
HELP US CREATE A NEW PUBLIC ARTWORK FOR CAMBERWELL Thank you again for your fantastic contribution to the Camberwell Banners. We have some further exciting creative projects coming up in Camberwell, as part of our Camberwell Identity group work. First up, we're inviting you to join one of our Zoom workshops this week to discuss ideas for the new public artwork for Denmark Hill station - themed Art & Health - by internationally renowned artist Godfriend Donkor. Join Godfried Donkor for an online discussion about art, adrinkra and his new commission for the station on: Thursday 24th September 2020, via Zoom from 7.30pm or Friday 25th September 2020, via Zoom from 2pm Please email: camberwellartsfestival@gmail.com for the Zoom link. The work will be unveiled in April 2021 as part of the new second public entrance to the station. Godfried’s work has been exhibited at the ICA, Smithsonian, Tate Modern and Venice Biennale and in 2012 he was commissioned by Puma to create the kit for the Ghanaian national football side. His work for Denmark Hill station will mark the artist’s first permanent public commission. Selected through an open-call process, Godfried’s proposal offers a new take on the traditional adinkra symbolism of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Like emojis, but created hundreds of years earlier, adinkras offer a short-hand – often humorous - representation of shared lessons, proverbs and philosophies. They have the potential to encapsulate collective values and reflect on the health of our communities in these unprecedented times. We hope you will join us to select which adinkra best reflect our local culture, including the long history of innovation in art and medicine. Together, we also hope to create a new adinkra for Camberwell. You can vote for your favourite adinkra via Camberwell Arts social media accounts: @CamberwellArts #CamberwellAdinkra Godfried’s work is being commissioned by the Camberwell Society and hosted by Network Rail. They are working with a wide range of local partners - including Camberwell Arts, Camberwell Identity Group, Govia Thameslink, Kings College Hospital, Maudsley and the SE5 Forum - to bring this new artwork to Camberwell. Many thanks for your interest, Camberwell Identity Group (Camberwell Arts, Camberwell Society and SE5 Forum)