Current Projects
MyMural inspires, enables and normalizes the possibilities for new artworks among everyday settings. Thanks to support from Cockayne – Grants for the Arts (London Community Foundation), GLA Mayors Office…
Unveiling Bollo Brook Park Mural.
ARTification is proud to have hosted our 2nd MyMural with Georgia Green and Marina Renee Cemmick. The project has been exemplary in its partnership approach. Local people helped to shape the brief. Residents & partners voted and shortlisted their preferred art & artists. There have been school workshops, young people's training in the art of mural making. Special thanks to Kai, Tyrone and Andzelica for their invaluable input. Thanks to Ealing, Central St Martin's, MyMural & Stik…
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We are thrilled to announce that a new project, Acton Grow and Create, will launch in November, with thanks to grant funding from Awards for All. The social and therapeutic 8-week course, delivered by MindFood, will use art, gardening and cooking workshops to help young adults, 18 – 24 y/o, manage and recover from mental health challenges.
The past few years have been tough for all of us but there have been particular effects felt by young people. In March 2021 a London Assembly study found that 29% of young Londoners surveyed felt down,…
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ARTification, or Acton Arts Forum as it was known then, emerged out of Acton Community Forum as ACAVA concluded its government-funded work with artists and art spaces in the area. Acton Arts Forum gathered artists, cultural groups, and creatives together in 2003 to decide what we felt would be the best way forward. This gathering established a monthly arts forum to discuss and act upon current and topical arts focused issues; established an annual visual arts exhibition and performing arts festival; and brokered opportunities for the arts communities to thrive.…
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Sustainability of the Greening South Acton project takes the form of a new orchard planted on The Rec on Bollo Bridge Road for residents to enjoy. Local families were going to plant the trees, however, lockdown prevented that. We do ask that residents continue to care for and enjoy the fruits of them though. Ealing Park Ranger Pat Robinson said: "They are looking a bit thirsty, so if you live locally and want to adopt a tree, please bring a bottle of water when you come to the park and water a tree. That would be great!"
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Celebrating someone that has made life better for people through his creativity, resilience, and community spirit. Thank you to Leathon Lacrette for being who you are and doing what you do!
Leathon Lacrette has been crowned the Lockdown King, entertaining and providing a lifeline for thousands of people across London & the world. Dedicated to improving the lives of people in the community, his passion for people drove him to begin a weekly musical escapade that would ease the experience of isolation, bringing enjoyment and connection. He has recently received awards for …
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ARTification Annual Reporting
ARTification coordinates and delivers innovative, empowering arts experiences. Having built a reputation as a trusted, community rooted cultural organisation, we worked across perceived and real boundaries that are evident across London and beyond.
Mission Statement: The ARTification vision is to connect people and places through art. We make this happen by responding to local needs and developing our arts and cultural venues, with initiatives that…
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ARTification is based in Acton and has delivered innovative, empowering arts experiences since 2003 having built a reputation as a trusted, community rooted cultural organisation.
The word ARTification is an active & dynamic word evoking how people do or make works of art. ARTification is simultaneously symbolic, material and contextual. It is to do with meanings, objects, interaction, and institutions.
ARTification is also a play on the word gentrification. This has enabled some of our creative opportunities including the proliferation of street art based on our…
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