BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events for LONDON - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events for LONDON REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261025T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260714T052140Z CREATED:20260714T052140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T052140Z UID:30131778-1792940400-1792947600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Attending Landscapes: Walking\, Listening and Mapping with Harri Harrison DESCRIPTION:Join us for a four-session online course exploring how to see and sense landscape through walking\, listening and shared attention. \n‘Attending Landscapes: Walking\, Listening and Mapping’ invites you to develop a deeper relationship with the landscapes around you. Through walking\, sensory mapping\, drawing\, writing and observation\, we will explore acts of witnessing and encountering green environments\, asking how we come to know a place deeply\, understand its stories\, and what these stories might reveal about our own internal landscapes. \nAcross four fortnightly sessions\, you’ll be encouraged to return to a local green space\, building an ongoing relationship through creative prompts\, shared discussion and attentive practice. You will learn to time-travel with this land. \nLed by artist and educator Harri Harrison and hosted by IMT Gallery\, the course offers a reflective and practical space for artists\, writers\, educators\, walkers and anyone interested in developing a more attentive relationship with landscape.  \n🌿 Places are limited — the course begins 13 September. \nReady to see the landscapes around you differently? Follow the link HERE \n  URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/attending-landscapes-walking-listening-and-mapping-with-harri-harrison/2026-10-25/ LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ CATEGORIES:Classes,Crafts,Environment,History,Mental Health,Online Events,Virtual Events,Visual Arts,Walking,Workshops,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Attending-Landscapes-Online-Course-with-Harri-Harrison-IMT-Gallery-LISTINGS-e1784005998150.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="IMT Gallery":MAILTO:mail@imagemusictext.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260829T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260829T213000 DTSTAMP:20260822T032055Z CREATED:20260822T032054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T032055Z UID:30133764-1788021000-1788039000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:RENAISSANCE 2026: Global Origins - Devonshire Square Art Exhibition & Runway Show DESCRIPTION:For one night\, the Western Courtyard at Devonshire Square becomes a gallery and a runway at the same time. \nRENAISSANCE 2026: Global Origins – Stories Untold\nBrings together ten emerging artists (painting\, photography\, sculpture\, textile) and ten emerging fashion designers from Indonesia\, Taiwan\, Nigeria\, Canada\, Guadeloupe\, England\, North Macedonia and Greece. The work is about origin: migration\, memory\, folklore\, family\, identity. \nExpect a red carpet\, welcome drinks and live performances. The exhibition opens an hour before the first collection and stays open all evening; the runway show runs in two acts. \nRenaissance is an independent\, volunteer-run platform founded by Laura Momodu. The first edition sold out to 250 guests with zero paid promotion — this is the second\, with 400 places. \nSaturday 29 August 2026\, 16:30–21:30 · Devonshire Square\, London EC2M 4YE (2 min from Liverpool Street) · All ages · Tickets from £15: https://Renaissance2026.eventbrite.co.uk URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/renaissance-2026-global-origins-devonshire-square-art-exhibition-runway-show/2026-08-29/ LOCATION:Devonshire Square\, London EC2M 4YE\, Devonshire Square\, London\, EC2M 4YE CATEGORIES:Arts,Cheap Tickets,Entertainment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Music,Performing Arts,Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RENAISSANCE_PRESS_1-e1787368798947.png ORGANIZER;CN="@renaissance_fashion_show":MAILTO:renaissancefashionshow@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260816T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260816T170000 DTSTAMP:20260713T215750Z CREATED:20260713T215750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T215750Z UID:30131774-1786892400-1786899600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Unwriting the Artist’s Statement | Online Workshop with Elle Reynolds DESCRIPTION:‘Unwriting the Artist’s Statement’ is a focused\, playful online workshop centred on conversation\, making\, and discovering your own voice. \nThe session 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\, the 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. \nThe workshop is hosted by IMT Gallery and led by artist and educator Elle Reynolds\, whose practice works through collaborative processes\, storytelling\, and material experimentation. \nFor 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 — the workshop takes place on Sunday 16 August\, 3-5pm (BST). \nFollow the link below to learn more and book. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guest-house-unwriting-the-artists-statement-online-workshop-tickets-1992700479777 URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/unwriting-the-artists-statement-online-workshop-with-elle-reynolds/ LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ CATEGORIES:Classes,Courses,Events in London,Online Events,Visual Arts,Workshops,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Guest-House-Unwriting-the-Artists-Statement-Online-Workshop-with-Elle-Reynolds-IMT-Gallery-LISTINGS-e1783979679947.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="IMT Gallery":MAILTO:mail@imagemusictext.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260517T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260517T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T061402Z CREATED:20260310T061402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T061402Z UID:30120479-1779030000-1779037200@eventsforlondon.co.uk 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\, Auburn Central\, 57-59\, Australia\, 2144\, Australia CATEGORIES:Classes,Conversation,Courses,Education,Online Events,Virtual Events,Visual Arts,Workshops,Writers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Guest-House-Unwriting-the-Artists-Statement-Online-Workshop-with-Elle-Reynolds-IMT-Gallery-LISTINGS-e1773123074364.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="IMT Gallery":MAILTO:mail@imagemusictext.com GEO:51.5136899;-0.1414866 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Auburn Central 57-59 Australia 2144 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Auburn Central\, 57-59:geo:-0.1414866,51.5136899 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260509T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260509T170000 DTSTAMP:20260313T082422Z CREATED:20260313T082422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T082422Z UID:30122037-1778338800-1778346000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:The Museum of Connection - Workshop with Georgia Clemson and Lina Ivanova DESCRIPTION:Embrace the power of collaborative creation in the second in a series of transformative workshops led by artist duo Georgia Clemson and Lina Ivanova\, hosted by IMT Gallery. In The Museum of Connection\, you are invited to explore the generative possibilities of collectivity through a series of guided creative exercises and to imagine working together as a new way to survive on our damaged planet. \nIn the last decade\, our experience of closeness has radically shifted. Digital interactions\, though abundant\, have left many of us reliant on screens for connection. Georgia and Lina began The Museum of Connection in response to this change\, inspired by Donna Haraway’s term Sympoiesis\, meaning making-with\, a reminder that all creation and survival depend on collaboration. \nThe duo will transform IMT Gallery into a space of encounter\, a shared and fertile ground where real-life connection and creativity can take root. Each workshop in the series will be themed for a collective act: food\, play\, touch\, and movement. For this workshop\, Lina and Georgia invite you to use your whole body to create an image with a difference\, exploring the theme of movement. \nIn this workshop\, we will gather in the gallery to create one-of-a-kind artworks\, both collectively and individually. The event will begin with a specially themed meditation\, written by the artists\, and unfold into writing and drawing games. The primary technique in this event will focus on cyanotypes\, a form of experimental camera-less photography. This technique reduces the image to its fundamental components – light\, shadow and form. The process is unpredictable by nature\, resulting in artworks that record our intentional and incidental marks\, the traces of presence\, sharing\, and interaction. Each image created is ephemeral but can be ‘fixed’ as a lasting memory of the moment. The workshop will culminate in the collaborative creation of a large-scale cyanotype. \nAs a participant\, you will have the opportunity to contribute what you make to the Museum’s growing archive\, as a living monument to community\, built within two fleeting hours\, yet resonant with the lasting memory of connection. \nEach workshop in this series is different\, so if you have joined us before\, you are welcome to join us again. No experience is necessary. Please bring your preferred drawing materials and paper\, additional supplies will also be provided. \nMeet the artists: \nGeorgia\, Clemson\, and Lina Ivanova are London-based artists with fifteen years of combined experience in creative facilitation. They first exhibited together in A Cohesion of Light at Peckham 24 (2021)\, and created The Museum of Connection in 2024. Both artists have a background in experimental photography and make work challenging the conventions of the medium. \nGeorgia’s work has been featured in Source Photographic Review\, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue Italia. Recent exhibitions include The vessel that contains me at Creative Health Camden and Retreat: the UK’s first climate refugees at Middlesex University as part of Barnet Climate Action Month. Lina is a co-founder of Revolv Collective and a recipient of the Turner Contemporary Portfolio Prize. Her work has been exhibited by RPS\, the South Bermondsey Art Trail\, and the Goethe Institut in Bulgaria. Her most recent commission is Business is driven by quarterly results\, a public art installation in Croydon\, funded by Turf Projects.  \nAre you ready to discover the power of collective creativity? Reserve your place and join this radically original happening at IMT Gallery. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-museum-of-connection-workshop-with-georgia-clemson-and-lina-ivanova-3/ LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Classes,Crafts,Events in London,Photography,Relationships,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Museum-of-Connection-2-workshop-with-Georgia-Clemson-and-Lina-Ivanova-at-IMT-Gallery-LISTINGS-e1773390185693.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T203000 DTSTAMP:20260309T134316Z CREATED:20260309T134316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T134316Z UID:30120478-1775932200-1775939400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Carromancy Divination Workshop with Rose-Marie Luk DESCRIPTION:With the flickering glow of candlelight\, we will convene to unlock ancient wisdom and the language of the spirit. This workshop invites you to explore Carromancy Divination\, the timeless art of interpreting abstract forms from melted wax to access hidden messages by tapping into the subconscious\, and to set personal intentions for the days ahead. \nHeld within IMT Gallery’s group exhibition\, The House\, featuring works 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. In dialogue with the exhibition\, carromancy invites you to attune to the subtle emotional landscapes of home. \nImmerse yourself in the gallery space\, subtly infused with aromatic lavender to relax the mind and calm the senses. A curated experience awaits: watch as lilac wax is poured into water to create abstract forms\, engage in guided sketching to capture fleeting shapes\, and join in meditative reflections that draw you closer to your intuitive self.  \nIn this two-hour workshop led by interdisciplinary artist Rose-Marie Luk\, you will: \n\nDiscover the ancient origins of Carromancy\, tracing its roots from Celtic druids to diverse indigenous traditions.\n\n\nEngage in a step-by-step creative process: pouring\, observing\, drawing\, and interpreting the shifting forms of candle wax.\n\n\nCraft a unique talisman spell jar by combining your wax creation with foraged objects and healing crystals\, imbuing it with your personal intentions for self-awareness and transformation.\n\n\nParticipate in reflective meditations designed to harmonise your creative energies and deepen your connection to the universe.\n\nAbout Rose-Marie Luk \nRose-Marie Luk explores her cross-cultural identity through transformative art practices that channel ancestral wisdom\, evoke forgotten memories\, and uncover hybrid creations. Using automatic techniques and sigil calligraphy\, she bridges the sacred and the spiritual\, transmuting confoundment into clarity. Rose-Marie’s practice speaks to lost languages and evolving identities\, encouraging connection\, growth\, and self discovery. In this workshop\, Rose-Marie channels ancient divination practices to help you reconnect with your inner vision and discover the alchemy of transformation. \nWhat To Expect  \nBelow we offer you a glimpse of what to expect from Rose-Marie’s workshop\, as told by previous participants:  \n“[…] It exceeded expectations! I found this very interesting and relaxing. The environment has been so calm\, friendly and welcoming. I’ve loved how accessible this has been for someone who doesn’t consider themselves as a ‘natural’ artist as such.” \n“It’s a beautiful process to pace out and spend time doing – it gave space for really going with initial impression and working upon that.” \n“I learnt a lot about shifting how I observe and letting in the oracle nature of carromancy. It is worth trying because it is a unique way of spending an evening with others.” \nThis workshop is open to all—artists\, writers\, dreamers\, cloud-gazers\, poetic thinkers\, deep feelers\, curious explorers\, and open minded visionaries alike. \nPlease bring your preferred drawing materials and sketchbook\, additional supplies will also be provided. \nReserve your spot now for an evening of inspiration and connection. A limited number of tickets are available free of charge for residents of Tower Hamlets. These places have been lovingly created with support from Tower Hamlets Council. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/carromancy-divination-workshop-with-rose-marie-luk-3/ LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ CATEGORIES:Cheap Tickets,Classes,Community Events,Crafts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Religion and Spirituality,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Carromancy-Divination-Workshop-with-Rose-Marie-Luk-at-IMT-Gallery-LISTINGS-e1773063760838.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="IMT Gallery":MAILTO:mail@imagemusictext.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T210000 DTSTAMP:20260310T070715Z CREATED:20260310T070609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T070715Z UID:30119087-1775588400-1775595600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Guest House: Sewing a Palm Tree Workshop with Elle Reynolds DESCRIPTION:All are invited into the Guest House\, a shared\, temporary workspace formed through collective contribution and the relaxed palava of conversation. You don’t need to sew a palm tree if you don’t want to! \nParticipants are invited to sit together\, sew by hand\, talk\, listen\, share stories\, or simply observe. Some may choose to sew palm trees\, while others may work on repairs\, small tests\, or nothing at all. Conversation\, silence\, and informal knowledge-sharing are all part of the process\, as the work develops slowly and collectively over the session. \nThe workshop is 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. \nParticipants will experience sewing as a social and conversational practice\, build confidence working with their hands in a low-pressure environment\, and contribute to a shared\, provisional body of work. The session offers space to reflect on ideas of elsewhere\, slowness\, care\, and collective making\, rather than producing a defined outcome. \nThe Guest House takes place within IMT Gallery’s group exhibition\, The House\, featuring works that all\, often through degrees of autobiography\, speak 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. The exhibition includes Elle Reynolds’ film Morass and sculptural sound piece Black Sun Loungers: The Caribbean Gaze. \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 the 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. \nAll materials including fabric\, threads\, embroidery rings and needles will be provided\, and herbal tea served. No experience is necessary\, just bring your curiosity\, a willingness to get hands-on\, and an open mind. \nTo keep this workshop intimate\, spaces are limited; reserve your spot now for an evening of creativity\, conversation\, and connection. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/guest-house-sewing-a-palm-tree-workshop-with-elle-reynolds/ LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ CATEGORIES:Arts,Classes,Conversation,Crafts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Relationships,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Elle-Reynolds-still-from-Morass-2025-Guest-House-Sewing-a-Palm-Tree-workshop-at-IMT-Gallery-LISTINGS-e1773126335145.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IMT Gallery":MAILTO:mail@imagemusictext.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260120T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260112T161205Z CREATED:20260112T161205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T161205Z UID:30114352-1768935600-1768941000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Peter Peri in Conversation with Dávid Fehér – Book launch and display of recent paintings DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Liszt Institute London for an evening celebrating the launch of a new monograph on Peter Peri\, published by Einspach Czapolai Fine Art. \nPeri will be in conversation with Dávid Fehér\, Director of the Central European Research Institute for Art History of the Museum of Fine Arts. Their discussion will explore Peri’s artistic practice\, key themes in his work\, and the ideas shaping his most recent projects\, offering insight into both the newly published monograph and his wider artistic trajectory. \nThe event will also feature a display of Peri’s latest paintings in the gallery\, providing a unique opportunity to experience his practice first-hand alongside the critical perspectives presented in the publication. \nCopies of the book will be available on site. All are welcome to attend. Register via Eventbrite. \n\n\nPeter Peri (b. 1971\, London) \nPeter Peri’s primary media are drawing\, sculpture\, and painting: three distinct bodies of work that are developed independently by the artist to create a complex set of interrelations. All works are specifically invested in the tension between line and volume\, figuration and abstraction\, and in the questioning of tradition and influence in Modernism. \nA graduate of Chelsea College of Art\, he made his debut at Bloomberg New Contemporaries in 2003. He has exhibited widely internationally\, including Tate Britain\, the Hayward Gallery\, and Kunsthalle Basel. Peri’s work can be found in the collections of Tate\, the Victoria & Albert Museum\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Budapest. Peri’s work has a personal connection to Modernism. His grandfather was Peter László Péri (1899–1967)\, a Hungarian émigré to Britain who was involved in Constructivism before turning to architecture and later in his life to Realism \n\n\nDávid Fehér \nDávid Fehér is an art historian\, director of the Central European Research Institute for Art History of the Museum of Fine Arts\, and assistant professor at the Institute of Art History at the Eötvös Loránd University. His research covers 20th-century and contemporary art\, including Pop Art\, Photorealism\, and related movements. He has curated numerous exhibitions and has published widely in academic journals\, exhibition catalogues\, and art publications. He is a member of the Hungarian Section of the International Association of Art Critics. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/peter-peri-in-conversation-with-david-feher-book-launch-and-display-of-recent-paintings/ LOCATION:Liszt Institute\, Hungarian Cultural Centre London\, 17-19 Cockspur Street\, London\, Westminster\, SW1Y 5BL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conversation,Design,Exhibitions,Free Events,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PP_lisztlondon_pink_1920x1180-e1768234295246.png ORGANIZER;CN="Hungarian Cultural Centre London":MAILTO:bookings@hungary.