We AR The City—Family Art Workshops and High Street Parade
Overview
Celebrate Ealing with We AR The City, an exciting art project by Sol Golden Sato at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery. Across three Sundays in October, families are invited to join free, walk-in art workshops to create unique wearable architecture using sustainable and recycled materials. These art workshops aim to inspire children and their families to explore urban development and reimagine their built environment.
In the workshops, participants will design and craft wearable sculptures that reflect Ealing’s natural and built surroundings. On the last Sunday in October, these creations will take centre stage in a vibrant High Street parade through Ealing town centre, showcasing the wearable art pieces in a community celebration of creativity and local identity.
At a Glance
6, 13 and 20 October
Family drop-in art workshops
27 October
High Street Parade
Date and Time
6, 13, 20 and 27 October 2024 10.30am–12.30pm
Venue
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
All three workshops on 6, 13, and 20 October are identical and will be held in the Education Room at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.
Participation in the workshops is not required to join the High Street Parade. All are welcome to take part in the final event on 27 October.
The High Street Parade is an outdoor community event. No tickets or registration are needed to participate.
These are drop-in sessions, but early arrival is recommended as they tend to get busy. The workshops begin at 10.30am.
Advance booking for general admission is recommended for access to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery. Please see the ticket link above for more details.
About ‘We AR The City’
Do you live in Ealing? Are you interested in the built environment? Or are you just wondering what the deal is about Wearable architecture?
We invite families, children, and people of all ages to creatively (re)discover the high street and (re)imagine their built environment.
The project will be led and delivered by Malawi-born West London-based artist Sol Golden Sato to design and wear architecture, which will then feature a parade of wearable architecture through Ealing High Street and the town centre, culminating in a cityscape display of the wearable architecture at Pitzhanger.
Workshops will explore themes of urban development and sustainability, and participants will be invited to draw inspiration from Ealing’s natural and built environment when making their costumes. All materials will be sustainable and recycled to craft wearable architectural sculptures.
The parade, led by Sol Golden Sato and the children with their guardians, is a community event. It will begin at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, wind its way through Ealing town centre, attracting attention and picking up participants along the route. With the assistance of participants, Sol Golden Sato will then put the models together and arrange a public installation at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.
About Open Sundays
Open Sundays is our vibrant family programme held every Sunday morning. These sessions offer a variety of drop-in art workshops, with artists and themes changing weekly to provide a fresh and engaging experience each visit.
Entry to Open Sundays is included with general admission. Coinciding with our Pay What You Are Able hours for Ealing residents, families from the London Borough of Ealing can enjoy these activities by contributing an amount of their choice upon presenting proof of address. Children outside the borough are also welcome to join for free when accompanied by a paying adult. Join us to explore the manor and its exhibitions while engaging in creative family fun. Advance booking recommended.
Please note that although our Manor House remains open as normal, we are hosting our Wedding Open Day across the Manor space on 25th October 2025. Artworks in the Manor will be available as normal.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 2–2.45pm on Sunday 7 December for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery will close at 4pm on 11 December for a private event. Bella Pūglia Café will close at 4:30pm as usual, and the Pitzhanger Shop will remain open to the public until 5pm.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–3pm on Saturday 24 January for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that there will be some slight disturbance to the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor and Pitzhanger Galleryat 3–5pm on Thursday 11 December for a private event. The rooms will remain open to the public, and General Admission continues as usual.
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