C.R.E.W. #LFA2026

(COMPLETED)

Collective Roots Expressed on Walls

C.R.E.W. is a participatory street art initiative designed as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2026 and the Human Rights Festival. The project sits at the intersection of empowerment, public space, and creative practice, questioning who gets to shape the visual identity of our cities.

Delivered over 15 weeks, C.R.E.W. brought together the community in a structured series of weekly workshops that transition from learning, to making, to transforming.

Working with We Restart and Marco Ferrara, participants were introduced to street art through guided sessions, in which they developed skills in composition, colour theory, painting, and mural design, all while critically engaging with the cultural, social, and ethical practices within street art.

The programme was process-driven, with early workshops focusing on confidence building, identity, and authorship through drawing. As the weeks progressed, we shifted towards collaborative work and co-designing mural concepts that reflect their shared experiences of belonging, displacement, community, and local identity.

This initiative resulted in the realisation of a mural for the Nature Connection Centre in Roundwood Park, painted by a plethora of volunteers both local and from afar, acting as visual intervention for the otherwise overlooked site.