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SUMMARY:The House - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:IMT Gallery presents The House\, an exhibition of works by Tom Clark\, Guest-Host-Guest\, Harri Harrison\, Heiðdís Hólm\, Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson\, Anna Sebastian\, Kristina Stallvik and Suzanne Treister. It features work that all\, often through degrees of autobiography\, speaks to some of the discordances of being at home: perhaps the anticipation of order amidst the everyday; or an expectation of comfort\, often amidst insecurity or tension. \nThe exhibition is a place where we might live. Often\, when visitors come to this gallery\, they ask her if she lives here. They ask\, “Do you live here?” They ask\, “Are these your cats?” I lived here once too. I don’t anymore. This exhibition is about living somewhere. Perhaps it is about reaching for this thing. \nIn the words of Guest-Host-Guest: ‘Here\, the house is a metaphor for assumed belonging. A place we are expected to be ‘resolved’ or ‘satisfied’\, even when displacement\, precarity\, and contested ownership sit just beneath the surface.’ \nThe exhibition is a hand with a mirror in front of it. The mirror reflects some flowers or a field. Behind the hand is a sky. In front of the sky is a blank\, featureless wall. All these things at various distances from the camera. A cat; a home; a gallery; a municipality listed on a birth certificate (since burned). The house. \nCurating at Home: Making Personal Spaces of Creative Agency\nOnline Course with Dr Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson \nApril – May 2026 \nOrganised to coincide with The House\, join us for a four-session online course exploring how we live with art\, and how the art we live with shapes the way we live. \nHeld fortnightly\, Curating at Home: Making Personal Spaces of Creative Agency invites you to look closely at the rooms\, objects\, and artworks that surround you. Drawing on art practices\, histories\, philosophy\, exhibition-making\, and practices of everyday attention\, we will explore how meaning is shaped through arrangement\, context\, and the lived rhythms of domestic space. \nLed by artist\, educator\, and curator Dr Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson and hosted by IMT Gallery\, each session brings together case studies\, creative exercises\, and guided activities designed to help you think with and through your own environment. \nPlaces are limited — the course begins 12 April. Click here for full course detail \n_ \nPictured: Anna Sebastian\, detail of ‘Esalon’ (2024)\, oil on canvas\, 100 x 100cm \nSuzanne Treister is represented by Annely Juda Fine Art\, London\, P.P.O.W\, New York and The Ryder\, Madrid.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-house-exhibition/2026-04-02/
LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Films,Free Events,Sculpture,Visual Arts
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T170000
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SUMMARY:Desire to Create: Baťa's Architecture of Belonging
DESCRIPTION:The Czech Centre London\, in collaboration with the Tomáš Baťa Foundation and the Bata Heritage Centre\, marks the 150th anniversary of Czech entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa\, founder of the global Baťa Shoe Company\, with an exhibition exploring his achievements\, guiding principles\, and their realisation in East Tilbury. It reveals how ideas about work\, culture\, sport\, health and community were embedded in the design of the built environment. \nThe exhibition unfolds in two complementary strands. Desire to Create presents Baťa’s legacy as a comprehensive philosophy\, uniting work with service\, enterprise with education\, and personal development with responsibility towards others – not as a relic of the past\, but as a continuing source of inspiration. Baťa’s Architecture of Belonging brings East Tilbury to life through architectural drawings\, historic photographs and original artefacts\, evoking its distinctive modernist atmosphere. Together\, they trace how ideas were translated into built form – from vision to planning\, from planning to everyday life – creating a cohesive narrative of belonging\, work and community. \nOrganised by the Czech Centre London in partnership with the Bata Heritage Centre. \n\nEXHIBITION OPENING\nThursday 9 April 2026\, 6.30 – 8.30 pm\nFree entry\, Register Here\nEXHIBITION DATES: 10 April – 12 June 2026\nVENUE & OPENING TIMES\nVitrínka Gallery\, Czech Centre London\n30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\nOpening hours: Tue – Fri 10 am – 5 pm
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/desire-to-create-batas-architecture-of-belonging/
LOCATION:Vitrinka Gallery\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Arts,Community Events,Design,Digital Arts,Environment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events
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SUMMARY:Curating at Home: Making Personal Spaces of Creative Agency with Dr Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a four-session online course exploring how we live with art\, and how the art we live with shapes the way we live. \nCurating at Home: Making Personal Spaces of Creative Agency invites you to look closely at the rooms\, objects\, and artworks that surround you. Drawing on art practices\, histories\, philosophy\, exhibition-making\, and practices of everyday attention\, we will explore how meaning is shaped through arrangement\, context\, and the lived rhythms of domestic space. \nAcross four fortnightly sessions\, we will consider how art lives with us\, and how our gestures and choices quietly curate the places we inhabit. Each session includes case studies\, creative exercises\, and guided activities designed to help you think with and through your own environment. \nLed by artist\, educator\, and curator Dr Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson and hosted by IMT Gallery\, the course offers a reflective and practical space for artists\, collectors\, curators\, students\, and anyone interested in how art shapes everyday life. \nPlaces are limited — the course begins 12 April. \n🐦 Early Bird rates are available until 9 January at 11:59pm GMT. \nReady to rethink the spaces you live with? Follow the link below for full details\, and to enrol.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/curating-at-home-making-personal-spaces-of-creative-agency-with-dr-mark-rohtmaa-jackson/2026-04-12/
LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ
CATEGORIES:Classes,Courses,Online Events,Virtual Events,Visual Arts,Workshops
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SUMMARY:The Queen and the Playwright: A Royal Visit at the Prague Castle
