THANK YOU!
We would like to extend a massive thank you to everyone who turned out for the 5 hour marathon free street art tour we led around Penge! We had a lovely time sharing 70 of the towns 200 artworks with you all.
We have to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated today towards replacing the equipment lost in the fire - including all the people who attended who we know had previously donated.
In our ask for £700 on Go Fund Me, we have generously being donated over 5 times that! £3,040 has been donated via Go Fund Me and a further £746 has been donated at the recent open days and during our tour.
We are absolutely humbled by the scene's and local community's response to our time of need. This project around SE20 has always been For the People, By the People, and that's more true than ever!
Thank you to everyone who has shared, reached out and been incredibly generous with the donations. The project won't even break stride thanks to you all. We at London Calling Blog will remain eternally grateful as to just how much people appreciate what we do and how much they want it to continue.
Thank you also to our band of ever-merry helpers, the project wouldn't be wear it is without @bullieboy @streetartatlas and @janegibbensmurphy selfless help on a regular basis! Thanks guys!
Lastly, thanks to everyone who posed for this wonderful shot from @streetartatlas!
Store Room Fire
Hello everyone,
Some of you may have already heard, this week the storage unit where we kept our equipment experienced a fire. Frankly, It’s hit us hard. We’ve lost virtually everything (painting equipment, ladders, dust sheets etc). The collection had been built up over seven years via donations or purchased by ourselves. We used it to support artists' creative oppurtunities, and in turn brigthen up our home town.
We’re not going to let this stop us from continuing to paint SE20, but until we can gather replacements it does significantly limit what we can do.
To help us get back on our feet, we will be running a street art tour on Sunday the 14th May 2023. As always, admission is free to all, but this time we will have donation buckets set up if you would like to help us in recuperating.
Any amount would mean the world to us, and we can’t wait to see you all there.
If you can’t make it to the tour but would like to make a donation, we also have a gofundme here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/replace-our-painting-equipment-lost-in-a-fire
Event details:
Sunday 14th May
The tour will be commencing at 10am from Penge East Station where we will be discussing many of the 200 artworks currently up for our #SprayExhibition20 community Street Art Project around Penge and Anerley.
- Babies, children and dogs are welcome as always.
- BE WARNED, the full tour usually take 4-5 hours as there is now quite a bit to see around SE20. We won't be able to see it all, but we will give it a good account. We will stop around halfway for a quick food and toilet break.
GoFundMe
If you would like to make a donation to help replace the damaged equipment, we have a GoFundMe here: https://gofund.me/1a7a2e3f
im memory of Gordon
MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who turned out in the cold and those who stayed for our almost 7 hour street art tour marathon in memory of Gordon Gibbens. Thanks to your support we raised £258 for the St.Christopher Hospice on Lawrie Park Rd. If you would like to donate, Gordon's daughter and son-in-law are still selling their wonderful publication 'How Graffiti Saved My Dad's Life (At Least For A While) - via https://colossivepress.bigcartel.com All proceeds from the book go to St.Christopher's from where Gordon made his final graffiti photographing ventures.
Thank you Gordon, for supporting and sharing the art in Penge from the very beginning
Charity Book
WE SOLD OUT!
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