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Article: Emily Druiff, Reactivating the archive

Emily Druiff, Trustee and Founder of Peckham Platform discusses Southwark Education Resource Project (SERP) Reactivated and the significance of archives in the spring 2018 issue of The National Society for Education in Art & Design’s AD magazine.

Film: 343 Perspectives by Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen

Larsen’s film 343 Perspectives quietly reflects on themes of isolation and community in a residential area in South London served only by one form of transport – the 343 bus.

Two people adding black letters to a lighbox that reads Brighter Peckham outside Peckham library

Film: Futurama by Harold Offeh

A film by Harold Offeh, documenting his 2010 Peckham Platform commission, Futurama, with youth group Leaders of Tomorrow and design team Glass Hill.

Artist Talk: Ruth Beale, Bookbed

Artist Ruth Beale considers the themes within the exhibition Bookbed. The talk provides an opportunity to consider the exhibition in the context of contemporary art practice and to discuss questions arising from the audience.

Peckham Platform hosted a panel discussion on March 20, 2024, celebrating the "Rye Lane Reconnected" project. The event featured artists Meera Shakti Osborne and Tyreis Holder, who discussed their work reconnecting Peckham’s Rye Lane with its community through collaborative art.

Rye Lane Reconnected Panel Discussion: Meera Shakti Osborne x Tyreis Holder

Peckham Platform hosted a panel discussion on March 20, 2024, celebrating the “Rye Lane Reconnected” project. The event featured artists Meera Shakti Osborne and Tyreis Holder, who discussed their work reconnecting Peckham’s Rye Lane with its community through collaborative art.

Publication: Peckham Square Studio, limited edition newspaper

A limited edition newspaper documenting Eileen Perrier’s 2014 commission, Peckham Square Studio.

Artist Talk: Eileen Perrier and Autograph, ABP Newspaper Launch

Eileen Perrier in conversation with writer Michael McMillan and Emily Druiff.

Podcast: Futurama, urban design and utopian thinking

Artist Harold Offeh and Paul Goodwin (then Tate) discuss issues of urban design and future thinking in reference to Futurama, Offeh’s 2010 commission for Peckham Platform.

Artist Talk: Barby Asante, South London Black Music Archive

Barby talks to host Paul Goodwin at the Tate about the exhibition.

Artist Talk: Kimathi Donkor, ‘Daddy, I want to be a Black Artist’

Artist Kimathi Donkor, Lindsay Johns and Emily Druiff discuss the development of Kimathi’s exhibition ‘Daddy, I want to be a Black Artist’

Podcast: Twelve, Art & Addictions

Podcast debating the value of art within the NHS’s addiction services, with Mark Prest, Dr Alison Rooke and Dr Luke Micheson

Case Study: Harold Offeh, Platform Press House

Case study of our Youth Platform’s exhibition Platform Press House in collaboration with artist Harold Offeh.

Artist Janette Parris at Peckham Promeade exhibition

Artist Talk: Janette Parris, Peckham Promenade

Janette Parris in conversation with Tamsin Dillon, Curator of 14-18 Now and former Director of Art on the Underground.

Artist Talk: Kathrin Böhm, Money Making Machines and Other Useful Contraptions

Kathrin Böhm explores issues of distribution of wealth, community economies, local currencies and the economics of mental health.

Artist Talk: Melanie Manchot, Twelve

In 2015 artist Melanie Manchot discussed the inspiration behind her ambitious film installation, Twelve, with Dr Pratap Rugani, documentary filmmaker and then Reader in Documentary Film at University of the Arts London.

Resource: Twelve, drug and alcohol misuse

These resources offer a range of reference materials around drug and alcohol misuse, focusing on movies, music, art and books.

Artist David Cotterell standing with miniature stunt helicopter as part of the film Slipstream

Artist Talk: David Cotterrell, Slipstream

Artist David Cotterrell discusses his commissioned artwork with Dr David Dibosa.

Film: SlipStream by David Cotterrell

This video by Gordon Beswick documents the launch event and artist talk for David Cotterrell’s 2011 commission SlipStream.

Sound: Meera Shakti Osborne and A.G.: Digital Sound Tapestry

This digital tapestry is a collaborative work from artist Meera Shakti Osborne and producer A.G. made after working with a group of young people on the 2021 Digital Tapestry project.

Case study: Southwark Education Research Project testimonials

Barbara Steveni introduces the methodology behind the radical Southwark Education Research Project (1989-95).

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