Amplifying the voice of Croydon’s Young People, and enhancing their lives and life chances, through the arts.
In Croydon schools and centres for children from school year 3
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Beginner music, dance and drama classes in your local library for children in Years 3 to 6.
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Weekly visual arts classes at Turf Projects or can be joined virtually
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Where children and young people discover and develop their talents in music and the performing arts.
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An opportunity for leadership training and skill development for young people aged 13-18. Get involved
Paid and volunteer placements supporting 16 to 25 year olds to access pathways into the creative industries. Learn more
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Nurturing and celebrating the creative talents of our young people
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Visual Arts
Hosted by Turf
Founded in 2013 by Croydon locals, Turf Projects is Croydon’s homegrown artist space and the first entirely artist-run contemporary art space in the borough.
Lead Artist - Asha Fontenelle
Asha is a visual artist and arts educator based in South London. Using her background in social anthropology and painting, drawing and printmaking, her soft, brightly coloured, playful and often figurative work imagines worlds that are non-hierarchical, free and based in genuine care for others. Adopting honesty and the love ethic proposed by bell hooks, her practice allows space for challenging emotions and healing.
Participants can use art as a means of expression and as a healing, meditative tool
Participants to have freedom to be experimental and flexible in creating work
Participants to build confidence in their art making
Drawing on activities in past sessions, the final piece is to represent what participants see for the future
Through making, the young people can look to the past and the present moment to imagine a future of their own
Work will be inspired by afrofuturist/sci fi ideas
Participants will make work to inspire genuine care and kindness for themselves and others to help build confidence in their art making
Participants to learn about colour and texture and its use in symbolising mood/ emotion in artwork
