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Portavilion 2013 - an UP Projects production for the waterways
design & build by the useful arts organisation
Wood wharf!
14 June 4:04pm
by
Nina
Where the docklands performance will begin.
May 2013
13 May 1:58pm
Live Art Commission with LADA announced!
10 May 5:08pm
Turks
8 May 11:00am
Webcam Testing
April 2013
22 April 6:45pm
Not drowning but waving!
16 April 12:40pm
Oonagh Kearney has won our Short Doc commission!
March 2013
1 March 10:46am
Calling all Filmmakers! Floating Cinema Short Doc 5k Commission!
February 2013
22 February 10:51am
Join the Floating Cinema Team!
8 February 3:19pm
8 February 3:18pm
On a research visit at the zoo!
7 February 4:42pm
Design meeting
January 2013
25 January 5:36pm
Nerd out !
December 2012
21 December 10:25am
Dry dock boat
20 December 5:43pm
Visit to MSO
20 December 1:41pm
Lighthouse boat anyone?
20 December 12:38pm
Barge hunting at Hoo!
12 December 5:35pm
Barge bottom ...
11 December 4:21pm
We've reached the target!
7 December 3:04pm
LAST 3 DAYS TO CONTRIBUTE!
October 2012
30 October 3:52pm
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED!
17 October 12:31pm
On the move again
September 2012
26 September 6:23pm
Lovely Models
26 September 11:32am
And the winner is ...
25 September 10:42am
Excitement mounts
22 September 9:07pm
Nice atmosphere for The Chain ...
20 September 10:52am
Tours and Panel discussion for 'I Was Here' Booked Out!
13 September 10:54am
What a nice start to my day!
13 September 10:39am
Guess where I'm getting my haircut?!
4 September 2:33pm
BOOKING NOW OPEN FOR 'I WAS HERE', 22 September 3-10pm
August 2012
14 August 9:48am
Floating Market in Mile End until 16 August!
July 2012
12 July 3:06pm
Not the Opening Ceremony Screening 27 July
5 July 11:53am
Little Drum Roll ...
June 2012
11 June 2:31pm
How to Make a Cinema Float, A Play Time talk and screening event, 4 July, 7-9PM
May 2012
22 May 12:55pm
Open Architecture Competition for a new Floating Cinema launched today!
September 2011
28 September 11:13am
We're sad it's all over
20 September 3:41pm
Design in the Dock
16 September 3:02pm
Inside growing communities
16 September 2:35pm
Magic Kelly kettle!
16 September 1:58pm
Howgate wonder!
16 September 12:27pm
Green East Tour
6 September 10:28am
The Green East Tours & More
4 September 3:02pm
Turning round for the return trip!
4 September 2:45pm
Going through the islington tunnel
3 September 1:00pm
We're at Angel Canal Festival tomorrow!
August 2011
25 August 10:18am
My kind of busker
23 August 12:12pm
Open Thursday with the East End Film Festival announced!
19 August 8:13pm
Foxy Friday night!
18 August 4:45pm
Nelson, Basil Brush or Mr Fox ...
18 August 1:23pm
En route to Bow Locks
18 August 10:21am
pecha kucha
17 August 4:34pm
Stonebridge
17 August 4:34pm
Melissa and the Herbal Barge
17 August 3:33pm
Karen's meringues
17 August 3:21pm
Tottenham
17 August 2:44pm
It's our staff outing up towards Stonebridge
14 August 3:16pm
Leabank Square
14 August 2:47pm
Mabley Green
14 August 1:47pm
Growing Communities
14 August 12:58pm
Spring Hill Allotments
14 August 12:55pm
Robin Hood Community Garden
12 August 11:49am
foxy fancy dress
10 August 1:13pm
"Rubbish" films
8 August 11:41am
Last chance to book for the Floating Botanical Busk tours with Richard Mabey!
2 August 11:16am
Back to base
July 2011
29 July 9:49pm
What are we doing today?
29 July 11:26am
Nothing can stop us now ...
27 July 11:29am
This Thursday: Hereabouts; Now & Then ...
27 July 11:25am
Films on-line
25 July 9:08pm
Deptford Creek
25 July 9:06pm
Under the Thames for a change
25 July 1:43pm
High ... Low
24 July 11:46am
Last day of Outsider Tours into the park
23 July 8:11pm
A 'Faberge egg'
23 July 8:01pm
Michael & Holly
23 July 4:10pm
Michael's tour in City Mill Lock
22 July 4:37pm
Back to base ...
22 July 3:57pm
Time to turn round ...
22 July 3:10pm
Holly tour II
22 July 11:24am
The Olympic torch. Really.
22 July 11:10am
Holly Burn starts!
22 July 10:26am
Other Olympic Cup Cakes are Available ...
21 July 12:46pm
Iain Sinclair cuts his cake!
21 July 10:45am
Iain Sinclair checks his slides
20 July 10:03am
An evening with fugitive images
19 July 9:26pm
Somewhere the Narrow Boat
19 July 8:06pm
Chinese tv here we come!