DESCRIPTION:The photographs by Czech photographer Alan Pajer capture the historic and intimate atmosphere of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the Czech Republic\, which took place 30 years ago\, in March 1996. \n\nHer host was the then President of the young country\, former dissident\, prisoner of conscience\, and playwright Václav Havel\, and with him the whole Czech nation. \nSet against the optimistic backdrop of the 1990s\, in a country enjoying its first years of freedom after the fall of the Communist regime in 1989\, the Queen’s visit was a significant moment. Although sharing many important moments of courage and solidarity throughout history\, the two countries had been officially separated for decades by the Iron Curtain\, as Sir Winston Churchill famously named the ideological barrier between Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe and the democratic West. In reality\, however\, it was not only an ideological divide\, but also a very real physical barrier\, marked by barbed wire\, border fortifications\, and strict controls that limited movement between East and West. \nAnd it wasn‘t all just protocol when this heavy veil was finally lifted. Queen Elizabeth II and President Havel not only exchanged state orders\, but also discussed private topics\, such as their shared love for dogs. The Queen and her husband\, HRH Prince Philip\, did not miss the opportunity to walk over the famous Charles Bridge to cross the River Vltava\, and even met some Churchill fans on the way. The visit also followed earlier visits and a long-standing interest in Prague and its cultural heritage\, shown by the then-Prince Charles. Famously\, the Queen demonstrated her well-known respect for people when she decided to visit not only the capital city of Prague\, but also the Moravian hub of Brno. \nThe visit also brought some important closure. The Queen addressed a sensitive moment in Czech-British history\, when in 1938\, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement\, which stated – against the will of the Czechoslovak government – that the bordering\, mainly German-speaking parts of Czechoslovakia would become part of Nazi Germany in the hope of appeasing Hitler. It was a failure which still resonates today. \nAlan Pajer (b. 1948) was one of the photographers of the Czech presidential couple since 1996\, capturing historic diplomatic moments of the newly established Czech Republic\, which came into existence in 1993 after the peaceful break-up of Czechoslovakia. \n„In this century\, my country actively supported the creation of the first Czechoslovak Republic under President Masaryk\, which had such a tragically short existence. The events that brought it to an end are the only shadow over our relationship\, and I understand and sympathise with the feelings in this country over the Munich Agreement\,“ the Queen said in Prague in 1996. Her visit is retrospectively seen as an important milestone in fulfilling the Czech ambition to join NATO and the EU. When it finally happened (in 1999 and 2004\, respectively)\, it was widely understood as a full democratic recovery for the Czech Republic. \n  \nOutdoor exhibition on the fence of the Czech Embassy\n26 – 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London W8 4QY\nFree access 24/7          \nOrganised by the Czech Centre in partnership with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in the UK.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-queen-and-the-playwright-a-royal-visit-at-the-prague-castle/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy London\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W84QY
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Photography
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260516T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T121854
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SUMMARY:Noisy World - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:With simple line drawings of ordinary objects and mundane moments\, Perfect outlines an alternative vision to the competitive pursuit of perfectionism in modern society. \nAs though retrieved from a surreal flower press\, people\, plants and vessels are presented flattened and slightly out of shape; multiple minimalist selves cross architectural and art historical references; impressions of unrelated scenes captured on paper. \nWith each drawing a gentle act of rebellion\, against colour theory and perspective\, against hierarchies between foreground and background\, humans and things\, Noisy World celebrates the humane and humorous aspects of everyday life. \nGallery opening hours:\nSaturdays 10 am – 4 pm\nSundays 12 noon – 4 pm
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/noisy-world/2026-04-25/
LOCATION:The Stone Space\, 6 Church Lane\, Leytonstone\, London\, E11 1HG
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T180000
DTSTAMP:20260514T121854
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SUMMARY:The Space Within
DESCRIPTION:The Space Within brings together women artists from London and across the South East who incorporate glass in their practice while approaching the material from a multitude of angles. \n  \nThe exhibition title alludes to the versatility and lasting allure of glass\, with objects ranging from vessels for domestic use to those holding memories\, from figurative interpretations inspired by nature to abstract forms playing with texture\, fragility and light. \n  \nAll thirteen artists work with cast glass\, individual techniques ranging from melting and moulding to fusing and carving – their collaborative display a contemporary introduction to an ancient art form.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-space-within/2026-05-05/
LOCATION:Ice House Gallery\, Holland Park\, Kensington\, London\, W8 6LU
CATEGORIES:Arts,Design,Free Events,Interior Design,Sculpture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260508T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T180000
DTSTAMP:20260514T121854
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SUMMARY:Football Shirt Exhibition Near Emirates Stadium
DESCRIPTION:London Jersey Gallery presents “From Woolwich to the Emirates – 140 Years of Arsenal Shirts\,” an independent football shirt exhibition celebrating the history\, design\, and cultural story of Arsenal F.C. through the shirts worn across different eras. \nTaking place near Emirates Stadium\, the exhibition explores the club’s journey from its origins in Woolwich in 1886 to its modern home in North London. Visitors will discover a curated display of historic football shirts that highlight the evolution of football kit design\, memorable eras of the club\, and the deep connection between supporters and the shirts they wear. \nPresented by London Jersey Gallery and curated by Abdul Rashid Zakari\, the exhibition is a community-focused celebration of football heritage\, collectors’ culture\, and the stories behind the game’s most iconic shirts. \n📍 Venue: Islington Council Partnership Office \n📅 Dates: 8 May – 31 May 2026 \nFree entry. Football fans\, collectors\, and anyone interested in football history are welcome.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/football-shirt-exhibition-near-emirates-stadium/
LOCATION:n5 1ns\, 52d Drayton Park\, Islington\, N5 1NS
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Football,Free Events,History,Museums,Sports
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T180000
DTSTAMP:20260514T121854
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SUMMARY:Women in Art Fair
DESCRIPTION:An annual art fair that celebrates the work of women and those identifying as women. \nHeld this year at the smaller gallery@oxo venue\, the Fair will focus on showcasing Open Call artists whose work has been selected from thousands of entries.   \nThis year’s Fair is free to all and has a free talks programme with high profile speakers including founder of FAMM (Femmes Artistes due Musée Mougins)\, Christian Levett and Hall Rockefeller\, founder of Less Than Half\, a movement for women interested in art. \nA new Women in Art Fair prize launches this year\, supported this year by Fladgate\, a law firm with a strong diversity and inclusivity programme\, with the winners’ work on show at the Fair.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/women-in-art-fair-2/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:gallery@oxo\, Barge House Street\, London\, SE1 9PH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Photography,Sculpture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T180000
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SUMMARY:LIGHT\, LENS\, LEGEND - Willie Christie - Exhbition
