{ "name": "Colours of Redbridge: Home away from Home – Making of the Art Truck", "description": "About the project: We are creating the UK’s first ever electric South-Asian inspired Truck Art vehicle, working with world-class designers and fabricators in South Asia and London to create a unique travelling piece of artwork to inspire thousands of people across the UK. We are working with Felicity Jones, a highly acclaimed, Redbridge-born metal artist, to create the truck in a traditional South Asian style and we have very limited spaces to join a workshop with her to help make some of the metalwork for the truck. This May we worked with five organisations and over 160 residents from the Hainault and Fullwell Cross area to get their ideas and stories with the theme of ‘Home away from Home’. These stories were then designed and incorporated into panels of the truck made by local and international artists in London and South Asia. During September to October, this magnificent touring Truck will deliver pop-up workshops and performances to areas of North Redbridge (Hainault/Fullwell Cross area). Working in collaboration with schools, care homes, town squares, community centres and faith centres, we will deliver a variety of unique and inspirational activities that relate to the diverse communities where we live, all which focus on a different skill or learning element. You can see a short video of a pilot project we did last year using a truck from South Asia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7I1MwsAec What would you do:  Participants will make a selection of metalwork using different techniques such as: plasma cutting, punching to create different textures, dishing (creating a 3D shape), cleaning / tidying up the shapes, mounting and welding. Participants will use equipment such as an angle grinder, hand tools and welding equipment.  Who is it for:  Adults or children 16 and over – no prior experience is required  Group size: 6  When: Friday 11th July afternoon 14:00-17:00  Where: Felicity Jones Metal Workshop, 258 Hardess St, London SE24 0HN (near Loughborough Junction / Broxton).  We will meet the participants at Ilford Station around an hour before each workshop begins. ", "startDate": "2025-07-11", "startTime": "14:00:00", "endTime": "17:00:00", "location": "Colours of Redbridge", "label": "Add to Calendar", "options": [ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "trigger":"click", "inline":true, "listStyle":"modal", "iCalFileName":"colours-of-redbridge-home-away-from-home-making-of-the-art-truck-event-reminder" }