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Close to the Edge in Highgate

We’ve got an exciting programme of FREE activities in Highgate this half term for everyone! Please contact us as soon as you can to book your place – there’s loads of opportunities to get out and do something creative – especially for ages 8 to 18 years. Follow this link to register your place and […]
Happy New Year in Highgate!

‘We’ve had an amazing year ‘Home in Highgate in 2024, and next week we’ll be finalising plans for 2025! Join us at Stanhope Wellbeing Hub 1:45 Thursday 23rd January. It’s amazing to think what we’ve achieved together since we started back in June 2024 – check out some of our blogposts to catch up: Chandos […]
CREATE Discover Highgate

18th May we went with our youth panel and art club members to discover Highgate. First step was to check out our giant map, and find out where people wanted to go. We went to the Baptist Church, home of Rev. Peter Stanford (1858-1909), who was the first Black Baptist Minister in the UK (Benjamin […]
CREATE looks to the summer

I hope you had an amazing bank holiday weekend and are all enjoying the sunshine! We continued character designs, zines and protest pieces(see image) and also plans for future trips and things, including next week at the Botanical Gardens. Looking forward we discussed plans for a Summer Art Club during the holiday, both dates and […]
CREATE’s first site visit

We came back to the Edge to see how the building work is going. At the moment the only sign of the builders is a sign on the gate and a very empty Edge. Next door there is a storage area with everything that used to be in the Edge. For our first site visit […]
Youth Panel CREATE

Our Youth Panel has a new name! After much deliberation, Friction Youth Panel are now ‘CREATE: Creative Revolution Evolving At The Edge’, thoughtfully named and voted on. We also discussed how to safely pass on messages to our team, be they comments, safeguarding concerns, or just praise for our all star art clubbers work. Some […]
Hope from the Heart of Ukraine

Two years of war is a heavy weight to carry. Friction Art club has created a space for young Ukrainian artists to express themselves and mark this anniversary. Through these difficult times we want to honour these difficult stories and show our solidarity – your voice matters. Art is a powerful tool for sharing stories […]