DESCRIPTION:Presented at Cris Contini Contemporary in collaboration with Carola Syz Projects\, this exhibition brings into focus the enduring visual language of Willie Christie\, whose work as a fashion photographer\, spanning over a decade\, continues to resonate with striking clarity and relevance today.\n\nEmerging at a pivotal moment when fashion\, music\, and popular culture converged\, Christie photographed a constellation of defining figures\, including David Bowie\, Bryan Ferry\, Jerry Hall\, and Grace Jones. His images move beyond documentation\, constructing presence through a masterful use of light\, colour\, and composition\, creating photographs that feel cinematic and charged with atmosphere.\nA central element of his practice is his work for British Vogue\, where he produced a significant body of editorial imagery alongside ten striking covers. Created in collaboration with Grace Coddington\, then a fashion editor at the magazine and later his wife\, these works introduced a new visual language defined by narrative\, mood\, and a refined sense of artifice.\n\nAmong the highlights of the exhibition is Christie’s iconic 1969 portrait of Mick Jagger\, in which a luminous halo of light transforms the image into something mythic. Also featured are his photographs of Jerry Hall on the set of The Spy Who Loved Me at Pinewood Studios\, capturing both the scale of cinematic production and the magnetic presence of the subject.\nChristie’s later move into film\, including projects connected to Pink Floyd’s The Final Cut\, further reflects the cinematic quality that defines his work. Across both still and moving images\, his practice explores atmosphere\, narrative\, and the emotional resonance of light.\nWillie Christie: Light\, Lens\, Legend presents a body of work that remains both timeless and influential\, inviting a renewed appreciation of photography as a medium capable of shaping perception\, memory\, and desire.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/light-lens-legend-willie-christie-exhbition/
LOCATION:Cris Contini Contemporary\, 1 Lonsdale road\, London\, W11 2BY
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Photography
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T173000
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SUMMARY:Disruptors: Fractured Images and Migrant Wordl
DESCRIPTION:Disruptors: Fractured Images and Migrant World is a collaborative exhibition that brings together works from the Ben Uri and William Allen Collections\, with additional loans from artists and private collections\, featuring more than 50 works and previously unseen archival material. It traces more than a century of experimentation in word-image relations\, from early twentieth-century historical avant-garde practice to post-war developments in concrete poetry and conceptual art. Spanning collage\, painting\, sculpture\, book art\, textiles\, photography\, typography\, mixed media\, and archival material\, the exhibition brings together artists who disrupt the boundary between reading and viewing.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/disruptors-fractured-images-and-migrant-wordl/2026-05-14/
LOCATION:Ben Uri Gallery 108a Boundary Road NW8 0RH London\, 108A Boundary Road\, St John’s Wood\, London NW8 ORH\, Central London\, NW8 0RH
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T121854
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SUMMARY:Blood of My Blood - Photography Exhibition by Magda Kuca
DESCRIPTION:Magda Kuca presents a body of work highlighting the shared histories of photography and medicine at the Old Operating Theatre. \nBlood of My Blood is a multi-faceted project that investigates the link between personal narratives and scientific advancement through a photographic lens. Kuca’s solo exhibition blends in with the surroundings at the former site of both herbal apothecary and early surgical procedures. \nAt the core of the project lies the artist’s response to her mother’s cancer journey. Applying a camera-less form of experimental photography to capture their embracing bodies\, Kuca expresses shared vulnerability while echoing the effects of chemotherapy with the marks and traces left on the resulting image. \nFor a series of wet collodion portraits captured on glass\, and limbs on surgery-grade steel\, Kuca allows the unvarnished surfaces to decompose and tarnish\, repairing deliberate fractures with silver. Still lifes of plague doctor masks provide a link to the healing herbs grown in the museum’s attic. \nThe contemporary works are displayed in cabinets alongside the museum’s main collection. Reminiscent of vintage medical journals\, they evoke a sense of nostalgia while highlighting subsequent progress in overcoming physical injury and infectious disease. \nThe surgeries at the Old Operating Theatre were performed on women without anaesthetics or antiseptics\, in front of a live audience of predominantly male medical students. Magda Kuca’s work serves as a reminder of the personal stories behind medical innovation. \npublic open times:\nThursday – Sunday\, 10.30am – 5pm\n(exhibition entry included in museum general admission)
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/blood-of-my-blood-photography-exhibition-by-magda-kuca/2026-05-14/
LOCATION:The Old Operating Theatre Museum\, St. Thomas' Church\, 9a St. Thomas Street\, London\, SE1 9RY
CATEGORIES:Events in London,Exhibitions,History,Museums,Photography,Visual Arts
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260524T180000
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SUMMARY:STASH - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Anastasia Lewis was known as Stash to family and close friends. They celebrate the late painter’s life and art with a retrospective of work created over a period of 30 years as a full-time artist. \nAnastasia Lewis described her practice as primarily concerned with what lies beneath the perceived surface rather than an apparent reality. A strong sense of structure defines her work\, from the formal grids of earlier works and butterflies caught in patterns and repetitions\, to more recent landscapes informed by walks along the Lincolnshire coast. \nPrimarily a painter\, she also created works on paper\, collage and photography while waiting for the paint to dry. Geometry and nature come together in the vibrant abstracts Anastasia Lewis shared in her final few Instagram posts\, captioned as ‘the traces we leave as we walk’.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/stash-exhibition/2026-05-14/
LOCATION:Great Pulteney Street Gallery\, 36 Great Pulteney Street\, London\, W1F 9NS
CATEGORIES:Arts,Free Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T150000
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SUMMARY:London Loo Tour
DESCRIPTION:It’s Not the Bog-Standard London Experience! \nPrepare to be immersed (metaphorically\, that is!) in a world where the humble toilet becomes a portal to explore history\, anthropology\, art\, architecture\, identity\, and of course\, our sense of humour. \nFrom the earliest latrines through to the future of flushing\, your guide will take you on a whirlwind tour through the history of Britain’s public toilets\, with plenty of interesting sights and practical tips along the way. You’ll answer all the questions you never knew you had… How did the Romans wipe their bottoms?  Was there really a man named Thomas Crapper? How long will you spend in the smallest room in a lifetime? And why do we even call it a loo? \nIt’s the perfect day out for anyone who likes to dive a bit deeper… lifelong Londoners and first time visitors alike! One thing is for sure: you may never think about a simple visit to the lavatory the same way again!
