Staffordshire St MAKES | Ceramic Whistle Making | The Wicker Arms x Festival of Community workshop

Info:

Sunday 24th August
10.00 - 13.00
 

Materials provided
Suitable for ages 10+

Tickets:
Free or suggested donation 

 If you are financially able, please consider donating, to keep Staffordshire St events accessible to all.
 

Emma Carlow | @emmacarlow | www.emmacarlow.com :

I am an artist, based in East Sussex. Making is central to my work (and life), along with make believe and telling stories. I use anything that comes to hand; cardboard, Lego, fabric. I make a lot of things with clay but I don’t consider myself a ceramicist. That would imply that I have skills and knowledge beyond the basics and lead me back to the O level, perfectionist inner me, the me that I’m trying to escape from.
This might explain why folk art is the biggest influence on my work. It represents everything that 0 level art does not; joy, inclusivity, spontaneity, rawness, mystery, death, love and sex...
I have learned far more about life, the world and humanity through studying folk art than from watching the news and the things I make are a result of this.

About the exhibition:

Staffordshire St presents The Wicker Arms. Inspired by a fascination with folk horror, curatorial platforms ha. lf and the icing room come together to transform the space at Staffordshire St into an artist-inspired pub and immersive exhibition.

Incorporating work from 20 artists, The Wicker Arms materially explores ideas around community, through which we refocus narratives of belonging.
 

The Wicker Arms will be the centrepiece of Staffordshire St’s annual Festival of Community 2025: a collaborative programme of workshops, events, exhibitions and drop-ins that will celebrate our neighbourhood and the communities that fill its streets. Exploring notions of community, place and belonging, Staffordshire St will become a locus for playful creativity and celebratory knowledge sharing.

Accessibility: There is step-free access to the gallery via the door to the left hand side of the main entrance. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet. The event will be taking place in the exhibition space, which is a large open room with bright lighting and some seating available.
 

Staffordshire St is an independent project space in Peckham, South East London. The venue facilitates arts and cultural events and provides affordable studios for artists, makers and designers. ​

Staffordshire St is not-for-profit and all income is invested into developing our public programme which launched the summer of 2022. The venue was established as an art gallery in 2017, before then it was vacant for many years after a community centre closed. Originally it was built as a Methodist Hall. We intend to support a range of cultural events for the local community.
 

Staffordshire St will build on the established record of these histories, opening up again to the neighbourhood and developing a welcoming interdisciplinary arts space. More information on upcoming events at : info@staffordshirest.com or @staffordshirest