Community
Kettle’s Yard’s Community programme aims to establish a long-term creative partnership with our neighbours in North Cambridge through a three year collaboration, Open House, supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Cambridge City Council.
Find out more about other projects with our local community here.
Open House
Open House is a long-term creative programme with Kettle’s Yard and communities in North Cambridge. Each year the community selects the Open House Artist in Residence.
Harold Offeh
Harold Offeh has been selected by the community to be the Open House Artist in Residence for 2017. Harold will be working with communities in North Cambridge to explore the local area from April 2017 until the end of September 2017.
Isabella Martin, You Are Here
The second Open House Artist in Residence, Isabella Martin, worked with local residents to explore the area and create a new map in a project called You Are Here. The project is inspired by Kettle’s Yard, celebrating all the individual and unique things which make a place special.
Emma Smith, Variations on a Weekend Theme
Emma Smith, our first Open House Artist in Residence, collaborated with local communities to develop a new performative artwork exploring people’s restorative pastimes entitled Variations on a Weekend Theme.
More information on the Open House programme and residencies, and live updates on research, ideas, and activity can be found here or to join our Open House mailing list, please contact the following staff via mail@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk:
Karen Thomas, Community Officer
Liz Ballard, Open House Assistant Curator
Kettle’s Yard Community Partners:
Arbury Carnival
King’s Hedges Neighbourhood Partnership
Cambridge City Council Community Development
Cambridgeshire County Council Youth Services
Park Arts Group
Cambridge City Council ChYpPs Team
North Cambridge Academy
Grove Primary School
Arbury Primary School
Plus many more!
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