Rich Mix in Shoreditch is opening its doors to young people for a summer takeover! To complete a programme of evening entertainment, Rich Mix is unlocking 6 spaces in the Main Space exclusively for somewhereto_ young people and their projects throughout August. If you are burning to bring your performance to a large, staged venue in East London this summer then this is the space for you!

Rich Mix will be hosting daytime workshops, classes, master-classes, open rehearsals, seminars and talks – all focused on the artistic genres they programme. This will include art, music, theatre, dance, spoken word, visual arts and film. The aim is to give you the chance to work directly with professional artists and arts organisation, find out more about working in the arts or develop your own events and of course have doing what you love. 

To apply, please send the following details to Hatty at AVGC@somewhereto.org before Wednesday May 15^th at 9AM

Send Hatty your:

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Proposal: Please tell us, in no more than 250 words, what you would like to do with the space, what sort of technical assistance you require and why your event would work well as part of Rich Mix’s programme

Successful candidates will be invited to pitch their idea to a panel at Rich Mix on Monday 20^th May, 4-6PM

GOOD LUCK!

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somewhereto_ filled Hanbury Hall in East London with designs and hand crafted products of all sorts! Read here about what happened, who was there and how you can get involved too!

“The hall was filled with the bustle of curious customers throughout the weekend, admiring and sampling the goods on offer.”  Ailish - somewhereto_ young person

what is the Pop-Up Department Store?

21 budding designers and creatives transformed Hanbury Hall into a quirky space to sell the latest designs and crafts. The Pop-Up Department Store in East London opened its doors on the 17-18 November 2012 to invite shoppers to contribute to the famous retail scene and kick-start our young people’s projects.

how did the Pop-Up Department Store get started? 

In advance of the event itself, we invited traders to attend a day of training to boost their professional development skills. Kindly hosted in a somewhereto_ space at The Museum of London, the workshop was led by EJ Trivett – a drama practitioner who specialises in working with young entrepreneurs. She delivered five hours of… want to read more? Click here!

Do you want to do what you love in a space you’d never usually get the chance to be in? 

somewhereto_ unlocked hundreds of spaces for young people to be creative, sporty, entrepreneurial in. Contact us here to get involved!

 Our fingers and toes are still tingling from all the excitement at the weekend! Did you make it down to The Pop-Up Department Store?

21 budding designers and creative transformed Hanbury Hall into a quirky space to sell the latest designs and crafts. The Pop-Up Department Store in East London opened its doors on the 17-18 November 2012 to invite shoppers to contribute to the famous retail scene and kick-start our young people’s projects.

In advance of the event itself, we invited traders to attend a day of training to boost their professional development skills. Kindly hosted in a somewhereto_ space at The Museum of London, the workshop was led by EJ Trivett – a drama practitioner who specialises in working with young entrepreneurs. She delivered five hours of drama-fuelled exercises including a 30 second elevator pitch session, blogging basics, networking and marketing myths and miracles. By the end of the day, we were all bouncing off the walls with excitement and plans for the pop-up.

Within hours, one young person had taken the initiative to set up a Facebook group that every trader joined and shared ideas on. The commitment and team spirit was what struck me the most – it was exciting to see the project gain an unexpected momentum.

Our young people were then able to use their skills and expertise to create a cohesive space that took the shape of a department store in Hanbury Hall.  The five departments were all defined by Interior Design graduate Hannah Cackett’s, bespoke signs. These were jewellery, clothing, interiors, cosmetics and graphics.  Shoppers were particularly happy to shelter from the cold and rain to sample a hot infusion from Blue Bird Tea Co. and have a go at knitting with giant needles at Stitch and Story next door!

From 10am on Saturday, there was a steady flow of people through the door. Sarah Corrigan, a jewellery designer described the weekend as ‘by far the most successful event I’ve traded at’. The pop-up has certainly got us thinking about other collaborative opportunities for future projects. Watch this space!

Are you a young person in the UK who wants to join the hundreds of other young people getting a space of their very own? You definitely need to contact us then!

