Richmond-Upon-Thames Arts Service – Orleans House Gallery
Apporter la culture à un nouveau cœur urbain
Elephant Park est l'un des projets de rénovation les plus ambitieux de Londres, transformant le quartier historique d'Elephant & Castle en un quartier dynamique, durable et axé sur la communauté. Pocket a été chargé de développer et de gérer une stratégie dynamique de création de lieux et de programmation culturelle qui a activé les espaces publics récemment ouverts, renforcé l'engagement local et s'est alignée sur l'identité évolutive du quartier.
📍 Elephant & Castle, Londres
Notre approche
Notre approche
- Curated multidisciplinary festivals blending contemporary dance, visual art, technology, and public engagement.
- Expanded youth participation through outreach initiatives, integrating young people into borough-wide projects with youth centres.
- Showcased cultural diversity, commissioning and collaborating with artists working across performance, digital media, participatory arts, and heritage storytelling Holi Colour Spring Festival.
- Delivered major public celebrations, including the Queen’s Jubilee in Richmond Park, attended by HRH Queen Elizabeth II, featuring performances from The Royal Ballet Company, and the 2012 Cultural Olympiad Celebration.
- Coordinated borough-wide artist showcases, including ArtHouse Open Studios, providing emerging and established artists with a platform to connect with the public.
- Secured funding and built strategic partnerships, embedding community-driven arts engagement into Richmond’s cultural strategy.
Impact
- Broadened access to the arts, engaging thousands of residents, visitors, and creatives across Richmond’s parks, heritage sites, and public spaces.
- Empowered young people through creative expression, fostering collaboration with professional artists and hands-on participation in live events.
- Celebrated Richmond’s cultural diversity, ensuring representation of different artistic disciplines, voices, and traditions within public programming.
- Strengthened Richmond’s identity as a cultural hub, embedding long-term partnerships between artists, local institutions, and the council to sustain future initiatives.






