Network Members

AiR is an artist-led studio based on the Hastingwood Trading Estate in Edmonton. A long-term practice of ’staying’ in the everyday of a place supports the making of artworks in response. Their most recently staying in the Lea Valley explores distribution, movement and making during climate and social crisis.

Alex McHallam MA is a mixed media artist working mostly in mosaics.  She specialises in public art projects which focus on community engagement.  Her work frequently references local history and the environment. She teaches mosaic making at all levels.

Arbeit Studios is a creative workspace provider working across London. Our site in Palmers Green doesn't (currently) have any studios available, we run a creative programme of events and opportunities including a rolling Artist Residency Programme. The space is also available to book for workshops, events, exhibitions, performances and more, and we have been helping steer the redevelopment of Devonshire Square and are planning it's launch programme.

Situated on the edge of Enfield’s 10,000 home Meridian Water regeneration project, BLOQS are the largest open access workshop in Europe. BLOQS provide professional facilities for SME creative makers in metalwork, 3D printing, fashion, set building etc.

Border Crossings is an intercultural theatre company, based in Enfield and creating work that connects the local and the global. Our professional theatre and community engagement work go hand in hand: the professional productions give exposure to stories that are rarely told, and our long lasting relationships with grass roots communities steer, inform and feed our artistic vision, which pushes for change and equality for all.

CareerQuest is a newly founded UK career development and events platform that offers affordable one-to-one career consultations, CV and LinkedIn advice, workshops, and networking events. Aiming to bridge individuals with industry leaders, job opportunities, and professional growth across all career stages.

Nadia Thomas is the Silversmith and Jewellery Designer behind Chamarel Designs. Working primarily in silver and incorporating gemstones into her designs, she has recently been focusing on sculptural and hollow forms. Her jewellery has been on sale at Battersea Power Station and is currently available at the Dugdale Arts Centre.

Cheniece Warner (she/they) is a chronically ill, neurodivergent transdisciplinary artist based in North London. Working across poetry, movement, sound, and visual media, their practice centres reflection, presence, and connection. They also offer documentary photography and project consultation, supporting others to shape ideas and document process with care and intention.

Chickenshed is a theatre company for absolutely everyone. For fifty years, we’ve created bold and beautiful work from our limitless belief in each other. Through our productions, our performance training, our education courses and our outreach projects, we create wonder out of chaos and change out of challenge.

Clang Studios is a music production studio offering rehearsal space, recording studios and equipment hire, based in Ponders End, an important site of former major industrial employment including Thorn EMI and Belling factories, and now home to an emerging creative cluster.

Colour Your City is a multidisciplinary practice working with the power of colour to enrich life and transform space. Colour Your City envisions a world where colour is used consciously and imaginatively to enrich the built environment and elevate wellbeing.

I discovered my passion for creative drawing at 13 during secondary school, and now at 23, I'm a graduate from Enfield specialising in illustration, graphic design, and computer animation. My work is fuelled by digital media--cartoons, video games, TV, and social media--and I love creating fictional characters from my own ideas.

Doodle Designs is a participatory creative organisation based in Edmonton and founded by Christina Kalinowski in 2011. Doodle connects communities through art craft and design, delivering community art workshops and public realm participatory projects.

The Dread House is a multi creative arts organisation, combining the talents of intergenerational Enfieldian artists. They provide themed live action events throughout the year, specialising in Halloween. They work in partnership with a number of Enfield and north London centres, such as Capel Manor gardens, Enfield LGBT Network, HOPE for Epilepsy and more. The Dread House has been running for over 5 years and has produced experiences in different mediums at festivals and LGBT history month.

Dugdale Arts Centre (DAC) central cultural venue for Enfield and home to Museum Enfield, will be the core project hub and host the museum exhibition, immersive museum performance, community co-produced musical, exhibition talks and children’s workshops.

Dr Kremena Dimitrova is a socially engaged and interdisciplinary London based illustrator-as-historian and arts-based researcher. Weaving theory with practice, Kremena’s projects, residencies, and interventions in the cultural, heritage, and education sectors often focus on co-creatively unearthing untold, hidden, forgotten, and marginalised narratives.

Dyspla are an award-winning organisation who produce and develop the work of dyslexic and neuro-divergent story-makers. They work internationally in film, immersive theatre, installation & digital art.

I am a 23-year-old actor, writer, producer, model, poet, and presenter. I’ve starred in Amani (4M+ views), Sick (100K+ views), and Reggie Yates’s Make Me Famous. I host networking events, award shows, and live interviews. I also co-wrote Stories Boys Don’t Like to Tell and self-published two poetry books.

Enfield Climate Action Forum is a network of groups and individuals concerned with addressing climate change. We know that art is a powerful tool to communicate with people over the crisis of climate change and artists often help us with our work and take part in our events.

Enfield Poets have been established since 2000 and provide opportunities for local poets to perform their work in a supportive and stimulating environment. In addition to their regular live shows, Enfield Poets also runs workshops and classes to help local writers develop their knowledge and skills.

We are filmmaker’s based in Edmonton, Enfield. We develop community films; we run an organisation called Exploring Cultural Lives CIC which creates poetic documentary films about communities. The intention and purpose is to improve the future by highlighting the past and present of local people, the community spirit and its heritage, to share with enthusiasm a memorable and positive social impact.

Led by Dan Maier, Extraordinary Design creates large scale three-dimensional artworks for interiors, window displays, theatre and public spaces. Dan has created colour light installations as part of Enfield Winter Lights and also colourful road crossings in other parts of the borough.

