Art Explora x V&A East
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- Award
- Art commission with public installation in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and surrounding spaces; performance opportunity for young people aged 16-18
- Location
- V&A East Museum and V&A East Storehouse, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East London
About
Overview
Art Explora has partnered with V&A East for a three-year partnership (2026-2028) comprising the annual Art Explora Art Commission and the Art Explora Performing Arts Programme, alongside support for the Art Explora Creative Studio at V&A East Storehouse. The partnership aims to deepen engagement with the arts across East London by inviting communities from Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest to participate in bold and new contemporary artistic practices.
Art Explora Art Commission
The 2024 Turner Prize-winning artist Jasleen Kaur has been chosen for the inaugural Art Explora Art Commission at V&A East. To be unveiled in autumn 2026, Kaur's work will be taken beyond the walls of the museum and embedded in public spaces surrounding V&A East's two sites in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Kaur will produce a series of sculptural and sonic works that intervene in public infrastructure and explore a complicated sense of place in collaboration with local groups.
Art Explora Performing Arts Programme
The Art Explora Performing Arts Programme, in partnership with Studio Wayne McGregor, engages 16-18 year olds from four local further education colleges in East London in a co-creative dance process responding to objects in the V&A collection. For the inaugural year, young participants will work directly with Studio Wayne McGregor to develop a new performance in response to Picasso's iconic 1924 painted stage cloth Le Train Bleu.
Performance Date
The creative development process will culminate in a performance in front of the stage cloth at V&A East Storehouse in February 2026.
Art Explora Creative Studio
Art Explora played a vital role in the establishment of the Art Explora Creative Studio at V&A East Storehouse. This space has been designed to enable object-based learning and practical making for all visitors. The studio is fully equipped to accommodate a range of activities from seminars to craft teaching and digital workshops, and can be combined with the adjacent Foyle Creative Studio for larger public programming activities.
- Award
- Art commission with public installation in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and surrounding spaces; performance opportunity for young people aged 16-18
- Theme
- The Art Explora Art Commission invites artists to create sculptural and sonic works that intervene in public infrastructure and explore contemporary artistic practices in response to East London's streets, neighborhoods, and sense of place. The Performing Arts Programme engages young people in a co-creative dance process responding to objects in the V&A collection, specifically Picasso's 1924 painted stage cloth Le Train Bleu.
- Eligibility
- Emerging and established artists and community participants from Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest; 16-18 year olds from East London further education colleges for the Performing Arts Programme.
- Audience
- 16-18 year olds from East London further education colleges (for Performing Arts Programme); emerging and established artists from East London boroughs (for Art Commission)
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