The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse
Dates Exhibition and Workshops open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 4th -15th
Time 12.00 – 7.00pm
Please see links below for workshop dates and times
About Crouch End Festival
The Crouch End Festival, the UK’s largest community arts festival, returns from June 12 to 18, 2025, transforming the heart of North London into a vibrant celebration of creativity and community spirit. Now in its 14th year, this volunteer-run event showcases a diverse array of artistic expressions, from live music and theatre to visual arts and literary readings. Crouch End Festival
A Celebration of Local Creativity
Since its inception in 2012, the Crouch End Festival has been a platform for local artists, musicians, writers, and performers to share their talents. The 2025 edition continues this tradition, featuring events across more than 60 venues, including Hornsey Library, Hornsey Town Hall, and St Mary’s Tower. Attendees can expect street art installations, craft markets, live performances, and interactive workshops that reflect the area’s rich cultural tapestry. This year Meadow Orchard will also be taking part and we have a great range of activities alongside our Roundhouse which will be transformed into an art gallery for the duration!
Workshop Activities:
Urban Rewilding and Sustainable Gardening
Date and Time Saturday 7th June, 4:30 – 7:00pm
We team up with Muswell Hill Sustainability group for an afternoon of garden tours and guest speakers in our ‘Green Gathering’, focussing on sustainable gardening and rewilding.
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Natural Building and Making With Wild Clay
Date and Time Weds, Sats and Suns June 4th – 15th 2.30-4.30pm
We have drop-in outdoor workshops planned for the duration of the event. We’ll be offering a chance to partake in a hands on making activities, working with natural building materials such as willow & hazel coppice and cob to make site specific works inspired from natural forms.
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Harvesting and Modelling with Wild Clay
Date and Time Saturday 14th 2.30-4.30pm
We’ll be joined by local ceramic artist Amy Wilson and using the clay beneath our feet, engaging with the history, archaeology and geology in our space. Inspired by the Roman Kilns in nearby Highgate wood, we’re really excited to be exploring making pottery from our Meadow clay and engaging with local makers and ceramic artists.
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Hazel and Willow Weaving
We’ll be working with these natural materials to weave living fedges and woven structures, really adding to the beauty of our magical space.
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Plant Sales and Plant Swaps
We never say no to a plant swap! Our volunteers have been hard at work, sowing, growing and propagating and we’ll have a selection of plants available to purchase, greeting you outside of our Roundhouse! Funds from plant sales help to sustain our community project.
Ukulele Strum
Date and Time Saturday 31st May & Saturday 14th June 5.00-6.30pm
Join us for a Ukulele Jam, outside in our beautiful garden space, ukes and percussion to try, or strum what ya brung! Song books available or bring your suggestions if there’s something you like to play! All ability levels, we try to play a mix of easier popular songs.
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Qi Gong Classes – Wednesday 4th, 11th & 18th June
Join us for a short course of 3 sessions of Golden Spine 9 Qi Gong with Maggie Byrne of Dragonfly Soul Connections.
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