Posts by Moira
Black Icons Winners Announced.
We are thrilled to announce that the four(!) women chosen to be painted are Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, Mavis Best and Kristina and Sadé Alleyne. The murals will be painted during the Brockley Max festival from the 2nd to the 10th June. The Steering Committee said: Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah received the most votes from the public and it…
Read MoreWays you can support this year’s festival
Here are some of the ways you can support this years festival…
Read MoreCalling all young people to enter our competition
Attention young artists alike! We have a competition for you to submit your female icons. Draw, paint, write or submit your preferred artform for a chance for it to be exhibition during the Brockley Max Festival. If you are or you may know any young artists, make sure to share and submit your works. More…
Read MoreVoting Open for the Black Icons Murals
Voting is now open for the public to choose their favourite woman to be painted as a mural in Brockley, SE4. Three murals have been commissioned; this also being a chance to unveil the stories of more famous or lesser-known changemakers in the borough. Voting is open until 31st March 2023 when the final three…
Read MoreSave the Opening Night
We’ve had over 15 years of free music at the now legendary Brockley Max Opening Night, but we can’t do it this year as all our funding sources have dried up due to ongoing cost of living issues. We all need something to look forward to, and it would be wonderful to be able to…
Read MoreCreative Workshop this Sunday 17th Feb
Reminder for our drop-in workshop this Sunday (17th Feb) at @migrationmuseum 2-5pm as part of @MayorofLondon #UntoldStories project. Come in and create, learn and be part of an exciting project, telling stories of #BlackFemaleIcons of Lewisham 🎨 https://brockleymax.co.uk/icons-schools-competition/
Read MoreTAIT & SMILE
Roving Review #10 by Robert Cole There’s been more than one Jubilee this week, apparently. The better one was held in Brockley under the careful guidance of ‘Queen’ Moira Tait. Sure, as Moira will be first to say, the Brockley Max 21st (or Brass) Jubilee only happened thanks to the volunteers, performers, musicians, artists, writers,…
Read MoreSAM ‘THE MAN’ WILKINSON
Roving Review #9 by Robert Cole Some say that if you remember the 1960s, you weren’t there. If you want to know how Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan might have played as coming-of-age singer-guitarists, go see Sam Wilkinson. You’ll not forget him. Lucky ravers enjoyed Wilkinson twice at this year’s Brockley Max festival:…
Read MoreTHREE INTO FOUR DOES GO
Roving review #8 by Robert ColeA Magic City Trio with four musicians? Yeah, let’s get over it. They were still magical: and as much as I like Johnny Cash and Stones covers, the deft-handed original tunes did most to put the Ladywell Tavern at ease. Good gig.
Read MoreTHE DYNAMIC, CONSTANT, GARDEN
Roving review #7 by Robert Cole At first glance, it seems Tom Hemming is painting blurs of motion. In fact, in this series of beautiful works hanging in the Lewisham Art House, he is doing something rather different and very much more interesting. In the portraits, Hemming’s ambition is to capture the mood of the…
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