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/london-loo-tour-2-2/
LOCATION:Waterloo Station\, London Waterloo station Waterloo Road\, SE1 8SW
CATEGORIES:Education,Entertainment,Events in London,History,Walking
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SUMMARY:Wimbledon Art Fair (14 - 17 May): Free Entry
DESCRIPTION:From Thurs 14 – Sun 17 May\, explore 180 open art studios from London’s most talented artists and buy original yet affordable art!\n  \n\n\n\n\nLONDON’S MOST INSPIRING ARTIST-LED FAIR\nExplore 180+ artist studios\, discover original\, affordable artwork\, and go behind the scenes of the creative process\n🧑‍🎨 180+ open art studios\nUnlike traditional galleries\, Wimbledon Art Fair takes you inside the actual working studios of 180+ artists & makers. \n🖼️ Original\, affordable artwork\nDiscover thousands of artwork for sale for all tastes and budgets that you can buy directly from the creators themselves. \n👀 The behind-the-scenes\nThis is a rare chance to meet the makers\, hear their stories\, and purchase original art without the gallery commission. \n🎟️ PRE-BOOK YOUR FREE TICKET FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £200 TO SPEND ON ART AT THE SHOW\, AND TO RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE EARLY ACCESS TO OUR MINI-MASTERPIECE SALE 🎟️ \n👉 wimbledonartfair.com/pre-book \n\n\n\n\nAmazing art fair. There was a variety of artists displaying their work\, very friendly and a great way to purchase some affordable art too.” \n\n\n\n\nDATES & TIMES\nThursday 14 May: 2PM – 9PM\nFriday 15 May: 11AM – 6PM\nSaturday 16 May: 11AM – 6PM\nSunday 17 May: 11AM – 6PM \nADDRESS\nWimbledon Art Studios\n10 Riverside Yard\nLondon\nSW17 0BB \nPUBLIC TRANSPORTS\n🚆 Train\nEarlsfield (15-minute walk)\nHaydons Road (10-minute walk) \n🚌 Bus\n44\, 77\, 270 \n🚇 Tube\nTooting Broadway (15-minute walk) \n\n\n\n\nDON’T MISS OUT ON OUR LAUNCH NIGHT\nThursday 14 May 6 – 9 PM\n🎶 Live music\n🥂 Complimentary drinks\n🎨 180+ open art studios \nFREE ENTRY: Join Our Launch Night
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/wimbledon-art-fair-14-17-may-free-entry/
LOCATION:Wimbledon Art Studios\, 10 Riverside Yard\, London\, SW17 0BB\, Wimbledon Art Studios\, London\, SW170BB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Crafts,Design,Digital Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Illustration,Interior Design,Photography,Sculpture,Shows
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T200000
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SUMMARY:Darcey Steinke & Octavia Bright: Writing the Body in Pain
DESCRIPTION:Darcey Steinke’s This Is the Door: Notes from a Body in Pain is a profound and searching examination of pain\, moving organ by organ through the body (spine\, knees\, skin) while weaving together personal experience with literature\, art\, and medicine. From surgery to pilgrimage\, from Frida Kahlo’s pain diaries to encounters with physicians\, Steinke asks: what does pain do to us\, and what might it make possible? She is joined by Octavia Bright\, whose memoir\, This Ragged Grace\, charts a different yet equally visceral journey through addiction\, recovery\, and renewal.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/darcey-steinke-octavia-bright-writing-the-body-in-pain/
LOCATION:Libreria Bookshop\, 65 Hanbury Street\, London\, E1 5JP
CATEGORIES:Alternative Medicine,Arts,Community Events,Conversation,Events in London,Free Events,Health,Health Education,Literature,Pop Up,Society,Writers
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T213000
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SUMMARY:Sounds Familiar Music Quiz - Summer Specials
DESCRIPTION:Doors 1830. Quiz starts 1930 sharp. Quiz End 2130\nJoin us for our Summer Specials at the Courtyard Bar at Vinegar Yard. \nWe’ll have 2 hours of Sounds Familiar fun in the sun (hopefully). \n10 to a team max. Big groups welcome – just split into teams!
