Angel pub on Coldharbour Lane becomes arty community space run by Brick Box
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hiraethified
Brick Box aren't a sub culture. They're a commercial enterprise, silly.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Cooltan wasn't my thing, stuff at the Villaage isn't either. I used to love nights at the Angel years ago (spotless loos). What is getting me going at the moment is the fear that I may have to leave. Even my local councillor has said to my face that there's too much social housing in Brixton. Seeing what is happening around me is frightening. A lot of what's being presented as the way forward for Brixton doesn't include me, or any members of my household, my neighbours.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
If people want to do a community project for me I want a giant playground with indoor soft play area designed for adults (children can come in on weekdays and weekend mornings I suppose. Teenagers can have the monday - wed eves and between 4pm and 6pm weekends. No booze allowed except in the post-play refreshment area where smoking will also be allowed inside. There will also be a lounging in the sun when it's out area.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I suspect most of them will be from the surrounding area. Lots of people who like that sort of thing live around there now. Haven't you noticed?
snowy_again
Slush
It's a Community Interest Company.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
It is in the Draft SPD for the Brixton Masterplan that there needs to be a "rebalancing" of affordable and private housing as well.
I am getting concerned that you might be right Mrs Magpie.
Gramsci
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Brick Box album for there Saltoun Supper event:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.296080590483894.68594.102357773189511&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.296080590483894.68594.102357773189511&type=1
Gramsci
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I will give them a helping hand then. Here is Open Doors webpage about new pop up exhibition about Brixton they are organising:
http://opendoorslondon.blogspot.co.uk/p/brixton.html
EXHIBITION SW9
Brixton is the home of our next OpenDoors pop-up exhibition.
The idea for this exhibition is to play a giant game of 'consequences'. We have asked writers/poets/londoners/SW9 residents to send in their visions of Brixton. We will then pass these snippets of lit. onto our artists and see what they come up with.
The words and the artwork will be shown together at the exhibition in July. Displayed side by side.
All the following artists will be exhibiting their work as part of Exhibition SW9
and this:
http://opendoorslondon.blogspot.co.uk/p/about_07.html
Open Doors is a nomadic gallery that curates art exhibitions based around the postcode the gallery is in. OpenDoors was set up in June 2011 with two aims in mind: promoting artists and making more people interested in art. By curating exhibitions inspired by the area we aim to encourage more people to come in and be interested by what they see on the walls.
Running Open Doors as a postcode project has brought communities to the forefront of our minds. In London a community can mean so many different things; ideas, beliefs, routines, jobs and hobbies. The Riots highlighted that communities need to be recognised and celebrated and we aim to start that through art.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Really?
The regulars at the Railway used to say those who went to Albert were "a bit middle class". Which meant that you got up in the morning and had a wash and shave.
boohoo
No.
I think their project idea is quite interesting. I was tempted to send something to them but couldn't be bothered -
ps Gramsci, you aren't reaching those that don't do the internet!
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
She was Brixton institution. Used to keep order in there. No one messed with regulars when she was behind the bar.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I think their project idea is quite interesting. I was tempted to send something to them but couldn't be bothered -
ps Gramsci, you aren't reaching those that don't do the internet!
I was thinking about that as someone else said that at a meeting I was at recently. On a more serious note I find it difficult to attend meetings in evening. Which means I have less influence in some of the decision making in Lambeth.
More and more people are getting access to internet. Even if it is just having a smart phone. I see people in Iceland with smartphones and schoolkids with Blackberrys ( which have come down a lot in price).
In Estonia the state built a wi fi system to cover nearly all the country that is free to use. Could be done here.
boohoo
No.
I was thinking the older generation who just don't do computer technology. When I went to an archives thing, i was telling a lady about a building in the area and I could email her a picture. She didn't do emails and the group didn't have a website. And I never got around to printing the image and putting it in the post to her.
I noticed an archives project which looked very interesting but I entirely missed - found a leaflet about it in Starbucks.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I am also concerned that 'affordable' housing is anything but.
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hiraethified
What does that actually mean? Don't they operate a regular commercial restaurant business in the Villaaage?
editor
hiraethified
Where? Who?
And don't they know Brixton is also SW2?
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Not just twee - almost L Ron Hubbard meets Jane Austen
boohoo
No.
Where? Who?
I believe they might have an SW2 project on the go too.
EtA; they aren't...
ah well... are we saying they are bad for being totally misguided about what is and isn't Brixton and how you do community. Is it better to keep art and artwork about areas exclusively in gallery space?
How do you make sure you include all groups including the ones who don't want to engage with arts projects?
boohoo
No.
Makes me think of the Heygate estate - I wonder how many people will be moved back into the new development (or want to move again) and how much will be new housing and what will be affordable (and affordable in that area is not affordable at all - expensive location!!)
editor
hiraethified
I'd prefer to do Offlines in venues that have supported me in the past rather than assist Lexadon in 'softening' up the building ready for commercial exploitation. If it was a struggling pub - or a squatted one - I'd be far more interested. I think I might feel rather uncomfortable putting on an event in the Angel, to be honest.editor, why don''t you put on an old style offline in this space? poetry, stand up, various musical acts - that would be good!!
I'm also not sure I'd want to associate Offline with Brick Box given their hoity toity £40 supper clubs and all that embarrassing guff about being "where the street drinkers hang out; where the bins are kept". I don't think that's really in the spirit of Offline at all.
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hiraethified
Seeing as the building's windows have remained blacked out from the start and there's still never been any posters saying what is going on or inviting anyone to get involved, I'm not how sure you expect local residents who actually live in the area to know what's going on.
Unless they follow you on Twitter, of course, which I imagine none do, so as a local may I once again implore you to make some effort in letting the local community know what's going on (if you really do want them to get involved involved).
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
I thought that. and great that it's free during the day.
shame they haven't got their posters sorted out in the windows, but if they can get the message out more effectively, it looks like lots going on there for different tastes and ages. Quite fancy ice cream sculpting!
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
The problem being that the allowed remit of CICs w/r/t how much "community interest" is involved can be quite loose.
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