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SEE!!! We KNEW you'd get into the spirit of it at some point Flocky! Better late than never, but welcome to the party. Party poppers ready for 5pm tomorrow? flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > this is the most exciting thing ever to happen to > ED. > > What a time to be alive.

The 48hr countdown has started to vote for the artist you want to create the new mural at the East Dulwich Station! Voting is INCREDIBLY close, so make your vote count at: https://loveeastdulwich.com/east-dulwich-mural/

The 48hr countdown has started to submit your photos to the East Dulwich Photo Competition HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION 1. Post it on Instagram, and include #MEandED @LoveEastD in the photo caption. 2. Posting the photo on the ME&ED Facebook page and include #MEandED @LoveEastD in the photo caption 3. Email the photo to [email protected] 4. Entries can also be posted or delivered in person to: ED, 41 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9ET. Deadline for photo submissions is 5pm on Friday 29 June 2018 ---------------------------

Haha! In a world of ever shrinking hashtag ownership, this has to be one of the funniest #shares! BunnyBurrow Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I love how selfies with Ed Sheeran keeping popping > up when scrolling through instagrams hashtagged > with #meanded :)

What a FANTASTIC response to the East Dulwich Station Mural!! A huge thank you to everyone who has voted so far. With only 6 days left to make your vote count, please make your selection, and share the website with friends and family! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST NOW! Following a fantastic response to our open call for interest, three artists have been shortlisted. They are: - Blue Shop Cottage/Alphabetics Anonymous - D*Face - David Shillinglaw View each artist, mural FAQs and cast your vote here: https://loveeastdulwich.com/east-dulwich-mural/ The winning artist will be selected by the East Dulwich community vote and an independent panel of judges. Voting open Thurs 14 June and closes on Friday 29 June at 1700. For more info, contact [email protected] ----- We are also running a fantastic photo competition for a big outdoor banner exhibition later this summer. We are looking for locals and visitors to submit selfies, photos of friends, family and scenes in and around East Dulwich here: [loveeastdulwich.com] Everyone has great shots on their phones, and we'd love to see them! --------------------------- EAST DULWICH ACTION GROUP The East Dulwich Action Group is comprised of local residents and businesses working together to deliver Southwark Council's High Street Challenge Initiative, strengthen the identity of East Dulwich and promote the area to residents and visitors alike. Our project partners are: Southwark Council / Network Rail / Dulwich Festival www.LoveEastDulwich.com

Love East Dulwich? Got Great Photos? We need you! Everyone has a few great photos that capture that perfect moment. We?d love locals and visitors to submit their favourite photos of themselves, friends or scenes in and around East Dulwich for an outdoor exhibition this summer. These could be: - People (you, friends or family, portraits, people in places etc) - Places (parks, pubs, or your garden etc) - Scenes (wildlife, flowers, buildings, or a perfect coffee, etc!) They just need to capture the spirit of East Dulwich. Photos can be new or old, in any season as long as you took them, we?d love to see them! The winning shots will be used in an outdoor banner exhibition celebrating all that is great about East Dulwich and the people who live here. Entries are open to individuals, schools and groups of all ages and abilities, using phones or digital cameras. HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION 1. Post it on Instagram, and include #MEandED @LoveEastD in the photo caption. 2. Posting the photo on the ME&ED Facebook page and include #MEandED @LoveEastD in the photo caption 3. Email the photo to [email protected] 4. Entries can also be posted or delivered in person to: ED, 41 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9ET. Deadline for photo submissions is 5pm on Friday 29 June 2018 --------------------------- EAST DULWICH ACTION GROUP The East Dulwich Action Group is comprised of local residents and businesses working together to deliver Southwark Council's High Street Challenge Initiative, provide a sense of identity to East Dulwich and promote the area to residents and visitors alike. Our project partners are: Southwark Council / Network Rail / Dulwich Festival

