KCAW 6th Edition | THE GUIDE | June 2023

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welcome Welcome to our 6th Edition! We are delighted to celebrate our return with yet another fantastic programme of events hosted by venues and artists in our unique area of West London.

On the theme of THE ART OF CHANGE, we have expanded KCAW Public Art Trail to new locations including Knightsbridge and South Kensington. Two toilet roll sculptures have been surreptitiously incorporated into the Art Trail - on your art walk, see if you can find them using our digital map (map.kcaw.co.uk) - hint: one is made in marble.

KCAW Poetry Corner returns by popular demand in support of local poets, spot them in participating venues across the 8 Zones of Art Week Map. This year, KCAW x Chelsea Windows are curated by Jack Trodd where artists are exhibiting works in King’s Road at some of our favourite local retailers.

Spot them in windows across the area and follow self-guided trails by downloading the Go Jauntly app. You can also join me on a borough-wide self-guided cycle tour of the art trail.

If you’re curious to find out more about any of our artists, then use our QR codes which can be found next to each artwork to listen to interviews conducted by Portobello Radio’s Piers Thompson. Piers will also host the Art Bus on 1st July, a free five-hour hop on-and-off open bus tour of the Art Trail, with talks from art experts, live entertainment and DJs. And don’t miss Ministry of Arts podcasts with participating artists talking to Gary Mansfield.

This year we forged a new partnership with local community students from Morley College who will be your volunteers around the entire Art Trail; you will recognise them from their volunteers’ t-shirts, designed by them through their participation in a public art design project in North Kensington. We are particularly proud of our charity partner, The Playground Theatre’s charitable outreach programme of special events and performances for this edition of Art Week.

This year, Saira Jamieson returns to KCAW as artist-in-residence at The Exhibitionist Hotel, where she is hosting her immersive art programme of beautiful installations and events, and where our Opening Reception will be held on 22nd June.

Founded on its core values to make public art accessible to all, KCAW started as a not-for-profit arts festival in 2018, having begun with a public consultation by a group of volunteering arts industry professionals, who now comprise its dedicated Advisory Board. I would like to thank them, the KCAW management team, and especially our Public Art Trail Committee who selected the Art Trail finalists, as well as all participating venues, retailers, artists, creators, and our sponsors, without whose support we would not be able to fund any festival activity.

We look forward to welcoming you!

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kcaw23 headline projects Each year, KCAW conceives and delivers an extraordinary array of Headline Projects.

For the 2023 edition we have extended the range of public art installations, and brought to the borough new digital projects, curated walking tours and poetry displays for everyone to enjoy.

Brimming with exclusive events and exhibitions, KCAW brings eleven days of public art festivities across nine designated zones.

Follow the Public Art Trail from Sloane Square to Earl’s Court, from Holland Park to Ladbroke Grove, and experience exclusive content with our interactive Culture Map (map.kcaw.co.uk), as well as curated self-guided walks with Go Jauntly.

Visit kcaw.co.uk to find out more about our projects, view the full KCAW programme, and book your place for popular talks and events.

Curatorial Theme: The Art of Change “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” - Socrates Progress is impossible without change, the alternative is stagnation. The key lies in embracing this reality and even seeking it, in order to access the unimaginable. Change is a moment of bravery and action, the moment to embrace the flow of chance that’s the moment of freedom, the feeling of change in the air.

CORE TALKS PROGRAMME We have expanded our talks programme to include conversations with participating Art Trail artists, whom visitors will be able to meet at Cromwell Place, where leading experts in architecture, city planning, and the arts, such as Dr Georges Kachaamy, Professor of Architecture at The American University in Dubai, and Architect and Urbanist, Victoria Whenray, will discuss how culture informs and impacts city planning.

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PUBLIC ART TRAIL Each year, KCAW invites a select group of people to review and select the Open Call artworks. For 2023 edition, the nominated Art Committee is: Wesley Ankrah Director of Social Value at Savills Earth Baker & Borowski Artists, Producers of Skip Gallery, Graphic Rewilding, KCAW Alumni Emily Candler Cultural Placemaker, Ex-Director of Exhibition Road Cultural Group Sadie Clayton Sculptor, TV personality Hair Power: Me and My Afro, Channel 4 Cynthia Valianti Corbett Director, Curator, Cynthia Corbett Gallery & Young Masters Art Prize Hannah Lambert Community Engagement, The Royal College of Art Councillor David Lindsay The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Steven Medway Chief Executive, Knightsbridge Partnership Adam Rutherford Director, Art Brand Communications, The Fondation Beyeler, Art Basel Cities, V&A Museum Africa Fashion Victoria Whenray RIBA RIAI AoU Architect, Board Director at Conran and Partners Anda Winters Artistic Director, The Coronet Theatre

The KCAW23 Public Art Trail Artists:

We’ve snuck in two toilet rolls into the Art Trail, find them on map.kcaw.co.uk

+ Junior Tomlin, Children Are Our Rising Stars, Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, W10 + Bokani and Birungi Kawooya, curated by Black Blossoms, We Rest, Freston Road, W10 + Morley College Students, Welcome to Ladbroke Arts District, Bard Road, W10 + Lucy Oates and Alison Jackson, The Art of Change, Warwick Road, Earl’s Court, SW5 + Ai Weiwei, Marble Sofa and Pendant, the Design Museum, W8 + Misha Milovanovich, Pinga, Kensington High Street, W14 + Adam Bridgeland, Look at the Sky, High Street Kensington, W14 + Peter Morris, Wendy House, Napoleon Garden, Holland Park, W11 + Gavin Turk, the Spirit of Painting, Coronet Theatre Rooftop, Notting Hill Gate, W11 + Josephine Chime, Detangling MBS, Hoopers Court, Knightsbridge, SW3 + Satur Chung, Manhole Tea Ceremony, South Kensington, SW7 + Jacques Nimki, meadow, Royal Society of Sculptors, South Kensington, SW7 + Royal College of Music Composers, Treephonia, Kensington Gardens, W8 + Malgorzata Lisiecka, Hidden Dimension, Cromwell Place, SW7 + Norma D Hunter, Penny For ‘Em, The Plinth Gallery, South Kensington, SW7 + Baker + Borowsky, Flower Clouds, various locations in Chelsea, SW3 + Chelsea Arts Club, Summer Mural, Old Church Street, SW3 + Maya Sanbar, Big Mamas, World’s End Place, Kings Road, SW3

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KCAW X CHELSEA WINDOWS For the 4th year, KCAW is collaborating with Sloane Stanley to create an exhibition curated by Jack Trodd that spans nine shop front windows along the iconic King’s Road. Participating stores, restaurants and cafes will display ground-breaking artworks by London’s most exciting emerging artists throughout Art Week and beyond.

For this year’s edition, THE ART OF CHANGE theme is reflected in these ’ones-to-watch’ artists’ unique styles, changing perceptions on what’s possible, utilising classical art movements and methods in totally new ways, whilst spotlighting the positively changing commercial landscape that is seeing more businesses championing young artists.

