Make It in DepthMake It in Depth: Xavi ArtXavier Laurent Leopold, known artistically as Xavi Art, is a self-taught contemporary...
Make It in DepthMake It in Depth: Karen McLeanKaren McLean’s multidisciplinary practice is informed by her experience of growing up...
Make It in DepthMake It in Depth: Poetic Unity on Judas and the Black MessiahFor the UK release of Judas and the Black Messiah, We Are...
News·1 min read·0Who Cares?Brixton-based architecture and design studios Squire & Partners and AWMA are excited to be collaborating once again for this year’s London Festival of Architecture...
News·8 min read·0Brains, Trees and CreativityI am a neurodivergent creativeI want to talk to you about the two things in life that have had the most impact on my...
News·2 min read·0The Black Curriculum on the Brixton UprisingThe Brixton Riots of 1981 was one of many key moments in the history of Black resistance in Britain. A response to years of...
Make It in Depth·1 min read·7Passing the torch: An intergenerational conversation about the legacy of the Brixton Uprising.Throughout the April issue of Make It in Brixton, we explored the history that leads up to April 1981, the legacy of that weekend...
Meet the Maker·5 min read·0Bringing a book to life: Voices of Our People.To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the 1981 Brixton Uprising the Independent Film Trust released a limited edition book with a difference. With the...
11Exhibition·1 min read·8Exhibition by Seonaid GowdieSeonaid Gowdie is young local artist who created the artwork for recent project Atlantic Billboard, Look Both Ways Atlantic Billboard, Look Both Ways, tells...
10Brixton Diaries·1 min read·7Brixton Diaries: draw the lineGaby Harrison is a freelance illustrator, commission artist, and owner of a small, Brixton-based creative business, draw the line. In 2020, Gaby launched a project to celebrate the many local businesses which had been forced to close due to the first COVID-19 lockdown. By capturing these businesses on paper, and sharing the illustrations online, Gaby hoped to reconnect Brixton locals with the venues they had been forced to abandon, and...
10Brixton Diaries·1 min read·7Brixton Diaries: draw the lineGaby Harrison is a freelance illustrator, commission artist, and owner of a small, Brixton-based creative business, draw the line. In 2020, Gaby launched a project to celebrate the many local businesses which had been forced to close due to the first COVID-19 lockdown. By capturing these businesses on paper, and...
Advice·1 min read·0Let’s Talk: HyperlocalAs part of Make It In Brixton’s ‘Lets Talk’ Series we were joined by Tim Gledstone to talk all things hyperlocal. Tim Gledstone is...
Advice·1 min read·1Self – employment Income Support Scheme: 4th Government GrantFor all those self -employed readers it might be helpful to know that the UK Government has announced its Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)...
Advice·1 min read·0We Want You to Stay – EU Settled StatusNow that the UK is no longer part of the EU, people living in the UK from EU countries must apply for settlement status...
