Arts Festivals

Cally Festival, 16th September, Preparations

We held a pinhole photography workshop by Stephanie Rose Wood at a local holiday club.

We had a drop-in workshop day at the West Library for people to stop by and create decorations for the festival. (Photos by Nadine Harbarth)

And currently we are having a mural of some parrots painted by Louis on Tilloch Street

The Cally Festival is this Sunday, 16th, Caledonian Road, N1, 12-6pm.

Jeremy Deller talks about Manchester Procession

More - http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/video/2009/jul/08/manchester-international-festival-jeremy-deller?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3486

Artists doing community events

Seen: The Secret History of Our Streets - Caledonian Road

Introducing the Cally Road!
See it here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01k6k3m/The_Secret_History_of_Our_Streets_Caledonian_Road/

"In 1886 Charles Booth embarked on an ambitious plan to visit every one of London's streets to record the social conditions of residents. His project took him 17 years.

Once he had finished he had constructed a groundbreaking series of maps which recorded the social class and standing of inhabitants. These maps transformed the way Victorians felt about their capital city.

This series takes six archetypal London streets as they are now, discovering how they have fared since Booth's day.

Booth colour coded each street, from yellow for the 'servant keeping classes', down to black for the 'vicious and semi-criminal'. With the aid of maps the series explores why certain streets have been transformed from desperate slums to become some of the most desirable and valuable property in the UK, whilst others have barely changed.

This landmark series features residents past and present, exploring how what happened on the street in the last 125 years continues to shape the lives of those who live there now.

This episode features Caledonian Road, which starts next to King's Cross station and heads north for over a mile. From its beginning, the street has been resolutely working class and when Charles Booth visited he found it a depressing district.

But the people of 'the Cally', as it is affectionately known to residents, have held their community together despite being challenged by powerful outside forces as well as a reputation for being a bit rough around the edges.

Featuring fascinating and often passionate accounts from residents both past and present, the film tells the story of the changing faces of this remarkable street."

The Cally Festival 2011 Video

Cally Festival / Postcard Project

For the Cally Festival we had postcards printed of Caledonian road for people to take home with them. The were kindly printed by Dodd's on King's Cross Road.

We also asked people to give their feedback on the festival on the back of the postcards which were then displayed for everyone to see in the window of the Cally Festival shop / HQ.

See also - http://aminanazari.blogspot.com/2011/08/news-cally-festival.html

The Cally Festival

I helped to organise this. A community festival. 3rd July 2011, Caledonian Road, London. Such an amazing day!

Entrance to the festival. Mario came with 100's of plants!

Street buskers and a juggling granny!

Music stage

Beginnings of the mural on the side of RSPCA shop

This disused shop became a pop-up gallery.

Miles and miles of bunting and flags outside the Cally Festival HQ shop.

www.thecallyfestival.com

Loads more, much better, photos HERE by Steph Wood.

(making something out of nothing)