Cathedral of Community
The vibrancy and character of an area is created by its people, the community that dwells there. To celebrate a place is to celebrate its people.
The Cathedral of Community is a colourful spectacle dedicated to these people. A building will be taken over, its windows filled with tissue-paper stained glass portraits of the people behind the businesses and organisations of the area. Visible by day but also, more excitingly, lit up at night to create a dazzling attraction.
This project removes the visual barrier of physical walls to allow us a glimpse inside at the staff, teams and workers behind the scenes.
Chatham Intra Edition (May 2021)
FEATURING: Naked Products Co and Retrosential, Sun Pier House, Kalikas Armour fashion label, Sparked Echo, MESS ROOM, Ben Sad Art, Blue Dinosaur Animation, With Love and Lace, Dead Pigeon Pub, Lounge 44, Sniper308, Miss Ava's Millinery, Poco Loco, Studio Eleven Tattoo and Piercing, Hilary's Electrolysis, Jane Pitt, Unravel & Unwind CIC, Dockside Studio / Neville Mountford-Hoare Photographer, No. 64 Coffee and Brunch, Hulkes Lane Darkroom & Studio, Cafenetics, Jet Stream Tours, INTRA arts & Granite Gym.
The Intra Edition was part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone Cultural Programme Pilot, co-funded by Historic England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and supported by Arts Council England and Medway Council. Read about the other 5 commissioned projects here.
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PAST SHOWINGS
Ebb & Flow Festival
95- 97 High Street, Chatham
21-23 May 2021
Part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone Cultural Programme Pilot, co-funded by Historic England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and supported by Arts Council England and Medway Council.
Gillingham High St Edition (Aug 2021)
FEATURING: St Mark's Church, Salvation Army, Buskitivity, Gillingham Eco-Hub, Street Angels, Mythologic Escape Room, Medway Fit, Park Run Boyce's Bakery, Taylor & Co Accountants, Buskers Tim & Ruth Parfitt, The Super Hot Chilli Company, Miss Grace Jewellers, Unravel & Unwind, Crops and Bobbers, Market Supervisor, Gillingham Library, Buxton Dance and Drama Studios, Bike Warehouse & New Look.
This edition was commissioned for the Gillingham POW! Arts Trail - in partnership with MESS ROOM and Mark Barnes. Along with other local artists, they have created a public gallery that will fill the high street with artworks themed on local legends, heroes and everything that makes Gillingham special. The artworks will be available to see from Saturday 28 August 2021 in and around Gillingham High Street. Read about all the projects here.
PAST SHOWINGS
Gillingham POW! Arts Trail
New Look, Gillingham High St
Aug - Oct 2021
Commissioned for the Gillingham POW Arts Trail by Medway Council in partnership with with Medway artists MESS ROOM and Mark Barnes
