Thamesmead Open competition launch: new £200k fund calls for art to transform south-east London area

It famously stood in for Stanley Kubrick’s bleak vision of the future in A Clockwork Orange but now it’s hoped Thamesmead will inspire a different kind of artistic vision.

Housing Association Peabody has launched the Thamesmead Open competition with a £200,000 fund to create art for the area.

The open call is part of a plan to establish the area, which is expected to gain thousands of new residents in the next 10 years, as a cultural hub.

Adriana Marques, head of cultural strategy for Thamesmead at Peabody, said culture was “an essential part” of making the area better.

She added: “We want people to be proud to call Thamesmead home. A home for culture in our great city.”

The competition winner will be announced in June and the project has to be finished by March 2022.