All of our work is driven by one purpose – to bring together our local communities and artists for a more connected society.
Artist and youth worker, Meera Shakti Osborne, collaborated with teenagers from Inspire Walworth to create a thoughtful and hopeful installation now available to see at Sky Shopping City.
In collaboration with the South London Refugee Association, artist, poet, and visual storyteller Tyreis Holder facilitated workshops with young people to co-create a vibrant and healing new artwork now available to enjoy at Rye Lane Market.
Painter Koby Martin, worked in collaboration with young individuals from Southwark Youth Justice to create a new temporary mural.
Join us for a meditative Monday workshop at the Old Waiting Room to explore the processes of making and memory with artists Barbara Majek and Tyreis Holder guiding an experimental textiles session for young people aged 18-25. Music and light refreshments provided.
OVER-EXPOSED Full Dome Festival at The Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station! South London filmmaker Em BW curates this immersive, full-dome film festival. Experience captivating works by Meera Shakti Osborne and selected artists to celebrate connection and togetherness.
Peckham Platform celebrates the Rye Lane Reconnected Project (2023-2024) with two free events in March. There is is a panel event at Lex2 with artists Meera Shakti Osborne and Tyreis Holder.
Rye Lane Reconnected, a community-led initiative, collaborates with social artists, residents, and community groups to commission artworks for Peckham’s Rye Lane. Young people from Southwark’s Youth Justice Service, South London Refugee Association, and Inspire Walworth, alongside artists like Koby Martin and Tyreis Holder, explore community, heritage, and identity, reclaiming public spaces. Generously funded by Arts Council England, Art Fund, and others.
London-based art practitioner Meera Shakti Osborne hosted workshops at Inspire Walworth, exploring the significance of participants’ areas through writing, image-making, and discussion. Participants rediscovered creativity, comfort, and fun while reflecting on what made their neighborhoods special.
Artist Koby Martin collaborated with Southwark Youth Justice Service, empowering young voices through painting, music, and new beginnings. The workshops allowed youth to shape public artworks reflecting ‘new beginnings,’ ‘opportunities,’ and ‘unity’. Through personalized interactions, Koby fostered trust and valued relationships, amplifying the voices of young participants.
