Expressions of interest are invited for grants of up to £7,500 for community organisations and Lewisham residents to explore specific aspects of Lewishams post-war history in collaboration with researchers and creative practitioners at Goldsmiths.
Deadline: 9am on Monday, 31 May 2021,
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Posted: 10/03/2022
Goldsmiths are the boroughs lead partner for In Living Memory, a strand of activity celebrating Lewishams heritage and diversity.
In Living Memory celebrates Lewishams diversity and heritage for London Borough of Culture 2022. Its aim is to empower Lewishams communities to tell their own stories, presenting them through traditional means as well as artistic and cultural activities and events.
Co-developed with Goldsmiths, In Living Memory will create opportunities for local people and organisations to collaborate with Goldsmiths researchers and creative practitioners to tell a striking new story of Lewishams recent past.
Oral histories will capture the memories of Lewishams people in their own words, which will be brought to life by bold new artistic and cultural activities that will transform the boroughs public spaces throughout 2022.
The results of each funded project will populate a new model museum of Lewishams post war history, a digital Memory Palace that stitches together the boroughs most historically significant (but not necessarily best known) indoor spaces, filling them with the memories of its people from 1945 onwards.
Expressions of interest
Expressions of interest are invited for grants of up to £7,500 for community organisations and Lewisham residents to explore specific aspects of Lewishams post-war history in collaboration with researchers and creative practitioners at Goldsmiths.
Each project will not only reveal new historical insights into Lewishams past based on the memories of its people, but will deliver artistic and cultural activities and events responding to the stories uncovered.
The chosen projects will be developed in collaboration with Goldsmiths researchers and creative practitioners, and supported by student volunteers.
Whether youre a local history buff who needs help coming up with a creative interpretation of your idea, or a creative in need of historical research and technical support, we will find the right match for you.
Expressions of interest should be submitted by 9am on Monday, 31 May 2021, with funding regarding which projects will be developed announced by Friday, 18 June 2021.
Other information including eligibility and criteria are here.
Click here to submit an expression of interest but first read about eligibility and criteria through the link about.
