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December 01 2024
A display from the 2024 One Roof Festival. © Claire Rivers A display from the 2024 One Roof Festival. © Claire Rivers

An update on this winter’s One Roof Festival, the annual arts festival for people with lived experience of homelessness.
By Claire Rivers

Old Diorama Arts Centre (ODAC) has announced its next One Roof Festival, plus some additional programme news as well.
One Roof Festival is a two-week festival for artists of all levels, consisting of numerous workshops and sessions spanning a wide-range of different art forms, from visual arts to performance, writing to sculpting and more.

Some workshops will be back by popular demand, such as graffiti art and wire sculpture, plus some new avenues that the One Roof team can’t wait to explore. Programme Manager Claire Rivers said: “We want to create a space for loads of different people to express themselves through the arts. One Roof is a festival that welcomes everyone, and allows you to experience the festival on your own terms: you can go along to every workshop and learn a dozen new skills, or if you’d rather stake out a quiet space to doodle into a notebook, we promise you won’t be pestered to join in. One Roof champions creative and personal freedom: no sign-ups, no obligations. Anyone is welcome to drop by ODAC 13-24 January, and see what it’s all about.”

In other One Roof news, ODAC has received funding from Linbury Trust, Arts Council England and Tedworth Charitable Trust, to develop One Roof into a year-round programme. A range of workshops and courses will be offered, plus mentoring and project support – all free of charge and open to anyone with experience of homelessness. Details of the expanded One Roof programme will be announced in the new year.

  • One Roof Festival will run Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm, 13th – 24th January 2025.
    You can find more info at odac.uk/oneroof or by calling ODAC on 0207 383 0727 and asking for Claire.
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