Spring Forward Arts Trail : Past Events

Past events pages are dedicated to events and workshops that Spring Forward commission or project manage.

Festival Food and Decorations

Celebratiing winter festivals at Springfield Health and Community Centre as part of The Big Tea Dec 09

Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 2

A peripatetic barrow that promotes wellbeing through participation and engagement with arts.

A participatory action research study, the workshop includes quantitive and qualitative evaluation.
The Barrow travelled through November 09
Spring Forward Spectacular

St Thomas Hospital Evelina Childrens Hospital Central Hall

Guys Hospital, Atrium 2

Tower Reception

One Lower Marsh

Recipe cards (sample of people’s offerings)

Recipe for making you smile

Add a dash of sunshine

A pinch of warmth

A glow to warm your heart

A huge dollop of mother nature

Close your eyes

Imagine you are in a beautiful place

Breathe deeply

And just be

Recipe for thinking that your not that bad off

Others have pain

Others have feelings

Others have tears

Others have fears

But we all have

Each other to help

Us through

October 17th

The Big Draw Larkhall Park

The Big Draw in Larkhall park offered the local community an opportunity to create images,offer recipes and illustrate ideas for their ideas for the park. These were recorded as drawings on cloth pieces that will be used as bunting for 'The Big Tea', a project spanning 1 year and starting in Larkhall later this year.

September 26th

Stockwell Festival

Some of the wishes made for the Wish Fish

I wish people would care about the earth and understand about pollution and not littering so earth would be a better place and it will snow.

Cafe's that serve as social centre's and sell healthy food!! at a sensible price.

Reduced street dreaming.

More family houses in Lambeth

I wish the roadworks on Brixton hill would finish sooner rather than later.

i wish I have my own bedroom please( I share with my mum cos flat is too small)

I wish for there to be safe cycle routes to encourage exercise for children in safe areas.

I wish that all the residents would get involved in the process of deciding what is best for the borough and seek to understand cultures other than theirs.

Children and community philosophy sessions.

I wish for more good quality secondary schools.

I wish dogs never pooed on the floor

I wish that people knew how much help/services are available in Lambeth for disabled people and their carers

Disability advice service lambeth 0207 738 5656

October 20th

Urban Green Fair

Brockwell Park.

Some wishes from Lambeth people who added to the Wish Fish;

I wish people re-cycle things.

I wish for a heart.

I wish I was a pirate.

I wish for peace and a healthy world.Food for all.

I wish for peace.

I wish for my daughters joy.

I wIsh for more books.

2009

July 7th

Engage Children's Art Day
As part of the art day, the community flat in Tulse Hill Estate held an open exhibition. The work celebrated the achievements of the children's art club showing a selection of photomontage, photographs and collage around themes of wellbeing .The project was called 'Reasons to be cheerful'.

Reasons to be Cheerful

The participating audience were also invited to take part in a visual consultation exploring the theme of reasons to be cheerful.

Some outcomes include;

Because you have good friends

I am happy when I am with my family

Because I love life

i am happy when I am reading

July 9th

Babyfest Butterfly wishes

As part of Streatham festival babyfest, workshops with parent/carers and toddlers ,

wellbeing was explored through adult/child interaction using song,puppetry and craft.

Participants were invited to make butterfly wishes as part of a wellbeing consultation reflecting upon the wishes of Lambeth residents.

Some of the wishes include;

I wish all the children in the world could be happy

I wish I could walk by myself

I wish I had a baby sister or brother

July 19th

Wish Fish Consultation

Lambeth Country show

As part of Lambeth Arts Cultivate stand at the country show we ran a participatory consultation to capture the wishes of Lambeth residents.

Some of the wishes made include;

The change that you wish in yourself you can wish for the world.

I wish I was a seagull.

I wish we could see an end to all the gun and knife crime in Lambeth.

I wish everyone could be provided for and be happy.

creative highlights from 2008

Nov 26th 08

Spring Forward Showcase Event

An eclectic evening celebrating and enjoying the creative achievements of Lambeth's talent.

View images and info from the showcase archive

November 08

Mini Me

A series of workshops held in Tulse Hill Estate Community Flat Arts Club.

Looking at identity, a series of mini me dolls were created by 8-16 yr olds.

Workshops with Larkhall One O'clock Club

A series of workshops that invited parents/carers to explore child development through arts.

Past Events