Illuminate
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Illuminate is our creative arts festival of celebratory events as we light up our precious and magnificent cemetery to mark the end of our six year National Lottery Heritage Fund project.
Saturday 31 May: 11am - 12noon: Grand Opening 'Brass and Forget-me-nots'- Everyone welcome to celebrate - then:
Friday 30 May to Sunday 8 June: Illuminate - A New Beginning, ten days full of events and activities, including:
Fri 30 May, Sat 31 May, Sun 1 June then Fri 6, 7, 8 June - viewing times differ: Museum of the Moon
Installations and exhibitions featured in Illuminate
Illuminate features both outdoor installations and indoor group exhibitions. Click on the link for more information on the artists and their work.
The installations outside can be viewed whenever the cemetery is open, the group exhibitions have varied opening times, follow the links on their dedicated pages or see the notices displayed in the cemetery.
Individual events
All are FREE except the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery who ask for a £10 donation:
Friday 30 May, 12.00noon-1pm Getting Out There: Stroll and a Cuppa run by L'Arche - for people of all ages, with and without learning disabilities, leaves from L'Arche just turn up
Sunday 1 June, 2.30pm-4pm FoWNC Introductory monthly tour - pre-book
Sunday 1 June, 3.30pm-4.10pm Persephone, a unique story walk for adults and young people over 7yrs - pre-book
Monday 2 June, 6pm-9pm Late night viewing of group artists exhibitions in the Visitor Centre and St Stephen's Chapel - just turn up
Tuesday 3 June, 9.30pm-11pm Night time guided tour of the cemetery, pre-book
Wednesday 4 June, 12.30pm-1.30pm Lunchtime wellbeing walk, with added history, register on arrival
Thursday 5 June, 6.30pm-8pm An Effra River Walk through Norwood, pre-book
Friday 6 June, 12.00noon-1pm Getting Out There: Stroll and a Cuppa run by L'Arche - for people of all ages, with and without learning disabilities, leaves from L'Arche just turn up
Friday 6 June, 7.30pm-9pm The Nettle Dress, film screening with Q&A, pre-book
Saturday 7 June, 10.30am-11.30am A Talk by Nikos Akritidis, Ruderal London, pre-book
Saturday 7 June, 11.30am-1pm, Foraging for Colour with Marissa Stoffer, pre-book
Saturday 7 June, 2.30pm-4pm, Workshop: Transmuting the Oak with Lucy Mayes, pre-book
Saturday 7 June, 5pm-5.30pm, Immersive Sound and Voice Performance by Original Copy (Meandros), pre-book
Sunday 8 June, 11am-12.30, Workshop: Screen printing with natural dyes, pre-book
Sunday 8 June, 1.30pm-3pm Walk: Exploring the Underland with Sara Trillo, pre-book
Sunday 8 June, 3pm-5pm, Simple basketry and cordage workshop with John Page, pre-book
The Moon is our theme
From the beginning of human history, the moon has acted as a ‘cultural mirror’ to our beliefs, understanding and ways of seeing. Over the centuries, this celestial body has been interpreted as a god and a planet, as well as a timekeeper and calendar.
Different cultures have their own historical, cultural and religious relationships to the moon. With its ever-changing phases, is it a powerful symbol, representing different aspects of life, death, and rebirth and in many mythologies, the moon’s influence extends into the realm of the underworld, a concept that embodies the mysteries surrounding death and the afterlife.
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