Community

Stanley Arts is a home for arts and community activity. We have a growing programme of different community activities for people to get involved with. From the three year Inventing South Norwood culture programme, to one-off arts workshops, to our Croydon Emerging Writers Programme, we have lots of free activities for you to get involved in. This part of the website hosts all the current and past programmes in one place.

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Rejoice badhayaan! Jubilee dance workshops

Join our Community Dance Project over 4 evenings to create a piece of South Asian inspired dance! Looking to try something new? Come along between 30 May – 2 June, 7-8.30pm to co-create a new dance piece in celebration on the platinum jubilee with choreographer Anusha Subramanyam from Beeja Dance. Badhayaan is the Indian word which means […]

When Spring Smiles Again On This High Favoured Town

As part of Inventing South Norwood, this exhibition in the Social Café explores how the former Croydon Canal shaped the foundations of the local area and considers how South Norwood’s development might have differed had it never closed. It runs from 2nd May – 28th May. There will also be a talk in the Social […]

Invention Point: Making Mosaics

The Inventing South Norwood Team are back with a brand new Inventor who will be helping you piece together your own mosaic – inspired by the beautiful mosaics from South Norwood. South Norwood has two very different but equally stunning mosaics. One of them lights up a dark space in the underpass on Portland road […]

Become a Herb Garden Volunteer!

Become a herb garden volunteer! We’re looking for volunteers to shape a heritage herb kitchen, inspired by everything from the kitchen plants used in Edwardian times when Stanley Arts was opened to the Asian, Caribbean and African seasonings which are popular in local cooking today. The project will run on weekends between May – September […]

Join our Community Dance Project!

Join our community dance project and perform at Stanley Arts! As part of our Commons dance festival in May we are running a free dance project for local people who are new to dance. The project will involve 5 days working with a choreographer at Stanley Arts, from 23-27 May, to create a new piece […]

Become a Stanley Arts Ambassador

Become a Stanley Arts Ambassador – the team at Stanley Arts needs you! We’re looking for Ambassadors to spread the word about all the wonderful things we have going on at Stanley Arts. In return you will receive: – Up to 2 free tickets every 2 months for an event of your choice (12 tickets […]

Our Voice Our Streets: StreetArt Workshop with Elno

Croydon Living Streets Group and Stanley Arts are inviting teenage girls and non-binary young people in Croydon to join us in creating a new mural celebrating our community here in South Norwood. Elno, an artist from the WOM streetart collective will work with the participants on a design and teach them painting skills so they are able to work together […]

Inventing South Norwood: Community Research Group

History Detectives Wanted! We are looking for local enthusiasts who have an interest in South Norwood and its history of invention and creativity. We are forming an archive group to collect local stories of invention and creativity. Initially we will research and uncover known and unknown the story that we already have and then work with […]

Inventing South Norwood Grants Programme

The Inventing South Norwood Grant Programme (First Round) We are very excited to be launching a new grant scheme to enable people inspired by South Norwood’s history of creativity and invention to create their own community event or activity in 2022. Grants of £500 to £1000 are available. The activities could be anything from a […]

As a registered charity, Stanley Arts relies on your support to lift up talented young artists and foreground marginalised voices. With your help we will continue to provide a vital cultural home for local communities and the Stanley Artistic Family. Now more than ever, we need your help.