redjam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Robin - For someone who's been so critical of the > selection process you seem to have a very dogmatic > approach to it yourself - it seems that your > opinion is the only one that matters. May I > timidly suggest that some of us might actually > like the options available and not want a carbon > copy of something that's already been done in > Forest Hill/Herne Hill? via GIPHY

rch Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Arrrrrgggghhhhhh. > > The Forest Hill style design is EXACTLY what we've > been lobbying for in East Dulwich! It's done by > the same artist that did the Herne Hill one... I > think Bromley and several other locations had > variations of the same design. > > Arrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhh! > > I give up... Hi Robin_ex_cllr Regarding your comment above, who have you been lobbying for a Lionel Stanhope piece? What responses have you received to your lobbying efforts? Could you let us know please, as we have already discussed the project with Lionel, and he works very closely with several of our partners. We may be able to assist. Regarding your (now edited/retracted) comment on the work of Blue Shop Cottage, we found that unfounded and rude. We totally disagree with you, but everyone is entitled to their opinion. And you know what they say... Each of the artists have their own unique style, and don't pretend to replicate other artists. Why would they, when they have an established style and reputation. ---- Jules & Boo: "No one seems to have been involved at the selection stage" Many, many, many artists were contacted during our Call for Interest phase, Lionel included. We actively pushed invitations out to artists with a huge range of styles within the street art community. It's unfortunate that you don't have a fit for your own personal taste in contemporary street art. That said, I'd vote for your favourite to make your choice count. The shortlisted artists fit the brief perfectly, and we are incredibly lucky to have their involvement. We should point out that the mural budget doesn't come remotely close to meeting their professional rate for a piece of this size, and each of them are working with us below rate because they have a personal connection to our area and want to create the piece. ---- Robin_ex_cllr: "The artist we like is Lionel Stanhope" We discussed the project with Lionel before and during the call for interest. Lionel is very supportive of the project, and the artists and was very open with us about his workload with the Brockley street art project and numerous other heritage pieces around London over the coming months. He has been really helpful in recommending artists. Lionel is also a judge on the project. He is an incredible artist, and we love his work. However, one of the reasons, we didn't present a single artist is that it would be prescriptive from our side. A public vote on something totally unique for our area with a number of nationally and internationally recognised artists is absolutely in keeping with the community engagement spirit of the project! ---- Jules-and-boo: "I would easily be able to circulate this and get a variety of styles and a broader choice." One of the reasons we were so vocal about volunteers at the outset of this project was to ensure we had a good spread of the community to drive the decisions that form the project. However, it's clear there is a voracious drive amongst a few you for very specific pieces of street art, and with active lobbying and a circulation network, we have no doubt we'll be hearing more about your project in the near future. Please keep us all up to date with your efforts. We'll help in any way we can. Jules-and-boo: ?the whole thing seems to have been signed sealed and delivered in a pretty uncollaborative way? - an open call for steering volunteers. Anyone can collaborate. - an open survey on the area. Anyone can participate. - an open call for artists. Anyone can participate or recommend. - a selection of internationally recognised street artists to vote for. Everyone has a vote. - a photo competition open to all ages and abilities across East Dulwich. Anyone can participate. - a free charity/community stall at North Cross Road Market. Any group can use it. ....Are you interpreting the definition of uncollaborative in a different way to us? And here we are: East Dulwich Station Mural Vote for your favourite artist now! Following a fantastic response to our open call for interest, three artists have been shortlisted. They are: - Blue Shop Cottage/Alphabetics Anonymous - D*Face - David Shillinglaw View each artist, mural FAQs and cast your vote here: https://loveeastdulwich.com/east-dulwich-mural/ The winning artist will be selected by the East Dulwich community vote and an independent panel of judges. Voting open Thurs 14 June and closes on Friday 29 June at 1700. For more info, contact [email protected] ----- We are also running a fantastic photo competition for a big outdoor banner exhibition later this summer. We are looking for locals and visitors to submit selfies, photos of friends, family and scenes in and around East Dulwich here: https://loveeastdulwich.com/me-ed-photo-competition/ Everyone has great shots on their phones, and we'd love to see them! --------------------------- EAST DULWICH ACTION GROUP The East Dulwich Action Group is comprised of local residents and businesses working together to deliver Southwark Council's High Street Challenge Initiative, strengthen the identity of East Dulwich and promote the area to residents and visitors alike. Our project partners are: Southwark Council / Network Rail / Dulwich Festival www.LoveEastDulwich.com

Well, firstly to say a huge, enormous thank you to the enormous numbers of viewers and voters! We really appreciate everyone getting involved, reviewing the artists and most importantly voting. This is a community driven project and we very much appreciate everyone's involvement.

