POPLAR PAINTS

POPLAR PAINTS CELEBRATES FASHION, COLOUR AND COMMUNITY!

This half term, Spotlight, Poplar HARCA and Art Clubbers CIC have teamed up with award-winning street artist, Rosie Woods, to bring ‘Poplar Paints’. 

Poplar Paints is an exciting programme aimed to get young people involved in the process of creating street art in the borough. Developing the ideas the young people have explored, and guidance from the local residents and surrounding areas, Rosie will create a mural which will reflect on the vibrancy and diversity of the local community through the overarching theme of fashion and industry.

In this intimate exhibition, housed at the former Lansbury Micro Museum setup by the Victoria and Albert Museum, you will see the works of young people at Spotlight who have spent the week churning their creative energies through design and spray painting. These designs will potentially be used for a mural, here at Poplar!

We are very fortunate to have Rosie leading the vibrant 4-day workshop at Spotlight prior to this exhibition. Rosie’s works have planted all around the world from around the UK, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, Norway and Australia. Her striking and high-spirited murals weaves in between the notion of abstraction and realism - the attempt is to communicate the tangible experiences between the soul and our physical surroundings.

The young group will be able to learn all things spray paint and beyond: from Rosie’s own experience and style; the various street art techniques; the industry, festivals and residencies; and their reflection of Poplar in their creations.

This project brings together various groups of the community from young people to local residents as well as new and existing businesses. It anticipates the arrival of Poplar Works, a new fashion workspace and training centre developed in partnership by Poplar HARCA, London College of Fashion, UAL and The Trampery.

unit 27

Chrisp Street Market,
Poplar, E14 6AQ

OUR PARTNERS

Foundation for Future London

Foundation for Future London is an independent charity created to connect communities, the new East Bank and its globally renowned arts, innovation and cultural partners to ensure East Bank is London’s must-visit destination and becomes a resilient, thriving, world-class neighbourhood of local and global significance.

We're fundraising to expand grant-making opportunities for East Bank communities and partners and facilitating placemaking, to support local places, learning, training and employment through arts, education, culture and innovation. Our vision is for a vibrant and inclusive creative East Bank, creating authentic engagement with local people of East London in the boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

Spotlight

Spotlight is Poplar HARCA’s youth services in Tower Hamlets. We are the biggest youth service in the borough and have worked with over 9000 young people over five years.  We deliver free, high quality, and accessible arts and music sessions to young people aged 11-19. We also offer a range of volunteering and empowerment opportunities for young people across all of our centres. We have previously worked with organisations such as The Whitechapel Gallery to provide exhibition opportunities to young artists. Our Spotlight Sounds record label provides young people a chance to work with experienced producers to record tracks, perform at events, and gain invaluable experience of the music industry.

Poplar HARCA

Poplar HARCA is an award winning Housing and Regeneration Community Association in East London. We focus on providing homes and support to residents old and new; helping to create a place where people, communities and businesses can grow and thrive. With our partners, we are currently leading an extensive place-shaping programme for Poplar, attracting £2.5 billion investment to regenerate, build and create opportunities.