Roll up, roll up! somewhereto_ has an important announcement to make: somewhereto_’s first Pop-Up Department Store is coming to London. Here are the details. Do come and say hello…

Hanbury Hall in Spitalfields will play host to London’s first Pop-Up Department Store! In partnership with Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Pop-Up Department Store will be a creative space for budding artists to exhibit, showcase and sell their crafts.

The store will feature 20 promising designers, creatives and artists from networks across the UK, who have come together to collaboratively produce a weekend where they can showcase their work in an area famous for its quirky markets.

Come and revel at the transformed Hanbury Hall, as it has been morphed into a compact shopping experience boasting jewellery, clothing, natural cosmetics, handmade yarns and more. Prepare to enter a space that teases purses but at the same time celebrates the latest in ornate crafts and innovative design by some of the most exciting young talent in the capital!

Happy Monday somewhereto_ crew,  hope you all had spiffing weekend!

Apologies, here at somewhereto_ HQ we have take to speaking like its 1932…just to jazz up the day as we find you somewhereto_ do your thing…

Speaking of which, if you require somewhereto_ rehearse, exhibit, perform, perhaps even screen a film, then once again we have the perfect space for you! Then you should to check out Press Play House in East London. Its a wonderful spacious location with high ceilings that can hold up to 250 people and is available daily from 10 am to 11pm!

So what you waiting for? Find out more about this space here.

Don’t forget that we have hundreds of spaces just waiting for you to come and do your thing, check them out here. 

somewhereto_ LDN has been working closely with Rich Mix, a Mecca for up-and-coming artistic talent in East London, to get our young people doing the things they love.

We want to share three diverse projects which happened at the Rich Mix venue in January that really showcase the opportunities presented by just one empty space.

Continental Operations Gallery: Exhibition One

Continental Operations is a nomadic art gallery which exhibits in unusual spaces across London. The gallery aims to show the work of exciting emerging artists and favours experimental exhibition formats in temporary locations. With this in mind, Gallery Director Christopher Lawrence wanted to find somewhereto_ stage Continental Operations Gallery’s first exhibition and felt the synergy with the somewhereto_ project was idea.

We secured Rich Mix’s Cafe Gallery for the exhibition, a space more than perfect for the job. The private view drew in a great crowd and Continental Operations will feature in somewhereto_ LDN’s project showcase in March of this year.

The BluMile Launch Party

 The Blu Mile is a new and original concept born from the minds of two innovative Londoners (Blu Evans and Miles Fleming), who share a relentless passion for music, culture and fashion. From humble blog origins where they posted images of their favourite footwear and views on all things eclectic, the boys are now authorities on “what’s fresh” and their site receives over 7000 views per month. To mark their recent move to a new online domain, their collaboration with New Era Caps and everything great happening to them right now, Blu and Miles sought out somewhereto_ host a free launch party for their network and followers. A vibrant evening with performances from musicians, poets, dancers and contemporary artists, guests could meet the guys in the flesh and watch Blu cut his hair to raise money for the Sickle Cell Society.

Benefiting from a venue in the heart of Shoreditch, hundreds attended the launch and meant The Blue Mile saw in the new year in style. The boys already want to host other showcase events with the help of somewhereto_ and Rich Mix and felt January’s event went ‘brilliantly’.

Alleyway Daydream premier by Macabra Productions

Independent filmmakers Dirmitri Vassiliadis and Daniel Isebor founded Macabra Productions to re-establish the independent film industry and create a community-orientated atmosphere for young filmmakers. Having produced their first short film Alleyway Daydream in 2011, Dirmitri and Daniel approached somewhereto_ to find the perfect venue for their premier.

The film is inspired by a time in their own lives where they were short of things to do and is a dark, edgy project focused on characters unable to transform their lives. Unlike these characters though and thanks to the somewhereto_ project, these young filmmakers were able to access the prestigious Rich Mix venue. Around 80 people attended the premier, which began with a generous session of networking over champagne and millionaire shortbreads. The somewhereto_ project has provided a great platform for Daniel and Dirmitri to grow Macabra productions and create a network around their surrealist films. Daniel told us that the premier went ‘better than expected’ and that it ‘couldn’t have happened without the help of somewhereto_ and Rich Mix’.

Feel inspired? Get in touch with us and find somewhereto_do the thing you love!