 Ok, to respond to the EDF comments: 

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 Jules and Boo: We didn?t respond at 3.55pm because all of us work. Simple as that! We all volunteer our time on this project, and unfortunately we won?t be able to respond ?on demand?. 

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Robin: Thanks for your comments. The project isn?t connected to Ingrid or her incredible work delivering the outdoor gallery. We simply mentioned that we hoped the final piece would be a fitting addition to the already strong body of work. 

 Your idea of a tribute piece is lovely, as are the related comments. As an ex-councillor, with personal ties to Ingrid and the Outdoor Gallery, this sounds like a project you should instigate and manage. I?m sure it would be supported. I?m also sure a crowdfunded element would be supported. I?m sure all of us the the group would be happy to support this, and if you need volunteers, this is the place to kick it off. 

 The East Dulwich Station Mural won?t be this. We didn?t think of it, and haven?t discussed this with her family or colleagues, and we wouldn?t think for a second to proceed down this route without their full support. We do hope that she would be excited about the prospect of a new piece by three very exciting artists. 

 Secondly, it isn?t the brief we have given our artists, and it wouldn?t be fair to change the goalposts at this stage when they have all started formulating ideas based on the original brief. The original brief can be found on the forum in an earlier post of ours.

 

Please keep us informed of your progress on your mural idea. 
If we can assist, and we have time, then we will. 

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 nxjen: The project funding has been covered clearly in our previous posts and also on our website. Just have a look back, check it out online, or put in a request to Southwark Council. 

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 Sue: The shortlisting criteria was on our original call for interest. Have a look back. That?ll answer your query. 

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 And last, but by no means least, Flockerspotter. 
Where to start (again) with your comments?

 1: Funding:? see above 

2: Shortlisting:? see above

 3: Shadowy Group:? Hilarious?again. No really! We responded to this earlier, introduced ourselves and opened an invitation for you to come meet us all personally, which you turned down ?in case we filled you with community spirit?.

 4: Bilderberg:? The ginger beer? Yes please. 

5: "Poke them for a name or two and we get a weasely evasive response":? The tone of some of the comments on our posts may put people off broadcasting their names on a forum where everyone - yourself included - use nicknames. However, responding to your earlier comment, myself - Bryan - a local creative, and Dan - a local trader, did introduce ourselves. I?m happy to meet you in person. The offer was given earlier and you rejected it. However in the spirit of full transparency, if you start with your full name, contact details, passport number, blood type and bank account details, I?m sure most of us would be happy to reciprocate. 

 6: EDBG (sic) changed their profile to ensure you could not see when they last logged in:? err?..so EXACTLY the same settings as you have on your account? With regards to trawling comments for exact times, we are volunteers and not on the forum 24/7?.. and really, why would you want to stalk our profile for log-ins?!? Surely you?ve got better things to do.

 7: ?This awful tawdry managed monstrosity of committee approved street art.?:? That?s the spirit! 

 8: ?Who is paying for this terrible idea? Me most likely?:? Yes. We?ll be round after work with a bucket. 

 Phew. Well, I hope that about covers it? again. Off to work, so just to confirm, we won't be able to respond immediately! If you have any further queries, please email us at: [email protected] --------------------------- Again, thanks so much to everyone who has taken the time to participate and feed into the selection of the artist who will create the new East Dulwich Station Mural. We can?t wait to see who you have chosen.