As seen in this project, retail spaces become pop-up contemporary art galleries, artists have the chance to reach new audiences and show their work in unique locations, whilst the public is invited to discover the up-and- coming artists and enjoy the High Street enriched with creativity.

DIGITAL PROGRAMME ‘SARABESQUE’ by artist Saira Jamieson “It isn’t words, but the semiotic power behind scripture that holds a spell over me.” - Saira Jamieson Join London-born artist Saira Jamieson on her 10 day experimental digital art project at the Exhibitionist Hotel in South Kensington. A rising star on the London arts scene, Saira has exhibited in London, Paris, New York, and Miami, in addition to being a spotlighted SuperRare artist. Saira is a vocal advocate of the revolutionary Web3, and uses her presence as a speaker, host and panellist to champion female creatives and the under-represented; she was recently invited by Tate to participate in a talk about the vital role of South Asian artists.

The rich narrative of Saira’s multi-disciplinary work is deeply personal and courageous, and embraces traditional skills alongside modern technology. As an official partner of KCAW, Saira will host an array of immersive events, during which her sensory, thought-provoking and experiential exhibition will showcase her cursive, feminine and seductive style through painting and pixels, sharing her compelling stage with creatives from across the music, spoken word, performing arts and culinary worlds.

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KCAW HEADLINE PROJECTS

kcaw culture map Explore the borough with our interactive Culture Map, which features venues throughout, alongside original digital content by local organisations and cultural leaders. Visitors to Art Week can explore venues, public art installations, and historical and cultural landmarks nearby, according to their interests and location.

Visitors will also be able to explore the Public Art Trail and the Windows installations via the Culture Map, gaining access to exclusive content and more information about the installations, their site, and the artists who created them.

Explore: map.kcaw.co.uk

kcaw tours with go jauntly Join behind-the-scenes adventures - from an artist’s tour of Holland Park to literary tours of Chelsea - as part of a series of curated guided walks designed by the KCAW Advisory Board and local cultural icons. Available via the Go Jauntly app, the walks offer insight to and uncover hidden histories of the local area.

kcaw poetry corner The KCAW Poetry Corner Open Call returns for 2023, inviting poets and spoken word artists to submit poems to be included in the Festival programming.

Successful submissions are featured in this guide, on the digital Culture Map, and as part of the KCAW23 Public Art Trail. Find them all on our Participants’ windows and on kcaw.co.uk

Art Bus by the Galleries Association + Portobello Radio 2023 sees the return of the Art Bus, organised by the Galleries Association in partnership with Portobello Radio.

Local broadcaster Piers Thompson of Portobello Radio will lead an extraordinary experience of art and performance on a classic Routemaster Bus, guiding passengers through the backstreets of West London, whilst informing them about the rich local history and counterculture.

Designed to distil the area’s cultural highlights, the bus tour allows art enthusiasts to connect with local gallery managers and artists. For this Art Week special on Saturday 1st July, the Art Bus takes visitors around the Public Art Trail locations. This hop on, hop off, five-hour tour is not to be missed!

Saturday 1st July: 10am - 3pm - meet at the Intersection of Portobello Road and corner of Oxford Gardens.

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D A N C E M U S I C OUTDOOR ARTS F I L M C I R C U S OPERATHEATRE A R T TA L K S & W A L K S

Kensington and Chelsea Festival offers a host of activities across the borough including indoor performances, art installations and free outdoor pop up family shows

Le festival de Kensington et Chelsea propose une foule d’activités dans tout le quartier, notamment des spectacles en salle, des installations artistiques et des spectacles familiaux gratuits en plein air O Festival de Kensington e Chelsea oferece uma série de atividades em todo o burgo, incluindo atuações no interior, instalações de arte e espetáculos surpresa gratuitos ao ar livre para toda a família Dabaldegga Kensington iyo Chelsea ayee ku jiraan hawlqabadyo kala duwan ee gaaraayo magaalada dhan kuwaasoo ka mid ah bandhigyo dhismayaasha gudahooda, ku rakibidda farshaxanka iyo showga bilaashka ah ee kala duwan ee faamilka logu talagalay ee dibadda lagu qaban doono El Festival de Kensington y Chelsea ofrece actividades anfitrionas por todo el distrito que incluye espectáculos bajo techo, instalaciones artísticas y eventos familiares temporales al aire libre sin costo

The PlayGround Theatre Official charity partner The Playground Theatre, formerly a bus depot, was originated as a creative space for innovative theatre artists of all disciplines to ‘play’ with their imaginative ideas.

Over half of the activity the Playground undertakes is in its local community of North Kensington.

‘Well Read’ their flagship service (which originated in St Charles Mental Health Unit and continues to be delivered there) has engaged over 450 unique participants: Reducing isolation, improving well-being and promoting fun, through reading plays aloud in a group, facilitated by a theatre professional, the priority being participation, not perfection. Well Read is adaptable: Reading to dementia day patients, or mixing professional actors, community members and technology to live-stream Well Read to New York.

Their education projects, in conjunction with Nicholas Kent’s award-winning Grenfell Inquiry plays, have engaged hundreds of young people across London, as have ‘Dalgarno Drama Clubs’, Playground Summer Schools and in housing KAA’s drama department.

Latest service ‘We Start’ is supported by Grenfell Recovery Fund. Locals can make and access arts, develop artistic careers and improve skills. From sculpture to spoken word poetry.

This summer they are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of The Windrush, specifically the people it brought to our local community.

Quotes from their service users: ‘After (Well Read) finished I felt like I was on fire!!’

‘The only reason I came out today was your group’ ‘Well Read is a framework for interaction without the pressure of having to connect directly, focussing instead on the characters.’

The Playground Theatre 8 Latimer Industrial Estate343 - 453 Latimer Road London W10 6RQ Boxoffice@theplaygroundtheatre.london info@theplaygroundtheatre.london

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acava david hill gallery goldfinger graffik gallery KIDS ON THE GREEN the muse gallery

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7. museum of brands 8. the playground theatre 9. spid theatre company 10. tribal gathering london 11. THE ART OF CHANGE MURAL (Public Art Trail)

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acava csc art happening

Join the Artist at Blechynden St ACAVA Open Studios event as they open their doors to showcase their work and get an insight into their studio spaces while enjoying a bit of music and refreshments. Immerse yourself into Art, Design, Crafts and Creativity and discover a community of artist in the heart of Ladbroke Grove.

54 Blechynden St, W10 6RJ beajarenojewellery.com Disabled access: no bea_jareno_jewellery BeaJareno Bea Jareno Jewellery CSC Art Happening Sat 24 June / 11am - 6pm Visit cscartists.com for full schedule Registration required

david hill gallery Baldwin Lee, A Southern Portrait, 1983-89

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Photography gallery established in 2015, specialising in previously unseen bodies of work.

