Kensington + Chelsea Art Week

Kensington and Chelsea will come alive in summer 2023 with an incredible programme of public art. Free and open to all, this is the sixth edition of Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW), a vibrant celebration of culture across the borough.

At least 100 venues are expected to take part this summer, which promises to be the most exciting and wide-reaching edition yet. With an unmissable and diverse programme that includes public art installations, exhibits, murals, art tours, events and talks, this much-loved art event, now a firm fixture on London’s summer cultural calendar, will celebrate and showcase an extraordinary crosssection of art and culture across West London.

Kensington + Chelsea Art Week is a notfor-profit, independent, and free festival which began with a public consultation by a group of volunteering arts industry professionals in 2018. The Advisory Board continues to steer the festival to shine a spotlight on the area’s unexpected and unique cultural variety across a multitude of studios and galleries, museums, exhibition spaces and businesses throughout Kensington and Chelsea, supported by walking tours and an events programme encompassing food, music, theatre and history – all aimed at creating opportunities to discover and experience the borough like never before - Art Week unveils the unexpected, highlights local spirit, and showcases an extraordinary cross-section of art and culture throughout the borough.

For summer 2023, KCAW’s programme of impressive installations, events, exhibitions, and happenings will revolve around The Art of Change. KCAW invites participating artists and local communities to ponder the progress change brings, exploring how we embrace change, how it inspires positivity, bravery, action and freedom, the feeling of change in the air.

The KCAW Public Art Trail is seen by over one million visitors per week and creates temporary landmarks across the area of West London that connects Kensington and Chelsea through an evolving discovery trail. The participating artists are selected through an Open Call, in response to The Art of Change theme.

The Art Trail will be unveiled on Thursday 15 June and is delivered in partnership with Kensington and Chelsea Festival with assistance from Kensington and Chelsea Council. kcaw.co.uk

HANNAH SHILLITO is a British contemporary artist whose work is defined by maximalism and the joy of colour. Attention-grabbing, honest and playful, Shillito’s art emanates pleasure and positivity. She is represented by galleries across the UK, Ibiza and NYC and exhibited alongside the likes of Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry. Her collectors include John Cooper Clarke and Arron Crascall and she has collaborated with other celebrities including Bimini Bon Boulash of Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

Visit www.hannahshillitoart.com and follow @hannah.shillito on Instagram.

Dawn Underwood is a still life painter living in London. She uses a vibrant colour palette and creates works featuring brightly coloured fruits, vegetables, florals and found objects. Her work is in private collections internationally and she regularly takes part in exhibitions across the UK. Find out more at www.dawnunderwoodart.com, on Instagram @dawnuart or email dawnuart@yahoo.co.uk