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250323T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250323T170000 DTSTAMP:20250205T163442Z CREATED:20250205T163442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T163442Z UID:30088865-1742734800-1742749200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Photofusion x LIP Book Fair DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first book fair! \nIn collaboration with London Independent Photography we will be hosting a book\, zines and print fair on Sunday 23rd March 2025\, 1pm – 5pm. \nPop down to bag yourself some beautiful work from independent photographers and artists from across London and beyond. \n  URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/photofusion-x-lip-book-fair/ LOCATION:Photofusion\, Unit 2\, 2 Beehive Place\, Brixton\, London\, SW9 7QR CATEGORIES:Comics,Crafts,Free Events,Literature,Photography,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Book-Fair-Poster-Draft-copy-2-2-e1738773261430.png ORGANIZER;CN="Photofusion":MAILTO:info@photofusion.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241129T173000 DTSTAMP:20241021T100635Z CREATED:20241021T100635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241021T100635Z UID:30084613-1729504800-1732901400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Lancelot Ribeiro: Heads – In and Out of Our Time - Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Ben Uri Gallery & Museum\, 108a Boundary Road\, St John’s Wood\, London NW8 ORH – Open: 18 September–29 November\, Wednesdays to Fridays: 10 am – 5.30 pm.  \nThis revealing exhibition is part of Ben Uri’s principal focus on researching\, digitally documenting\, disseminating and celebrating the importance of the Jewish\, Refugee\, and broad Immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900 – see buru.org.uk and diasporaartists.net both resources within benuri.org. \nThe Ben Uri Research Unit (BURU) is honoured to partner with the Estate of Lancelot Ribeiro to present Lancelot Ribeiro: Heads—In and Out of Our Time\, borrowing its title from the artist’s long-planned but unrealised concept for an exhibition. Featuring 20 paintings and drawings\, it focuses on Ribeiro’s preoccupation with portraiture and imagined heads from two of the most innovative decades of his practice\, the 1960s and the 1990s. \nBorn into a Catholic Goan family in present-day Mumbai in 1933\, Ribeiro followed his older half-brother F N Souza to Britain in 1950\, after India’s independence and Partition. After returning to India and becoming an artist\, Ribeiro settled permanently in Britain in 1962. Inspired by Indian and Goan architecture and the Christian tradition in which he was raised\, he utilised his heads and portraits to explore concepts of power and evil\, described by one reviewer as: ‘Colonialists\, kings\, tyrants\, Christ (resurrected)\, tycoons\, women and thugs’ (Bombay Artist Aid Centre review\, 1961)\, among them the monumental Crowned King (c. 1963) and powerful King Lear (1964\, Ben Uri Collection). Ribeiro’s experiments with new materials\, among them polyvinyl acetate or PVA (a precursor of acrylic paint)\, sometimes mixed with other nontraditional media\, including string\, resulting in a set of radical\, faceless\, abstracted heads\, known as the Psychedelic Man series. In his later work\, Ribeiro often worked on a large scale\, employing brilliant acrylics mixed with elements of collage while disassembling\, reimagining and reinvigorating the head in works including the vivid blue Madonna\, Rising from the Banks of Main. Yet Ribeiro’s close friend and fellow poet\, Indian translator and critic R. Parthasarathy suggests that Ribeiro’s ‘true subject’ was always his ‘origins – Goan roots\, estrangement from India\, and exile in London’. \nA supporting display in the lower galleries features 20 stylistically diverse and innovative paintings\, sculptures\, and works on paper of heads and portraits from the Ben Uri collection by artists including Frank Auerbach\, David Breuer-Weil\, Dodo\, Alfred Harris\, Sarah Lightman\, Alfred Lomnitz\, Hormazd Narielwalla\, Oscar Nemon\, Mosheh Oved\, Paul Richards\, and Samuel Fyzee-Rahamin. \nThe exhibition will be accompanied by a series of related talks and events and a fully illustrated online publication with essays by contributors\, including the artist’s daughter\, Marsha Ribeiro\, poet and critic R. Parthasarathy\, and conservator Patricia Smithen.  URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/lancelot-ribeiro-heads-in-and-out-of-our-time-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Museums,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Paranoid-1965-2-e1729505136126.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240924T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240924T210000 DTSTAMP:20240904T033239Z CREATED:20240904T033239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T033239Z UID:30077096-1727204400-1727211600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Plant Gazing: Under Vine Moon Workshop with Joseph Walsh DESCRIPTION:Connect with Earth’s plant allies through drawing\, painting and tea ceremony… \nAs we approach September’s Waning Crescent Moon\, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to connect with plant allies and set personal intentions for the month ahead. \nIn alchemy\, the art of drawing plants holds a twofold significance. On one level it represents the material aspect of the alchemical process\, of sunlight and water becoming stem\, leaf and flower. On a deeper symbolic level\, the depiction of plants embodies the concept of growth and transformation\, informing the practitioner – an alchemical self* \nImmerse yourself in the IMT Gallery space\, subtly infused with Yarrow and Rosemary\, earthy and clearing. A curated selection of plants will be available for drawing\, accompanied by prompts and guidance on the techniques of plant gazing and observation. \nIn this two hour workshop we will explore the mysteries of plants through drawing\, painting\, and meditative observations\, we will go beyond the confines of the ordinary. \nTake a moment to reconnect to our bodies and the living world through a serene tea ceremony\, grounding ourselves in the present moment. We will select from the hedgerow with hawthorn\, rosehip or hops. We will also consider the hedgerow as thicket\, stopover and shelter for beings. \nAbout Joseph Walsh \nJoseph Walsh\, an artist rooted in forging human-nature connections through his work with plants. Using drawing\, painting and film to actualise a co-existing with nature. He studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths University\, and recently delivered the course Floral Time: How Artists Describe Plants at the Berlin Art Institute\, workshops at Beaconsfield Gallery and No Show Space\, as well as sharing insights with art students at Goldsmiths and Reading University. \nWhat To Expect \nBelow we offer you a glimpse of what to expect from Joseph’s workshop\, as told by previous participants:\n“The workshop was well structured\, and thus we were able to connect with the plant on a deeper level. Joe is a meticulous facilitator. Thank you”. \n“A very naturally held space offering freedom to be intuitive\, and be yourself. The time flowed perfectly. An exploration and very close look into the oneness\, mirroring thoughts within the group. What a full whole\, rich experience with the plants\, yourself and each other.”\n\n“Mindful\, healing\, educational\, communal” \nWhile drawing materials will be provided\, feel free to bring your own sketchbooks and preferred materials to enhance your experience. \n*Observations made by Joseph plant gazing under waxing crescent moon\, with rose – “In alchemy the rose is symbolic of conjunction\, it is supporting and underlying the marriage of opposites. Soft\, buffering\, slowing down. Small insects dwell within petals\, cushioned\, intoxicated. This is how it felt for me too. The bee moves closer to the centre\, three rounds of rose tea. Perfumed aroma in swirls and spirals\, circular time. Definition and edge dissolved. Petals unfurling. Surrender myself to it. Rose is associated with love and romance”. \nReserve your spot now for an evening of inspiration and connection. A limited number of tickets are available free of charge for residents of Tower Hamlets. These places have been lovingly created with support from Tower Hamlets Council. \nSee you there! URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/plant-gazing-under-vine-moon-workshop-with-joseph-walsh/ LOCATION:IMT Gallery\, Unit 2/210 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9NQ CATEGORIES:Classes,Events in London,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joseph-Walsh-Plant-Gazing-Under-Vine-Moon-at-IMT-Gallery-LISTINGS-1-e1725420728542.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IMT Gallery":MAILTO:mail@imagemusictext.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240628T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240628T210000 DTSTAMP:20240617T070831Z CREATED:20240617T070831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T070831Z UID:30070992-1719597600-1719608400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:WhittyGordon Projects Salon DESCRIPTION:WhittyGordon Projects will be hosting an evening salon event  including painting\, drawing\, photography collage\, short film and documentary by London based artists and filmmakers.\n\nAll welcome. Suitable for all ages.\n\nFor more information on the artists involved please go to www.whittygordon.com/salons URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/whittygordon-projects-salon/2024-06-28/2/ LOCATION:Unit 1 74 Backchurch Lane\, London E1 1LX\, Unit 1\, 74 Backchurch Lane\,\, London\, E1 1LX CATEGORIES:Arts,Digital Arts,Films,Free Events,Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9509.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="WhittyGordon Projects":MAILTO:whittygordonprojects@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240502T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240502T210000 DTSTAMP:20240409T024708Z CREATED:20240409T024708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T024708Z UID:30066915-1714676400-1714683600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Michael Backman: Courtly Splendour DESCRIPTION:Art historian and author Michael Backman will lead a fascinating talk about the Malay ancient tradition of working with  silver and gold as well as the appeal their craft had for collectors in the Victorian era.  Recent research reveals that some goldware produced by the Malays\,  was wrongly attributed to goldsmiths in London. \nMichael will show fine examples of Malay silverware during the talk. \nThis talk coincides with the publication of his latest book\, Malay Silver and Gold: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia\, Malaysia\, Thailand\, Singapore and Brunei\, the first book on this topic in more than 100 years. Signed copies will be available to purchase at a discounted price. \nIn partnership with The Barakat Trust. \nUseful Information\n\nDoors open at 6:30pm for the chance to explore the historic house.