Taught by both Walker Evans and Minor White, two photographic masters, Baldwin Lee spent his free time in the mid-to-late 80s documenting Black communities in America’s southern states. During this period Lee created an extraordinary body of work, having produced 10,000 monochrome 5 x 4” negatives. These images are only now being seen by the world. In the words of the New York Times, ‘Baldwin Lee is one of those artists who teach us to see’

Ten years ago, Goldfinger opened its doors for the first time, with the founding belief that design can be a force for good.⁠

345 Ladbroke Grove, W10 6HA davidhillgallery.net Mon-Sat | 10am – 4pm; appointments preferred, but not essential.

Disabled access: no davidhill_photo davidhill_photo Baldwin Lee, A Southern Portrait, 1983-89 Until 22 July

13-15 Golborne Road W10 5NY goldfinger.design Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm

Over the past decade, we have evolved from a grassroots community start-up with a big vision into an award-winning social enterprise recognised for beautiful design, high-quality craftsmanship and unparalleled sustainability. ⁠ As we celebrate our landmark anniversary, we are taking this opportunity to pause and reflect. Over the next ten months we will be sharing ten lessons we’ve learned since our inception, as designers, makers, and educators.⁠

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GRAFFIK GALLERY

Graffik Gallery has a reputation for being the capital’s prime street art destination.

The gallery has carved a master status in the movements of the urban art genre. You can view works by Banksy, Dotmaster, Stik, Alec Monopoly, Bambi, TRUST.iCON & Robin Coleman to name a few.

284 Portobello Rd, W10 5TE graffikgallery.co.uk Mon-Sun | 11am-6pm Disabled access: limited graffikgallery graffikgallery graffikgallery

Graffik does not cater purely for the collector, they open up their doors by offering graffiti workshops that allow anyone to submerge themselves in this amazing culture. The Gallery’s expertise is down to its insight and being at the forefront of this industry: they were the first street art gallery in West London and the first to bring graffiti workshops to the world.

kamitan arts CIC

Kamitan Arts (KA) explores cultural identity and the heritage of our diverse community, highlighting injustices and empowering women. We do this by promoting community cohesion and understanding of humanitarian issues through the performing arts. KA runs workshops and productions in rap-poetry, dance, drama, music, art and film.

kamitanarts@gmail.com kamitan_arts kamitanarts kamitanarts Rap-Poetry, Indigenous Egyptian and Cultural Dance, Creative Healing and Arts with Live Music

During KCAW, join us for a range of Poetry pop-up performances with live musicians and Creative Healing workshops with Princess Emmanuelle and the Kamitan Arts family as we celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary as a CIC and two decades of exciting and authentic grassroots Rap-Poetry and dance, arts and heritage in RBKC!

kids on the green

Kids On The Green AKA KOTG is an Arts wellbeing organisation that specialises in Arts for young people. KOTG has a music studio and community radio station.

Please email info@kidsonthegreen.com to register your child or teen or find out more about our arts, music or mixed media courses and sessions.

Unit 12 Latimer Rd, W10 6RQ Mon-Fri | 3-8pm Disabled access: no kotgw11 kidsonthegreenw11

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THE MUSE GALLERY Residency Group Show 2023

The Muse is an Artist led gallery also supporting emerging and established talent with residency and show opportunities.

269 Portobello Rd, W11 1LR themuseat269.london Thu-Sun | 12-6pm Disabled access: yes

Residency 2023 Final Show Matthew Dardart Lauren Goldie Khrystyna Khmil Eleni Maragaki

MUSEUM OF BRANDS

A treasure trove of retro design and memories, the Museum of Brands explores how brands shape our world.

You are invited to experience a journey through the memories of your childhood, brought to life by our Time Tunnel, providing a fascinating insight into how we have lived since Victorian times.

During KCAW23, see how brands have changed through the ages by constantly evolving in step with changing consumer trends.

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SPID specialises in high quality community youth theatre on council estates. Our work is recognised for its DIY passion, prophetic passion and the fresh voices of the young people at its heart. We champion human dignity by advocating investment in social housing and reaching out to those with lived experience of housing injustice.

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111-117 Lancaster Rd, W11 1QT museumofbrands.com Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm + Sun | 11am-5pm Disabled access: yes museumofbrands museumofbrands museumofbrands

Kensal House Community Rooms, Kensal House Estate, Ladbroke Grove, W10 5BQ spidtheatre.com spidtheatre spidtheatre spidtheatre

WELCOME TO LADBROKE ARTS DISTRICT MORLEY COLLEGE MURAL

As part of KCAW partnership with Morley College, students are creating KCAW volunteer t-shirts designs and a bespoke public artwork in celebration and the announcement of the new LADBROKE ARTS DISTRICT.

Ladbroke has long been a creative epicentre of expression: from the independence of Frestonia to the local galleries that include David Hill Gallery, Bramley Studio, Frestonian Gallery, Unit One Studio and Workshop, The Serena Morton gallery, Tribal Gathering, The Museum of Brands supported by the late Tony Eliot founder of iconic Time Out magazine, and the late KCAW Advisory Board member. Not forgetting The Yellow Building around the corner marked by Anthony Gormley sculpture in the courtyard, and of course, the world-famous Carnival – to name but a few. Several leading galleries have opened here in the decades past and now – the mural created by Morley College Students will aim to highlight the creativity of the area.

Bard Rd, London W10 6TP morleycollege.ac.uk Disabled access: yes Painting begins from 22 June | 24/7 all summer

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THE PLAYGROUND THEATRE Rebels and Revolution!

22 June -2 July The Playground Theatre Café ‘Rebels and Revolution in London’ – an exhibition of photography, including images from Tony Sleep’s ‘Welcome to Frestonia’ exhibition. Free - Open to All. 22 June - 2 July The Playground Theatre Café ‘Canals of W10’ by Alison Williams – an exhibition of painting all inspired by our local canal, by a very talented local artist and performer. Free - Open to All. 22 June Flying the Flag iBlackbird community group, based in Portobello, and supported by the Playground Theatre will fly the Windrush flag at the Town Hall, while playing the music of their community. Free - Open to All. 24 June Welcome to Frestonia! - In collaboration with Portobello Radio A live community play reading, with professional actors. All welcome as audience or readers! Performed to an audience, in the heart of the real Frestonia. Freston Road, situated in the most expensive borough in London, seceded from the UK in 1977 ‘Faced with oppression anything can happen when we work together as a family… however unlikely’. The building of the Westway.

The National Strike. The OPEC Oil crisis.

Housing issues in West London.

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28 June | 1115 – 1215 Well Read – An Open Community Play reading group, housed at The Playground Theatre Cafe, all welcome, free of charge. Well Read is the Theatre’s flagship community wellbeing service.

