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‘New Creatives’: Felix Taylor and Jamila Prowse in Conversation by Chisenhale Gallery

22 November 2021, 7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
As part of the New Creatives programme, artist Felix Taylor is joined in conversation by artist and writer Jamila Prowse to discuss the process of creating Taylor’s 2020 New Creatives Read more…

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‘We are not content’ at Grow Hackney

22 February 2022, 8:00 pm
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2:00 am
Your organisation: Grow, Hackney
We are not content returns to Grow Hackney on Friday 4th March. Featuring live bands, DJs visuals. We have an exceptional line up of music and moving image artists. Please Read more…

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“A Glittering City” Exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery

19 May 2021
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15 August 2021
“A Glittering City” is an exhibition presenting two moving-image artworks focusing on the topics of urbanism, gentrification, power and resilience. For the first film, ‘Fire In My Belly’, artist Ayo Read more…

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“Backstage” at the Maureen Paley Gallery

15 May 2021, 11:00 am
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13 June 2021, 6:00 pm
“Backstage” presents a series of photographs captured by ‘one of the major American photographers of the late twentieth century’*, Peter Hujar. These images record performers backstage in New York theatres Read more…

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“Brick Lane 1978”, Four Corners Gallery

4 May 2021
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28 May 2021
Displaying photographs by Paul Trevor, “Brick Lane 1978” is a window exhibition at the Four Corners Gallery. Following the racist murder of Altab Ali in 1978, the East End’s Bengali Read more…

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“Hebridean Spaces”, Espacio Gallery

24 May 2021, 1:00 pm
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5 June 2021, 7:00 pm
From the Western Isles to the East End, the Espacio Gallery is exhibiting work by four artists from the remote island of North Uist. Belonging to the Outer Hebrides, North Read more…

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“Is there space for empathy?” exhibition at Bow Arts

21 May 2021, 10:00 am
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8 August 2021, 4:00 pm
The world’s first Empathy HQ is opening right here in Bow! The Nunnery Gallery will present the first UK solo exhibition by the Finnish artist Enni-Kukka Tuomala. In this exhibition, Read more…

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“The Promise” and “Patterns of Thrift” at The Approach

7 May 2021, 12:00 pm
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19 June 2021, 6:00 pm
Based above a pub of the same name, The Approach Gallery is showing work by Tom Allen and Hana Miletić until the 19th of June. The Promise is Tom Allen’s Read more…

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A Fugazzi Fusion Supper Club at Nunnery Café

11 May 2023, 6:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
SAC-RELIG is a supper club fusing Bengali, Italian and West Chinese cuisines on Thursday 11 May. Fugazzi Fusion presents a 4-course dinner experience. Come join us at Bow Arts’ Nunnery Read more…

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A Personal Treasure exhibition at Bow Open

7 June 2024, 10:00 am
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11 July 2024, 4:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Bow Arts’ annual Bow Open Show showcases the talent and diversity of art being made across the charity’s artist community, selected by a guest curator. This year’s curator, visual artist Read more…

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A series of plays, dances and theatre at the Brady Arts and Community Centre

20 November 2021, 7:30 pm
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8:30 pm
‘Our Journey from Vietnam to Tower Hamlets’ is a short play and dance produced by the Community of Refugees from Vietnam. This chronicles how refugees escaped from Vietnam by a Read more…

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Aberfeldy Stories: Colours of Home tassel making workshop - 1 December 2022

1 December 2022, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
As part of ‘Aberfeldy Stories’ two tassel making workshops will be taking place on Thursday 1 and 8 of December, from 6pm – 8pm. Learn how to make your own Read more…