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Only Two Weeks Left for Event Submissions
There’s only two weeks left if you want to organise an event for this year’s festival. Our deadline is March the 26th and all you need to do is to check out our Event Page on what you need to do to take part, and complete our event form. We have several venues looking for events so if…
Read MoreExperienced Volunteer Coordinator needed for Brockley Max 2024
The Brockley Max festival needs someone to recruit, train and organise its volunteers. Max Media Arts (the non-profit organisation that manages the Brockley Max festival) is looking to recruit a part-time Volunteer Coordinator for this key post. This is a paid role suitable for someone with comparable experience managing volunteers. Brockley Max is an exciting and inspiring nine-day community…
Read MoreHelp make Art In The Park happen again
Now we need you to make it a success. Last year we lost Art in the Park but this year we are determined to bring it back. We are excited to have launched Brockley Max 2024. We need to raise £3000 to make this happen and we have kicked out a crowd funder to try…
Read MoreGiving the Gift of Offence
Martin Rowson, Guardian cartoonist and local, is raising funds for Brockley Max with a talk at the Brookmill pub. Join long-time Lewisham resident and Brockley Max regular Martin Rowson as he takes us on a rambunctious, rollicking and incredibly rude ride through his 40 year career doing his mean-minded satirical best to hold the great…
Read MoreBlack 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/
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