Finsbury’s Art Festival

Everyone was invited to come along and get creative at Whitecross Street to mark the start of the Finsbury Arts Festival on Friday 26 February, the collaborative art-making experience set up by local artist duo, RART, with the help of the local community.

Between 11.00am and 3.00pm, traders, shoppers and visitors one and all were invited to make their mark on a huge 8ft by 8ft canvas.  RART sketched an outline of the street and the market as they viewed it and anyone who wished was welcome to add their own creative touch to this representation of one of London’s oldest street markets.

   

The aim was to build a collaborative image of the street, using not only traditional paint but also typical materials from the market, from flyers, flowers and scraps of fabric, to cabbage leaves and coffee cups. 

Say the RART duo, Ita Maude Wooller and Leanne Elliott: “Street residents and regulars were encouraged to pause, engage with their surroundings and respond visually to their role in this vibrant community.  RART and the Finsbury Arts Festival want you to come along, celebrate your market and be responsible for making the everyday into art.”

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