We have interacted with over 400 unique participants. Reading plays aloud in a group and chatting about them throughout, can dispel isolation, promotes fun and laughter, promotes the exploration of plays and grants the participant the chance to see, speak and think through another’s point of view.

This week the group will be reading Medea by Euripides, Medea is the original feminist rebel. Free - Open to All. 22 June -2 July ‘Disruptors of the future’.

Prominent drama school DSL perform their graduate shows at the Theatre, allowing an opportunity to see the talent of the future up close! Each week a different show will be performed by the young people. Ticketed event 22 June -2 July How to disrupt friends and rebel against people A talk and discussion hosted by the Playground Theatre featuring ‘ultimate rebel’ Don Letts. Free - Open to All. More events to be announced.

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Unit 8 Latimer Rd, W10 6RQ theplaygroundtheatre.london associatedstudios.co.uk Disabled access: yes theplaygroundtheatre associatedstudios playgroundw10 Assoc_Studios Check website for details of events Official KCAW 2023 charity partner

tribal gathering london

335 Ladbroke Grove, W10 6HA tribalgatheringlondon.com

One of London’s best-kept secrets, the gallery has been operating in Notting Hill for more than 25 years: formely in Westbourne Grove and for the past two years happily part of the Ladbroke Grove landscape.

Gallery open Monday to Sunday by appointment; please call 07939 166 148 Disabled access: yes

Inside the gallery on display is a personally curated and revolving collection of authentic African traditional art that reflects a deep understanding and appreciation by its owner.

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Currently on display is an exhibition of discoveries made over the last 12 months.

Richa Jain - Pentimenti

the bulge didn’t exist; she wore a size 8 then is that why he fell in love with her? his joyride of the past; once flaunt-able to his friends now closed in a box of responsibilities craving for a tint of warmth and a hint of validation at 9 o’clock in the office pantry rolls her eyes over the healthiest zero fat Yogurt with Granola and swallows the twinkle of a smile for her intermittent fasting like a Da Vinci of her ownstriving to capture the right lines consumed in reverse engineering the exterior with extensions and extortions perpetually lighting the gaslit inner-self did he ever love?

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1. alveston fine arts 2. STUDIO WEST 3. ART BUS BY PORTOBELLO RADIO 4. FRESTONIAN GALLERY 5. HANSARD STUDIO 6. J/M GALLERY 7. NOTTING HILL BOOK + COMIC EXCHANGE 8. OPEN ART SPACES 9. NOTTING DALE CAMPUS 10. PORTOBELLO DANCE 11. SOUNDS OF LATIMER (Public Art Trail) 12. CHILDREN ARE OUR RISING STARS MURAL

13. SELECT GALLERY 14. 6 PORTLAND ROAD 15. THE TABERNACLE 16. THEMES & VARIATIONS 17. KELP FOREST 18. UNIT 1 GALLERY | WORKSHOP 19. VESSEL GALLERY 20. WEST LONDON ZONE 21. WE REST MURAL (Public Art Trail) 22. BRAMLEY STUDIO 23. CORONET THEATRE (GAVIN TURK) (Public Art Trail)

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ALVESTON FINE ARTS LTD

Alveston Fine Arts Ltd represents artists that bring something unique to their craft, striving to change how we look at conventional art forms by using materials in imaginative ways. Alveston Fine Arts Ltd artists all bring fresh methods and ideas to their work.

285 Westbourne Grove, W11 2QA alveston.london Mon | 10.30am-5.30pm Tues | by appointment 10.30am-6pm Thu | 10am-6pm Fri | 10am-7pm Sat | 9am-6pm Disabled access: no alvestonfineart alvestonfineart

BRAMLEY STUDIO

Bramley Studio is a creative hub established and led by Scott Mead with an emphasis on photography, creative engagement and connection with the local community and beyond.

1 Bramley Rd, W10 6SZ bramleystudio.com bramleystudio bramleystudio

Bramley Studio is located in a former landmark pub in West London.

frestonian gallery

Frestonian Gallery’s focus is the promotion of modern and contemporary art, and defines its programme with the continuity of artistic endeavour in mind - this is developed through an independent and unbiased approach.

2 Olaf St, W11 4BE frestoniangallery.com Tue-Fri | 11am-6pm Sat | 12-4pm Disabled access: limited frestoniangallery Lustrum Frestonian until 6 August

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hansard studio REGENERATION

Hansard Studio is a new and exciting gallery space in a refurbished mews building, moments from Holland Park, Hansard Studio in partnership with Kensington and Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is creating an exhibition themed as REGENERATION from 22 June – 15 July 2023.

Kelp Forest at Meanwhile Gardens

Regeneration is the natural process of replacing or restoring the damaged or that which is missing in rural and urban places. The exhibiting artists evoke an understanding of the value of transforming and regeneration through a range of artforms including painting and sculpture.

Philippa Beale will curate the exhibition for Hansard Studio joined by Critic, Jean Wainwright. Sue Hubbard, Author and Poet, will present her new book and poetry on Thursday 29th June, 5 – 7 pm as part of a series of events taking place during the exhibition.

This is an installation of a Kelp Forest made from found and recycled materials created by North Kensington artist Camilla Brendon at Meanwhile Gardens. The work will be installed in the gated garden near the old factory building and will be open daily for visitors to enjoy.

10 Hansard Mews, W14 8BJ hansardstudio.com Mon-Fri | 12-6pm Sat-Sun | 12-4pm Disabled access: yes hansardstudio hansardstudio 22 June - 15 July 2023

Meanwhile Gardens, 156 Kensal Road, W10 5BN camillabrendon.com camillabrendon camillabrendon 23 Jun | 6pm-8pm

Creatures of the Kelp performance will be shown live along side Kelp Forest on June 22.

Kelp Forest and the gated garden will stay open late and host a performance of Creatures of the Kelp. This is a durational piece which embodies mythical sea creatures and explores their links to kelp and fishing.

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J/M Gallery The Serge Labégorre Exhibition & Linda Bruce

Established in Notting Hill, J/M hosts a wide range of exhibitions and events for residents and visitors alike, offering a space for diverse, emerging artists to exhibit their creative expressions on the iconic Portobello Road.

Curator and art agent Jessica Anselm submits her selection of Serge Labégorre’s work to London for the first time. Considered one of the greatest living French expressionists, Serge was awarded the ‘Legion d’honneur’ for his contributions to national art in 2009.

“His work primal, provocative and unlike anything we’ve seen in the UK.”

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For all enquiries, contact jessica@ jessicaanselm.com The phenomenal Linda Bruce celebrates abstractions within the natural world. An artistic study of the marine universe, Linda’s paintings are uniquely enlightening and transporting.

230 Portobello Road, W11 1LJ j-m.gallery jmgallerylondon jmgallerylondon jmgallerylondon 28 June - 4July 21- 27 June 11am - 6pm

The Notting Hill Book & Comic Exchange will become your favourite bookshop in London.

