Community Commissions
Community is central to our work at Metroland Cultures. Discover how we work with communities in Brent.
Metroland Cultures’ mission is to build, share and support art and culture in Brent by supporting communities to amplify stories of Brent life, and working with artists to tell new stories.
At the heart of our approach is the idea of stewardship, guided by principles of listening, hosting, and care. As a community resource, we’re committed to not only looking after the physical building itself, but rebuilding shared provisions, constructing vital infrastructures and also, more introspectively, nurturing the vibrant ecology within our walls. We listen attentively to the needs and aspirations of our community, hosting and holding space for dialogue and exchange. Inspired by the fluidity, dynamism and ever-changing nature of our environment – the busy high street, the noise of commerce, the constant flow of migration.
Our care extends beyond physical preservation to nurturing the cultural and artistic fabric of the neighbourhood.
Community Commissions Archive
Kilburn Print Workshop – Heiba Lamara
The Kilburn Print Workshop is a new commission with artist Heiba Lamara dedicated to community publishing and print and design education.
‘Making The Room Sing’ – Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin with the Asian Women’s Resource Centre
An exhibition to honour and celebrate the safe space that Asian Women’s Resource Centre has created by providing support and safety for women experiencing domestic and gender-based violence in Brent and beyond.
Growing Up B(r)ent – Ed Webb-Ingall with Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust.
Growing Up B(r)ent is a radio play by artist and filmmaker Ed Webb-Ingall, produced in collaboration with Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust. The play explores what it means to create communities of kin, particularly for individuals to whom such communities might initially seem out of reach.
With Us All – Sufra and Sean Roy Parker
A glasshouse commissioned for a community garden in the heart of the St. Raphael estate