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Harlesden Gallery

May 9, 2010

Harlesdengallery.co.uk is a new initiative advertising the wealth of talented artists in the NW10 area. The aim for harlesdengallery.co.uk is to become an online hub of creativity showcasing the diversity of this talent, eventually highlighting to Brent Council the need and desire for an arts and cultural space in Harlesden.

Harlesdengallery.co.uk will be linked to a new community website – www.harlesdenlife.net – whose aim is to become an online centre for the local community, promoting campaigns, events and activities. It will act as a forum for local people to have their say, as well as acting as a notice board for events and news on Harlesden life, including civic plans etc. Visitors to the site can become members, register and upload comments, listings etc.

The ultimate ambition for harlesdengallery.co.uk is to acquire a permanent space to operate as a commercial and community gallery. Volunteers working on the www.harlesdenlife.net project are currently lobbying the council to requisition abandoned commercial units to be used by local artists and the community at large. Such schemes have been used in other areas of London and have proved successful in improving the civic environment and even reducing crime and antisocial behaviour.

But this is just an ambitious goal at the moment. For now, we hope the website will serve as a successful means of exhibiting the work of local artists.

www.harlesdengallery.co.uk

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