\nThe talk with Michael Backman will take place in Leighton’s studio from 7-8:30pm\nBook signing from 8:30-9pm. Doors closed at 9pm.\nBar will be open throughout the evening. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/michael-backman-courtly-splendour/ LOCATION:Leighton House Museum\, 12 Holland Park Road\, London\, W14 8LZ CATEGORIES:Conversation,Crafts,Design,Events in London,Interior Design,Museums,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Michael-Backman.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Leighton House":MAILTO:museums@rbkc.gov.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230722T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230807T170000 DTSTAMP:20230530T155229Z CREATED:20230530T155225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T155229Z UID:30060255-1690020000-1691427600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:KOREAN ART LONDON 2023 DESCRIPTION:Korean Art London 20236 – 22 July\, 2023Mall Galleries\, The Mall\, London SW1www.koreanartlondon.com @koreanartlondon \n\n\n\nKorean Art London 2023 is the launch edition of a new boutique Artists Fair to be held at London’s Mall Galleries this Summer. The fair presents works in all media from over thirty established and emerging artists from South Korea. \n\n\n\nWorks for sale range from painting\, mixed media\, photography to print\, with many of the artists drawing from Korea’s rich artistic history to create a fresh visual language. \n\n\n\nAll the artwork is selected and vetted\, and the event is curated by an experienced team from Seoul and London. \n\n\n\nVisitors to Korean Art London will also enjoy South Korean culture: street food and refreshments\, plus a programme of events featuring live performance and music including K-Pop\, at the Friday night Art Party. \n\n\n\n‘The Korean wave rolls on.’ ~ Financial Times \n\n\n\n‘A meticulously vetted boutique art fair in London this summer to promote emerging K-Art talents.’ ~ ArtNet \n\n\n\nTICKETS6 July Preview DayTickets: Adults £20 Students/Seniors £10 (includes refreshments\, tours\, live performances)7 July Art Party | 6pm-10pmTickets: Early Bird Adults £25 Early Bird Students/Seniors £15 (includes Korean street food\, wine\, DJ\, live artist performances) On the door: £307 July – 22 July | General Admission | Open daily 10am-5pmEarly bird (before 30 May): Adult £8 Students/Seniors £5Online Tickets: Adult £10 Student/Seniors £8On the door: Adult £12 Students/Seniors £10 \n\n\n\nBook tickets here: http://bit.ly/KALTickets URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/korean-art-london-2023/2023-07-22/ LOCATION:Mall Galleries The Mall\, Mall Galleries The Mall London SW1Y 5AH United Kingdom\, London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Events in London,Exhibitions,Fairs,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Hojakdo-by-the-fireplace-acrylic-on-canvas-120x195cm-2022-.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Korean Art London":MAILTO:info@koreanartlondon.com GEO:51.5066676;-0.129978 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mall Galleries The Mall Mall Galleries The Mall London SW1Y 5AH United Kingdom London United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Mall Galleries The Mall London SW1Y 5AH United Kingdom:geo:-0.129978,51.5066676 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230606T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230618T235959 DTSTAMP:20230426T195453Z CREATED:20230426T115122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T195453Z UID:30060123-1686009600-1687132799@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Dynamic and Sublime DESCRIPTION:‘Dynamic and Sublime’ meets where Sharon Withers’ bold and abstract landscape paintings collide with Teresa Wells’ dynamic and passionate sculptures. \n\n\n\nThis modern and exciting exhibition combines two formidable forces in the art world\, united through their energetic creations. Working with oil paints and bronze sculpture\, respectively\, Sharon and Teresa uniquely approach traditional materials to create wholly contemporary works of art. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/dynamic-and-sublime/ LOCATION:The Fountain Gallery\, 26 Bridge Road\, Hampton Court\, Surrey\, KT8 9HA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Sculpture,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dynamic-Sublime-1-e1682538803574.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa Wells MRSS":MAILTO:teresa.wells744@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230427T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230521T235959 DTSTAMP:20230425T142942Z CREATED:20230425T142934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T142942Z UID:30060190-1682553600-1684713599@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Against All Odds - Free Arts Exhibition DESCRIPTION:A solo art exhibition of bronze sculpture and graphite drawings by the award-winning international sculptor Teresa Wells MRSS. Teresa’s work is inspired by the question\, “How do Humans Behave?” \n\n\n\nShe takes inspiration from the ability of mankind to survive in the face of adversity (Against All Odds).  Her forms evoke unease and tension as she balances each piece on edge.  \n\n\n\nInfluenced by a moral upbringing\, she challenges a contemporary expectation of perfection to celebrate that our whole selves\, including flaws\, make us incredible. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/against-all-odds-free-arts-exhibition/ LOCATION:The Muse Gallery\, 269 Portobello Road\, London\, W11 1LR\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Education,Exhibitions,Free Events,Sculpture,Society,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Teresa_POSTER-1-e1682432864799.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220706T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220706T213000 DTSTAMP:20220726T072703Z CREATED:20220704T124402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T072703Z UID:30059463-1657135800-1657143000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Life Drawing at The White Horse DESCRIPTION:Untutored life drawing session at The White Horse on Parsons Green. Boost your creativity while taking some time to unwind at your favourite pub. Figure drawing with a different nude model every week. Art materials provided. No previous experience required. Every Wednesday evening at 7:30. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/life-drawing-at-the-white-horse/ LOCATION:The White Horse\, 1-3 Parsons Green\, London\, SW6 4UL CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Illustration,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCF0553-e1656938608708.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The White Horse":MAILTO:enquiry@whitehorsesw6.com GEO:51.474451;-0.20032 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The White Horse 1-3 Parsons Green London SW6 4UL;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1-3 Parsons Green:geo:-0.20032,51.474451 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220723T235959 DTSTAMP:20220718T162340Z CREATED:20220629T053447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220718T162340Z UID:30058590-1655942400-1658620799@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Velvet Society – المجتمع المخملي: Power and Glamour in 90s Damascus\, Syria DESCRIPTION:With Velvet Society\, we strive to empower Syrian women and culture: it is an exhibition displaying the creative acts of survival in fashion and fabric of two Syrian women\, civil engineer Raghad Mardini and Artist Heba Al-Akkad. The exhibition is in conjunction with Refugee Week. We have also organised a series of interactive events that will complement the exhibition\, including two workshops\, one artist-led tour of the exhibition\, one live panel and one webinar.\n. \n\n\n\nAbout The Exhibition\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery is honoured to present Velvet Society\, an exhibition displaying the creative acts of survival in fashion and fabric of two Syrian women\, civil engineer Raghad Mardini and artist Heba Al-Akkad. The 90s fashion collection of Mardini\, emanating from the wealthy and powerful class of the self-styled “velvet society” prominent in 90s Syria\, will be juxtaposed with a range of vibrant artworks made in fabric and fibre by Heba Al-Akkad. A powerful dialogue will be established between these collections\, to expose a Damascus of the 90s dominated by complexes of glamour and power\, at once joyful yet troubled\, wielded both by and against the women in question.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition centres itself around the stories of these two Syrian Muslim women. From differing backgrounds\, they\, as refugees from the Syrian uprising\, struck up a friendship founded on a mutual interest in creativity within visual arts. Viewers will bear witness to their testimonies of liberation from religious and patriarchal violence. Photographs\, art objects and items of fashion are displayed to invigorate a commentary on feminism\, female freedom and Syrian history\, linked by the medium of textiles.\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Janis Jefferies\, Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths University\, has explained the salience of clothes in this exhibition:\n\n\n\n\nClothing carries powerful signs of non-verbal communication. It covers us\, it represents individual identities that can be played with\, disrupted and challenge what we do in our everyday lives\, both physically and sexually. If we are displaced or exiled from our homes or driven out by war\, what we wear changes. In this exhibition we see how two Muslim women become friends. They connect through art\, through their different relationship with material; a veil is worn\, designer labels are displayed. Photographs act as documents; new objects are made.\n\n\n\n\nBy bringing these stories to UK audiences in a seductive yet forceful exhibition\, fashion devotees and art lovers alike will explore the political nature of clothing\, how it shapes the representation of women in fashion\, society and art. Beliefs about Middle Eastern women will be challenged and a broader and richer recent Syrian history will emerge.\n\n\n\n\n\nHeba Al-Akkad was born in Damascus in 1981. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University 2006. She now lives and works in Gothenburg\, Sweden\, where she has been able to escape the cycle of familial violence and abuse that she suffered since girlhood. She has had solo shows across Europe and the Middle East. Litehouse Gallery has commissioned work from Al-Akkad on themes of self-identity and dress.