Almost Here: The Pool That Never Existed
Venue: Battersea Arts Centre
Date: 29–30/05/2026
Type: Homegrown Festival Workshop
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In 1967, Battersea Town Hall almost became a swimming pool. Instead, it was saved by the local community and transformed into Battersea Arts Centre. Almost Here: The Pool That Never Existed invites you to step inside BAC and look again.
In this interactive workshop designed around shared imagination and alternative futures, you will explore our building and see if you can discover traces of a swimming pool hidden in plain sight. Working together, participants will turn their observations into images and stories, building a shared visual world using simple digital tools.
The session culminates in a live video mixing performance, where each participant contributes to a continuous flow of images and decisions.
No experience is needed. Just curiosity and a willingness to see the world differently.
Times: 1pm, 3pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £5)*
*all orders subject to a transaction fee of £2
Running Time: 3 hours
Age Recommendation
Friday 29 May – 18+ (Adult Session)
Saturday 30 May – 13-18 (Young People Session)
This workshop takes place in person in our Recreation Room
Address:
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavendar Hill, London, SW11 5TN
Phone: 020 7223 2223
Web site: https://bac.org.uk