Art Archives - Page 17 of 28

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Global Street Art Festival – Get Involved

Sep

2014

Londonist has confirmed the news that Brockley has won the right to host the Global Street Art Festival, bringing top wall-sprayers together to transform some of our walls.Brockley residents mobilised to cast 873 votes, putting us 150 votes ahead of our nearest rival, Walthamstow. Londonist says:Next steps are for us and Global Street Art to ...

Brockley wins Street Art Festival

Sep

2014

In the bid to host the Global Street Art Festival, Team WALLthamstow have congratulated Brockley on our win. They may have had the cleverer name, but the Brockley bid picked up a reported 873 votes. Brockley is too strong!We'll follow up with Londonist and ask what happens next... Thanks to WALLthamstow for their gracious tip-off.

The Nunhead Fox

Sep

2014

I like the wooden fox of Nunhead Green, placed there recently alongside the new children's play area. The sculpture is the work of artist/woodworkers Arthur de Mowbray, also responsible for the 'Camberwell Beauty' butterfly bench at Walworth Garden Farm.

Brockley bids for Street Art Festival

Sep

2014

As we reported in July, Londonist is looking for a neighbourhood to host the Global Street Art Festival next year. Brockley's been nominated by a local resident and is shortlisted among the big dogs, including Walthamstow, Poplar, Leyton, Stoke Newington and Streatham.Brockley's pitch by Ian is as follows:The Brockley/Crofton Park/Honor Oak Park/neighbourhoods of Lewisham in ...

Window 135

Aug

2014

day 5…mesh & unplayable instrument pic.twitter.com/i7j1jDQMO4— window135 (@tmjc135) July 31, 2014 Window135 is an art installation that sits on a most unprepossessing stretch of New Cross Road (Number 135, just down the road from The Five Bells). Each week for the last decade, the window has been updated with a new work.Behind the window lies ...

I wish I knew how to quilt you

Aug

2014

Lance Armstrong: Well, I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life. But good luck to you Peter. I'm sure this decision won't haunt you forever. - DodgeballMary writes: Number 57 is looking for quilters who are interested in showing work ...

Goldsmiths gallery design chosen

Jul

2014

Design website Dezeen has lots of new images of the winning design for Goldsmiths' planned new art gallery. The winning architecture practice, Assemble, was chosen from a shortlist of six by a panel of judges including Antony Gormley and David Chipperfield.The project will convert the old tanks at the Laurie Grove bathhouse into display space. ...

Global Street Art 2015

Jul

2014

The Global Street Art festival, which festoons walls across a neighbourhood with brilliant art is working with Londonist to find a new home, so they are putting a shout out to communities across London to find the best bid. Londonist says:If you think a street art festival would do your neighbourhood good, and you know ...

Wrenches, Trenches, and Stenches: a public art exhibition commemorating the start of the First World War

Jul

2014

Ladywell Chapel hosted a two day art exhibition commemorating the start of the First World War. on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd August 2014.The First World War - or the Great War 1914-1918 was fought on 3 continents and saw 14 million killed and 34 million wounded. This year commemorates the 100th year anniversary of ...

Wrenches, Trenches, and Stenches

Jul

2014

Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd August, 11am-4pmLadywell Chapel, Ladywell Cemetery, Ladywell RoadThis public art exhibition commemorates the start of the First World War. Women war artists were commissioned in the First World War, but had few opportunities to venture beyondthe domestic, social, and industrial operations on the home front.This public art exhibition has commissioned seven ...