#ealingconnections

WEEK 8

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: Capture a building that stands out to you. Sir John Soane is one of Britain’s most celebrated architects. He once lived in Ealing with his family. 

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: Hashtag your Instagram photos with #EalingConnections to submit them to the project. We welcome entries from all ages and locations, and photos do not need to be taken in the borough of Ealing.

PRIZES: Selected entries will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, London, on 11 September 2014 and on the Gallery's website.

Contribute to four or more challenges for a chance to win two complimentary tickets to a future exhibition at the Gallery!

CHALLENGE RULES: Please only submit your own photos and get permission first from anyone that features in them. Any person included in the photo must be over eighteen years of age.  Just add the #EalingConnections hashtag to your entries from today until next Wednesday 3 July. Any photo taken & tagged is eligible to be posted on our website, Instagram channel & our other social channels (including Twitter, Facebook & Tumblr).  FIND OUT MORE about Creative Connections: npg.org.uk/creativeconnections

WEEK 7

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: Capture yourself or somebody else posing like an athlete. Olympic-winning runner Lillian Board grew up in Ealing. Her talent was first noticed by a PE teacher at Grange Secondary Modern Girls’ School.

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: Hashtag your Instagram photos with #EalingConnections to submit them to the project.

PRIZES: Selected entries will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, London, on 11 September 2014 and on the Gallery's website. Contribute to four or more challenges for a chance to win two complimentary tickets to a future exhibition at the Gallery!

CHALLENGE RULES: Please only submit your own photos and get permission first from anyone that features in them. Any person included in the photo must be over eighteen years of age. Just add the #EalingConnections hashtag to your entries from today until next Wednesday 26 June. Any photo taken & tagged is eligible to be posted on our website, Instagram channel & our other social channels (including Twitter, Facebook & Tumblr). FIND OUT MORE about Creative Connections: npg.org.uk/creativeconnections

WEEK 6

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: The World Cup is here! Capture yourself or somebody else supporting their favourite team while standing as tall as they can. At 6 foot 7 inches (2.01m), Peter Crouch is one of the tallest football players in England. He moved to Ealing as a child and attended school locally at North Ealing Primary, and later Drayton Manor High. 

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: Hashtag your Instagram photos with #EalingConnections to submit them to the project.

PRIZES: Selected entries will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, London, on 11 September 2014 and on the Gallery's website. Contribute to four or more challenges for a chance to win two complimentary tickets to a future exhibition at the Gallery!

CHALLENGE RULES: Please only submit your own photos and get permission first from anyone that features in them. Any person included in the photo must be over eighteen years of age.  Just add the #EalingConnections hashtag to your entries from today until next Wednesday 19 June. Any photo taken & tagged is eligible to be posted on our website, Instagram channel & our other social channels (including Twitter, Facebook & Tumblr).  FIND OUT MORE about Creative Connections: npg.org.uk/creativeconnections

WEEK 5

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: Capture yourself or somebody else playing the air guitar. Songwriter with the band 'The Who', Pete Townshend is known for his guitar antics on stage. 

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: Hashtag your Instagram photos with #EalingConnections to submit them to the project.

PRIZES: Selected entries will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, London, on 11 September 2014 and on the Gallery's website.

Contribute to four or more challenges for a chance to win two complimentary tickets to a future exhibition at the Gallery!

CHALLENGE RULES: Please only submit your own photos and get permission first from anyone that features in them. Any person included in the photo must be over eighteen years of age.  Just add the #EalingConnections hashtag to your entries from today until next Wednesday 12 June. Any photo taken & tagged is eligible to be posted on our website, Instagram channel & our other social channels (including Twitter, Facebook & Tumblr).  FIND OUT MORE about Creative Connections: npg.org.uk/creativeconnections

WEEK 3

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Capture yourself or someone else laughing. Sid James was a comedian who lived in Ealing while he filmed at Ealing Studios. 

Art students from Brentside High School in the London Borough of Ealing have been exploring eighteen inspirational people in the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection connected to their neighbourhood. Each Friday over the summer we’ll post a new challenge linked to one of our inspiring Ealing figures. You have until the following Wednesday to respond.

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: Hashtag your Instagram photos with #EalingConnections to submit them to the project. CHALLENGE RULES: Please only submit your own photos and get permission first from anyone that features in them. Any person included in the photo must be over eighteen years of age.  Just add the #EalingConnections hashtag to your entries from today until next Wednesday 29 May. Any photo taken & tagged is eligible to be posted on our website, Instagram channel & our other social channels (including Twitter, Facebook & Tumblr).  FIND OUT MORE about Creative Connections: npg.org.uk/creativeconnections

Margot Fonteyn grew up in Ealing, and took her first dance lessons in the borough. By the time she was twenty, she had danced the leads in Giselle, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. Many consider her to be one of the greatest dancers of all time. 

You can view her portrait here, photographed by Angus McBean in 1951. 

WEEK 2

Art students from Brentside High School in the London Borough of Ealing have been exploring eighteen inspirational people in the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection connected to their neighbourhood. Each Friday over the summer we’ll post a new challenge linked to one of our inspiring Ealing figures. You have until the following Wednesday to respond.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Capture yourself or somebody else dancing. Margot Fonteyn is widely regarded as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. She first took dance lessons as a child in Ealing. 

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: Hashtag your Instagram photos with #EalingConnections to submit them to the project. CHALLENGE RULES: Please only submit your own photos and get permission first from anyone that features in them. Any person included in the photo must be over eighteen years of age. Just add the #EalingConnections hashtag to your entries from today until next Wednesday 22 May. Any photo taken & tagged is eligible to be posted on our website, Instagram channel & our other social channels (including Twitter, Facebook & Tumblr). FIND OUT MORE about Creative Connections: npg.org.uk/creativeconnections

AN EALING TRILOGY, 2014

Duration: 7mins 40secs Single-screen projection

Commissioned by National Portrait Gallery, London

Showing as a projected video installation at the National Portrait Gallery from 20th June - 14th Sept 2014 as part of this year's Creative Connections display