Southbank Arts Trail

We're delighted to have been involved in the annual Southbank Arts Trail for several years. For one weekend in May our streets are filled with hustle, bustle and gigantic walking birds(!) as local artists, designers and performers open their homes, fill galleries and generally celebrate the creative and performance arts.

The crypt at St Paul's is opened as an exhibition space, a team of volunteers also allows those walking the trail to stop for a cup of tea and a sit down.

There's a page with details of other venues to look out for on the Arts Trail 2007 in the 'Community' section. For what's on at St Paul's, read on...

St Paul's and the Southbank Arts Trail 12-19 May 2007

Visit St Paul's this year for a fantastic array of varied artworks, sculpture and installations by many artists, refreshments and light lunches, plus the 'Message in a bottle' community project. The church is also hosting a number of performance events in the following week.

Message on a bottle
The familiar desert-island storyline of sticking a note in a bottle and sendind it out to sea int he hope that the message reaches someone was the inspiration for St Paul's 'Message on a Bottle' project.

Southbank artists and friends of all ages were invited to make a work of art out of an empty bottle, that sends a message to friends and family or even the world at large. If you'd like to take part, you have until May 1st 2007 to make your own message on a bottle for display in the Crypt at St Paul's during the Arts Trail weekend (12-13 May 2007).

See the SBA website for a full brief.

Xavier Panades I Blas Wednesday 16 May 8.00pm
Catalan poetry and music. Two acoustic guitars and a singer/reciter.

Performance/Workshop Friday 18 May 8.00pm
Organised by Julie Nicholson.

Southbank Arts Trail 2005

Here's a few pictures of the procession from 2005.

Art in the crypt

Here's a glimpse of the exhibition in the crypt as part of the Arts Trail 2005.