30-32 Pembridge Rd, W11 3HN mgeshops.com Mon-Sun | 10am-8pm

Dingy, in a good way, with a wide selection of literary fiction, poetry & plays. Strong on music, film, art & fashion books plus horror & sci-fi. The comic shop is a top destination for collectors across London. You can also sell or exchange your old books/comics.

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Notting Dale Campus Art @ Notting Dale Campus

A truly original space created for extraordinary people, Notting Dale Campus is set around the RIBA award winning open space of Breakers Place.

An unrivalled and striking contemporary art collection by world famous artists weaves through the campus.

The collection spans a wide range of eras, media and styles, from Jeff Koon’s Baroque Egg with Bow which sits proudly in The Yellow Building atrium alongside work by David Hockey, to Damian Hirst’s famous ‘spot painting’ in The George Building and specially commissioned sculpture by Philip King, Tra La La.

The campus’ latest pieces include a scuplture by Antony Gormey, entitled ‘Root’ and art works of giant proportions by Bridget Riley, Ragna Bley and Lucia Laguna.

Frestons is also open Monday to Friday (8am-4pm) serving a wide selection of hot and cold food options together with drinks and with inside and outside seating.

Breakers Place, W11 4AN nottingdale.co.uk/art Mon - Fri 10am to 5pm Breakers Place is an open space but best viewed in the day. Art can be accessed via reception in the Yellow Building. Please bring photo ID. Disabled access: yes 22 June - 2 July | 10am - 4pm

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open art spaces market

Open Art Spaces Market will be an art extravaganza situated by Tavistock road and Portobello Road. There will be art to view and buy, and lots of fun ways for everyone to get involved in art!

Open Art Spaces work to bring local artists together with local businesses.

PORTOBELLO DANCE SCHOOL

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Portobello Dance is a community initiative on the international stage.

Through dance education and events, their established organisation runs and participates in a variety of activities – locally, nationally and beyond.

The square where Portobello Road and Tavistock Road openartspaces.co.uk Sat 25 June | 11am-6pm Disabled access: yes openartspaces openartspaces

The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Sq, W11 2AY portobellodance.org.uk portobellodance portobellodance

Based in North Kensington’s diverse Notting Hill, Portobello Dance School is a popular weekend destination, offering children from 3yrs to adults training in Classical Ballet, Tap and Street.

With their open doors policy, over 150 budding dancers pass through for classes each week.

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SELECT GALLERY For class schedules, programs and events please visit: www.portobellodance.org.uk www.portobellodance.org.uk or contact enquiries on: 07904697746 Photograph by Nick Guttridge

Set in the heart of Notting Hill, just steps away from the buzz of Portobello Market, Select Gallery opened its doors in Summer 2019, offering a range of multimedia contemporary artwork reflective of this vibrant West London borough.

3 Blenheim Crescent, W11 2EE selectgallery.art Mon-Weds | 10am-6pm Thurs-Sat | 10am-7pm Sun | 12-4pm Disabled access: yes selectgallery.art selectgallery 23 June-3 July

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Art Bus by Portobello Radio + The Galleries Association

On a monthly basis, throughout the year, a Double Decker Bus takes an arty route from the corner of Oxford Gardens and Portobello Road on a free tour of shows hosted by the small galleries of West London.

With live music on the bus from ‘Portobello Radio’ and no charge for a seat, feel free to hop on board at any of five stops for a ride through the land of contemporary Art, culture, counterculture and community. The bus will return to each gallery stop every 35-45 minutes so don’t worry, there’ll always be another bus to take you on...

Art Bus by Portobello Radion + The Galleries Association monthly on Saturdays Book your free ticket and stay in the know! themuseat269.com portobelloradio.com

Book your free ticket and stay in the know!

Portobello Radio CIC

Portobello Radio CIC is the community radio station for North Kensington.

Since 2015, it has served the diverse population around Grenfell Tower, with a diet of talk, news and music. Every Friday, we broadcast our flagship chat show from the window of The Muse Gallery in the heart of the market, featuring interviews with artists, campaigners, traders.

269 Portobello Road, W11 1LR portobelloradio.com Portobello Radio runs 24/7 with the Portobello Radio Show every Friday 4-6pm portobello.radio portobelloradio portobelloradio

Come and look through the window or tune in at www.portobelloradio.com #byanydigitaldevice

Maxilla Plaza Sounds of Latimer and Festival of Small Events

Portobello Radio is mounting a soundscape under the Westway celebrating the past, present and future of the people and area around Grenfell Tower, known locally as Latimer, from Piggeries and Potteries to the fight for justice today. Plus an accompanying Festival of Small events, a Latimer Fringe, comprising art, drama, spoken word, singing, live performance, produced by the community in collab with artists of local and international renown.

Maxilla Walk, under the Westway, W10 6SW Sat 24 June | 11am - 7pm Sun 25 June | 11am - 7pm

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Shubbak Festival 2023 Sound & Silence

This immersive exhibition explores the practice of Arabic calligraphy as an art form spanning the spiritual and material, the visual and the verbal. Calligrapher Soraya Syed dives into the geometry of Arabic letters and their connection to the human form.

The Coronet Theatre, 103 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LB shubbak.co.uk/sound-silence/

Executively produced by Trajectory Theatre. Commissioned by Shubbak Festival.

Sound & Silence Fri 23 June - Sun 9 July 2023 | 12-8pm

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Generously supported by The Coronet Theatre, the National Theatre’s Immersive Studio and Arts Council England.

Six Portland Road

STUDIO WEST

Open in Nov 2020; Six Portland Road is a more thoughtful, smaller and mature relative of Parlour in Kensal Green. Open every day with 36 seats and an outside terrace. Serving a weekly changing Mediterranean-inspired seasonal menu and a roast for lunch & dinner on Sundays and offering simple cocktails and a concise wine list of classics mainly from the old world. Available for private hires & intimate dining.

6 Portland Road, W11 4LA sixportlandroad.com

STUDIO WEST is an art gallery in Notting Hill, founded in 2021 by curator Caroline Boseley. Through its exhibition programme, the gallery platforms the talent of the future. Focussing on concept driven group shows, STUDIO WEST places works by the UK’s most noteworthy emerging artists into conversation. The gallery also offers a varied and innovative programme of free talks, events and performances alongside the gallery exhibitions.

Unit 1, 216 Kensington Park Road, London W11 1NR studiowest.art

During Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, STUDIO WEST will present a group exhibition of work by emerging female contemporary UK-based artists revolving around interventions into still life/object painting.

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Wed - Sat | 11am to 5pm Late night Fri 23 June until 8pm Disabled access: There is a small step at entrance to gallery studio_west_gallery 21 June - 20 July

The TABERNACLE

A hidden gem in Portobello, once known as the ‘Taj Mahal of North Kensington’, this cultural activities centre is housed in a retired 19th century church very close to Portobello Road.

There are various activity areas including a large central space that hosts a wide range of performances and exhibitions.

