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Happy 119th Birthday Hornsey Road Baths

All Change — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:28:36 +0000

Young people working with All Change artists, Islington Museum and the local community, captured the spirit and history of Hornsey Road Baths in an evocative combined arts performance at Platform on the 26 July 2011. 119 years to the day since the original bathhouse and laundry opened to the public.Featuring interactive performance, visual arts, music, dance and a swimming gala, audiences were transported through time in this entertaining show. Contributors included Alsen Day Centre, local residents, Inspire! young parents, Bemerton Young Women’s Group, Platform Young Advisors and EC1 Music Project. You can discover stories and images left behind in the stairwells at the new Platform Youth Hub.

Platform Festival, a great success

All Change — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:20:49 +0000

The Platform Festival concluded on Sunday 31 July – 16 days of amazing performances, exhibitions and events by young people and the local arts community, helped to launch this amazing new youth led venue in Islington. All Change is extremely proud to have worked with 24 young people since May 2009 to develop, design and deliver an incredible creative space for young people, and to have helped launch it in such spectacular style. Keep an eye out for images and stories from the festival coming soon…

Platform Festival Launches Friday 15 July

All Change — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:26:57 +0000

All Change working with Islington Council’s Arts Service, is leading the Platform Festival a major arts initiative for young people aged 13-19 taking place across the borough from 15-31st July.

Visit the Platform website for more info

Workshops have been taking place with young people across the borough, led by some of the best arts companies around, creating work for the festival which includes dance, theatre, visual arts and much more!

All Change will be presenting a range events as part of the festival including:

Transforming Buildings - Tuesday 26 July 2011, 7.30pm at Platform

Catch Up at islington Museum
Friday 29 July 2011
Workshops for 13-19 year olds 12-5pm, Event for everyone 5.30-7pm
Before you there was them – come and check how urban fashion and music came about. All Change Urban Arts Academy graduate, David Owode has curated this one-day music and fashion event at Islington Museum. This is your chance to learn abut and make urban styles that have been around longer than you might think! Book a free workshop with a professional music producer and fashion designer. Or come along to the end of event party to see our creations.

The Makespace exhibition
15-30 July at Platform
Throughout the festival, Platform will be brought to life with dynamic art works, cusomised furniture and much more. Young people have worked with Studio Myerscough, Cubitt Education, Craft Central and All Change to design and curate a show across the whole building. Discover unusual and creative work in the cafe, landings, stairwells and unexpected spaces throughout Platform.

Heart & Home – Tea Dance
Sunday 24 July 2011, 2-5pm at Platform
A tea dance with a difference – the cafe at Platform needs your help!
Over the course of one afternoon help us transform the cafe crockery with designs and decorations. Whatever your age, take to the dance floor and work with artists to make your mark on this extraordinary venue. Free refreshments throughout the afternoon. This may just be your ‘cup of tea’.
A partnership event with Studio Myerscough and Cubitt Education.

Identity
at Canonbury Project Youth Club
Wednesday 27 July 4.30-6.30pm
An exhibition of photography created by young women in the Canonbury area.

Fresh & Loud @ Platform
Friday 29 July 7pm
A night of spoken word, dance, music and more in partnership with Apples & Snakes and Free Word.

Transforming Buildings Exhibition & Event

All Change — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:18:08 +0000

The Transforming Buildings exhibition
at Islington Museum
runs from

Friday 3 June – Saturday 30 July 2011
10am-5pm (closed Wednesday and Sunday)

The Transforming Buildings event takes place at Platform on the 119th birthday of Hornsey Road Baths

Tuesday 26 July 2011, 7.30pm

Transforming Buildings – the exhibition
Curated by young people, the exhibition celebrates the stories of two important community buildings – Hornsey Road Baths and White Lion Centre, as they prepare to transform into new youth hubs in 2011. Come along and add your memories to the exhibition over the next 2 months. This exhibition is part of the Transforming Buildings project – click here for more information

The exhibition closes with a special celebration

2-5pm, Saturday 30 July 2011

Islington Museum
245 St John’s Street
EC1V 4NB

Transforming Buildings – the event

On the 119th anniversary of the opening of Hornsey Road Baths, come and celebrate with us with this special site specific performance event. Exploring the story of the baths, this event shares the stories of young and old alike through magical performances, films and artworks -including some that will remain as a permanent legacy in the new youth hub.

