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Arts

Peter Liversidge NHS Sign Paintings
Arts Local Society 

‘Thank you NHS’: the local artist whose sign paintings on Roman Road went viral

April 30, 2020January 13, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 9599 Views 1 Comment News

‘I just wanted to thank people,’ says Liversidge. ‘ All the key workers are just doing their everyday jobs, that they do in their normal life. But at same time they are taking these huge risks to their lives by doing just that.’

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Two elderly women pushing shopping trolleys, part of a series of photographs by Stephie Devred that captures the unique spirit of the East London street market, Roman Road Market.
Photos © Stephie Devred
Arts Local Society 

Photo essay: the art of the everyday on Roman Road

February 28, 2020January 13, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 4677 Views 1 Comment Features

‘I love capturing the individuality of people through photos. And they also tell me their stories. For instance, I shot this lady at Cafe Creme, who said she and her friends meet up at the cafe everyday and have a chat.’

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housing estate tower block Atika fashion shoot Roman road
© Leanne Bebbington
Arts Local Society 

Roman Road provides inspiration for fashion shoot

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 3424 Views 0 Comments Features

Angular high rise estates, colourful shop fronts, graffiti-covered doorways and graphic 60s tiling. Local fashion photographer Leanne Bebbington has drawn

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Gus Casely-Hayford appointed V&A East director
Arts Local Society 

Gus Casely-Hayford selected as first director of V&A East

November 14, 2019January 13, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 74389 Views 0 Comments News

Augustus Casely-Hayford, writer and broadcaster, current director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington US and part

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Illustration by Eleanor Crow of G. Kelly pie and mash shop on Roman Road
Arts Local Society 

‘Shopfronts of London’ by Eleanor Crow – book review

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 6108 Views 0 Comments Reviews

We’re big fans of Eleanor Crow. Her watercolour paintings of classic London shopfronts capture the jumbled beauty of city life

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Photo of antifascist march taken by Paul Trevor
Photograph by Paul Trevor
Arts Cultural heritage Local 

Four Corners recruiting volunteers for Brick Lane 1978 project

October 2, 2019January 13, 2022 Frederick O'Brien 4077 Views 0 Comments News

Roman Road’s Four Corners gallery and Swadhinata Trust are looking for volunteers to support their upcoming Brick Lane 1978: The

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Les Clayden arm wrestles with Noel Edmunds
Arts Cultural heritage Local Society 

‘Swimming with Stingrays’ book review

September 26, 2019January 11, 2022 Tabitha Potts 26593 Views 0 Comments Reviews

One issue any autobiography faces is that it is about the messy subject that is real life. Narrative threads are

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A Portrait of Roman Road featured image
Arts Cultural heritage Local 

Dav Stewart on his ‘A Portrait of Roman Road’ photography project

September 13, 2019January 14, 2022 Frederick O'Brien 6673 Views 0 Comments Features

Regulars down the Roman will have noticed a chap wandering around with a big blocky camera taking pictures of people.

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Drawing of Loafing on Roman Road by Bex Shaw
Arts Local Society 

Bex Shaw’s drawings of Roman Road [photoessay]

September 6, 2019February 25, 2022 Frederick O'Brien 18125 Views 0 Comments Galleries

Bex Shaw has lived in Bow for 10 years and immortalised many of the area’s shop fronts with her artwork.

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Camilla Brendon in studio 4 at Chisenhale Studios during her Coast residency
Arts Local Society 

Q&A with artist Camilla Brendon about her Hertford Union Canal residency

July 26, 2019January 13, 2022 Frederick O'Brien 6159 Views 0 Comments Features

Camilla Brendon is an artist currently in residence at Chisenhale Studios. Her project, which focuses on materials and plant life

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Book cover of 'Breaking Dad' by James Lubbock
Arts Local Society 

‘Breaking Dad’ book review – an extraordinary tale wryly told

May 28, 2019January 13, 2022 Tabitha Potts 2763 Views 0 Comments Reviews

Tabitha Potts is a writer who lives in East London, an area which inspires much of her work. She has

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Crate Brewery, No. 18 in An Opinionated Guide to East London © Helen Cathcart
Crate Brewery, no. 18 in An Opinionated Guide to East London © Helen Cathcart
Arts Local Society 

‘An Opinionated Guide to East London’ book review

April 24, 2019June 18, 2019 Georgina Roberts 5901 Views 0 Comments Reviews

‘Information is dead. Long live opinion’, declares the foreword of An Opinionated Guide to East London. Hoxton Mini Press has

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