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The Brockley Max team are busy writing funding applications for next year’s festival and it is important for us to show the funders evidence of support for the Opening Night and Art In The Park. Your support for these two events is crucial, and you can show this by writing a comment below. Whether it…
Read MoreWe Need New Board Members!
Would you like to meet new people, put smiles on people’s faces and play a role in bringing the community together? Here’s your opportunity… Brockley Max arts festival has been going since 2001 and over the years it has gone from strength to strength, with the number and variety of free events increasing each year.…
Read MoreBrockley Max programme cover competition extended
Before the schools broke up for Easter we announced our competition for secondary schools pupils across the borough to design the front cover for this year’s Brockley Max Festival programme. Word didn’t get out to everyone so, in order to give all 11-to-18 year olds in the area a fair chance of entering, we’ve just…
Read MoreBrockley Max Craft Market
Calling All Crafters, Artists and Makers! Although we are not running Art In The Park this year, we are holding the famous Brockley Max Craft Market on Saturday 5 June 2021 from 12-6pm. This year it will be in the grounds of St Peter’s Church on Wickham Road, SE4, If you are an artist craftsperson…
Read MoreDesign The Brockley Max Cover Competition
Brockley Max is looking for a super-talented young artist to design the front cover of this year’s festival programme. The contest is only open to pupils who live in or go to secondary school in the borough of Lewisham, but that’s actually quite a few people, so competition is set to be fierce! There are three…
Read MoreThe Brockley Max Art Trail
Even if Covid -19 restrictions are still in place, we want to bring you art this summer with a festival Art Trail that you can enjoy at your own pace. So we are looking for artists, sculptors, craftspeople, photographers and anyone who wants to show their work in their window or front garden between 28…
Read MoreMemories of Brockley Max
2021 is a special year for Brockley Max – this year sees our 20th festival. Despite challenging circumstances, we are going to deliver a special edition this year by getting creative to revitalise and celebrate all the local arts scene has to offer.This year’s festival will embrace digital more than ever before; we will be…
Read MoreEvents day by day
As well as a range of pre-recorded musical performances you can explore, there’s plenty of live events taking place during the Brockley Max Festival period. Daily at 8pm: Luke Wright – live on Twitter Celebrated poet Luke Wright co-headlined a fantastic sold out fundraiser for Brockley Max alongside satirical cartoonist back in February. Ever since…
Read MoreBrockley Max Online: Jim Carey Cornell
Kicking off what would have been the Opening Night of Brockley Max 2020, Jim Carey Cornell will be playing a live gig from 7pm on Friday 29th May. The gig, Neon Guitar Stories, will include a concoction of original songs and cover versions from local singer-songwriter-guitarist Jim Carey Connell. Expect flourishes of acoustic guitar, poetic…
Read MoreMusical moments to savour
When the call went out a few days ago that we’d be showcasing performances by SE London locals during what should have been Brockley Max 2020 we received a flurry of fantastic emails. Here’s a selection of prerecorded performances you can enjoy at any time. Great Beecroft Singalong Here’s something truly uplifting: the community of Beecroft…
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