7.30pm, Tuesday 26 July 2011

To book visit:

A partnership between All Change, Living Lens and Islington Council’s Heritage Services.

Supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Part of the Platform Festival

Young People in the Limelight at Sadler’s Wells

All Change — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:05:00 +0000

On Monday 14 March 2011, 25 young people aged 13-19 from Islington took part in a combined arts performance created by young people working with professional artists – mixing dance, theatre, spoken word, film, photography and music at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler’s Wells to launch the Connect Festival 2011.

The event marked the culmination of a year long programme of workshops across Islington’s social housing estates, delivered in partnership with Sadler’s Wells, and supported by Homes for Islington, EC1 New Deal and Islington Council.

This free event, which was a great success was attended by over 130 guests including friends, family, youth and community workers, artists, council officers, members of the public and young people.

The Mayor of Islington, Councillor Mouna Hamitouche presented each participant with a Certificate of Achievement at the end of the show.

A small group of participants have been invited to perform extracts from the show at High Res, at Sadler’s Wells – a special evening of Connect projects and partners, on Thurs 17 and Fri 18 March, alongside other youth and community projects.

Generations: At the End of the Rainbow

All Change — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:35:07 +0000

On 9 March 2011, All Change and Nitro working in partnership presented ‘Generations – At the End of the Rainbow’, at Free Word. The event saw 3 premiere performances of specially commissioned new spoken word and music compositions by Arun Ghosh & Zena Edwards; HKB FiNN & Alex Wilson; and Yemisi Blake & Robert Mitchell – all inspired by creative engagements with 3 community groups – Alsen Day Centre; Inspire! young parents group and NRPF service users.

Pictured (left to right): Yemisi Blake; HKB FiNN; Robert Mitchell; Suzanne Lee (All Change); Felix Cross (Nitro); Zena Edwards; Arun Ghosh; and Alex Wilson.

This special afternoon event was streamed live on the internet and attended by members of the participating communities – older people from Alsen Day Centre; young parents from Inspire!; and people from migrant communities who use Islington Council’s NRPF service.

Images from All Change’s Painted Portraits project, led by Leticia Valverdes were projected as part of the event.

The artists performed pieces inspired by the stories of each group.

All Change is 25, 1985-2010

All Change — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:29:01 +0000

On 25 November 2010 All Change celebrated its 25th birthday. Established on the 25 November 1985, All Change has delivered over 100 combined arts projects in community settings since that time, working with over 12,000 participants. Over the coming year we will be celebrating with a series of events and publications.

‘Dear Anne’ screened at the Holocaust Memorial Day event

All Change — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:57:10 +0000

On 26 January 2011 ‘Dear Anne’, a film created with St. Joseph’s RC Primary School about their experience of learning about the Anne Frank story was screened at Islington Council’s Holocaust Memorial Day event – ‘Untold Stories’ at the Assembly Hall. The film captures the experiences of Year 6 children, who each year study the story of Anne Frank as a means of learning about the Holocaust and about equality and human rights. To accompany the film, children read poetry and testimonies about what they had learned by taking part in the project. The film will be distributed to all primary schools in Islington to inspire other teachers and children to learn about this powerful story.
To read more about the project click here

Inspire! young parents have tea with the Mayor of Islington

All Change — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:19:47 +0000

The Inspire! young parents group and their children were invited for tea with Councillor Mouna Hamitouche, Mayor of Islington on Friday 3 December 2010 at the Mayor’s Parlour at Islington Town Hall. Inspire! is a creative learning programme for young parents run by All Change in partnership with Connexions, Targeted Youth Support and Hornsey Road Children’s Centre. The young women and their children enjoyed tea, sandwiches and conversation with the Mayor, who congratulated them on their achievements with the project.

To read more about Inspire! click here

Let’s Talk Project – Highly Commended at Islington Compact Awards 2010

All Change — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:35:38 +0000

All Change’s ‘Let’s Talk’ project was Highly Commended at the annual Islington Compact Awards 2010, for community groups working with a statutory partner to develop and improve services. The project supports families affected by domestic violence, and is delivered in partnership with LBI Children’s Social Care, Family Action and Islington’s Children’s Centres. To read more about Let’s Talk click here