Making for Change

We’re so excited to introduce Home Turf, the creative vision of cultural producer Ashton Jones-Frame. Using football and fashion, this project explores race, class and masculinity through the voices of young East London men who are rarely asked to share their stories. Brought to life by Ashton in collaboration with the Portal Centre for Social Impact (home of Making for Change) and LCF Kit & Print, through the Creative Newham Cultural Producers Programme, the exhibition wopens this Wednesday 13 May and runs until 14 June in the Mezzanine Space at LCF East Bank! 📸 Eddie Zhang @eddiezhangzqc

We are recruiting for our new program, starting October 2025. We are looking forward to meeting new talent from the local community. Delivered in partnership with @capitalcitycollege @poplarworks @thetrampery @portal_trust @lcflondon_ @wkc_fashion #MakingForChange #lcf #capitalcitycollege #poplarworks #thetrampery #FashionTraining #TextileTraining #FashionAndTextiles #CommunitySewing #CreativeSkills #Level1Training #Level2Training #CommunitySewing #CreativeSkills #SkillsForLife #FashionForGood #WomenInFashion #SewingCommunity #LearnToSew #FashionEducation#adultlearning

The Guests of Home Turf Presents: In Conversation with Ashton Jones-Frame, Naz Hamdi & Ben Stone, presented tonight at London College of Fashion, UAL.

Let’s get to know more about @ashtonjonesframe 🏆 Curator and mastermind behind the new Home Turf exhibition, which is now open at London College of Fashion, UAL. A reminder that you also have an opportunity to hear more from him and other special guests tomorrow evening, where each speaker will be sharing powerful stories connected to the worlds of fashion, football and community. Register via the link in bio to secure your seat & be a part of an important, necessary conversation.

Making for change x UAL X ApparelTASKER #ual #makingforchange #appareltasker

Home Turf is a new exhibition co-created with young men from East London and LCF students, using football and fashion as a starting point for deeper conversations around identity, masculinity and self-expression. Many young men, particularly working-class and Black men, continue to navigate spaces where their stories are overlooked or misrepresented, with limited opportunities to be seen and heard on their own terms. Delivered by LCF’s Portal Centre for Social Impact in partnership with Ashton Jones-Frame, Home Turf opens up those conversations, challenging narrow perceptions of masculinity and offering a more honest, personal perspective. Home Turf is programmed as part of The Music is Black Festival, an East Bank-wide programme of events, performances, dance and screenings taking place across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from April to November 2026, celebrating the V&A East Museum’s inaugural exhibition, The Music is Black: A British Story. Visitors can also explore Resonant Matter, running alongside Home Turf, which examines the spaces and scenes where music, fashion and community come together. 🗓️: Weds 13 May - Sun 14 June 2026 📍: London College of Fashion, East Bank Located in the Mezzanine space ⏰: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm 🎟️: Free | Open to the public Visit the link in bio to learn more about the exhibition and book free tickets ⬆️ Curated by: @ashtonjonesframe 📸: Eddie Zhang @eddiezhangzqc and Eva Quartey @lenz.e_photography 1. Jahzeen Vassall @Jvthe1st 2. Ben Stone @Ben_.stone 3. Slim @Itzslimofficial 4. Marc Mikuzi @marrrrcccc_ 5. Josh Neto @Josh.netts 6. Zak Saeed @Zak_sae @making.for.change @creativenewham

The great visionary and man behind the new upcoming exhibition Home Turf, hosted at the home of London College of Fashion (UAL)… Introducing, Ashton Jones-Frame. Lot’s more to come this week about Ashton and the exhibition, which explores football, fashion, self-expression and masculinity... Don’t forget in celebration of the opening, an ‘In Conversation’ with Ashton & special guests will also be taking place this Friday 15th May, from 5:30pm. Register to attend via Eventbrite link in bio.

Home Turf Presents In Conversation: Exploring Working-Class Masculinity through Football and Fashion. Join us this Friday 15th May in celebration of the opening of the Home Turf exhibition, announced yesterday. Produced and curated by Ashton Jones-Frame, the event will take place at London College of Fashion, UAL. Date: Friday 15 May, 2026 Address: London College of Fashion, UAL, 105 Carpenters Rd, London E20 2AR Doors Open: 5:30pm Event Starts: From 6pm Make sure you reserve your spot for Friday! Tell your friends too. /e/home-turf-presents-tickets-1988895583229

Here’s a look at our Community Costumes project this year, working with LCF BA Costume for Performance students and Year 5 at Brampton Primary School to explore the story of Cinderella. The video features the children reading the story and images showing the costumes they created in workshops. There is a new blog post explaining more about the project this year - link is in our “community” highlights! 🌸🎈☀️

Reflecting on my journey to Kakuma in Kenya, one of the largest refugee camps in Africa. Our collaboration with @guaafrica has been evolving over the past 18 months. An inspirational charity founded by @emmanueljal whose own journey has ensured his purpose to support refugee communities, through creativity, education, entrepreneurship and music. The collaboration has involved London College of Fashion students over two projects, their ideas helped to formulate a response to the women of Kakuma 4 who want to create a female-led business that enables financial autonomy as well as build on their skills and knowledge. After consultation with the women, we collectively designed a school uniform for their children making them accessible. Key features included utilising simple design features which didn’t rely on costly resources (zips, buttons, elastic). Adjustable waists and lengths ensure a longer lifespan of garments. Over the course of our visit, we went to the Gatwich hub, an oasis in Kakuma 4, housing a library, education space, a garden, cafe and creative projects, a lifeline to the communities there. We met with representatives of business development, schools and education and most importantly, the women of Kakuma 4. Collaboration which nurtures, trust, creativity, inspiration and guided by ‘Gua’ “walk in your purpose” and steadily “polepole” to ensure we all arrive at our destination together. #gratefulthankfulblessed #inspirational

Over seven weeks, we collaborated with @sirlute to provide Fashion Fusion workshops for students age 13-16 where they learnt about pattern cutting, how to use a sewing machine, screen printing, embroidery and jewellery making – making a skirt and top! The students learnt about the many different creative career opportunities available and were able to showcase their creativity, producing lovely outcomes! We also emphasised the importance of recycled materials.

In the lead up to World Book Day, we collaborated with Discover to put on public workshops with families based on the books: Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid and Little Red Riding Hood. The children got to create their own Thumbelina flower fairy hats, Little Mermaid Tails and Little Red Riding Hood puppets! We emphasised the importance of collaboration, storytelling, arts and crafts, and recycling and sustainable craft practices, using recycled and scrap materials and collaborating with LCF students to plan and deliver the workshops!