There is also an informal bar/restaurant.

themes & variations

For 37 years Themes & Variations has been recognised as a leading specialist in post-war and contemporary design.

The gallery offers an exceptional and unexpected complement of important vintage and contemporary furniture, lighting, glass and decorative arts.

Themes & Variations has nurtured and established international relationships - such as that with studio Fornasetti which positions it to source design from a constantly evolving market.

unit 1 Gallery | workshop

Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop is an artistled gallery, supported by Arts Council England, supporting and championing emerging artists with residencies and exhibitions and now Fair Art Fair, an app that connects art lovers and artists directly, with 0% commission and 100% support.

The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Sq, W11 2AY thetabernaclew11. com Disabled access: yes tabernaclew11 tabernaclew11 Please check website for full listings and to book

231 Westbourne Grove, W11 2SE themesandvariations.com Mon-Fri | 10am-1pm + 2pm-6pm Sat | 10am-6pm themesandvariations

Unit 1, 1 Bard Rd, W10 6TP unit1gallery-workshop.com fairartfair.art Tue-Sat | 11am-5pm Disabled access: no unit1galleryworkshop fairartfair.art unit1galleryworkshop

Unit 1 Gallery & Workshop Creative Director, Stacie McCormick and team also launched Fair Art Fair: The App Allowing Artists Take Control Of Their Practice. Launched in 2021, Fair Art Fair is the app that provides a space for art professionals to sell, curate, and exhibit their art without physical boundaries.

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VESSEL GALLERY Fantasy Plants by Michèle Oberdieck

With a previous practice in textiles, involving hand-dying & screen-printed silk, Michèle Oberdieck brings a touch of couture to her glass. The gallery will present brand new graal vessels, as well as the artist’s fantasy plants and flowers. Each a perfect composition of elegance and beauty.

Founded in 1999, Vessel Gallery has become one of the leading authorities on contemporary glass sculpture, design, and lighting, both British and international. Prestigious public collections around the world contain works that were first exhibited at Vessel.

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The gallery’s support has helped to launch the careers of several rising or established stars of the art glass scene, including Louis Thompson, Cathryn Shilling and Elliot Walker.

In addition to unique artworks, Vessel Gallery produces its own curated editions in close collaboration with artists and designers, offering exclusive collections of limited edition pieces in glass and other materials. It also offers advisory services to art consultants, interior designers and architects.

West London Zone helps children and young people in West London build the relationships and skills they need to get on track socially, emotionally and academically to thrive in adulthood.

They do this by building trusted relationships, providing specialist support and joining up each child’s support system, including families, schools and local organisations, to deliver a personalised 2-year support plan for each child.

West London Zone’s vision is a West London community working together so that every child can thrive.

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114 Kensington Park Rd, W11 2PW vesselgallery.com Mon-Fri | 11am-5pm Disabled access: no vessellondon vessellondon vessellondon 5 June - 17 July 2023

140-144 Freston Rd, W10 6TR westlondonzone.org westlondonzone westlondonzone westlondonzone Visit website for more information

Emslie Horniman Mural CHILDREN ARE OUR RISING STARS - JUNIOR TOMLIN

This design, located in a children’s playground in the Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, was selected by anonymous vote by the community.

The chosen artwork by local artist, also known as the Salvador Dali of Rave, Junior Tomlin was based on elements of the environment, and encapsulates historical, social, and aspects of the area.

“Every child is a star - they are a constant reminder of where we all started – comments Junior. I wanted to show that in my proposal – there are lots of stars and they are vthe children. In addition, I included musical symbols to reference the rich cultural heritage of our community. Here is an abundance of musical talent and the fact, every year, Panorama Steel Pan is held in the park.

I included a line of text in the design from my visit that inspired me to make a sentence ‘Be kind to one another and respect life and help others in need’.” In Junior’s words.

landscape and celebrate the histories of the borough with original works by local artists, chosen by public vote.

Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park , Kensal Rd, London W10 5EG Open daily from sunrise to dusk

‘Children Are Our Rising Stars’ artwork by Junior Tomlin, Public Consultation and Production by Vestalia Chilton (Kensington + Chelsea Art Week), painting by RCA students Kitty Ma Loklam, Zijing Xia, Ben Alderman, and artists Barny Zadok and Junior Tomlin, handprints by Ark Brunel Primary Academy children. Photo by Graham Fudger.

Disabled access: yes juniortomlin www.juniortomlin.com Part of KCAW Talks Programme, please check kcaw.co.uk for details.

As part of ongoing initiative dedicated to bringing great art and creative flare to unusual sites across the borough, KCAW have partnered with Kensington and Chelsea Council to run a consultation and a series of community workshops to inform the designs and the creation of a mural on the wall of the newly refurbished Emslie Horniman Pleasance playground. The project aims to make a positive contribution to the area’s urban

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Roof of Coronet Theatre The spirit of painting - Gavin Turk

Mysteriously landing on the cupola of The Coronet Theatre during the quiet of a global pandemic, a lonely figure poses in the adlocutio stance of an Emperor in ancient Rome addressing his troops.

Contra to this heroic posture, this figure portrays the artist in his studio overalls painting the sky with a paintbrush instead of a sword, palette as shield.

Originally designed to have a sculpture of Mercury on the roof of the theatre, now the messenger God of commerce has become a prophetic painter of our current hubris.

‘I imagine being in the sky, I thought of an oversized paint splattered stepladder on the roof, to help a giant decorator to paint the clouds or change the earth’s light bulb (sun).’ Gavin Turk

The Coronet Theatre presents an eclectic programme of theatre, film, dance, music, poetry and visual art in its intimate 195-seat main auditorium and 90-seat studio space, re-named The Print Room in recognition of the company’s previous home at a nearby print works.

A fusion of multi-disciplinary international and UK work, The Coronet Theatre stages a mix of new productions, commissions and visiting artists, including a number of UK and world premieres. We offer memorable and often unexpected experiences for our audiences, while supporting established artists and nurturing new talent.

Gavin Turk uses art historical referencing as a material to question art itself. This figure takes its form from Alfred Drury’s sculpture of Sir Joshua Reynolds, a familiar iconic statue grand-standing in the courtyard of the Royal Academy.

Where the Drury sculpture portrays the first president of the RA as a member of the establishment, this contemporary classic presents the artist as artisanal workman. At this time of fierce debate around public sculpture this portrait brings a new provocation to the conversation.

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Freston Road WE REST - by Bokani and Birungi curated by Black Blossoms

A vibrant new large-scale public mural is unveiled on Freston Road as part of the #BLM project launched by KCAW together with Bolanle Tajudeen. This is the 3rd mural to go up on this site The mural ‘We Rest’ is also part of the Untold Stories initiative, part of the Mayor of London’s Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm.

KCAW and curatorial art platform Black Blossoms, selected local London artists Birungi Kawooya and Bokani to create the new artwork located on a large hoarding on Freston Road, W10, which will be unveiled in April.

After presenting 3 designs to the public vote, the design titled ‘WE REST’ was a clear favourite. In this large-scale artwork, artists Birungi and Bokani collaborate with their different and distinct art styles to inspire the community about how we can relax, rejuvenate, and restore.

The artists worked with participants from the local community who attend Homefield House Children Centre to explore ideas around rest as a source of nourishment. In response to the workshops held with the groups, artists BOKANI and Birungi collaborated to create three artwork designs that drew the attention of the broader community to the many ways rest can manifest and

the physical and psychological benefits it can have on individuals.

CHOSEN MURAL ‘WE REST’

Freston Road, W10 Opposite Bramley Studios Open 24/7 Disabled access: yes

In this collaborative mural, the dreamscape of Bokani’s abstract painting provides the perfect space for Birungi’s figures to be free to think, dance, and play in nature but, most importantly, rest. The artists also reflected on their personal and cultural experiences of resting and how in a demanding and capital-driven society, rest becomes a reward.

birungiart birungikawooyaart.com bokani artbybokani.com blackblossoms.online black-blossoms.online

Flash-crowd Meditation - ‘Black Womxn at Rest’ During Art Week Black Blossoms and artists BOKANI and Birungi Kawooya in collaboration with KCAW and the Mayor of London’s ‘Untold Stories’ Fund will host a flashmob on 28 June 2023 at 4:30 pm to 5pm inside the atrium. No need to book, just turn up for a moment of rest and meditation.

The meditation is part of the activities surrounding a subject matter of rest and wellness, based on a mural created by the artists titled ‘Black Womxn at Rest’, which challenges societal expectations and encourages a much-needed dialogue on the importance of rest and self-care.

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ARTALL FINE ART & ANTIQUES LTD. BUTCHOFF ANTIQUES DAVID BROWER ANTIQUES DENTON ANTIQUES E&H MANNERS FLEURDELYS ANTIQUITES HILL HOUSE ANTIQUES HORNEMAN ANTIQUES ltd HOWARD WALWYN FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS

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Artall Fine Art & Antiques Ltd.

ArtAll started with the aim of disseminating eastern and western art and culture, and facilitating the exchange of fine arts worldwide.

The ArtAll platform deals with a wide range of top quality Chinese works of art, including Chinese porcelains of the Ming and Qing Dynasty, Chinese works of art, jade works and paintings, and jewellery from ancient to modern.

BUTCHOFF ANTIQUES

Butchoff Antiques have been dealing in exceptional quality antiques for over 55 years, and have been in their current Kensington Church Street showroom for over 20 years.

Unit 9, Kensington Church St Antiques Centre 58/60 Kensington Church St, W8 4DB artallart.com Tues-Sat | 10am-4pm Disabled access: yes Haiying99

154 Kensington Church St, W8 4BN butchoff.com Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm Disabled access: no butchoffboys butchoffboys

David brower antiques

David Brower Antiques were established in 1964 and have been based at the heart of the Kensington Church Street antiques community for the last 45 years.

David Brower Antiques specialise in European porcelain, particularly Meissen, from their upper gallery, while Japanese works of art from the Meiji period form the focus of the gallery on the lower ground floor.

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113 Kensington Church St, W8 7LN davidbrowerantiques.com Mon-Fri | 11am-6pm + Sat by appointment Disabled access: limited

Czech Centre & Czech Embassy INNOVATIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE; AR Interactive Exhibition + HIGHWAY MINDWAY

The Czech Centre’s mission is to actively promote Czechia by showcasing Czech culture, innovations and creativity in the UK. Its programme covers visual and performing arts, film, literature, music, architecture, design and fashion, science and social innovations. As well as hosting its own events, the Czech Centre offers support for other groups organising intercultural initiatives among Czech and UK partners.

An interactive exhibition touching on the fast-evolving digital revolution and challenges faced by our generation. With the world undergoing a technological transformation and new phenomena such as artificial intelligence making their way into our lives, what are the scientific discoveries shaping our future? Download the free app to see the space around you come to life and explore innovations contributing to our sustainable future.

communication alike. As urban motorway, that literally and figuratively divides the city, while inviting new connectivities, the highway can become a pedestrian zone with views of landmarks, a space for cultural and leisure activities. As a mindway - shared by students from the Graduate Diploma in Art and Design at the Royal College of Art in London and from Photography 2 studio at Prague’s Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design - it brings together approaches to thinking about how we connect in cities and through digital highways in the Vitrínka Gallery of the Czech Centre in London and in form of a public installation in front of the Czech Embassy next door.

26 - 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, W8 4QY czechcentre.org.uk Disabled access: no czechcentrelondon CzechCentreLnd londonczechcentre 14 July – 30 Sept 2023 | 24/7 Till 30 June 2023

Following Josef Pleskot’s reflection on city highways as scars or hardened arteries of the urban organism, the collaborative exhibition project Highway Mindway challenges us to think differently about public spaces: how the highway as an architectural paradigm invites us to find new ways of understanding cities and

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Denton antiques

Focusing on antique lighting, Denton Antiques is a fourth-generation family business. Our extensive range of chandeliers, lanterns and wall lights date from the 18th Century through to Art Deco. All may be viewed onsite at Kensington Church Street and also on our website.

156 Kensington Church St, W8 4BN denton-antiques.co.uk Mon-Fri | 9:30am-5:30pm + Sat by appointment Disabled access: yes dentonantiques

We have examples by the makers Perry, Blades, Osler, Baccarat, Lalique and Bagués. You are also welcome to browse our displays of glassware and objets d’art.

The illustration shows a lovely example of a 1920s French provincial Chandelier.

E&H Manners

Established in 1986 E&H Manners have operated from a shop in Kensington Church Street since 1988.

66C Kensington Church St, W8 4BY rare-ceramics.com Mon-Fri | 10am-5.30pm

They deal in ceramics, glass and enamels of the world from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. E&H Manners focus on European pottery and porcelain of the 17th and 18th century as well as Asian and ceramics of the Arts and Crafts and Modern Movement. They take particular pride in the quality and rarity of the pieces that they offer, many of which are now in the great museums and collections of the world.

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Fleurdelys Antiquités is specialised in finding the perfect Chinese Wood Stands to suit your object. Fleurdelys Antiquites also has a exquisite selection of Chinese Works of Arts, together with some Japanese bronzes porcelain depicting animals.

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150–152 Kensington Church St, W8 4BN chinesewoodstands.com Tues-Sat | 11am-5.30pm Disabled access: no fleurdelysantiquites

GALLERY THIRTEEN PLANETS

Gallery Thirteen is the Studio and Exhibition space for artist Hermès Lucas. It brings together works from international exhibitions and biennales.

Most works are photographs using Hermès’ style that is strongly influenced by his early passion for sketching and drawing and an in-depth study of sculpture, architecture and the classical aesthetic and philosophy on creation underpinning it.. Amongst the techniques used, this is also brought to life by the use of obsolete positive and negative film and traditional darkroom printing techniques.