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/sounds-familiar-music-quiz-summer-specials/
LOCATION:Vinegar Yard\, 72-82 St Thomas St\, SE1 3QU\, Vinegar Yard\, 72-82 St Thomas St\, SE1 3QU
CATEGORIES:Entertainment,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T220000
DTSTAMP:20260514T121854
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SUMMARY:Jazz in the House: Henry Lowther’s Still Waters
DESCRIPTION:Henry Lowther’s Still Waters brings together five exceptional voices in British jazz for an evening of original music shaped by decades of musical friendship and collaboration.\nFormed from a close association spanning more than 40 years between bassist Dave Green and trumpeter Henry Lowther\, Still Waters is a band built on trust\, creativity and deep musical understanding. Though rooted in the classic quintet tradition\, their music ranges widely\, from gentle\, lyrical and pastoral pieces to dynamic\, free-flowing improvisation\, with an emphasis on interplay and collective expression. \nThe ensemble features Pete Hurt on tenor saxophone\, Barry Green on piano\, Dave Green on bass\, Paul Clarvis on drums and Henry Lowther on trumpet\, five of the UK’s most respected jazz musicians. Together\, they create performances defined by adventure and spontaneity\, where no two concerts are ever the same. \nPraised as “pretty well flawless” in live performance\, Henry Lowther’s Still Waters offers a rare chance to hear one of British jazz’s most revered trumpeters alongside an outstanding and deeply connected ensemble. \n“Meltingly attractive solos\, startling originality.” Chris Parker\, Vortex review. \n  \nProgrammed by Blow the Fuse \n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\nPete Hurt – tenor saxophone\nBarry Green – piano\nDave Green – bass\nPaul Clarvis – drums\nHenry Lowther – trumpet \n\nTickets \nStandard £15.50\nUnwaged Concession £12.50\nUnder 35s Concession £8 \nPlease note that all tickets\, including tickets purchased on the door\, are subject to a £1.50 booking fee. \nLondon’s Jazz Bands
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/jazz-in-the-house-henry-lowthers-still-waters/
LOCATION:Lauderdale House\, Waterlow Park\, Highgate Hill\, London\, N65HG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Events in London,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Thursdays at Backyard
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an unforgettable evening of laughter at Thursdays at Backyard which offers a sneak peek of brand new material from some of the most renowned and exciting comedians in the industry. It’s the perfect opportunity to see established acts trying out fresh content and big TV names warming up for their national tours. \nRecent performances include Josh Widdicombe\, Stephen Merchant\, co-creator of “The Office” with Ricky Gervais\, and star of numerous comedy series; and Harry Hill\, the multi-award-winning comedian known for his unique style and television presence. \nIn addition to comedy legends\, Thursdays at Backyard also highlight some of the most promising rising stars on the comedy scene. This blend of seasoned professionals and up-and-coming talent ensures a dynamic and diverse comedy experience. \nGuiding you through this spectacular night of comedy are our resident hosts\, David Whitney – with “Huge Laughs” according to The Spectator\, David’s comedic prowess and charm make him the perfect host for this exciting event; and David Ward – described as “Entertaining” by Time Out\, Dave brings his sharp wit and engaging stage presence to keep the laughs rolling. \nWhat to expect  \nExclusive new material: Be the first to hear fresh jokes and stories from your favourite comedians.\nIntimate setting: Enjoy the comedy up close and personal in the relaxed and friendly atmosphere at Backyard.\nCommunity vibe: Join fellow comedy enthusiasts for a night of shared laughter and fun. \nPromo Videos: \n\n \nQuotes: \n‘This club is dope!’ – Dave Chappelle \n‘The Backyard in Bethnal Green – if there’s a better comedy club in the world\, I don’t know where it is!’ – Russell Howard \n‘New Material at the Backyard? Yes! This is what breaking in new stuff is about. An honest\, joyful and up for it crowd – and there’s plenty of them!’ – Marcus Brigstocke \n‘Without a doubt\, the best new material night in London. Run by people that love comedy for people that love comedy.’ – Seann Walsh \n‘There’s only really one place we all want to go to road test our new material\, and that’s Backyard on a Thursday; many a famous routine has been born at one of those nights!’ – Cally Beaton \nDon’t miss out on this unique opportunity to experience the best of the comedy world in one incredible evening. Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to the scene\, Thursday night at Backyard promises to deliver huge laughs and memorable moments!
