Markfield Road Festival

A celebration of emerging & established creatives through art, music & discussion

A celebration of creatives through art, music & discussion

Saturday 9 September 2023

2pm - 11pm

Creative Sound Workshop with Soundhoppers
(Kids Modus Arts Workshop)*

12.30pm – 2pm
The Cove Studio, 50-58 Markfield Rd, London N15 4QF
soundhoppers.com

Come along to our sound exploration workshop, which allows children to explore their sonic curiosity! 

Aimed at children between the ages of 5 and 11, and developed by sound artists, the workshop removes exploratory barriers and allows children to engage with sound freely and playfully. Attendees are encouraged to adopt a sense of careful listening and sonic curiosity through numerous listening activities exploring various aspects of sound (e.g., proximity, timbre, and volume). They are also given access to bespoke soundboxes, transducers and other sound-generating devices and materials, allowing them to explore how sound travels through materials and objects.

*This is a limited capacity event. Ticket holders will be prioritised.

Carnival Procession with Earlsmead Primary School and Cornucopia Theatre Co

2pm – 2.30pm
Markfield Rd, London N15 (starting at Markfield Park Cafe)

Markfield Road Festival will again be working with local school, Earlsmead Primary School, and Cornucopia Theatre Co to bring creative workshops to school children along with a carnival procession along Markfield Road starting in the park.

Gaunson Creative Open Studios & Bar

2pm – 6pm
Gaunson Creative Studios, Gaunson House, Markfield Rd, London N15 4QQ
gaunsoncreativestudios.co.uk

We’d like to invite you to explore our studios, home to over 90 artists in South Tottenham.

Visitors will have the chance to take a peek inside our building, see creative work, meet the artists and buy original art and craft items.

Enjoy your visit to one of London’s thriving hubs of creativity.

Open Studios will see the return of the butterfly trail with great prizes for kids of all ages as well as an Art Raffle, with a £500 voucher to purchase or commission work by our artists as the main prize.

Art In The Yard: art installations, film screenings, kids activities

2pm – 11pm
Gaunson Creative Studios, Gaunson House, Markfield Rd, London N15 4QQ
gaunsoncreativestudios.co.uk

Gaunson House car park will present Art in The Yard with outdoor art installations, murals and film screenings by our resident artists. 

Throughout the weekend there’ll be live art, kids activities, a bar and food stalls.

Markfield Road: bar, food & DJs

2pm – 11pm
Markfield Rd, London N15 4QQ

This year, we will be expanding out onto Markfield Road itself with more space for a bar, food stalls, DJs, live music, seating and a bouncy castle.

2.30pm – 4pm 
Live DJs

4pm – 5.30pm
Live music

5.30pm – 7pm
Live DJs

7pm – 11pm
Ten87 x Keep Hush DJ sets

Kiori Studios Personalised Embroidery Workshop

2.30pm – 3.30pm
Unit 3, Gaunson House, Markfield Rd, London N15 4QQ
kioristudio.co.uk
instagram.com/unit3_n15

Kiori Studio is a fashion studio, specialising in knitwear, menswear, womenswear and footwear situated inside Gaunson House. Come and try your hand at this embroidery workshop, either bring your own clothing, or you can grab some of our used fabrics and make a piece of art you can take home with you. Artwork supplied by the incredibly skilled Ellis Lewis Dragsta. A great workshop for kids and adults.

Panel Talk: Haringey Community Press - Writing As A Creative Practice*

3pm – 4pm
The Cove Studio, 50-58 Markfield Rd, London N15 4QF
haringeycommunitypress.co.uk
the-cove-studio.com

In celebration of the second birthday of Haringey Community Press, the paper will host five incredible local writers to discuss the importance of the local area in fuelling their creativity, finding the right form of writing for them, and how to turn writing into a creative career.

Speakers:
Penny Woods – Author
Karen McCombie – Children’s author
Jacqueline Saphra – Author, playwright & poet
Jibril Rose – Poet & spoken word artist
Olivia Opara – Journalist & spoken word artist
Moderator: Miriam Balanescu – Editor at Haringey Community Press

*This is a limited capacity event. Ticket holders will be prioritised.

Panel Talk: Becoming A Commercial Artist*

4.30pm – 5.30pm
The Cove Studio, 50-58 Markfield Rd, London N15 4QF
the-cove-studio.com

This talk will discuss the steps from starting out as an artist to becoming commercially viable and earning a living from your art.

Speakers:
Archie Proudfoot – Artist
Daniel Silver – Artist
Dominika Lipniewska – Designer & illustrator
Moderator: Katharina Reinthaller – Theatre director & dramaturg

*This is a limited capacity event. Ticket holders will be prioritised.

Panel Talk: TEN87 x Keep Hush - Building A Sustainable Music Career*

6pm – 7pm
The Cove Studio, 50-58 Markfield Rd, London N15 4QF
ten87.studio
instagram.com/keephushuk
the-cove-studio.com

Creativity is a multifaceted discipline, reflected in the people that make up the industry⁠. Some of the most exciting DJs, artists & figureheads will chat about their multiple talents and how they’ve nurtured them⁠.

Speakers:
Freshta – Palace
Flo – NTS
Samatar – Echoes
Charlie Deakin Davies – Ten87

*This is a limited capacity event. Ticket holders will be prioritised.

DJs at Unit 3

7pm – 12pm
Unit 3, Gaunson House, Markfield Rd, London N15 4QQ
instagram.com/unit3_n15

 

Join us on Saturday evening for a night of music and drinks. Come party with us and celebrate the festival. 

Pre events

Friday 8 September 2023

5pm – 11pm

Saturday 9 September 2023

2pm – 11pm

Sunday 10 September 2023

2pm – 9pm