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Two people adding black letters to a lighbox that reads Brighter Peckham outside Peckham library

Film: Futurama by Harold Offeh

A film by Harold Offeh, documenting his 2010 Peckham Platform commission, Futurama, with youth group Leaders of Tomorrow and design team Glass Hill.

Artist Talk: Sarah Cole, TRIBE

Sarah Cole in conversation with Dean Kenning, Louise Doherty, Danny McNally and Emily Druiff, Peckham Platform.

Artist David Cotterell standing with miniature stunt helicopter as part of the film Slipstream

Artist Talk: David Cotterrell, Slipstream

Artist David Cotterrell discusses his commissioned artwork with Dr David Dibosa.

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Resource: Seek, Sort, Sense. Early Years Activity Packs

Seek, Sort, Sense is a free activity pack designed for children aged 3-6 years old that encourages engagement with green spaces in the area.

Artist Talk: Kathrin Böhm, Money Making Machines and Other Useful Contraptions

Kathrin Böhm explores issues of distribution of wealth, community economies, local currencies and the economics of mental health.

Film: South London Black Music Archive by Barby Asante

This interview with artist Barby Asante looks at her inspiration for the South London Black Music Archive and documents the exhibition.

Podcast: Futurama, urban design and utopian thinking

Artist Harold Offeh and Paul Goodwin (then Tate) discuss issues of urban design and future thinking in reference to Futurama, Offeh’s 2010 commission for Peckham Platform.

Resource: Twelve, drug and alcohol misuse

These resources offer a range of reference materials around drug and alcohol misuse, focusing on movies, music, art and books.

Film: 343 Perspectives by Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen

Larsen’s film 343 Perspectives quietly reflects on themes of isolation and community in a residential area in South London served only by one form of transport – the 343 bus.

Case Study: Harold Offeh, Platform Press House

Case study of our Youth Platform’s exhibition Platform Press House in collaboration with artist Harold Offeh.

Podcast: Twelve, Art & Addictions

Podcast debating the value of art within the NHS’s addiction services, with Mark Prest, Dr Alison Rooke and Dr Luke Micheson

Case study: Southwark Education Research Project testimonials

Barbara Steveni introduces the methodology behind the radical Southwark Education Research Project (1989-95).

Artist Talk: Barby Asante, South London Black Music Archive

Barby talks to host Paul Goodwin at the Tate about the exhibition.

Peckham Platform hosted a panel discussion on March 20, 2024, celebrating the "Rye Lane Reconnected" project. The event featured artists Meera Shakti Osborne and Tyreis Holder, who discussed their work reconnecting Peckham’s Rye Lane with its community through collaborative art.

Rye Lane Reconnected Panel Discussion: Meera Shakti Osborne x Tyreis Holder

Peckham Platform hosted a panel discussion on March 20, 2024, celebrating the “Rye Lane Reconnected” project. The event featured artists Meera Shakti Osborne and Tyreis Holder, who discussed their work reconnecting Peckham’s Rye Lane with its community through collaborative art.

Artist Talk: Ruth Beale, Bookbed

Artist Ruth Beale considers the themes within the exhibition Bookbed. The talk provides an opportunity to consider the exhibition in the context of contemporary art practice and to discuss questions arising from the audience.

Pencil shavings pinned to the wall as part of A Dog in the Playground exhibition

Publication: A Dog in the Playground

This publication explores teaching in classrooms as a socially engaged artistic practice, by looking at the role of the teacher as artist.

Case Study: Sarah Cole, TRIBE

Case study of Sarah Cole’s 2013 exhibition TRIBE.

Article: Emily Druiff, Reactivating the archive

Emily Druiff, Trustee and Founder of Peckham Platform discusses Southwark Education Resource Project (SERP) Reactivated and the significance of archives in the spring 2018 issue of The National Society for Education in Art & Design’s AD magazine.

Artist Talk: Kimathi Donkor, ‘Daddy, I want to be a Black Artist’

Artist Kimathi Donkor, Lindsay Johns and Emily Druiff discuss the development of Kimathi’s exhibition ‘Daddy, I want to be a Black Artist’

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Creative Challenge: Patterns and Textures with Watercolours

Join Youth Platform Coordinator Farrah in creating patterns and textures with watercolours.

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