 Vote for your favourite artist now! Following a fantastic response to our open call for interest, three artists have been shortlisted. They are: - Blue Shop Cottage/Alphabetics Anonymous - D*Face - David Shillinglaw View each artist, mural FAQs and cast your vote here: [loveeastdulwich.com] The winning artist will be selected by the East Dulwich community vote and an independent panel of judges. Voting open Thurs 14 June and closes on Friday 29 June at 1700. --------------------------- EAST DULWICH ACTION GROUP The East Dulwich Action Group is comprised of local residents and businesses working together to deliver Southwark Council's High Street Challenge Initiative, strengthen the identity of East Dulwich and promote the area to residents and visitors alike. Our project partners are: Southwark Council / Network Rail / Dulwich Festival www.LoveEastDulwich.com

Awesome! Thanks for voting!! Yeah, we are very lucky to have such awesome street art around ED, much of it down to the dedication and passion of the incredible Ingrid Beazley giving some fantastic artists a platform in the area. We really hope the final piece will be a fitting and exciting addition to an already strong collection of work. EDAG ----- We are also running a fantastic photo competition for a big outdoor exhibition later this summer. We are looking for locals and visitors to submit selfies, photos of friends, family and scenes in and around East Dulwich here: https://loveeastdulwich.com/me-ed-photo-competition/ Everyone has great shots on their phones, and we'd love to see them! EDAG www.LoveEastDulwich.com Ontherun Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Voted - they all look fantastic and can't wait to > see the artwork which ever artist wins. > > I absolutely love all the street art appearing > everywhere from the simple area names on bridges > and the beautiful shop front images (like Brockley > high street) to the more dramatic murals around > East Dulwich even though some of the specific > designs are not to my taste. The photos on North > Cross Road are really special - I look at them > every time I pass by.

Hi Cella The road closure is planned in by the Highways Agency as part of the local building utility improvements, nothing to do with the mural. We are simply trying to piggy-back on this to paint the highest profile wall while the work is taking place. EDAG cella Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Was more thinking about local reaction to the > delays etc!

Yeah, Cella. We'd love to utilise the roadside wall, but we can't justify our own road closure, or inconvenience. HOWEVER when we heard the road may be being closed for utility work, we jumped on it. No guarantee that we can schedule things in around it yet, but fingers crossed. If we can't we've still got an awesome space to work on! Very excited about this element of the project. ----- We are also running a fantastic photo competition for a big outdoor exhibition later this summer. We are looking for locals and visitors to submit selfies, photos of friends, family and scenes in and around East Dulwich here: https://loveeastdulwich.com/me-ed-photo-competition/ Everyone has great shots on their phones, and we'd love to see them! EDAG www.LoveEastDulwich.com cella Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sounds great. Just zoned in on the proposed > planned road closure too.....

Yeah we agree! We had SUCH a great response from local and international artists to our call for interest. SO difficult to choose a favourite. We don't envy you guys having to choose!! ----- We are also running a photo competition for locals and visitors for a big outdoor exhibition later this summer. Submit selfies, photos of friends, family and scenes in and around East Dulwich here: https://loveeastdulwich.com/me-ed-photo-competition/ EDAG www.LoveEastDulwich.com

Thank you so much for taking part in the vote to choose an artist to paint a mural on the bridge outside East Dulwich Train Station. Along with an esteemed judging panel we had a fantastic response from the East Dulwich community with just shy of 1,000 votes cast. The votes are now in and we are delighted to announce that the winner of the East Dulwich Station Mural competition is Blue Shop Cottage / Alphabetics Anonymous. We will be meeting Blue Shop Cottage to discuss their ideas and will present these as soon as we possibly can. Once the final design is approved, we will be crowdfunding to cover the preparation and protection of the mural. Thanks again for your your input! It has been much appreciated. We will be sure to keep you updated as the project moves forward. For more info, contact [email protected] --------------------------- EAST DULWICH ACTION GROUP The East Dulwich Action Group is comprised of local residents and businesses working together to deliver Southwark Council's High Street Challenge Initiative, provide a sense of identity to East Dulwich and promote the area to residents and visitors alike. Our project partners are: Southwark Council / Network Rail / Dulwich Festival www.LoveEastDulwich.com ------------------- Original Message East Dulwich Station Mural - Vote for your favourite artist now! Following a fantastic response to our open call for interest, three artists have been shortlisted. They are: - Blue Shop Cottage/Alphabetics Anonymous - D*Face - David Shillinglaw View each artist, mural FAQs and cast your vote here: https://loveeastdulwich.com/east-dulwich-mural/ The winning artist will be selected by the East Dulwich community vote and an independent panel of judges. Voting open Thurs 14 June and closes on Friday 29 June at 1700. For more info, contact [email protected] --------------------------- EAST DULWICH ACTION GROUP The East Dulwich Action Group is comprised of local residents and businesses working together to deliver Southwark Council's High Street Challenge Initiative, provide a sense of identity to East Dulwich and promote the area to residents and visitors alike. Our project partners are: Southwark Council / Network Rail / Dulwich Festival www.LoveEastDulwich.com

Hi Abe It's not our stall, but will be a charity/community stall delivered as part of a number of improvements to North Cross Road Market. We've had some really lovely interest in this initiative and look forward to welcoming the first guests of the stall to the market soon. Check out our website for more updates as they launch: http://loveeastdulwich.com EDAG -------------- If you would like to know more or book a week on the North Cross Road Market Community Stall for your organisation then please visit [loveeastdulwich.com] or email us at [email protected]

A Call for Local Organisations to book a Slot Are you a local charity, group or organisation? Do you want a platform to engage with the 1000?s of members of the East Dulwich community on a regular basis? East Dulwich Action Group and the North Cross Road Traders Association are strengthening ties to our local area by adding a ?Charity/Community Stall? to the weekly Saturday market on North Cross Road. This Community Stall, which will be available to a charities and community groups on a rotating basis, will provide your organisation the opportunity to engage with the community and raise funds, recruit volunteers or just tell them what you are up to. If you would like to know more or book a week on the North Cross Road Market Community Stall for your organisation then please visit https://loveeastdulwich.com or email us at [email protected]

To kick start your creativity, as part of our ME&ED photography exhibition we are very excited to have Emily Quinton from Makelight, running a photography workshop this weekend (Saturday 19 May)at North Cross Road Market. Emily will be there to give tips and advice on styling, shooting and selecting the best images using digital photography. We are very lucky to have her as our first guest on the new North Cross Road Market Community Stall. Makelight helps and inspires you to build your creative life through daily inspiration articles, videos, Live Q&As, a supportive, international community, a collection of tools and a big library of online courses. https://makelight.com/ ------------ The workshop is being run as part of our East Dulwich photography exhibition this Summer. Love East Dulwich? Got Great Photos? We need you! Everyone has a few great photos that capture that perfect moment. We?d love locals and visitors to submit their favourite photos in and of East Dulwich for an outdoor exhibition this summer. These could be people (you, friends or family, portraits, people in places etc), places (parks, pubs, or your garden etc) or scenes (wildlife, flowers, buildings, or a perfect coffee, etc!) ? they just need to capture the spirit of East Dulwich. Photos can be new or old, as long as you took them, we?d love to see them! The photos will be entered into a competition, and the winners will be used in an outdoor banner exhibition celebrating all that is great about East Dulwich and the people who live here. Entries are open to photographers of all ages and abilities, using phones or digital cameras. How do I enter? Visit our website: https://loveeastdulwich.com/me-ed-photo-competition/ Entries will close on Monday 10 June at 1700 with entries being selected by an independent panel of judges so get snapping! For more info, contact [email protected]

