Artist commissions include:
Artists
Sonia Boyce came to prominence in the early 1980s as a key figure in the burgeoning black British art-scene of that time – becoming one of the youngest artists of her generation to have her work purchased by the Tate Gallery, with paintings that spoke about racial identity and gender in Britain.
Barby Asante is a London based artist, curator and occasional DJ. Her work is concerned with the politics of place, space memory and the histories and legacies of slavery and colonialism.
Working primarily with photography and installation, Chong Kwan creates fantastical landscapes and environments consisting primarily of waste materials.
Activity
13 September - 19 November 2011
This specially commissioned film from artist Sonia Boyce explores how forms of social communication such as mobile phones and social networking sites like Facebook have become the most popular ways for young people to maintain their relationships with friends and family.
17 January – 24 March 2012
Barby Asante celebrates, preserves and investigates south Londoners’ personal relationships with moments in Black music history.
25 May - 29 July 2012
This exhibition of a new work by artist Gayle Chong Kwan invited visitors to explore the tastes, textures and smells of a fantastical, three-dimensional mythical landscape.
Pass(Portal) is a free print and digital activity pack to facilitate creative conversations on the meaning of diaspora on a micro level, exploring home, culture, and travel.
A Journey Through Time and Culture is a free activity pack to facilitate creative conversations on the meaning of diaspora. Though it was designed with a classroom setting in mind for KS3 and KS4, it is open and appropriate for use in a variety of settings for all ages.
In 2024 we launched Memories for the Future, a two-year inquiry exploring the contributions of the diaspora in shaping Peckham’s identity and heritage.