I enjoyed going back to the South London Gallery (SLG) for the launch of the new creative space Art Block based in the Lakanal building on the Sceaux Gardens estate, behind the gallery. This was a project that I had hoped would be realised during my Head of Education maternity post at the gallery but the refurbishment of the building (following a devastating fire in 2009) was delayed several times. The team had done an amazing job to create a bright, bold, welcoming interior; the children on the housing estate having worked with designer Morag Myerscough. Every six months a new artist will be commissioned to change the look of the space.

This project is part of Open Plan, an SLG project working on three local housing estates over three years, funded by Freelands Foundation. For more information visit here

My eldest son making art in the new creative space Art Block