\n\n\n\n\n\nRaghad Mardini\, on the other hand\, found herself inducted into the “velvet society”\, a figurative term for a class involved in high business and power in Syria during the 90s. Photographs from Mardini’s archive will give visual evidence of the velvet society\, which\, after many years of negotiating its excesses and its alienating demands\, she finally decided to reject. These photographs will be shown alongside a fashion collection supplied by western designers including Dior\, Versace\, Mugler\, Chanel\, Galliano\, YSL\, Alaia as well as Syrian designer Nicola Khoury\, all of which Mardini wore during her time within the velvet society. The exhibition will not just highlight the vibrancy of those times and the relentless glamour demanded in the velvet society\, but will look deeper into how female sexuality was weaponised in the game of politics and money.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is an exhibition about how\, in 90s Damascus\, fabric dazzled\, lured\, sheltered\, bound\, concealed\, and\, as time wore on\, changed.\n\n.\n\n\n\n\nProgramme of Events\n\n\n\n\nAlongside the exhibition\, we are organising a series of events ranging from workshops and live panels. Like the exhibition\, these events are completely free to attend and require pre-booking. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via email or send us a direct message on social media. We hope to see you there!\n\n.\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 23rd June\, 7 – 9pm // Private View – Velvet Society.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis features a solo viola performance of Syrian classical compositions by Raghad Haddad\, a refugee in the UK and a member of the London Syrian Ensemble.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3zGZf7q\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1ESsDmT5Q\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 25th June\, 2 – 4pm // Workshop – Bird/Human.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free workshop hosted by artist Heba Al-Akkad is aimed at children and young people. In acts of playful discovery\, we will take the bird and the human\, merging and mixing the two to obtain an inspired character. The imagination of the child will help create\, through the use of recycled materials (fabrics and threads)\, an artistic doll. The bird will symbolise freedom\, hope and migration. Bring an old photo that has meaning for you. All materials will be provided. All ages under 14 and parents welcomed to be present. Book through the website.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3HuP1Ji\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1R7Db7g7Q\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday 26th June\, 1 – 2pm // Gallery Talk – Curator-led Tour with the Artist.\n\n\n\n\n\nAn opportunity to hear from the artist Heba Al-Akkad and curator Raghad Mardini in person about this exhibition that is based around their two lives in 90s Syria. It will be accompanied by a British Sign Language interpreter. Entry is free.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3tEexGe\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/3lsgLmEKX\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 30th June\, 6.30 – 7.30pm // Gallery Talk – Social Fabrics: Interwoven Identities.\n\n\n\n\n\nA live panel with the famous Lebanese novelists Hanan Al Shaykh and Prof. Iman Humaydan. With both novelists speaking about their books – Al Shaykh’s The Locust and the Bird: My Mother’s Story\, Humaydan’s The Weight of Paradise – the panel will explore the female characters of their novels and the societal causes they reflect. Entry is free.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3mX0S9D\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1ZMD8pEjy\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 9th July\, 2.30 – 4.30pm // Workshop – Which Story\, Whose Histories?\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free two-part workshop hosted by artist Elena Cecchinato is aimed at refugee children and adults. Participants will learn to rework a vintage photograph\, giving new life and narrative to it by a stitching and weaving process that will spark new visual conversations with time and memory. Bring an old photo that means something to you. All materials will be provided. The second part of this workshop will take place at Garrett Anderson secondary school. Book through the website.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: https://bit.ly/3QqPiRr\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/2uSX4hphC\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 16th July\, 6.30 – 7.30 pm // Webinar – Intersectional Feminism in the Middle East.\n\n\n\n\n\nLebanese designer and activist\, Rana Khoury will speak about her social enterprise ‘Phenomenal Women’\, which links women living in difficult situations and survivors of gender based violence to better opportunities and help them leave the never ending cycle of violence.\n\n\n\n\n\n Pre-book for this free event: email info@litehousegallery.co.uk\n Let your friends know you are attending and invite them! Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/3FsOkrrnh\n\n.\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Gallery\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery was founded in London\, UK\, in 2017 by Raghad Mardini to represent and promote emerging Syrian contemporary artists\, create a hub for Syrian artists in the UK\, and encourage new forms of cultural exchange between Syrian and British artists.\n\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery evolved from the Art Residence Aley (ARA)\, an NGO founded by Mardini in 2012 in Mount Lebanon\, a suburb of Beirut. Many Syrian artists who had fled to Lebanon were unable to continue their practice due to trauma and financial hardship. At ARA\, for a month\, they had bed\, board\, space\, freedom\, and all the materials needed to enable them to make art again. ARA also curated exhibitions and performances worldwide.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEmail info@litehousegallery.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite www.litehousegallery.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Shop www.litehousegalleryshop.co.uk/\n\n\n\n\n\nPhone +44 7833 700 984\n\n.\n\n\n\n\n\nQuick-links www.linktr.ee/litehousegallery\n\n\n\n\n\nInstagram www.instagram.com/litehousegallery\n\n\n\n\n\nFacebook www.facebook.com/litehousegallery\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter www.twitter.com/Litehousegalery\n\n.\n\n\n\n\nExhibition Information\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nExhibition\n\n\n\n\n\nVelvet Society – المجتمع المخملي: Power and Glamour in 90s Damascus\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\n\n\nLitehouse Gallery\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.litehousegallery.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nP21 Gallery (Kings Cross)\n\n\n\n\n\n21-27 Chalton Street\, London NW1 1JD\, UK\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.p21.gallery\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nDates\n\n\n\n\n\n23rd June – 23rd July\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nOpening Hours\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Thursday & Friday: 12 – 6pm\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday: 12 – 8pm\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday: 12 – 4pm\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\nEntry is free. No appointment necessary. Wheelchair accessible.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition is presented in conjunction with Refugee Week\, supported by Counterpoints Arts\,  funded by Arts Council England and promoted by Shubbak Festival. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/velvet-society-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%aa%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ae%d9%85%d9%84%d9%8a-power-and-glamour-in-90s-damascus/ LOCATION:P21 Gallery\, 21-27 Chalton Street\, London\, NW1 1JD CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Conversation,Crafts,Design,Entertainment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Family Activities,Fashion,Films,Free Events,History,People,Photography,Politics,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Litehouse-Gallery-presents-Velvet-Society.png ORGANIZER;CN="Litehouse Gallery":MAILTO:sarah@litehousegallery.co.uk GEO:51.5288079;-0.1294944 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=P21 Gallery 21-27 Chalton Street London NW1 1JD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=21-27 Chalton Street:geo:-0.1294944,51.5288079 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220619T173000 DTSTAMP:20220614T065704Z CREATED:20220614T065703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T065704Z UID:30058553-1655456400-1655659800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Past Present Future Forum - Chinese Arts Practice\, Society and Language DESCRIPTION:Join Goldsmiths Confucius Institute for Dance and Performance in marking their 10th anniversary as they celebrate with an exciting two days of talks\, seminars and webinars from eminent guest speakers from around the globe as they explore Chinese art\, book culture\, language acquisition\, social sciences\, film\, dance\, theatre and philosophy and an array of other disciplines relating to Chinese culture\, language and society. \n\n\n\nWe will be welcoming experts from the British Museum\, the British library and leading academics and researchers (from institutions\, such as\, University College London\, Kings College London and the University of Oxford\, among others) as they share their perspectives\, experiences and research and reflect on the past\, present and future of Chinese arts practice\, Chinese language acquisition and the evolution of Chinese society as a whole. \n\n\n\nThe conference will provide the opportunity to meet and engage with a community of people interested in Chinese arts\, language acquisition and society who hail from a variety of different disciplines and research backgrounds. \n\n\n\nThe conference is free and open to all. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, the full conference schedule of speakers is available on the Eventbrite link. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/past-present-future-forum-chinese-arts-practice-society-and-language/ LOCATION:Goldsmiths\, University of London\, 8 Lewisham Way\, London\, SE14 6NW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Classical Studies,Community Events,Conversation,Dance,Digital Arts,Education,Events in London,Free Events,History,History,Literature,Networking,People,Seminars,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Conference-Promotional-Photo.png GEO:51.4743839;-0.0360742 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Goldsmiths University of London 8 Lewisham Way London SE14 6NW United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8 Lewisham Way:geo:-0.0360742,51.4743839 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220524T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220524T235959 DTSTAMP:20220726T072428Z CREATED:20220512T093447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T072428Z UID:30059381-1653350400-1653436799@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:LeAF DESCRIPTION:Art and Plants Show in Shoreditch – The Alternative Chelsea Flower Show \n\n\n\nArt Friend presents ‘LeAF’\, a pop-up art gallery at BOXPARK selling affordable art and plants that’s inclusive AF \n\n\n\nWhere: BOXPARK\, Unit 15\, 2–10 Bethnal Green Rd\, London E1 6GY \n\n\n\nWhen: 24th–29th May  \n\n\n\nMon to Fri: 11am–7pm  \n\n\n\nThurs: 11am–8pm (soiree)  \n\n\n\nSun: 12–6pm \n\n\n\nDo you like art and plants and friends but hate stuffy gallery vibes\, art world jargon and admission fees? Art Friend is here to shake up the art world and show that art is for everyone with their debut show\, leAF\, coming to unit 15 in BOXPARK from 24 to 29 May 2022.  \n\n\n\nTwenty-one artists will show their incredible printed and original artworks – all inspired by plants – in a space populated by over 100 affordable plants. Artists include local hero Real Hackney Dave\, Drag Race superstar Charity Kase and cyanotypes extraordinaire Craig Keenan. It’s more fun than the Chelsea Flower Show (and bonus: it’s not in Chelsea). \n\n\n\nAll the art and plants are for sale: prices start at £50 for the art and £5 for the plants. The show is sponsored by Bombay Bramble and E1 Brew Co\, so there will be some free delicious boozy drinks served most evenings. \n\n\n\nThere will always be someone in the gallery to welcome you\, so come alone\, come with friends\, and come support some local art. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/leaf/ CATEGORIES:Digital Arts,Interior Design,Sculpture,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LeAF-Press-Release-Image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Art Friend":MAILTO:info@artfriend.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T210000 DTSTAMP:20220331T154044Z CREATED:20220331T154044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T154044Z UID:30059065-1651086000-1651093200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:BLEUR STUDIO SESSION: MEDITATIVE ABSTRACT ART // ARTIST: BLANDINE BARDEAU DESCRIPTION:Join multi-disciplinary artist Blandine Bardeau to explore abstraction and meditation and create a series of collage works. \nAbout this event:\nCome explore your own creativity and the joy of making abstract art through playful experimentations of drawing\, painting and making collages in a small and intimate setting. Most of us are terrified of making a mistake\, doing the «wrong thing» and adult life often feels so serious. This session is about freedom\, letting go of our fears\, and connecting to a part of us that we don’t usually allow to come out in our busy daily lives. \nAs an indie art gallery\, we believe in art as a lived experience of the many. Pioneering new ways of making art accessible in a post-covid landscape\, we are proud to launch our Bleur Takeovers series\, partnering with carefully selected venues across London to bring art closer to the people and support our artists. This Spring\, we are thrilled to team up with the brilliant guys at Little Louie in Elephant Park: café by day\, wine and cocktail bar by night. From mindfulness drawing to freestyle embroidery\, join our talented collective of artists for weekly creative sessions every Wednesday evening from 7-9pm. You’ll be immersing yourself in cutting edge art explorations while socialising with your favourite drink — what’s not to like? Tickets will sell fast so make sure to grab yours! \nPrice includes all materials needed for the session and a drink voucher to redeem at the bar. Ticket sales go straight to supporting our artists. \nAbout the artist:\nBlandine Bardeau is a French born multi-disciplinary artist whose work is a playful exploration of the boundaries between the figurative and the abstract. Her feminine lines and intuitive experimentations has won her recognition early on in her career including winning the Louis Vuitton Bag Design Competition at Central Saint Martins and being featured in several publications. ⁠ \nAs with all creative experimentations\, things can get a bit messy so make sure you wear old clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on. Open to anyone\, no previous experience required. \nLittle Louie is located on the ground floor and is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. If you have any queries regarding accessibility\, please get in touch with us. \nWe may capture some content during the session. By registering for the event you confirm that you are happy for us to use this content for our distribution channels. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/bleur-studio-session-meditative-abstract-art-artist-blandine-bardeau/ LOCATION:little louie\, 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park\, London\, SE17 1GQ CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/5-bland.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bleur Art":MAILTO:INFO@BLEURART.COM GEO:51.4936327;-0.0963336 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=little louie 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park London SE17 1GQ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park:geo:-0.0963336,51.4936327 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220420T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220420T210000 DTSTAMP:20220331T154044Z CREATED:20220331T154044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T154044Z UID:30059148-1650481200-1650488400@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:BLEUR STUDIO SESSION: FREESTYLE EMBROIDERY // ARTIST: NICOLE CHUI DESCRIPTION:Join embroidery artist Nicole Chui to explore freestyle hand embroidery and create a unique embroidered piece. \nAbout this event:\nThis Studio Session is about exploring a new wave of freestyle hand embroidery expression in visual art. We will be physically manipulating photo portraits by stitching directly on top of them to create new personalities/characters on faces through freestyle embroidery… whatever that means to you! Come for a fun\, and untraditional embroidery art experience. \nAs an indie art gallery\, we believe in art as a lived experience of the many. Pioneering new ways of making art accessible in a post-covid landscape\, we are proud to launch our Bleur Takeovers series\, partnering with carefully selected venues across London to bring art closer to the people and support our artists. This Spring\, we are thrilled to team up with the brilliant guys at Little Louie in Elephant Park: café by day\, wine and cocktail bar by night. From mindfulness drawing to freestyle embroidery\, join our talented collective of artists for weekly creative sessions every Wednesday evening from 7-9pm. You’ll be immersing yourself in cutting edge art explorations while socialising with your favourite drink — what’s not to like? Tickets will sell fast so make sure to grab yours! \nPrice includes all materials needed for the session and a drink voucher to redeem at the bar. Ticket sales go straight to supporting our artists. \nAbout the artist:\nNicole is a London-based embroidery artist whose distinctive style combining freestyle embroidery with photography and digital media has been widely praised by the press and household names. In 2019\, Nicole was named one of the ’25 future faces 25 and under’ by Evening Standard Magazine as part of their London Progress 1000 list. In 2020\, Nicole released her limited edition sneakers named “Vixens” in collaboration with Nike\, and was selected as ‘new artists to watch’ by Elephant magazine and Crxss Platfxrm. \nOpen to anyone\, no previous experience required. \nLittle Louie is located on the ground floor and is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. If you have any queries regarding accessibility\, please get in touch with us. \nWe may capture some content during the session. By registering for the event you confirm that you are happy for us to use this content for our distribution channels. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/bleur-studio-session-freestyle-embroidery-artist-nicole-chui/ LOCATION:little louie\, 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park\, London\, SE17 1GQ CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4-nic.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bleur Art":MAILTO:INFO@BLEURART.COM GEO:51.4936327;-0.0963336 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=little louie 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park London SE17 1GQ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park:geo:-0.0963336,51.4936327 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220413T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220413T210000 DTSTAMP:20220331T154044Z CREATED:20220331T154044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T154044Z UID:30059063-1649876400-1649883600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:BLEUR STUDIO SESSION: FLOWER WATERCOLOURS // ARTIST: EVA MERENDES DESCRIPTION:Join watercolour artist Eva Merendes to create a body of watercolour works taking inspiration from the beauty of flowers. \nAbout this event:\nThis Studio Session is about exploring the basics of watercolours and introducing fun mixed media techniques. We will be working from real life flowers to create a body of colourful works of art with a contemporary twist. \nAs an indie art gallery\, we believe in art as a lived experience of the many. Pioneering new ways of making art accessible in a post-covid landscape\, we are proud to launch our Bleur Takeovers series\, partnering with carefully selected venues across London to bring art closer to the people and support our artists. This Spring\, we are thrilled to team up with the brilliant guys at Little Louie in Elephant Park: café by day\, wine and cocktail bar by night. From mindfulness drawing to freestyle embroidery\, join our talented collective of artists for weekly creative sessions every Wednesday evening from 7-9pm. You’ll be immersing yourself in cutting edge art explorations while socialising with your favourite drink — what’s not to like? Tickets will sell fast so make sure to grab yours! \nPrice includes all materials needed for the session and a drink voucher to redeem at the bar. Ticket sales go straight to supporting our artists. \nAbout the artist:\nEva Merendes is a Greek self-taught watercolour artist who moved to London in 2016 to pursue her artistic aspirations. Since then\, she has been featured in numerous group exhibitions and festivals. Influenced by her studies in Psychology\, Eva offers an unconventional perspective where art becomes a tool for scientific study of the mind and behaviours to unveil what lies beneath the surface. A strong curiosity is the driving force behind Eva’s practice leading to fearless experimentations with different materials and media. \nAs with all creative experimentations\, things can get a bit messy so make sure you wear old clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on. Open to anyone\, no previous experience required. \nLittle Louie is located on the ground floor and is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. If you have any queries regarding accessibility\, please get in touch with us. \nWe may capture some content during the session. By registering for the event you confirm that you are happy for us to use this content for our distribution channels. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/bleur-studio-session-flower-watercolours-artist-eva-merendes/ LOCATION:little louie\, 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park\, London\, SE17 1GQ CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-eva.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bleur Art":MAILTO:INFO@BLEURART.COM GEO:51.4936327;-0.0963336 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=little louie 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park London SE17 1GQ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park:geo:-0.0963336,51.4936327 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220406T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220406T210000 DTSTAMP:20220331T154045Z CREATED:20220331T154045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T154045Z UID:30059069-1649271600-1649278800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:BLEUR STUDIO SESSION: GEOMETRICAL ABSTRACT ART // ARTIST: SABRINA BROUWERS DESCRIPTION:Join abstract artist Sabrina Brouwers to explore geometric mark making with stencils and create a unique artwork.\nAbout this event\nThis Studio Session is about exploring abstract geometrical shapes and forms using stencils. Through a series of activities\, you will learn the art of composition and how to create repeat patterns and layers in your work to make a unique abstract piece.\nAs an indie art gallery\, we believe in art as a lived experience of the many. Pioneering new ways of making art accessible in a post-covid landscape\, we are proud to launch our Bleur Takeovers series\, partnering with carefully selected venues across London to bring art closer to the people and support our artists. This Spring\, we are thrilled to team up with the brilliant guys at Little Louie in Elephant Park: café by day\, wine and cocktail bar by night. From mindfulness drawing to freestyle embroidery\, join our talented collective of artists for weekly creative sessions every Wednesday evening from 7-9pm. You’ll be immersing yourself in cutting edge art explorations while socialising with your favourite drink — what’s not to like? Tickets will sell fast so make sure to grab yours! \nPrice includes all materials needed for the session and a drink voucher to redeem at the bar. Ticket sales go straight to supporting our artists. \nAbout the artist\nSabrina Brouwers is an Italian/German geometric abstract artist based in London. Sabrina graduated from Falmouth University in 2019 with a Bachelors in Fine Art and holds a Post-graduate Diploma in Graphic Design at the University of Art London\, in Chelsea. Sabrina’s artistic practice is an emotional response to the world around her. Influenced by the urban landscape where Sabrina lives\, the circles in her work represent an abstraction of the subject matter telling stories of her own lived experiences and reflections. \nAs with all creative experimentations\, things can get a bit messy so make sure you wear old clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on. Open to anyone\, no previous experience required.\nLittle Louie is located on the ground floor and is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. If you have any queries regarding accessibility\, please get in touch with us.\nWe may capture some content during the session. By registering for the event you confirm that you are happy for us to use this content for our distribution channels. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/bleur-studio-session-geometrical-abstract-art-artist-sabrina-brouwers/ LOCATION:little louie\, 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park\, London\, SE17 1GQ CATEGORIES:Events in London,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2-sabr.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bleur Art":MAILTO:INFO@BLEURART.COM GEO:51.4936327;-0.0963336 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=little louie 14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park London SE17 1GQ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 Ash Avenue Elephant Park:geo:-0.0963336,51.4936327 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220214 DTSTAMP:20220205T010504Z CREATED:20220204T060538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220205T010504Z UID:30058760-1644537600-1644796799@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:呼吸 Hūxī Respiration Art Exhibition and Live Performances DESCRIPTION:After several years of a world pandemic\, where has your breath has taken you? Is it a form of escapism\, a little breathing space to relax\, get out of your own head and pursue a mindful experience? How important is it to performative phrases that express tension? \nBreath is a discrepant engagement across passageways and afterlives\, for to respire is an opening for life and death and the exquisite possibility of escape. \nTo mark the start of a new lunar year\, Goldsmiths Confucius Institute will be hosting an intriguing new art exhibition exploring respiration in relation to the Chinese characters 呼吸 Hūxī. \nIntermittent live performances will be taking place throughout the duration of the exhibition and Covid-friendly refreshments will also be available to take home. \nThis exhibition will present a variety of mediums (including but not limited to experimental videography\, photography\, painting\, sculpture\, physical installation and textile) from a range of contemporary artists\, including external artists as well as Goldsmith’s Art\, Music\, Design and Theatre and Performance students\, and will investigate the importance of respiration in creative practice and the challenges of being resistant. \nInhale and exhale are seen as opposites and equals at the same time\, influx-and-efflux marks how’s movements oscillate between porous extremities and radiating interiorities. The dynamic impulses happening across linguistic patterns. \n呼吸 has resonances with the experience of being simultaneously inside and outside the scene of respiration\, both shifts recalibrate the self\, the other\, the properties and subjects involved with them. Like an otherwise arranged by syntactical reinvention\, or the influx-and-efflux of words across sentences\, waves\, and worlds\, 呼吸 is a sonic entanglement. It is a call and response beckoned by ideological impulse\, political determination\, and social sound that travels across disparate life forces. \n呼吸 Hūxī – Respiration \n11th February – Great Hall\, Goldsmiths\nAfternoon Session: 4pm – 5.30pm\nEvening Session: 6pm – 7.30pm \n12th February – Great Hall\, Goldsmiths\nEvening Session 6pm – 7.30pm \n13th February – Great Hall\, Goldsmiths\n6pm – 7.30pm – Great Hall\, Goldsmiths \nCovid Regulations\nParticipants are encouraged to take a lateral flow test prior to arrival\, required to wear a mask throughout the exhibition and maintain social distancing and relevant health and safety regulations. \nThis is event is free for Goldsmiths staff and students and £5 for non-staff/students. Please sign up via the booking link at the top of the page to secure your place. \nPhoto: Jiaying Gao URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/breaking-free-art-exhibition-and-live-chinese-new-year-performances/ LOCATION:Goldsmiths\, University of London\, 8 Lewisham Way\, London\, SE14 6NW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community Events,Design,Digital Arts,Entertainment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Illustration,Live Music,London Theatre,Martial Arts,Music,Performing Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/474656737.jpg GEO:51.4743839;-0.0360742 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Goldsmiths University of London 8 Lewisham Way London SE14 6NW United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8 Lewisham Way:geo:-0.0360742,51.4743839 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211201T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211201T200000 DTSTAMP:20211117T041145Z CREATED:20211117T041144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T041145Z UID:30058680-1638381600-1638388800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:The Art of Coffee: A Series Of Festive Art Classes For Coffee LOVERS DESCRIPTION:The Gentlemen Baristas and Bleur have teamed up to bring you ‘The Art of Coffee’ campaign\, a series of festive card-making classes using the medium of coffee. 10% of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to social enterprise Well-Grounded to help change the lives of unemployed people through coffee. \n29th November – Joanna Layla\n30th November – Eva Merendes\n1st December – Blandine Bardeau\nTime: 6.15pm – 8.00pm \nDuring the class taught by Joanna Layla\, Eva Merendes & Blandine Bardeau\, you will explore the medium of ink made from coffee and watercolours to express your artistic potential in a relaxed\, friendly and fun class. Through a series of activities\, you will learn vital watercolour techniques and gain an insight into the construction of works on paper using inspiration from fashion magazines. You will leave the class with an exploratory collection of small studies on paper and a set of unique hand-made festive cards made with coffee to send to your loved ones this Winter. \nPrice includes all materials needed for the class and delicious refreshments. As with all creative experimentations\, things can get a bit messy\, so make sure you wear old clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on. Open to anyone. No previous experience is required. Over 18s only. This class is part of a series of 3 classes. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-art-of-coffee-a-series-of-festive-art-classes-for-coffee-lovers/2021-12-01/ LOCATION:The Gentlemen Baristas Piccadilly\, 162 Piccadilly\, London\, W1J 9EF CATEGORIES:Christmas Events,Entertainment,Events in London,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Festive-cards-Eva.png ORGANIZER;CN="Bleur Art":MAILTO:INFO@BLEURART.COM GEO:51.5077448;-0.1402275 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Gentlemen Baristas Piccadilly 162 Piccadilly London W1J 9EF;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=162 Piccadilly:geo:-0.1402275,51.5077448 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210915T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210915T233000 DTSTAMP:20210822T140538Z CREATED:20210822T060337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210822T140538Z UID:30058326-1631730600-1631748600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:MORE HEED Art exhibition\, charity auction and live event in South London & Online DESCRIPTION:More Heed is an immersive exhibition\, charity auction and live event to support the transformative work of FareShare\, a nationwide charity tackling hunger and food waste. \nMore Heed brings together an exciting roster of over 30 emerging and established artists. These artists explore progressive approaches to street art\, contemporary painting\, drawing\, print and sculpture. Presented together\, the works initiate an intriguing dialogue between different visual languages and approaches to making\, taking heed of the current practices in the contemporary art landscape. \nBy combining art\, live music and performance\, More Heed promotes ways of building community and utilising waste. Set among the curious rooms of The Magic Garden Pub & Restaurant\, More Heed is curated by Naomi Larh and Bob Rush in collaboration with Graffik Gallery. \nMore Heed will run for 2 weeks. All pieces featured in the exhibition will also be available to bid online in a timed auction hosted by The Auction Collective. \nThe opening night will feature a live auction of selected works and performances by musician Joplin Parnell\, Brighton based collective The Bobolyne Poets & MC selector Deemas J. Absentee and phone bidding is available for those who cannot attend in person. \n—–Artists \nAnna Ilsley – Ben Westley Clarke – Brian D Hodgson – Cat Roissetter – Clara Troy – David Hochhauser – Edie Flowers – Gareth Cadwallader – Gommie – Harry Oliver – James Middleton – Jesse Jones – Joana Galego – Julia Campagnola – Katya Sykes – Liberty Antonia Sadler – Liliana A. Romero – Liorah Tchiprout – Marigold Plunkett – Mari Sylvestris – Mark Mindel – Martin Grover – Michael Ajerman – Michael Chance – Naomi Larh – Pippa Healy – Plum Cloutman – Preslav Kostov – Rafael Klein – Sam Knock – Tanya Brett – Tom Miller – Tuere Nicole – Vanessa Mitter \n—–Exhibition \n1 – 15 September\nSunday – Thursday\, 11.00 am – 6.00 pm\nFriday – Saturday\, 10.30 am – 2.00 am\nThe Magic Garden\, 231 Battersea Park Road\, London\, SW11 4LG \n—–Opening Night & Live Auction \n1 September\, 6.00 pm – 12.00 am (Free entry)\n7.00 pm – Performances from 7.00 pm.\n9.00 pm – Live Auction\nFollowed by live music & DJs. \n—–Timed Auction \nEnds: 15 September\, 10.00 am \n—–Enquiries \nNaomi Larh\nCurator\nnaomilarh@hotmail.com\n@naomilarh \nFor the latest news\, follow @magic_pub and @theauctioncollective URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/exhibition-in-london-more-heed-immersive-exhibition-charity-auction-and-live-event/2021-09-15/ LOCATION:The magic garden\, 231 Battersea Park Rd\, Battersea\, SW11 4LG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Charity Events,Entertainment,Events in London,Exhibitions,Fundraisers,Gigs,Live Music,Music,Online Events,Performing Arts,Photography,Sculpture,Visual Arts,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2-Thin-plain-banner-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Naomi Larh":MAILTO:naomilarh@hotmail.com GEO:51.4753147;-0.1508404 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The magic garden 231 Battersea Park Rd Battersea SW11 4LG United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=231 Battersea Park Rd:geo:-0.1508404,51.4753147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210620 DTSTAMP:20210603T121724Z CREATED:20210518T134723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T121724Z UID:30056812-1623974400-1624147199@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:MAPA Fine Art presents: ‘Still @live’ Exhibition DESCRIPTION:MAPA Fine Art is a Nomadic art gallery with our next exhibition (Still @live) opening in London.\nAbout this event\nMAPA FINE ART IS PLEASED TO PRESENT STILL @LIVE\, A GROUP EXHIBITION FEATURING SIX EMERGING INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS WORKING WITHIN THE MEDIUM OF FIGURATIVE PAINTING. THEIR WORK SPEAKS TO THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES\, BUT ALSO COMMENTS ON OUR PRIVATE (AND TIMELESS) DESIRES\, SECRETS AND ANXIETIES. DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS\, THE EXHIBITION MIRRORS THE PRESENT STATE OF THE WORLD BY TAKING PLACE ONLINE AT FIRST\, CONNECTING US THROUGH TECHNOLOGY\, AND EMERGING IN A PHYSICAL SPACE IN LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 2021. \nThe year 2021 might seem like the promise of a new beginning\, but will the mere addition of a number make our lives any better? The emotions we experienced last year and our collective yearning for change throughout the pandemic have become integral parts of who we are. It seems that what has emerged from multiple lockdowns and widespread isolation\, is a globally shared experience of solitude. \nThis unexpected commonality\, a collective cluster of emotions\, is resonating even in the virtual space. Though physically separated\, we are still here\, and art remains one of the fundamental ways we can investigate our inner states and relate to each other. The expressive language of the works in this exhibition can serve as a guide on an introspective journey\, to a higher sense of unity which can be fully experienced once we can finally meet again in physical places. \nCurators: Jindra Bucan & Marc Prats URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/mapa-fine-art-presents-still-live-exhibition/ LOCATION:15 Bateman St\, 15 Bateman St\, London W1D 3AQ\, United Kingdom\, London\, W1D 3AQ\, Netherlands CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Exhibitions,Family Activities,Free Events,Illustration,Museums,Pop Up,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Website-Still-Alive-Banner-MAPA-e1621345443318.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="MAPA Fine Art":MAILTO:michael@mapafineart.com GEO:51.5139411;-0.1322145 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=15 Bateman St 15 Bateman St London W1D 3AQ United Kingdom London W1D 3AQ Netherlands;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=15 Bateman St\, London W1D 3AQ\, United Kingdom:geo:-0.1322145,51.5139411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210522T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210522T234500 DTSTAMP:20210321T061749Z CREATED:20210321T061749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210321T061749Z UID:30056320-1621713600-1621727100@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Pop up Cinema- Pulp Fiction DESCRIPTION:We are back ! Following the recent government announcement we are pleased to say we will be kicking off our movie nights – \nShowing Pulp Fiction on Saturday 22nd May. The lives of two mob hitmen\, a boxer\, a gangster and his wife\, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. \nHosted at the Rivoli Ballroom\, one of the last remaining ballrooms in London\, which has featured in many films its self such as Tom Hardy’s Legend\, The Avengers Age of Ultron\, & The Muppets just to name a few. \nDoors open at 8pm and the film will begin at 8.45pm (Running time 2hr 58). \nTickets are limited and we will be implementing a special seating arrangement due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We have further information on our website http://www.croftonparkpictures.com outlining all of our special measures\, rest assured we want this to be a safe and enjoyable experience for all. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/pop-up-cinema-pulp-fiction-2/ CATEGORIES:Entertainment,Family Activities,Films ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Pulp-Fiction-Movie-Screening-London.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201115T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201210T170000 DTSTAMP:20201115T153523Z CREATED:20201115T153523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201115T153523Z UID:30056143-1605427200-1607619600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Shadowlight Artists: Luminous exhibition - Online Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Click on the website URL to enter the virtual gallery showing Luminous\, the latest exhibition by the Shadowlight Artists. The Shadowlight Artists are a group of seven artists with learning disabilities based in Oxfordshire and supported by arts charity Film Oxford: Wendy Belcher\, Tom Breach\, Mark Hemsworth\, Russell Highsmith\, Richard Hunt\, Lucy Skuce and Danny Smith. The Shadowlight Artists’ films from the exhibition will also be screened at a special event on 5 December at 3pm at the Together! 2020 Disability Film Festival where they are regular contributors. \nThe exhibition is diverse in media and subjects\, and features painting\, photography\, animation\, dance\, artist films and sculptural installation. The works explore ideas such as personal relationships with the landscape\, bullying and historical portraiture. Other work draws on a huge range of emotions from joy to sorrow\, humour to exasperation. All of the work represents honest responses to the day-to-day world from this unique group of artists. \nCommencing in late summer 2019\, Luminous has been defined by the lockdown\, as the Shadowlight Artists\, freelance professionals and Film Oxford were forced to find new and innovative ways to work collaboratively at a distance. They liaised with the artists’ family members and their support and care organisations to draw up individual plans\, so that the group’s production work could continue during the pandemic. \nThe body of work presented in the exhibition does not engage with the COVID-19 crisis directly\, but it is influenced by it due to the radically different working methods used to create the show. The enforced experiment in distanced artistic collaboration has opened up new possibilities for the future activities of the group\, offering a pathway towards artistic collaborations not limited by geographical separation\, and towards a greater potential for inclusion for Disabled artists if given sufficient resources. \nSome of the works will also be exhibited in two physical galleries in Oxford in early December\, Modern Art Oxford and Arts at the Old Fire Station\, dependent on lockdown conditions. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/shadowlight-artists-luminous-exhibition-online-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Arts,Exhibitions,Online Events,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/luminousvirtualgallery.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR