https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/newsfeed/Recent news stories from the Enfield Festivals websiteen-usWed, 28 Oct 2020 23:01:01 -0000https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/eac-online-art-exhibition-2020/EAC Online Art Exhibition 2020 Enfield Art Circle invites you to our first online exhibition, which will showcase the artistic talents from over 30 of our members made up of local painters and ceramicists. Works range from creative abstract works, stunning landscapes and figurative styles, all well worth exploring. Enfield Art Circle was started back in 1932 by some local artists and continued, without a break, even throughout the war years. Ever since its foundation, it has held exhibitions annually. For the last 10 years, we have organised a summer exhibition held at Capel Manor. Their generosity in providing us with facilities has been invaluable, however, due to the coronavirus, like many others, we cannot offer an open exhibition this year, so, undaunted, we are putting our skills to the test with an online show. We are always keen to welcome new members both experienced and inexperienced, professional and amateur with an interest in exploring the creative arts. So do consider joining us as a way of expanding your interests. During normal times, we offer a range of activities such as talks, demonstrations, practical sessions, occasional workshops, outings to places of artistic interest and we also support some local art classes. Details of how to join us, our history and what we do are on our website www.enfieldartcircle.org Visit the Enfield Art Circle’s online art exhibition at www.enfieldartcircle.org/art2020 The exhibition will be open from October 18th - 24th December 2020. You can browse our paintings and ceramics at your leisure and many works will be available to purchase. A charitable donation taken from a percentage of sales proceeds will go to Enfield Young Carers, so each sale will make a difference to them. We hope you will enable us to support others by purchasing from this exhibition.https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/eac-online-art-exhibition-2020/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/millfield-manga-mural-by-sonoko-obuchi/A bespoke mural celebrating the cultural diversity and artistic vibrancy of Edmonton has been unveiled at the Millfield Theatre.Featuring students from Platinum Dance, the artwork was created by Sonoko Obuchi and unveiled during the Enjoy Enfield Summer, a fortnight of outdoor, socially distanced free arts and culture, hosted by Enfield Council.The mural celebrates the local area but also marks the start of an important era for Platinum. This September, the dance organisation will launch its performing arts academy, offering a wide range of diplomas, short courses and teacher training.The academy will be based at The Millfield House, a Grade II listed building owned by Enfield Council. Students will also have access to a well-resourced library and of course will be able to perform at Enfield’s main theatrical venues – The Millfield and Dugdale theatres.The Leader of Enfield Council, Cllr Nesil Caliskan, was invited to unveil the mural – entitled Millfield Manga Revealed - alongside Sonoko Obuchi and Platinum students who were featured in the artwork.Cllr Caliskan said: “Enjoy Enfield Summer has had a fantastic first week and I was honoured to be asked to unveil the Millfield’s stunning mural which depicts the enthusiasm and passion for the arts in Enfield. I would also like to congratulate the team at Platinum who are embarking on an exciting new venture with the launch of their academy of performing arts, where they will nurture students and teachers from all kinds of backgrounds to reach new levels of excellence in their artistic fields.”https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/millfield-manga-mural-by-sonoko-obuchi/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/new-theatre-show-by-1927-theatre-company-for-enjoy/WHAT FOWL PLAY! Wednesday 26 August at 10am, 11.15am, 1.15pm, 2.30pm & 3.45pmPymmes Park, Victoria Road, London N18 2UG Meet by Pymmes Park Visitor Centre*View Map of Pymmes Park Join the Friends of Pymmes Park & Theatre Company 1927 for WHAT FOWL PLAY! A FREE TICKETED FAMILY CREATIVE ACTIVITY IN PYMMES PARK! Pymmes Park Lake is home to waterfowl and wildlife.We need to help the birds tell the humans to keep the lake clean! Come and join us and learn about the local waterfowl and wildlife with a performance walk and craft activity in Pymmes Park. For families with children aged between 5 and 10, but there will be something for everyone! FREE EVENT To adhere to social distancing guidelines, groups are limited to 6 children per workshop.All children must be accompanied by an Adult.Event running time is 45-60 minutes. Please arrive no less than 5 minutes before your booked time slot. * Meeting point is at the rear of Pymmes Park Visitors Centre - the white building visual from the North Circular side of Pymmes Park and the Silver Street underpass junction.It can be accessed from the Silver Street and Victoria Road park entrances – when you arrive, just follow the signs and chalk footprints. https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/new-theatre-show-by-1927-theatre-company-for-enjoy/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/6-new-visual-art-commissions-for-enfield/As part of Enjoy Enfield Summer 2020, 6 exciting artists with strong ties to Enfield have created 6 new artworks which will be placed in public spaces to be enjoyed by the whole community.There are 5 new Art Crossings in Edmonton Green, Angel Edmonton, Enfield Town, Palmers Green and Southgate and a brand new Window Mural at Millfield Theatre in Edmonton.TAKE A LOOK AT THE WORKShttps://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/6-new-visual-art-commissions-for-enfield/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/museum-of-the-moon-comes-to-enfield/Featuring in the Enjoy Enfield Summer Festival, Millfield Theatre as part of Circulate London 2020 are delighted to announce Museum of the Moon – an installation by UK artist Luke Jerram on Thursday 20th August at Library Green, Enfield. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface. Over its lifetime, the Museum of the Moon will be presented in a number of different ways both indoors and outdoors, so altering the experience and interpretation of the artwork. As it travels from place to place, it will gather new musical compositions and an ongoing collection of personal responses, stories and mythologies, as well as highlighting the latest moon science. The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones. Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally for 19 years, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. Jerram has a set of different narratives that make up his practice which are developing in parallel with one another. He is known worldwide for his large scale public artworks. The ‘Museum of the Moon’ Artwork will be presented to the press and the public with the credit line ‘Co-commissioned by a number of creative organisations brought together by Luke Jerram and Norfolk & Norwich Festival. These include: Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Brighton Festival, Without Walls, Cork Midsummer Festival, We The Curious, Lakes Alive, Provincial Domain Dommelhof, Les Tombées de la Nuit, Rennes and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The artwork has also been created in partnership with the UK Space Agency, University of Bristol, ArtScience Museum and The Association for Science and Discovery Centres.’ http://my-moon.org/ Museum of the Moon can be seen on Thursday 20th August until 3.30pm on Library Green, Enfield.https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/museum-of-the-moon-comes-to-enfield/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/enfield-beast-competition-winners-announced/We were completely blown away with the standard of the entries of our #EnjoyEnfieldSummer Enfield Beast drawing competition and we'd like to thank everyone who sent us their wonderful drawings.Selecting winners in this competition was not an easy task as we received many incredibly creative entries. The final three were selected by our panel of judges for their creative interpretation of the beast, beautiful use of colour and attention to detail.These winning entries created smiles and excitement on the faces of our judges who believe that the pleasure of looking at these wonderful colourings of the beast will be enjoyed by many others too as posters across Enfield.There could only be three winners and we are delighted to announce that the winning entires are:AYSE EYLUL OZEL (11 Years Old)CLAIRE GAYLEHAILEY KAN (Aged 8)Look our for posters of the Beast across Enfield throughout the festival 14th - 31 August.https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/enfield-beast-competition-winners-announced/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/enjoy-enfield-summer-colour-in-competition/Dear Enfield residents, As we reopen our town centres, we are asking our residents to reimagine our namesake – the Enfield! The Enfield is one of the strangest creatures in heraldry; the head of a fox, legs of an eagle, chest of a greyhound, body of a lion and the hindquarters and tail of a wolf. The beast can be seen all over the borough, including the coat of arms for the London borough of Enfield. Enfield Council will be celebrating its town centres between 14 August and 31 August for Enjoy Enfield Summer, and we want our residents to join in by drawing their own versions of the Enfield beast! The competition is open to anyone and everyone. Create a new version of the beast which represents what Enfield means to you, our residents. You can colour in the outline of the Enfield in the template provided HERE or feel free to reimagine the beast with your own outline. Your final designs can be handed into the Dugdale Centre in Enfield Town at the below address Monday to Saturday, between 9am and 5pm. Designs must be marked with your name, contact details and whether you are under 11 [please provide contact details of parent or guardian], 11 - 18 or adult! The deadline for final designs will be 10th August 2020. The winning designs will be printed as posters and distributed around the borough in local shops and houses for all of Enfield to see! Designs can be sent to: Enfield Beast Competition, Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS We look forward to seeing your designs and good luck! Enjoy Enfield Summer 14th – 31st August; for full programme details please visit www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk. https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/enjoy-enfield-summer-colour-in-competition/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/something-is-happening-at-the-charity-girls-school/There's something exciting happening at the Former Girls’ Charity School and its Cottage at 24 Church Street, Edmonton N9 9DU (by the bus stop) and we'd like you to share your ideas about it.The London Historic Buildings Trust is looking to find new uses for these buildings, contribute to the community and conserve the building. The statue of a girl holding a book indicates this was a school for girls. Built nearly 250 years ago, it is one of the oldest buildings in Edmonton, Grade II listed and on the Heritage at Risk Register.HELP US PLAN THE FUTURE OF THIS HISTORIC BUILDING!We are working on this in July and August and gathering responses by 10 August 2020. We hope this is just the start of a longer project and relationship. You can send your ideas by email [email protected] or write on this flier and send it by post to LHBT, 3 Scout Lane, London, SW4 0LAhttps://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/something-is-happening-at-the-charity-girls-school/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/the-enfield-poets-celebrate-20-years/The Enfield Poets are celebrating 20 years of supporting poets and poetrey in Enfield with a 20th Anniversary Literary Festival. on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April 2020 at the Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DSIn celebration of their 20th Anniversary the Enfield Poets present a whole weekend of readings, workshops, Talks and Exhibitions celebrating the richness of Poetry and Literature in our lives. There are free events and ticketed events. For ticketted events follow the BOOK HERE links under each event which takes you to the sales page.Here's the complete list of what is happening.Saturday 25th April 2020All DAY“Londinium” a Poetry Exhibition in 40 languages by Anthony Fisher together with Voice Portraits by Giovanna Iorio.FREE EVENT10.00amOpening Ceremony byH.M. King Henry VIII (special appearance for one day only)FREE EVENT10.15 a.m.Poetry reading by former Enfield residents King Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, James I, and Sir Walter Raleigh.FREE EVENT10.30amWriting for Wellbeing inspired by NatureEnfield doctor, writer and creative writing for wellbeing facilitator, Roshni Beeharry, will guide you through two exercises using the stimulus of our local Park and some examples of well-known Nature poetry, to engage your senses, to create poetry and prose.1½ hoursTickets:£6BOOK HERE11amMary Duggan performs her Tale of the Kitchen Maid, as performed at the centenary celebrations in London in 2018. Followed immediately by Women Poets of the First World War, poems by women about women’s experiences. First performed in 2018 to celebrate both the end of the WWI and some women getting the vote.FREE EVENT11amWriting Memoir Workshop with Anna MerytThis is a workshop for those who’ve got a story to tell – from your life or as Maya Angelou says, “There’s no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” We’ll look at creative non-fiction as well as fiction writing – many topics cover either. Anna will pose questions and get you writing short exercises.1½ hours.Tickets: £10BOOK HERE12pm - 2pmPoem-a-thon in the FoyerFREE EVENT12.30pmWriting the Climate Crisis with Julian BishopHow are poets responding to the climate emergency? How are they formulating responses without coming across as preachy or self-righteous? We will be reading and discussing some of the best poetry being written today and doing some writing exercises to see if we can adapt their ideas in our own work.2 hours.Tickets: £10BOOK HERE1.30pmWriting for Wellbeing: Inspired by ArtRoshni Beeharry will provide postcard prompts as stimuli for prose or poetry, known as Ekphrastic writing. A way of exploring a piece of art that captures you but can also be a way of looking at situations or the world from a different viewpoint, and of potentially building empathy for others. We will use our imagination to place ourselves in the place of the subject (human/animal/other), to create poetry or prose of their hypothetical viewpoint of the world. Postcards provided but feel free to bring any images you wish.Anyone over 12.One hour£6.BOOK HERE2pmWomen Poets of the Second World War.In honour of the 75th Anniversary of V.E. Day, Poems by women about women’s experiences in the Second World War.FREE EVENT2pmWhere Word Meets Art with Mary Duggan.Great family fun for any age – big people and little ones! Roll up your sleeves and make a collage! Surprise yourself at the fun and what turns out! Paste and create a wonderful piece of Word-Art! Yours to take home!All ages welcome!FREE EVENT but non-obligatory small donations towards materials helpful.4pmCharles Lamb and his life in EnfieldA short talk by