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S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys project is a creative arts project that aims to address the mental health needs of black boys and challenge the negative portrayal of this demographic in the media. It is a public health…
Based in Wandsworth SW18, New Stagers is one of South West London’s longest-established amateur theatre groups.
Known for adventurous repertoire and high-quality work, the group performs a wide range of shows including serious dramas and…
Hilaire is a writer of poetry and fiction. Her poetry often focuses on nature, particularly in an urban setting. Her short stories and novels explore identity, family and subtleties of emotion, often with a strong…
Lynne Russell is an illustrator and fine artist. She has illustrated many children’s picture books including her current book, ‘Stinky-Dog...Where Are You?’ She also gives school visits in London with readings and art workshops.
Her…
Cathy Galvin is a poet based in Tooting who has been described by the writer Neil Gaiman as ' a poet of enormous subtlety and beauty'. Her work has been published in a range of…
Simmy is an award-nominated film maker, radio host and writer who is passionate about helping others in becoming their greatest versions. Simmy is creative in nature and loves to collaborate and build communities.
Richard Fitchett is a playwright based in Tooting who has received 5 star reviews and been commended for an Offie for his work. He tried out work as part of the Wandsworth Arts Festival in…
Nick Eisen is a writer and performer who uses poetry as a form of theatre in which the audience become partners on a journey offering glimpses of a world that is by turns comic, disturbing…
Mike Hawthorne’s art is figurative and expressionist, strongly based on an original drawing style. He is based in West Putney and has travelled widely, gaining some recognition for his images of African, Caribbean music and…
Chris Lessware is a male abstract and figurative artist living and working in Furzedown. At the moment, he mostly works in oils on canvas, often 100x100cms. His paintings are mostly abstract and expressionist and develop,…
Inspired by the medical science of our time, Suzi Morris’ paintings testify to an engagement with the inherent and unpredictable qualities of oil paint and an embodied inquiry into the constitution of meaning in human…
Isabel Losada is a British author who has lived in Battersea for 25 years. She is the author of 'The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment,' 'For Tibet, With Love,' 'The Battersea Park Road to Paradise',…
Patricia Townsend is an artist working with video, photography and installation. She is also a writer on the artist’s creative process. Her book Creative States of Mind: Psychoanalysis and the Artist’s Process was published in…
Jane Porter is an award-winning children's illustrator and author, and has lived in Southfields for 28 years. She loves working with all sorts of materials from collage to household emulsion, and has even made her…