Creative Elephant shows the wealth of arts and culture that Elephant and Castle has to offer, mapping the galleries, dance studios, theatres, museums and clubs in this vibrant area.
With the launch of a new interactive map coinciding with the reopening of theatres and other venues in May, visitors and residents of Elephant and Castle can now explore the rich and diverse cultural offering in the area. Creative Elephant is an online resource featuring world-renowned nightclubs like Corsica Studios, local theatres Southwark Playhouse and Blue Elephant, dance studios and school Siobhan Davies and Superarts Academy, and art galleries and exhibition spaces such as Artists Studio Company (ASC) and Drawing Room.
Creative Elephant was initially developed by London College of Communication, UAL in 2019 to promote local creativity during the College’s degree shows for students in design and screen disciplines. A similar showcase had been planned for 2020 which was cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Gill Henderson, Cultural and Communities Partnerships Manager at London College of Communication:
Being without a crystal ball, we had no idea how events would unfold back in April last year, when we decided to create a website to showcase the wonderful creative and cultural spaces in and around our College at Elephant and Castle. We're now delighted to support those venues in a small way as they gradually re-open, and we look forward to working in partnerships as Creative Elephant comes back to real life. This is just the beginning.
Chris Smyrnios, Artistic Director at Southwark Playhouse:
The new Creative Elephant website is a great resource, especially with the reopening of theatres and cultural venues from May. I'm looking forward to using it and directing our audiences to it so they can check out all the wonderful offerings in the Elephant!
Mary Doyle, Co-Director at Drawing Room:
Creative Elephant is the one-stop place to find what’s on in the rich cultural life of Elephant and Castle. Drawing Room is excited to welcome everyone back from 21st May for our major exhibition Drawing Biennial 2021 that includes 292 artists many of whom are south London based.
Creative Elephant has been partly developed in response to the pandemic, serving as a year-round guide to help support local arts and culture venues during and after this difficult period.
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