Contemporary Art Week is an annual programme, which offers young people space to connect with the practice of a contemporary artist, experiment with different ways of artmaking, and collaborate with peers to develop creative work.
The 2024 edition was led by artist Alaa Alsaraji, whose creative practice centres around the themes of belonging, reimagining space and community.
The summer week gravitated around the central theme who do we make for?’, and explored the connection between artmaking and wellbeing. Across the week, the group visited exhibitions, experimented with illustration, clay, drawing, and printmaking, and spent a day at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve to create work out in nature.
