Events | West Norwood Cemetery

	The Nettle Dress film screening with West Norwood Free Film Festival Friday 6 June 7.30pm-9pm Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand just from the fibre of locally foraged stinging nettles. This is 'hedgerow couture', the greenest of slow fashion and also his medicine. It's how he survives the death of this wide and finds a beautiful way to honour her. A modern-day fairytale and hymn to the healing power of nature and slow craft. This is a FREE event, but essential to book due to limited places:…
	Museum of the Moon: Luke Jerram 10am-last entry 10pm Saturday 7 June Live music and storytelling at 8.45pm The Museum of the Moon returns once again to West Norwood Cemetery. To mark the end of our six year National Lottery Heritage Funded project we are bringing the Moon down to Earth for six days (one day for each year of the project) with an extra special presentation of the Museum of the Moon as the centrepiece of our celebratory Illuminate creative arts festival running from Friday 30 May to Sunday 8…
	A talk by Nikos Akritidis: Ruderal London Saturday 7 June 10:30am-11:30am The event will be a presentation of Nikos' research and paper titled Ruderal London - imagining urban forest futures on the traces of the Great North Wood, followed by a Q&A discussion. It explores how encounters between humans and plants can offer an analysis of urban life in 21st Century London and is situated at the intersection of urban studies, art and architectural history, environmentalism, and postcolonial theory. Nikos' argues that postcolonial entanglements of life coexisting in the same city are…
	Marissa Stoffer: Foraging for Colour Walk Saturday 7 June 11:30am-1pm Learn the ancient art of foraging, uncover the natural colours plants create, and connect with the rich botanical heritage of the landscape in a journey that awakens curiosity, creativity, and wonder. Please note: We will continue in all weather. No requirements except to come prepared for the weather on the day and to wear comfortable footwear Marissa Stoffer (b. Netherlands) is a cross-disciplinary artist and educator whose practice explores ecology, plants, and humanity’s evolving relationships with the…
	Lucy Mayes: Transmuting The Oak Saturday 7 June 2:30pm-4pm Please note: Suitable for beginners/ no previous knowledge of pigment making necessary. Ages from 13 and above. Children to be supervised by an adult. Bring a sketchbook and empty vessels for taking away pigment & ink Join pigment maker & researcher Lucy Mayes (of London Pigment @londonpigment) for an immersive exploration into the rich history of pigment making from the venerable oak tree. This hands-on 90-minute workshop delves into the…
	Immersive Sound and Voice Performance by Original Copy (Meandros) Saturday 7 June 5pm-5:30pm Original Copy is an ongoing project by Bristol-based Riccardo Carbone and London-based John Strutton, transforming visual material into immersive sound and voice. Using custom-built software, the duo explore the visible world—objects, images, and material space—to reveal hidden soundscapes and buried narratives. For this special performance…
	Museum of the Moon: Luke Jerram 10am-last entry 10pm Sunday 8 June Live music and storytelling at 8.45pm The Museum of the Moon returns once again to West Norwood Cemetery. To mark the end of our six year National Lottery Heritage Funded project we are bringing the Moon down to Earth for six days (one day for each year of the project) with an extra special presentation of the Museum of the Moon as the centrepiece of our celebratory Illuminate creative arts festival running from Friday 30 May to Sunday 8…
	Illuminate Final Open Day Sunday 8 June Various times - read on for exact details Sunday 8 June is the final day of Illuminate, our creative arts festivals to mark the end of our six year long National Lottery Heritage Fund project. So what's on between 11am and 10pm? Open Day 11am-3pm With all your favourite stalls including stone carving, painting and clay - as well as Morris Dancing by the…
	Zoe Hodgson: Screen printing workshop with natural dyes Sunday 8 June 11am-12:30pm Workshop for paper screen printing with natural dyes. Participants will: Learn how to make printable natural dye ink for screen printing on paper and fabric. Make paper stencil designs. Make multiple layered paper prints. Paper and ink will be provided. Zoe Hodgson MA(RCA) is an artist and materials researcher, who works as a University Technical Associate. She is a printmaking specialist, expert in many techniques, more recently focused on bio material and natural…
	Sara Trillo: Underground Walk Sunday 8 June 1:30pm-3pm Please note: We will continue in all weather. No requirements except to come prepared for the weather on the day and to wear comfortable footwear For this event, Sara Trillo will recount ideas of entering the underland from sources including the mythological, folkloric, literary, and documentary accounts, and will connect these to the geology and ecology of the cemetery site. Sara Trillo is a visual artist based in East Kent, with a studio in Margate. She studied Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts and in…