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Rachel Jones' first solo-exhibition say cheeeeese is at Chisenhale Gallery. Photo courtesy of Andy Keate

Colour-drenched canvas at Chisenhale Gallery: Rachel Jones say cheeeeese review

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Zoe Dowsett 179 Views 4 min read

The London artist’s first solo show at the East-London exhibition space uses her signature splashes of colour to create an

The essential guide to Victoria Park’s All Points East festival 2022

March 9, 2022July 20, 2022 Polly Nash 4599 Views 7 min read

With All Points East music festival returning to Victoria Park in August 2022, discover all the headliners and acts to

Looking into the Morgan Arms during the festive period.,

Where to celebrate this New Year’s Eve in East London

December 17, 2021January 13, 2022 Amber Middleton 6750 Views 6 min read

Eat, rave and laugh your way to 2022: We rounded up our favourite local events for this NYE For many

12 of the jolliest Christmas events in East London 2021

November 1, 2021January 13, 2022 Tabitha Stapely 23298 Views 8 min read

Whether you are the type to start singing Christmas carols and buying gifts in early October or you are more

Simon Goode and Ira Yonemura stand next to a printing press at London Centre Book Arts

Photos by Rose Palmer © Social Streets

Printer’s Paradise: the London Centre for Book Arts

August 31, 2021January 13, 2022 Anna Lamche 720 Views 7 min read

Based in one of London’s fastest-moving tech quarters, the London Centre for Book Arts teaches us that it’s not always

Black and White photographs line the walls of the Maureen Paley Gallery

Image © Maureen Paley Gallery

East London art exhibitions open this spring: from Whitechapel to Chisenhale Gallery [photoessay]

May 21, 2021February 25, 2022 Anna Lamche 839 Views 11 min read

As art exhibitions re-open, we explore the best East London’s galleries have to offer, from performance art to painting to immersive sculptural experiences.

Encounter Bow 2021's poster, featuring a building, a parrot and a plant

Image © Encounter Bow

Encounter Bow: celebrating Bow’s diverse community

May 14, 2021January 13, 2022 Anna Lamche 629 Views 5 min read

With Encounter Bow fast approaching, we chat to the festival’s curator, Moi Tran, about Covid-19, archives and the diverse communities

Black History Month runs for the whole of the month of October. Photo credit: Black History Month

Your guide to Black History Month 2021

October 1, 2020February 25, 2022 Grace Boyle 1840 Views 7 min read

Black History Month is a time for us all to celebrate and learn about the histories, stories and experiences of

Terence Williams exhibition at Old Baths

Art and architecture: Terence Williams Retrospective at Stour Gallery, Old Baths

September 30, 2020January 13, 2022 Rosie Wadey 1308 Views 12 min read

When approaching 80 Eastway, you would be forgiven for mistaking the graphic 1930s Art Deco façade for a municipal building. Upon closer inspection of the brass plaque on the front, you will learn that in its former life, the listed building was indeed operated by the council, housing the Gainsborough Road Public Baths.