A+C facilitated artists to work with a pupil referral unit as part of community engagement for the restoration of Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square in Islington.

Hannah Whittaker produced a large, vibrant floor installation, Parquet Picioare which was installed in the chancel at St Margaret’s Church Leytonstone.

Victoria Burgher worked with the community local to All Saint’s Church, Leyton, to make a large circular wreath of handmade chrysanthemums, the flower which appears in William Morris’s iconic wallpaper design. The flowers were made by Burgher and by members of the church community during a series of workshops. This community-built public artwork was installed on the striking, pyramid shaped exterior wall of the church, when it was commemorated with a special service.

Initiated with an aim to build relationships between Waltham Forest churches and the communities which surround them through the medium of contemporary art, this project comprised four artists commissions realised in four churches in Waltham Forest.

Naomi Maxwell produced a series of photographic portraits for St Edmund’s Church, Chingford, which explored the idea of making connections across social and cultural divides. Naomi worked with groups such as Waltham Forest Citizens, Waltham Forest Young Advisers and Christian Kitchen to meet and photograph people whose work and lives exemplified the theme ‘fellowship’.

This project was a single artist, site-specific commission at All Saints and St Andrew, Kingston. Artists based at nearby Wysing Art Centre’s studios were invited to propose new work in response to a brief which called for the selected artist to respond directly to the historic wall paintings within the church.