19 July 6:10pm
Laburnam launch!
19 July 11:25am
World Premiere!
19 July 11:19am
All go at the Waterhouse
18 July 4:10pm
Energised
18 July 4:03pm
Rain & Shine
16 July 10:56am
Boating - it's complicated
15 July 7:08pm
Waiting on the bridge
15 July 12:58pm
A Smaller Sound: A Bigger Crowd
14 July 6:54pm
Massive boat ... tiny boat!
14 July 10:39am
Raising the road
13 July 2:32pm
Sneak Peek at Ian Giles' new film for Friday's event!
13 July 11:52am
Open Thursday - King of Deptford Creek
12 July 1:01pm
Touch down
12 July 12:53pm
It's a different world in here
12 July 12:52pm
And we're in!
12 July 12:44pm
We're in the huge lock to come in
12 July 12:23pm
West India Dock
12 July 12:20pm
Our skipper Dave
12 July 12:18pm
Really strange view
12 July 12:13pm
We're laughing here but actually ...
12 July 12:06pm
We're on the Thames!
12 July 12:02pm
Trinity bouy wharf
12 July 11:58am
Creek loop
12 July 11:48am
We feel tiny!
12 July 11:45am
New green wall building
12 July 11:44am
Dome coming into view
12 July 11:36am
Approaching the A13
12 July 11:27am
2.8 knots per hour
12 July 11:19am
Bow Creek
12 July 11:08am
Leaving via Bow Lock
11 July 12:14pm
Barging Through London (Again)
9 July 6:41pm
Cedar Lewisohn's graffiti tour
9 July 4:57pm
Folly for a Flyover
9 July 11:26am
If if floats we like it
7 July 10:14am
Artists' Eye - Waterways - London
6 July 2:26pm
The Artist's Eye - This Thursday
6 July 11:11am
Filming Formans earlier today
5 July 8:19pm
From the inside looking up ...
5 July 11:35am
Testing the tour ...
1 July 7:32pm
Launched ...
1 July 7:14pm
Laura briefs our volunteers pre-launch!
1 July 9:23am
We launch tonight
June 2011
30 June 7:35pm
Press launch pictures
30 June 6:16pm
I AM HERE
30 June 4:23pm
Pimped for the press
30 June 1:07pm
Meanwhile Annie's at work
30 June 11:23am
Puffed to perfection
29 June 12:50pm
Technical breakfast flash back
28 June 6:56pm
Folk on board ...
26 June 9:11pm
Simon's Seats ...
26 June 9:08pm
One side painted
25 June 12:30pm
Sign writing
24 June 4:56pm
Busy busy busy
23 June 4:44pm
I believe this is officially known as a 'perk'
23 June 10:57am
This is the winner!
22 June 6:16pm
AMP entries
15 June 12:31pm
Other Cool Alternative Cinemas are Available
14 June 4:43pm
Bridges for bells
14 June 4:04pm
Wood wharf!
13 June 7:57pm
Waterworks river
13 June 7:17pm
City Mill Lock
13 June 3:01pm
Laburnum Boat Club workshop
11 June 5:36pm
Gift
7 June 9:50pm
Testing testing
7 June 12:12pm
Design us an Alternative Movie Poster
May 2011
28 May 3:09pm
Coming past London Zoo
28 May 2:41pm
Homeward bound ...
28 May 2:34pm
The Puppet Barge
28 May 2:20pm
The end of the line!
28 May 1:34pm
No rest!
28 May 1:03pm
And again!
27 May 1:25pm
We're at the errr, golf!
20 May 5:17pm
Dry dock
20 May 4:16pm
In the tunnel!
20 May 3:38pm
Visitors!
20 May 2:55pm
Sturt's Lock
20 May 9:56am
Barging through London II
18 May 4:54pm
Islington tunnel
18 May 4:33pm
Acton's lock
18 May 3:54pm
Busy at Old Ford Lock today
18 May 3:48pm
"This little bridge..."
18 May 3:44pm
This is not featured in the original ...
18 May 3:39pm
The breezes of Whitechapel?!
18 May 1:42pm
"Under Mile End Road we go"
18 May 12:56pm
Location 1!
18 May 12:50pm
I'm starting here ...
18 May 10:58am
Barging through London
16 May 5:26pm
Work on the boat continues!
14 May 3:21pm
London Boaters
6 May 1:52pm
Meet some of the team
6 May 1:28pm
This is where the cinema 'lives'
April 2011
30 April 3:19pm
Canal cavalcade!!
29 April 8:14pm
Moments later (again) ...
29 April 8:07pm
Fonts we like ...
29 April 8:02pm
Moments later ...
29 April 8:00pm
Bunting and Boats?
19 April 12:08pm
Middle dock
14 April 4:56pm
I found my way across the water ...
14 April 3:45pm
Floating catering ...
14 April 3:38pm
Canal side garden
9 April 3:10pm
Tea pots and plates
