Capturing of personal accounts and stories of the people and places, past and present.

community engagement .. … 

Community workshops to co-create Thames barge pennant textiles. Working with historically linked embroidery stitches, he’ll lead conversations exploring migrations, and looking at the people and cargo that arrived and left by the river.

A 3 day programme of films themed to the river and local area, projected onto windows and local buildings.

A studio residency at Sun Pier House, creating new work in response to the area and it’s history. Art to be exhibited throughout the High Street over the festival weekend. 

Then & Now, a photography project sourcing archived images of the High Street’s buildings and businesses, and recreate with the 2021 residents.

Geo located walk telling stories of the past and present

Recreation of an aerial photo of Chatham Intra from 1920, 100 hundreds years later Neil will present the two images together in a triptych with an account of his experience, exhibited in a High Street window.

Improvised live music, drawing on participation from spectators and audiences, with no previous experience required and using unconventional instruments.

Filmmaker for the History Walks and wider festival activities

Documenting the High Street and festival visitors in his characterful rapid sketch style.

Attending with the sailing barge Edith May, National Historic Ship #2110. Creating a river spectacle over the festival weekend and flying community-made pennants, created in sessions with Kalika’s Armour.

Showcasing stories and local discoveries through rain art installations, zines, small publications and hand printed ephemera for festival visitors.

A Victorian Photographer’s Studio experience capturing people’s portraits using traditional Wet Plate Collodion practice.

Creation of Chatham Intra 2121, engaging young people to think about what the High Street will be in 100 years time.

Creation of new history walks exploring and retelling the stories of the area.

Community engagement workshops…. …

A photography project exploring the street names through Chatham Intra and their origins.

TBC … ..

Exhibition and art installations in the windows of this High Street based community arts space.

Illustration project looking at the High Street business ‘Zee Fabrics’ capturing it’s customers, staff, shop interior and community.

Silhouette shadow installations referencing the area’s history and people.

Sound based art piece .. .. ..

Robert Flood and Kevin Younger create displays of the areas history, touring in shop windows and exhibition locations along the road.