Fisher Cheng is an Edmonton based architecture studio practicing collaborative architecture with a socially motivated agenda. With an aim to deliver designs that delight where the process is just as engaging as the outcome, Fisher Cheng works with purpose towards the common good, primarily across sectors of housing, community spaces, public realm and grassroots-led placemaking.

Forty Hall Forty is a Grade 1 Listed Jacobean Manor House and heritage site, located in rural Enfield and set amidst an idyllic landscape. Forty Hall will host some industry activities related to Forty Hall’s heritage.

Face Front Inclusive Theatre has been based in Edmonton Green since 1998 and creates original, ground-breaking Inclusive Theatre with a company of disabled, neurodiverse and diverse artists. The company produces professional, issue-based and challenging multi-layered theatre, through its Theatre in Schools, Participation and Training programmes.

Fore Street For All is a community interest company which has been delivering a successful cultural programme with a community first approach to foster a safe and welcoming environment along Fore Street in Upper Edmonton. Our programme is informed by the interests and needs of the local community. We work with local residents, businesses and creatives to deliver events that celebrate Upper Edmonton and its diverse cultures.

Gee Jay is an accomplished artist,  dedicated art educator,visionary director and the innovative founder of Gee Jay Arts. Gee has made it her life's mission to empower individuals through the joy of art education and transformative creative experiences.  With a passion for both creating and teaching art, Gee has cultivated a unique approach that not only fosters artistic expression but also nurtures personal growth and self discovery.

HighRise is an award-winning multi-arts collective representing unheard communities and stories of contemporary Inner-City Britain. Championing rap, theatre, politics, and heritage, HighRise is at the frontline of youth arts engagement across the UK, where their productions, programmes, and mentoring schemes offer deep engagement in forgotten areas of Britain.

Hillary Emetuche is a multidisciplinary artist working with charcoal, graphite, and photography. His realist works explore history, community and purpose. Rooted in community engagement, Hillary integrates storytelling, demonstrations, and public speaking into his practice, inspiring fellow creatives and empowering the next generation through art’s capacity to connect and uplift.

Hive Curates are artists, studio providers (the first in Enfield!) and curators. They are part of the Fore Street For All network and have worked proactively and collaboratively to develop exemplar creative/community programmes in Angel Edmonton and across Enfield.

MIHO is a creative production company with an excellent track record in delivering music events that cross the traditional with the unexpected, e.g.; Reggae on the Lawn of Grade I listed Jacobean mansion Forty Hall.

The museum team curated the core exhibition at DAC, outdoor travelling exhibition and three satellite displays in libraries. In addition, five exhibition talks and a number of children’s workshops were delivered by a freelance museum education specialist.

NG Media is a marketing agency with its own professional photo, video, and podcast studio. The agency develops effective strategies, including social media marketing, and creates all the high-quality content needed to bring them to life – all under one roof.

Owen Wall Ceramics are a creative business based in Edmonton. Professional ceramicists who sell to the restaurant trade, they also have fine art backgrounds and are keen to expand their work into artistic production.

Pinhole London is a diverse community project that programmes workshops, events and exhibitions with a focus on enabling community participation in the arts.

Platinum Performing Arts are a both an accredited academy delivering award- winning performing arts training and creative producers using arts to support and empower young people in Upper Edmonton.

I’m Roshni Beeharry, writer, poet, Writing for Wellbeing Facilitator, Medical Lecturer and former doctor. I provide workshops for communities and organisations, offering a confidential space for self-expression and creativity. I facilitate workshops with those living with long-term conditions, carers, NHS staff and the public in galleries and other community spaces.

Sophie Ambelas is a London-based ceramicist whose approach to ceramics is rooted in experimentation, play and mixed media. Her work explores the expressive possibilities of clay, embracing unpredictability and imperfection. She teaches pottery to students of all ages, embracing the mindfulness that comes with clay to allow each student the opportunity of creating their own work of art. 

The MarketPlug hosts community events, pop-up markets, open mic night, and workshops to foster engagement, collaboration, and support among local businesses and individuals. We work closely with churches, charities, and business owners to create inclusive spaces that promote growth, networking, and empowerment within the community.

The Matchbox is an artist collective that connects artists with communities to tell stories through public art. We are a leader in coproduction of murals with communities, and have a strong track record of leading community driven and focused public art projects, that provide benefit to the communities involved. 

Tiger Monkey UK Ltd are one of Enfield’s foundational creative organisations, established in 2005 and specialising in delivering high quality participatory art across a number of genres.

Trini-Maria Katakwe (TMK) is a London-based spatial designer, visual artist, and cultural strategist. Drawing on her British-Nigerian-Zambian heritage, she applies Fragmentation as a methodology to explore identity, memory, and place. Her multidisciplinary practice blends architecture, scenography, and digital arts, creating immersive community-centred experiences with institutions, brands, and public spaces.

UP Projects is the UK’s leading public art organisation specialising in socially engaged public art commissioning. We bring world class artists out of the gallery and into public spaces to create new work with communities across the UK and beyond. Our work is always responsive to context often activating unexpected corners of the public realm.

Waggle Dance Co. provides storytelling & dance workshops for young people.
Designed to inspire, co-create with & encourage the next generation of very young artists.
We want to share our love for the performing arts whilst promoting FITNESS, FOCUS, FREEDOM.

We support young people and adults to express themselves through spoken word, creative writing and performance. Our workshops and open-mic events inspire people to connect with themselves, each other, and the world around them. We work with primary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, youth groups, and charities, supporting thousands of young people each year.

Zinfinity is an inclusive jewellery designing-making business, creating pieces that can be accessed and enjoyed by everyone. Zoe White is the founder of Zinfinity, As a trained artist and teacher, Zoe can be found running all sorts of creative workshops.