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/thursdays-at-backyard-41/
LOCATION:Backyard Comedy Club\, 231 Cambridge Heath Rd\, Bethnal Green\, E2 0EL\, Backyard Comedy Club\, 231 Cambridge Heath Rd\, Bethnal Green\, London\, E2 0EL
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Community Events,Entertainment,Performing Arts
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T233000
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SUMMARY:Tonic – Jazz – Soul – Funk Jam @ Downstairs at Sucre\, Soho
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the hottest\, hippest\, happening vibes of the ‘Jazz\, Soul\, Funk Collective’ at Tonic. Let the groove move you. \n\n\n\n\nIgnite the senses at ‘Tonic’ for the best in live Jazz\, Soul and Funk served up by the ‘Jazz – Soul – Funk Collective’ (JSFC). \nHot yet smooth\, the ‘JSFC’ are an elixier for the ears and medicine for the mind.Prepare to be elevated at ‘Tonic’. Satisfaction guaranteed! \n*****\nInstrumentalists and singers who would like to jam are very welcome. \n******* \nPlease note seating is allocated on a first come first served basis. A ticket does not guarantee a seat. \nFrequency: second and last Thursday of each month.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/tonic-jazz-soul-funk-jam-downstairs-at-sucre-soho/2026-05-14/
LOCATION:Downstairs at Sucre\, 47b Great Marlborough Street\, London\, W1F 7JP
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260621T180000
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SUMMARY:IMTwentyOne – 
Exhibition + Online Auction
DESCRIPTION:IMTwentyOne marks IMT Gallery’s 21st anniversary with a benefit exhibition and online auction\, bringing together over 100 unique works by emerging to established artists such as Amanda Beech\, Adam Chodzko\, Benedict Drew\, Soyoung Hyun\, Melanie Jackson\, Kenji Lim\, John Russell\, Tai Shani\, Nicola Singh\, and Suzanne Treister. \nArtists have been invited to create an original A4 work in any medium. Works including painting\, drawing\, ceramics\, sculpture and prints will be exhibited at IMT Gallery in a democratic alphabetical hang\, and made available via an online auction launching to coincide with London Gallery Weekend. Each work will have a starting bid of £50. \nParticipating artists include those IMT has previously collaborated with\, alongside nominations by the gallery’s represented artists David Burrows\, Plastique Fantastique\, Maggie Roberts and Ra Tack\, and curators the gallery has worked with over the years\, including Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson\, Kirsten Cooke and Nicole Sansone. The project reflects on the artists\, conversations and projects that have shaped the gallery over the past two decades\, and offers a wide range of current practices presented by an international community of artists. \nAll works in IMTwentyOne have been kindly donated by the participating artists. Proceeds from the auction will support IMT’s future curatorial and educational programmes. \nAbout IMT Gallery: \nFounded in 2005\, IMT Gallery is a contemporary art space in London dedicated to showcasing critically engaged and innovative art. With two decades of experience\, the gallery has built a reputation for supporting boundary-pushing artists and presenting thought-provoking projects that delve into complex social\, cultural\, and philosophical themes. Alongside its exhibition programme\, the gallery represents a core group of emerging to established artists\, organises workshops and courses that offer a unique approach to engaging with art\, and commissions experimental writing on critical contemporary art. \nRoutledge recently published Contemporary Exhibition-Making and Management: Curating IMT Gallery as a Hybrid Space\, authored by the gallery’s long-standing curator (2005 – 2023) Mark Rohtmaa-Jackson. The book is part of a series on the Global Creative Economy\, edited by Aleksandar Brkić. \n  \n_ \nImage: Adam Chodzko\, Dream Skeleton [25] (2025)\, photographic retouching inks and pen on paper\, 21 x 29.7 cm
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/imtwentyone-exhibition-online-auction/2026-05-15/
LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ
CATEGORIES:Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Fundraisers,Photography,Sculpture,Virtual Events,Visual Arts
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T210000
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SUMMARY:Eurovision Your Decision
DESCRIPTION:About the show\nJoin Dimetrius and Ureatha for a live Eurovision cabaret experience where your vote counts in crowning the winner of Eurovision Your Decision\, back for our 6th year! \nPart parody\, part cabaret\, part Euro-Pop fever dream\, this love letter to Eurovision is guaranteed to be a fun night out. It has everything we love (and love to hate) about Eurovision – the incredible costumes\, unbelievable dance routines\, unplaceable accents and utterly predictable technical difficulties. \nWHAT TO EXPECT\nEurovision Your Decision is a West end Wilma nominated and 5 star cabaret show featuring live performances of songs from the last 150 years of Eurovision paying homage to the highs\, lows and questionable fashion choices of this glorious competition. \nJoin us in our live Eurovision arena as you witness 14 of the most iconic (and infamous) Eurovision acts lovingly recreated live on stage. Once you’ve seen the performances\, you get to vote for your favourite to be crowned Eurovision Your Decision 2026! \nThe show runs approximately two hours\, with the bar open throughout plus an intermission. Doors open at event start time\, and the show begins one hour afterwards. \nGrab your flags\, raise a glass to Sir Terry and head on down for a camp romp through Eurovision! \nREVIEWS \n“A fabulous show” – Musical Theatre Review ★★★★★ \n“Eurovision Your Decision is a truly awesome show“ – LondonTheatre1 ★★★★★ \n“it creates such genius parodies that you’ll be laughing hard enough to fall off your bar stool.” – Theatre and Tonic ★★★★★
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/eurovision-your-decision/2026-05-15/
LOCATION:Royal Vauxhall Tavern\, 372 Kennington Ln\, London\, SE11 5HY
CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Comedy,Entertainment,Events in London,Live Music,London Theatre,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Sounds Familiar Music Quiz - Decades Special
DESCRIPTION:Doors 14:00 Quiz starts 15:00 sharp. DJ till 19:00pm \nIt’s the Sounds Familiar Decades Special.  \nSounds Familiar is more than just a Music Quiz\, it’s the perfect combination of your favourite playlist and the best party you’ve ever been to. We’re the only Music Quiz to have sold out The Camden Roundhouse\, supported beloved Boy Band ‘5ive’ and played Glastonbury festival more times than David Bowie.  \nExpect rounds stuffed full of Chart Classics\, Old Skool Anthems\, Indie Bangers\, marvellous Mash-Ups\, Power Ballads\, Guilty Pleasures and over 100 killer tunes from the 60s to the current day\, all wrapped up in one epic Quiz. Team Tickets from 2 to large groups of 50 available\, but hurry – our events sell out quickly. \nCheck out our website http://www.soundsfamiliar.co
