Tuesday 3 April 2012

Cultural Olympiad coming to pop-up venues in Lewisham

Cultural Olympiad coming to pop-up venues in Lewisham:


Zoe Hamilton-Peters and Carlos Quiñones’ art installation www.podia.org.uk
The Cultural Olympiad will be coming to Lewisham in April in the shape of five podiums set up in different locations across the borough by local artists backed by local arts organisations. The Podia Project  will be launched on April 12th at a secret venue to be announced nearer the time.
The temporary art pieces and installations are inspired by the Olympic Games all with the theme: Everyone’s A Winner”. Local Organizations and Artists who are taking part in the project include:
● A.P.T. (Redstarts Project) with Cash Aspeek and Chris Marshall
● Beep Studio with Ingrid Hu and Peter Ayres
● Deptford Project with Bound for Glory
● Deptford X with Deb Astell and Trevor Horsewood
● Goldsmiths, University of London with Hannah Catherine Jones
Organiser, Brigid Howarth, who is collaborating with the London Arts Council and Lewisham’s art service, says the podia project aims to “deliver exciting temporary public art in the borough”, and display the “creative industry strengths of Lewisham”......
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