Lookout London Exhibition Launch!
Special thanks to all those who came down to enjoy the evening & of course all those project participants, partners & funders who made it possible. The books flew off the table like hot cakes, the travelling exhibition looked great in its debut in the limelight, and lots of the young photographers were there to celebrate their achievement and speak to visitors about their photos and messages. Bianca from Homerton Space Project, and James from Stephen House both spoke very eloquently about their experience on the project, and the evening came to an end too soon for many of us!
A special mention to Hackney Borough Council for generously funding the event & the Crisis Skylight Cafe for superbly hosting it!
The travelling exhibition will now be moving on to Lambeth Council where it will be exhibited in libraries across the borough, helping to widen the reach & impact of this campaign within the capital. Poster versions of the same exhibition materials are available for schools - if you are interested in displaying these materials (provided by PhotoVoice at no cost to you) to generate discussion amongst young people at your school please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Get in touch soon as there are a limited number of poster sets available!
We are not restricting the reach of this project to London either. PhotoVoice has partnered with a fantastic charity called The Photographic Angle, which has the aim of introducing new audiences to photography by touring pop-up exhibitions and taking photography out of galleries and into public spaces and informal spaces. TPA will be touring an exhibition of the work from the Lookout London project all around the UK – watch our website and sign up to the PhotoVoice newsletter to be kept informed of the venues and dates when they are confirmed.
And what next? Well Lookout London is hopefully just the start. The issues we are trying to address are not exclusive to London, and in the next phase of this project we hope to work in a similar way in other parts of the UK – including Manchester, Liverpool, Southampton and Glasgow. PhotoVoice and Chapter 1 will be working together on this next phase, and involving other organisations working with young people to include young people from as diverse backgrounds as possible. If you would like more information about this, or if you think you or your organisation could get involved in some way, please do get in touch by emailing Project Manager Matt Daw - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
If you would like to host the travelling exhibition in your community space - whether it is a library, community centre, service centre, job centre or museum - please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to arrange a date.
To request copies of the book - for yourself or for distribution in your school or youth club, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
*Lookout London exhibition, showcasing works on gang culture and knife crime, will be touring schools and libraries in south London.
Where is it now and what are the next stops?
Downham Library
5th - 11th December
Downham Health & Leisure Centre
7-9 Moorside Road, Bromley, BR1 5EP
Map: click here
Catford Library
12th - 18th December
1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU
Map: click here
Lewisham Library
from 19th December
199-201 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LG
Map: click here
Don’t miss it!
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Comment posted by Clare on 07 December 2011 at 4:52pm
Thanks for coming, Gregory! You might want to subscribe to PV newsletter to get info on upcoming events: http://www.photovoice.org/stayconnected
Comment posted by Gregory on 02 December 2011 at 4:46pm
It was great to see the kind of work you guys are doing! Well done with exhibition!