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/sounds-familiar-music-quiz-decades-special/
LOCATION:Flamingo Room\, O’Neills\, 33-37 Wardour St\, Greater\, London W1D 6PU\, UK\, O'Neills\, 33-37 Wardour S\, London\, W1D 6PU
CATEGORIES:Entertainment,Music
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SUMMARY:Jewellery Runway Show
DESCRIPTION:I’m delighted to invite you to Fashion Synergy’s conceptual Jewellery Runway Show taking place at the beautiful Swiss Church in Covent Garden on Saturday\, 16th May at 5pm. \nThis unique showcase explores a simple but powerful question: \nWhat happens when jewellery takes centre stage? \nUnlike traditional runway presentations\, every model will wear the same minimalist look\, allowing the focus to remain entirely on the jewellery itself – its craftsmanship\, individuality\, and artistic expression. \nThe evening will feature three emerging jewellery designers to watch:\n• KK SoulCrafted Jewels\n• Pearlisma\n• Jana Svabova \nWhat to expect:\n• Complimentary glass of champagne 🥂\n• Exclusive jewellery pop-up\n• Networking in an elegant creative setting\n• Conceptual runway choreography focused entirely on jewellery \nWe are also delighted to welcome our Official Beauty Partner\, Giuseppe Serpieri\, who will be joining us to share sustainable beauty tips and insights during the evening.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/jewellery-runway-show/
LOCATION:The Swiss Church\, 79 Endell Street\, London\, WC2H 9DY
CATEGORIES:Arts,Cheap Tickets,Events in London,Fashion
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SUMMARY:Saturdays at Backyard
DESCRIPTION:Saturdays at Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Green is the best weekend night out in London. \nPerfect for groups\, dates\, or solo outings\, our warm and inviting venue offers an extensive selection of beers\, wines\, cocktails\, alcohol-free drinks\, and delicious pizzas and light bites. Arrive early for pre-show entertainment\, including board games\, pool\, and foosball tables\, and stay afterwards to mingle and soak up the lively atmosphere. \nEach week\, an impressive line-up of top comedians from the UK and beyond perform\, featuring a mix of seasoned professionals and rising stars. This ensures a diverse range of comedic styles to suit every taste. Our intimate\, custom-built comedy setting guarantees an unforgettable experience. \nBackyard Comedy Club is dedicated to providing a memorable night filled with laughter\, great food\, and fantastic company. \nAs Russell Howard puts it\, “The Backyard in Bethnal Green… if there’s a better comedy club in the world\, I don’t know where it is. It’s amazing.” Dave Chappelle agrees: “This club is dope.” \nFor an unforgettable comedy experience\, make Backyard Comedy Club your go-to destination every Saturday night!
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/saturdays-at-backyard-30/
LOCATION:Backyard Comedy Club\, 231 Cambridge Heath Rd\, Bethnal Green\, E2 0EL\, Backyard Comedy Club\, 231 Cambridge Heath Rd\, Bethnal Green\, London\, E2 0EL
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Community Events,Entertainment,Performing Arts
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260517T160000
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SUMMARY:FLOURISHFEST 2026
DESCRIPTION:FlourishFest\, Roots and Shoots’ fabulous flower-filled annual community event is on Sunday May 17th 2026. Visit the beautiful UNESCO award-winning gardens\, enjoy flower-power-inspired nature and creative activities\, workshops and talks on wildlife gardening\, alongside stalls of delicious food and garden paraphernalia. \n  \nMaypole dancing\, flower crown making\, wildlife talks\, music\, storytelling. Something for all ages. \n  \nRoots and Shoots\,\nWalnut Tree Walk\,\nKennington\, SE11 6DN \nPrice \n£3 Adults \n£1 Children \nNo need to prebook\, there will be tickets on the gate on the day! \nwww.rootsandshoots.org.uk \n 
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/flourishfest-2026/2026-05-17/2/
LOCATION:Roots and Shoots\, Walnut Tree Walk\, London\, SE11 6DN
CATEGORIES:Charity Events,Children,Community Events,Environment,Events in London,Family Activities,Festivals,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Guest House: Unwriting the Artist’s Statement Online Workshop with Elle Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a focused\, playful session of conversation\, making\, and discovering your own voice. This workshop creates space to build confidence\, loosen habits around language\, and allow your voice to develop naturally\, staying close to your practice rather than separate from it. \nUnwriting the Artist’s Statement invites you to abscond from International Art English and respond directly to your work. Moving away from the critical language often used to address contemporary art\, this workshop proposes different protocols for speaking about your practice to the world.  \nThrough a series of guided prompts\, improvisation\, and gentle exercises\, participants will work with revision\, association\, and a deliberate quality of randomness to develop ways of using their own voice. The focus is on speaking through the work rather than separating language from practice. \nThis is a supportive space for play\, experimentation\, and discovery. No previous experience or prepared text is needed.  \nThe workshop is hosted by IMT Gallery and led by artist Elle Reynolds\, whose practice works through collaborative processes\, storytelling\, and material experimentation. Her work explores making as a way of thinking together\, with a particular interest in shared authorship\, provisional forms\, and the social life of materials. \nOver the two hours\, you will: \n\nDevelop new ways of talking about your work that feel personal and less rehearsed\nLoosen habits around formal or institutional language\nBuild confidence in speaking and writing about your practice\nGenerate material you can continue to develop after the session\nConnect with others navigating similar questions around language and practice.\n\nAbout Elle Reynolds: \nArtist/scholarresearcherquiet disrupter\, Elle Reynolds has a background in organising practice. She continually challenges traditional institutional structures\, reimagining the use of time and space. Her art making under the pseudonym Guest-Host-Guest includes object installation\, collaborative events\, performative storytelling and interventions that unsettle the notion of archive through spatial exploration\, participation\, and the disruption of academic language. She holds a PhD investigating alternative art school spaces and serves as a Non-Executive Director and Board member of TOMA (The Other MA)\, an alternative art school in Southend-on-Sea\, Essex. Recent projects include workshops for New Contemporaries and Creative Break Time. She is currently Programme Leader of the Graduate Diploma in Art at Goldsmiths. \nThis workshop is open to all: makers\, artists\, writers\, anti-writers\, poets\, curators at any stage of their practice\, and anyone interested in finding alternative ways to speak about their work. It is especially useful if you are preparing portfolios\, applications\, or exhibitions\, or if you simply want your language to feel more natural and connected to what you do.  \nPlaces are limited to keep the session conversational and supportive—book early to secure your place. \nEarly Bird Rates are available until 29 March at 11:59pm GMT \n_\nImage: ‘Morass’ Mapping by Elle Reynolds
