Category Archives: Blog

Bridge Links

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I’ve spent the last few weeks wandering up and down the canal from the point of the border between the boroughs of Westminster and Camden down to the tunnel at Angel. Armed with a sound recorder, my mission has been to gather field recordings and talk to towpath users about the project.

The interesting thing about going out and making recordings is that you never really know what you’re going to find. As the soundscape changes all the time, I am confident that many of the recordings I have discovered could not be found for a second time…

Ghostly Pin-hole Workshop

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In contrast to our increasingly digital approach to photography, this workshop is an opportunity to rediscover the darkroom and experiment with this enchanting photographic process. Using handmade pinhole cameras and taking advantage of the long exposure times, the participants will collaborate to create a series of unique, ghostly self portraits…

‘The Worst of Scottee’ – Review

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Camden People’s Theatre; 28th October 2013 Arriving in London aged 19, I moved into student halls of residence on Camden Road, just up from Camden Town station. This was a temporary home, a bed and base as I navigated my first term at the Bartlett, UCL. Life was constant sketching, keen observation, with the eager freshness …

We’re Here… Has Made Us Proud (Launch Event)

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We were really nervous about the launch event on Tuesday as we set up the huge projector. It was so big and heavy it took five of us to put it in position! Luckily the neighbours across the road had agreed to let us put up white boards in their windows so we didn’t loose much light…

The Artists’ Museum – Now Online

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The Artists’ Museum, produced by Camden Arts Centre, presents a series of interviews with artists talking about some of their favourite places and things in the Borough of Camden and more widely in London. The artists, all with a strong connection to Camden, have each chosen five items which have a special relevance to their work…

"Excellent. A great way to get kids interested in plants. We don't have a garden so you have shown us how we can still have little green fingers."
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Soundcastle

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Soundcastle run music workshops where all nearly all the music used is created there and then by the participants. Workshops are an open and supportive place to make new friends and connect with other people through dynamic, active music making…

Sam Eastop on the Swiss Cottage Events

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The Thingmaker workshop and Ian Drummond’s ‘Take a Look’ exhibition was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning. I was pretty quickly scanned on entering the Swiss Cottage art gallery and the results have been fed into cutting edge technology ready for a 3D version of my head and shoulders to be produced. There was a great buzz around the library with a steady stream of families coming into the gallery to see what was going on…

Phantom Railings: Performance

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Rehearsals have started by TripSpace for Thursday’s public performance at Malet Street Gardens – the site of Phantom Railings.

To follow the interactive acoustic installation online, you can view the score being produced in real time by people walking along the Phantom Railings…

That colour suits you

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Just as the installation of ‘that colour suits you’ display at Central Saint Martins was completed, Alex Goller and Matt Haycocks demonstrate to students from short courses at CSM. Questions ranged from the technical the conceptual and to cost. Were they were amazed or baffled? It is hard to tell. Louis Wade on a half …

We’re Here Because….

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We’ve now started our New Wave project with local photographer Josefina Lopez – mapping and touring our neighbourhood in Somers Town in preparation for taking our portrait shots of local people.

The aim of this project is to celebrate our under-celebrated area! Somers Town is a little neighbourhood surrounded by the huge King’s Cross redevelopment, the bustling Euston Road; it’s easy to feel a bit forgotten…

Design / Make / Create Digital Workshop

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Only five days left until Cinter Design host the Design/Make/Create workshop at Swiss Cottage Library! We have been testing and fine tuning the 3D printer in preparation for the event. We think that it’s very important that we make 3D printing and small-scale manufacturing useful and engaging to the masses…

Timetable Amendments

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Whilst we have done our best to make sure all the information about the festival has been up-to-date and accurate, we’re sorry to say that a few of the timings in our printed leaflet are now incorrect. We thought we’d better highlight these, as we don’t want you to miss the fun!

Win tickets to the see ‘the Worst of Scottee’

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Tell us the name of this iconic Camden venue for a chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to see the London premier of The Worst of Scottee, winner of the Total Theatre Award at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Camden based performer Scottee brings a sneak peek of his new show to Camden as part of the Camden New Wave, ahead of its debut at the Roundhouse in February…

Adopt-a-ShutterPatch

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We only have a week to go until the Cinter team host the Adopt-a-ShutterPatch workshops. The team have prepared their sourcing/shopping lists and are on the hunt in Camden to find materials…

Perspectives on Camden New Wave

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We’re close now to Camden New Wave 13; a ten-day long festival developed collaboratively between Camden Council, a wider network of arts and performance organisations in Camden, and C4CC. As a group, we had 50 days to generate a programme, organise venues, and make it happen.

For me, the story starts earlier in the year as we began to talk more closely with Camden about how we could support initiatives in the borough – especially in the Digital and Creative sectors…