Plans for this year are taking shape with more ARTi action in our 20th year. Here's to health, wealth & creativity for 2023. Building on the ARTification mission to connect people and place, we will transform our cultural and natural landscapes through art and co-creation.
We will continue to work to improve the quality of life and relationships of local communities by connecting and empowering through a vibrant arts culture. We will support community cohesion and development with education and employment outcomes,…
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The Artification people, partners, creatives, and connectors, are a team of passionate people who are dedicated to bringing creativity into the world.
In addition to supporting local artists & creatives, ARTification has also brought a sense of community and pride to the streets and public places of Acton. Residents have come together to support the eco-art initiatives and have taken ownership of their public spaces, creating a more vibrant and welcoming community for all.
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School children have planted over 100 fruit bushes and a micro-orchard of fruit trees in North Acton Playing Fields this January as part of ARTification’s project, Edible Acton.
A green asset for the community, this field will provide an exciting addition to picnics in North Acton during the summer months as well as a vital habitat for birds and insects. Created with generous funding from The Tree Council, this new nature corridor has given life to a previously unused border on the West side of the playing fields, now populated with thornless blackberry’s,…
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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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This summer a new beautiful public art piece was created at Bollo Brook Park in Acton. Here, the Artist Georgia Green talks about her process:
In August 2021 I was nominated for a project grant and given the commercial opportunity to create a large-scale outdoor mural in Bollo Brook Park, London. The project was funded by Central St Martins (UAL) in collaboration with the associate organisations MyMural and Artification to whom I am incredibly grateful.
The themes within the mural centre around a fusion of nature and childlike magic, complimenting the green and open space in…
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We asked some neighbours in the North Acton playing fields what they would like from the space. A few of the suggestions, that we will be developing into the programme at North Acton Pavilion this year:
Practical workshop to learn about food growing, balcony growing workshop Herb Garden and what herbs can be used for Plant swap / plan contributions from local gardens x 2 Storytelling / Poetry workshop Chess Board, drum workshops, art workshops Children's gardening workshops Read MoreUpcomingEvents
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Louisa Cole
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