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/guest-house-unwriting-the-artists-statement-online-workshop-with-elle-reynolds/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Laetitia Barbier: Heads Will Roll—and Perhaps Fly: The Literary and Visual Legacy of the Guillotine in France
DESCRIPTION:The French guillotine stands as one of the most charged instruments of modernity: an engineering feat codified in the late eighteenth century to rationalize state execution\, with the ambition of rendering it more egalitarian and—strikingly to us today—more humane. Yet its function cannot be disentangled from the profound psychic and cultural shockwaves it produced\, particularly during the Reign of Terror\, when mechanized death transformed the executioner into a mere agent and the act itself became at once spectacle and routine. \nWhat is remarkable is not only its political significance\, but the rich afterlife it generated across artistic and literary domains. Reports of post-mortem blinking\, animated bodies\, and an obsessive fascination with severed\, seemingly “living” heads reveal a collective preoccupation with the limits of vitality. Imbued with an uncanny persistence\, these fragments blur the threshold between life and death\, returning as motifs that oscillate between horror\, fascination\, and a dark aesthetic charge within the artistic production of the period. \nBy tracing the guillotine’s visual and literary haunting manifestations in 19th and 20th century France\, we begin to grasp its peculiar legacy: not merely as a technology in the service of abjection\, but as an ambiguously potent image-making force that continues to shape the imagination. \nFrench-born Laetitia Barbier is a tarot teacher\, cartomancer\, and independent scholar. She is the author of Tarot and Divination Cards: A Visual Archive (2021) and Jesus Now: Contemporary Art + Pop Culture. She holds a BA in Art History from Sorbonne University (2009) and served as Head Librarian and Programming Director at Morbid Anatomy from 2012 to 2024. Her work explores art\, esoterica\, and the cultural function of images\, with a particular interest in their symbolic and historical resonances. She lives in Brooklyn\, New York.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/laetitia-barbier-heads-will-roll-and-perhaps-fly-the-literary-and-visual-legacy-of-the-guillotine-in-france/
LOCATION:Arc Space London\, 13 Tottenham Mews\, London\, W1T 4AQ
CATEGORIES:Arts,History,Literature
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SUMMARY:Plume: A SW London Queer Writing Collective
DESCRIPTION:Join Plume\, SW London’s queer writing collective\, for a night of playful writing exercises\, storytelling\, poetry and good vibes! \nCome hang out with Plume\, a new regular queer writing collective based in SW London! This in-person event (1st and 3rd Monday of each month) is all about sharing\, creating\, and celebrating queer voices through the art of writing. Whether you’re into poetry\, prose\, or just love a good story\, there’s a spot for you here. Bring your vibes\, your words\, and get ready to connect with a community of writers in a safe and welcoming space . See you there!
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/plume-a-sw-london-queer-writing-collective/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:Rose House\, 70 Barnes High Street\, London\, SW13 9LD\, 70 Barnes High Street\, London\, SW13 9LD\, London\, SW13 9LD
CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Community Events,Crafts,Literature,Networking,Performing Arts,Poetry,Workshops,Writers
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SUMMARY:Stephen Hose Free Lunchtime Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Take a break on a Tuesday lunchtime and enjoy 45 minutes of free\, gorgeous classical music performed live by our resident pianist\, Stephen Hose\, upstairs in the beautiful Long Gallery overlooking Waterlow Park. Stephen Hose trained at the Royal Academy of Music\, where he held a Vaughan Williams scholarship. He has had a varied career\, including performing chamber music and solo recitals\, as well as being Musical Director and pianist for a range of operas\, musicals\, plays\, and TV. Doors will open at 1 pm. The concert will begin at 1:15 pm. Tickets are free\, but we kindly ask that you book to give us an idea of numbers. \n  \nMusic for London provides various concert pianists for hire for private recitals and concerts in London and the UK
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/stephen-hose-free-lunchtime-concerts/2026-05-19/
LOCATION:Lauderdale House\, Waterlow Park\, Highgate Hill\, London\, N65HG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Events in London,Free Events,Music
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SUMMARY:Alkanna Graeca: live at The Jazz Cafe - Jazz Concert  19/05/26
DESCRIPTION:Alkanna Graeca is a vocal trio weaving Balkan folk traditions with free improvisation and expansive soundscapes. Formed by Dunja Botic\, Alexandra Achillea\, and Irini Arabatzi\, they channel the heritage of their homelands into a ritualistic exploration of voice—songs carrying mountain echoes\, stripped bare\, reshaped\, and reborn\, blurring past and present. \nIrini’s voice\, shaped by her Greek roots\, jazz and South American influences\, has taken her to international stages. Dunja\, a Serbian-Greek singer and actress\, moves seamlessly between theatre and music\, drawing inspiration from Maqam and jazz. Alexandra’s background in classical\, folk\, and experimental music has carried her from opera houses to underground scenes. Together\, they create a sound that is earthy\, timeless\, and steeped in tradition—stripped bare\, transformed\, and reborn through improvisation. \n  \nMusic for London is one of the premier Jazz Band booking agencies in London for concerts\, parties and events
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/alkanna-graeca-live-at-the-jazz-cafe/
LOCATION:The Jazz Cafe\, 5 Parkway\, Camden Town\, London\, Camden\, NW1 7PG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Concerts,Events in London,Live Music,Music
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