local history guide and speaker, Joe Studman. Charles’s sister, Mary, was periodically confined in an asylum in Edmonton while he lived in lodgings in Enfield. Talk followed by “The Lambs Tale” a film featuring large puppets telling their tragic story.FREE EVENT7.30pmAN EVENING WITH RUTH PADELThe Poetry Competition Adjudication followed by a reading of her own poetry.Tickets: £10.BOOK HERESunday April 26th, 20205pmSIMON ARMITAGEEnfield Poets are delighted to welcome the Poet Laureate who will be giving a reading of his new work “Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic” followed by Questions and Answers.Tickets: £15.BOOK HERE6pmSimon Armitage book signing in the Foyer.7pmFIVE FABULOUS POETSTo finish off the Festival in style, we proudly present: MAGGIE BUTT, MARTYN CRUCEFIX, MIMI KHALVATI, CHERYL MOSKOWITZ AND MARIO PETRUCCI. A rare chance to see five such talented poets together.Tickets: £8/£5 concessionsBOOK HEREhttps://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/the-enfield-poets-celebrate-20-years/https://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/antiques-roadshow-comes-to-forty-hall-2/Could you own a missing masterpiece or a priceless treasure?ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is coming to Forty Hall, Enfield on Sunday 17 May 2020Join Fiona Bruce and the Antiques Roadshow team when they film at Forty Hall in Enfield on Sunday 17 May.Thousands of people come to each Roadshow filming day hoping their car boot bargains and family heirlooms are missing masterpieces or priceless treasures.Presenter Fiona Bruce, who announced the 2020 venues on The One Show on Tuesday evening(25 February), says there are some remarkable items still out there waiting to be discovered: "We saw some astounding valuations in last year's series, let's try and do even better this year."We're visiting some beautiful and surprising locations and no doubt we'll meet some surprising owners too. All comers welcome so do bring along your objects and let's see if we can unearth some truly amazing finds. A Faberge egg would do, I'm not fussy!"First broadcast in 1979 the Roadshow remains one of the most popular factual programmes on BBC One with around six million people regularly watching on Sunday evenings.So raid the attic and unearth those car boot bargains and bring them along to Antiques Roadshow.Robert Murphy, series editor of Antiques Roadshow, said: “There’s always a buzz when the Roadshow comes to town and we can’t wait to see what treasures and heirlooms will emerge from the attic.It’s a great day out for all the family and a brilliant opportunity to go behind the scenes of one of the of the BBC’s best-loved programmes. You never know, it could be your item that gets chosen to be on TV.Our team of experts are looking forward to seeing your items and they’ll be able to reveal more about what they are and where they come from – and of course, that all important valuation. Come and find out if that mystery object that’s been gathering dust all these years is actually worth a fortune!”Some of the Roadshow's most fascinating finds include a Faberge flower ornament worth £1million, a handwritten document signed by Elizabeth 1, a ring containing a lock of author Charlotte Bronte's hair, a wristwatch owned by Lawrence of Arabia, a 17th Century miniature book reviewing Shakespeare's plays and a leather jacket worn by John F Kennedy.Many objects featured on the Roadshow are found in some very strange places. Winston Churchill's hat and letters were discovered in a dump near London, Donald Trump's vanity set found in a charity shop, a mysterious pottery figure found in a coal shed and diamond jewellery discovered sewn into a sofa.Entry to the Roadshow is free, everyone is welcome, and no tickets or pre-registration is required.Visitors are welcome to turn up on the day, but they can also share their stories about special items they are bringing along on our website www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshowAlternatively, write to Antiques Roadshow, BBC, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR.More information, frequently asked questions, and parking information can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshow or on the show's Facebook page.Highlights•This is the thirteenth series presented by Fiona Bruce who joined in 2009.•We will be filming the 43rd series of Antiques Roadshow throughout the spring and summer of 2020.• Antiques Roadshow has visited 603 different venues, made numerous special programmes including the Bafta nominated Holocaust Memorial and RTS West winning World War One special. The show has been abroad to 11 countries and round ten million objects have been brought to be valued and of those around 24,000 items have been filmed.In 2020 Antiques Roadshow will be visiting:Sunday 17th May: Forty Hall, EnfieldTuesday 9th June Windermere Jetty, CumbriaTuesday 23rd June: Stonor, OxfordshireTuesday 30th June Bodnant Garden, Colwyn BaySunday 12th July: Culzean Castle, AyrshireSunday 26th July: Christchurch Mansion, IpswichFriday 31st July: Newby Hall, YorkshireTuesday 8th Sept: Coventry Cathedral and Universityhttps://enfieldfestivals.co.uk/news/antiques-roadshow-comes-to-forty-hall-2/