About Us
How it all began …
It all began in July 2008 with the Independent Booksellers’ Week at Kirkdale Bookshop, a week-long celebration that included book readings, signings and fringe theatre events. This was followed by the highly successful sell-out run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in The Dolphin Pub Garden. Most of those involved in the production lived or worked in the Sydenham area. More «here»
Since then Jazz & Blues evenings have proved a great success at The Golden Lion, while the Sydenham International Music Festival continues to bring world class classical music to SE26.
Sydenham has for a long time been a very popular place for musicians, actors and other artists to live. Now, at long last, there’s an opportunity for its many arts practitioners and performers to come together and share their talents with the community.
If you would like to help, please send us a message now!
The festival team
- Jonathan Kaufman – Festival Director
- Dominic Adams – Venues Co-ordinator & Event Manager for Sydenham’s Got Talent
- David Alabaster – Assistant Facebook Administrator
- Emma Ashby – Graphic Designer
- Simon Banks – Sydenham Community Radio
- Allison Bartlett – Publicity & Marketing Co-ordinator
- Jonathan Clarke – Volunteers’ Manager
- Geraldine Cox – Festival Administrator
- Kim Davenport – Festival Bookkeeper
- Pen Else – 2010 Website Designer & Administrator, Twitter Administrator, Talent Co-ordinator & Promotion Manager for Sydenham’s Got Talent
- Jo Flook – Publicity & Marketing Assistant
- Stuart Grove – 2009-2010 Website Designer & Administrator
- Bruce Harrison – Assistant Visual Arts Co-ordinator
- Annabel McLaren – Visual Arts Co-ordinator
- Pippa Stacey – Visual Arts Venue Co-ordinator
- Ilse Towler – Health & Safety Adviser
- Joyce Treasure – Co-ordinator for Film Events
- Pat Trembath – Assistant Festival Administrator, Fundraiser
- Julian West – Event Manager for Sydenham Sings
- John Wysocki – Copy-editor, Assistant Fundraiser, Facebook Administrator, 2010 Website Assistant Administrator
- …and many other volunteer helpers, without whom this festival would not have been possible!
Sydenham Arts Festival Limited
The Sydenham Arts Festival is a community based initiative that was launched in 2009 by Sydenham Arts Festival Limited.
Sydenham Arts Festival Limited is a company limited by guarantee and has no shareholders. It is registered in England and Wales, company number 06835122. Registered Office: 272 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London SE26 4RS.
