing of Songs that Nobody Taught Me, we caught up with Nick Field to find out more about what to expect.
Since the start of March, you might have noticed some bold new murals at the intersection of Acklam Road and Portobello Road. These are the work of Adidas designer Tim Head, and can be admired for the rest of the month. Here is what Tim had to say about the process and inspiration behind the work...
On Saturday 7th March Gold & Ashes: Our Stories took place at Bay20 Community Centre within the programme of POP! Festival. The event was part of photographer Feruza Afewerki’s project, that includes a photo series on the Grenfell Community. The project has also featured a series of creative storytelling workshops with young people.
Reflections on the Re-Seen & Unseen private view. This moving and provoking exhibition will run until Sunday 8th March.
Ahead of Gold & Ashes: Our Stories this Saturday 7th March 2020, we caught up with its creator to ask her a few questions about what to expect...
On 27th February a very special evening marked our first POP! Festival artist commission. ‘XXIV’, choreographed by rising star Corrie King, was experienced at the Yaa Centre, North Kensington.
At just 25, British-Nigerian designer, illustrator and artist Tolu Coker has already racked up an impressive shelf of awards and accolades (including the AW19 Merit Award). We are looking forward to hosting her documentary Masqueraded Memoirs as a part of POP! Festival. If you are unfamiliar with Coker’s work, here are five quick facts to discover her and her work...
It’s not too late to join one of Gold & Ashes’ creative storytelling workshops. Aimed at 13-19-year-olds, they are a guided space to explore your story creatively.
POP! Festival (Portobello Open Process Festival) is a mini-festival featuring homegrown, people-powered arts happenings across and around the Portobello area. Here are 7 reasons to attend...
Are you a young woman or non-binary person who identifies as LGBTQIA+ or an ally and would like to get involved?
"Drawing is my way to really see and understand things." Discover the process behind Aleksandra Zaręba-Zeltsch commissioned work for the Westway Trust.
Produced Moon, one of eight recipients of the pilot Westway Artist Commission Fund, are looking for an experienced individual to take on a pastoral/safeguarding role on their new project, MANIFEST.
Meet some of the individuals making creative projects and connections in North Kensington through this year’s Westway Arts Funds: Artist Commissions, Festival & Events Funds and Training & Professional Development Fund. Danny Sekibo was the recipient of a Festival & Events Fund for a fashion and exhibition show featuring the Fauzia sewing group.
Meet some of the individuals making creative projects and connections in North Kensington through this year’s Westway Arts Funds: Artist Commissions, Festival & Events Funds and Training & Professional Development Fund. Tim Head is a recipient of an Artist Commission for his project "My Yard".
Meet some of the individuals making creative projects and connections in North Kensington through this year’s Westway Arts Funds: Artist Commissions, Festival & Events Funds and Training & Professional Development Fund. Next up is Christina Sealy from Kensington Narrators Arts and Heritage Archive
Meet some of the individuals making creative projects and connections in North Kensington through this year’s Westway Arts Funds: Artist Commissions, Festival & Events Funds and Training & Professional Development Fund. Nelio Rodrigues is a recipient of a Training & Professional Development Fund.
Meet some of the individuals making creative projects and connections in North Kensington through this year’s Westway Arts Funds: Artist Commissions, Festival & Events Funds and Training & Professional Development Fund. Nelio Rodrigues is a recipient of a Training & Professional Development Fund.
While the media, advertising and film industries overload us with images of young love, this project will celebrate the challenges and opportunities of romantic relationships at a later stage in life. Are you over 60 and interested in sharing your story about love?
Small Truth Theatre presents a micro-festival of new plays created for their unique Kensington Karavan in North Kensington.
In conversation with Michael Walling, the Artistic Director of Border Crossings’ Origins Festival of First Nations
Raymond Santana of the Exonerated Five will open the 13th I Will Tell International Film Festival
Just in case you needed any more persuading...
Meet #PortobelloFest's livetweeter!
What does the Westway area mean to you? How do you see a familiar place with fresh eyes? These are some of the questions the inaugural recipients of the Artist Commissions Programme will seek to explore.
Once again, the Portobello Summer Festival took over the streets and stages of North Kensington to celebrate local and international voices.
