15th Jan 2014: After a hectic first week in the studio hanging, drilling, fixing and painting, then rehanging, re-drilling, re-fixing and re-painting, The Psychotropic House finally opened its doors with a flourish on the evening of Thursday 9th January. It was great to see so many of our supporters and well-wishers together with our host […]
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6th Jan 2014: We are in! The Psychotropic House is now under construction at Yinka Shonibare’s Guest Projects – so looking forward to our opening on Thursday evening!
16th Dec 2013: Our Kickstarter campaign drew to a close this weekend with an amazing total of £1770 worth of pledges. Thank you to everyone for your fantastic support. It has meant such a lot to know you have been cheering for us, and that you will hopefully continue to cheer us on as the […]
7th Dec 2013: We are thrilled to announce that last weekend we hit our target of £1500! Thank you to everyone for your generous and heart-warming support – we are over the moon! Your money will ensure that The Psychotropic House is accessible as it can be for people living with visual impairment, appealing to […]
26th Nov 2013: Our Psychotropic House Kickstarter campaign is well and truly on its way. After 12 days, we are already at almost 90% funding! Thank you to all our generous supporters who are believing in us enough to contribute their hard-earned cash to the project. Your names are on our Supporters/Credits page, our Facebook […]
17th Nov 2013: Our Kickstarter campaign went live on Friday and we have been thrilled at the response! After only three days, our generous backers have helped us reach nearly 50% of our target goal of £1,500. What’s more, the Psychotropic House featured as the ‘Staff pick – project of the day’ on Saturday and […]
8th Nov 2013: A very productive week for XAP. Funding application submitted, Kickstarter proposal almost ready to launch, and updates planned for the website. Let’s hope we can get the support we need to make the Psychotropic House as engaging and enticing as possible. The admin side of the project really does take up a […]
5th Nov 2013: Energising meeting today for the Psychotropic House! Our individual work is progressing and it’s great to see how our collaborations are taking shape. Laura previewed her live layered video for the interactive lounge; Anya rolled out her sumptuous painted fabric which will cover Laura’s sofa. Ideas for the live painting performances began […]
2nd Nov 2013: Great meeting with John Thomas yesterday to see how we can make the Psychotropic House accessible to visitors living with various levels of sight loss. Some really useful ideas came out of our discussion, including training for ‘greeters’, a specific event for partially sighted/blind people, and some suggestions for adding interesting audio […]