Love East Dulwich? Got Great Photos? We need you! Everyone has a few great photos that capture that perfect moment. We?d love locals and visitors to submit their favourite photos in and of East Dulwich for an outdoor exhibition this summer. These could be people (you, friends or family, portraits, people in places etc), places (parks, pubs, or your garden etc) or scenes (wildlife, flowers, buildings, or a perfect coffee, etc!) ? they just need to capture the spirit of East Dulwich. Photos can be new or old, as long as you took them, we?d love to see them! The photos will be entered into a competition, and the winners will be used in an outdoor banner exhibition celebrating all that is great about East Dulwich and the people who live here. Entries are open to photographers of all ages and abilities, using phones or digital cameras. How do I enter? Visit our website: https://loveeastdulwich.com/me-ed-photo-competition/ Entries will close on Monday 10 June at 1700 with entries being selected by an independent panel of judges so get snapping! For more info, contact [email protected] ***UPDATE*** We are very excited to have Emily Quinton from Makelight, running a photography workshop this weekend at North Cross Road Market. Emily will be there to give tips and advice on styling, shooting and selecting the best images using digital photography. Makelight helps and inspires you to build your creative life through daily inspiration articles, videos, Live Q&As, a supportive, international community, a collection of tools and a big library of online courses. https://makelight.com/

Great advice, and as and when we have our engagement events, this and other channels will be used to notify everyone. If you'd like to join the steering group, please send us an email with some details about yourself and what you would like to/can bring to the project. To revert back to the original point of this post: The open call for artists to note their interest is tomorrow! We've had a GREAT response so far, so if you are keen, please reply with the info requested asap! http://arounddulwich.co.uk/east-dulwich-wall-mural/

Flocker Spotter - if you drop us an email to the given email address we can let you know details.

I'm Bryan, a local creative and East Dulwich resident for the past 5 1/2 years. You've already been introduced to Dan, but why don't you send us an email, introduce yourself and come along to one of our meetings where you can meet everyone else. To answer your earlier question, the mural has the initial support of Southwark Council, Network Rail, a community of artists and hopefully the East Dulwich Community. Everyone really got behind the Foresthill mural project, and I've no doubt we will generate the same level of enthusiasm in East Dulwich. We will be inviting the community to participate in the project as it develops, and everyone is welcome to pitch in as a volunteer, yourself included. Hopefully that allays your fears of a "shadowy organisation". To return to the original purpose of the post, if you have any artists that you'd like to recommend for the project, please do let them know. It's a GREAT space to show your work and a really exciting element of the project. If you have any queries, please feel free to send us an email: [email protected] In the meantime, it's too sunny (finally) to be sitting on my laptop!

Nxjen - We will continue to share information on the project over a number of channels. Given your passion for the area it would be great to get you involved. Please do email us.

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who are you and how do you have permission for > this artwork? > > you failed to answer any questions last time, now > is an ideal opportunity to make good that mistake Thank you for your interest in our group. As already mentioned the group consists of local residents, businesses and market traders and are supported by Southwark Council. The call for people to get involved is ongoing and has been in local magazines and on this forum. We really hope you can come along to meetings and bring your passion to the project. Please do drop us an email and get involved.

Hi NXJen There was an open call for members of the community to get involved and help direct the project right at the outset - creatives, local individuals and business owners. We had a great response, and here we are! The heart of the project is to promote and showcase the creative and independent spirit of East Dulwich - this encompasses local, independent traders, creatives, artists, musicians, writers, schools, families, makers, chefs etc. That?ll become clearer as the project develops, and as we said, we hope you?ll change your mind and even get involved personally. Send us an email and we?ll let you know how. Please do pass this call on to any mural artist you think would be interested in the East Dulwich Station Mural. In the meantime, I?m off out to enjoy the sunshine!

Thanks for your feedback NXJen. The mural and banners are part of a creative outdoor exhibition involving the whole community, and we hope you change your mind as the project develops. Street furniture has been used creatively to great effect in cities around the world and locally in fantastic projects in Herne Hill and West Dulwich. We welcome community involvement Jen, so why not send us an email and get involved. In the meantime, we are actively sourcing interests from artists for the East Dulwich Station Mural. If have a favourite street artist that you think would be suitable, please do let them know about the project! It?s such a great spot to make an impact for locals and visitors alike, and very exciting!