Hermès’ recent exhibitions show

fluidity in both extreme convergence and divergence, immersed in notions of egalitarianism and universality.

13 Gloucester Walk, W8 4HZ gallery-thirteen.com www.hermeslucas.com Disabled access: no

Presentation of biennale and exhibition award photographs from around the world woth a theme of universality and aesthetics.

gallerythirteen hermeslucasart Gallery Thirteen Hermes Lucas 24 June 2023 Special presentation Check website for details kcaw.co.uk

Marina Takla - Untitled One purpose One goal To reach it one must venture to the heart of the maze of life Walls of emerald green shift right and left The earth trembles beneath one’s feet But without challenge or remonstrance You cannot experience life and burgeon as a person Emotions are the base of humanity It is compulsory to complete the maze You decide how

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Hill House Antiques

Horneman Antiques Ltd

Since 1998, one of the UK’s leading specialist dealers of late 19th and early 20th century antiques and artefacts. Hill House Antiques main focus is the best of the British (sometimes European and American) Arts and Crafts Movement; including items from the Aesthetic Movement, Gothic Revival, Cotswold School, Mouseman and Modernism.

144A Kensington Church St, W8 4BN hillhouse-antiques.co.uk

Founded in 2000, Raymond Horneman showcases a wide selection of Early 18th century Japanese and Chinese porcelain vases, some of which are mounted as lamps, together with European furniture, paintings, mirrors and works of art.

131 Kensington Church St, W8 7LP raymondhorneman.com

Wed-Fri | 12-6pm Sat | 12-4 + by appointment Disabled access: no hillhouseantiques Hill House Antiques & Decorative Arts

Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm + Sat | 10am-2pm Disabled access: no raymondhorneman antiques

Howard Walwyn FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS

Howard Walwyn Clocks is an award winning and leading specialist dealer in English clocks dating from the 17th century until the mid-19th century.

KCAW23 visitors will have the opportunity to view examples from many of the greatest English clockmakers including Thomas Tompion, the Knibb family, George Graham, Daniel Quare, the Vulliamys, Dent and Frodsham.

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123 Kensington Church St, W8 7LP walwynantiqueclocks.com Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm + Sat | 11am-5pm + Sun | By appointment Disabled access: no howardwalwyn howardwalwyn

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J.A.N. Fine Art London

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Located for the last 30 years in Kensington Church Street, J.A.N. Fine Art specialises in Chinese and Japanese porcelain and works of art. They also have expansive knowledge of Korean, Himalayan and South-East Asian porcelain, paintings, textiles and works of art.

134 Kensington Church St, W8 4BH jan-fineart-london.com

Marchant was founded in 1925 by Samuel Sydney Marchant (1897-1975).

Their specialties are Imperial Chinese Ming and Qing porcelains, jades, cloisonné, pottery and works of art.

Emphasis is placed on rarity, quality, condition and provenance.

120 Kensington Church St, W8 4BH marchantasianart.com

Marchant pride themselves on fine pieces that have passed through their hands, many now in major museums and collections worldwide.

Michael German Antiques

Michael German Antiques has been dealing in fine antiques for three generations. They specialise in decorative walking canes, arms & armour, and maritime works of art.

This year’s KCAW window exhibition (on display at all hours) will feature a celebration of fine, decorative antique walking canes modelled as birds and a few other beasts! Can you spot the glass ladybird, the gilded duck or the silver whippet among the well-carved wooden parrots and parakeets? Do come by to view (or even re-home!) this charming mobile menagerie.

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Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm Sat | by appointment Disabled access: no janfineartlondon janfineart

Mon-Fri | 10am-5.30p Disabled access: yes marchantasianart marchantasianart

38B Kensington Church St, W8 4BX 020 7937 1776 antiquecanes.com Mon-Fri | 10am-5pm by appointment please Disabled access: yes michaelgermanantiques

Patrick Sandberg Antiques

A family run business, with over 30 years experience, Patrick Sandberg offers one of London’s most comprehensive collections of Georgian and Regency period English Antique Furniture and Objet’s d’Art. During KCAW23 explore a display of splendid examples of Regency period furniture, comprising figured rosewood pieces decorated with a elaborate brass inlay and exotic woods. To whet the appetite further, a selection of fine ormolu and bronze objects will be on view, epitomising the extravagant styles and tastes of this stimulating period in the history of British decorative arts.

Reindeer Antiques

Founded over 35 years ago in Northamptonshire, Reindeer Antiques is now one of London’s leading specialists in English antique furniture, focusing on Georgian antique furniture.

Their frequently changing inventory ranges from Queen Anne pieces to Georgian antique furniture designed by the most famous cabinetmakers.

150-152 Kensington Church St, W8 4BN sandbergantiques.com Tue-Sat | 11am-5.30pm + By appointment Disabled access: limited access sandantiques patricksandbergantiques

81 Kensington Church St, W8 4BG reindeerantiques.co.uk Mon-Fri | 10.30am-5pm Disabled access: no reindeerantique reindeerantique

Reindeer Antiques also stock London’s largest selection of antique early oak and country furniture, including antique oak dressers and coffers.

Sphinx Fine Art

Sphinx Fine Art, named after the 15th BCE sphinxes outside the Russian Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, was founded in London by Edward Strachan and Roy Bolton in 2007.

The gallery has a dual focus, Old Master paintings and drawings, from the 15th to the early 19th centuries, and Russian and Russian Orientalist paintings, from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.

125 Kensington Church St, W8 7LP sphinxfineart.com Weds - Fri | 10am-6pm + By appointment Disabled access: limited access sphinxfineart sphinxfineart

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the arts society kensington & chelsea

The Arts Society Kensington & Chelsea offers its members a programme of monthly lectures on art, design and architecture, and a programme of visits to historical houses and exhibitions.

Marathon - One of the world’s most popular athletic events commemorates Pheidippides’s run from the battlefield of Marathon to his native Athens. Apart from the courage of Pheidippides, why remember a battle over 2500 years ago? Since the 19th century historians have argued that it was an event that had decided ‘the whole future of human civilisation’.

Kensington Central Library Lecture Hall 12 Phillimore Walk, W8 7RX theartssocietykensington chelsea.com Non-members welcome

cass art

Cass Art is the UK’s leading art supplies retailer. Visit their 220 Kensington High Street store to find thousands of creative products from the world’s best brands.

To receive 10% off in-store with code KCAW23, simply present this offer at the till point.

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Terms & Conditions: Offer only valid at Cass Art, 220 Kensington High Street, W8 7RG, until 31st July 2023. One use per customer. Cannot be used on special promotional days, in conjunction with any other offer, Student or Viridian discount or for the purchase of gift vouchers or event tickets.

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220 Kensington High St, W8 7RG cassart.co.uk Mon-Sat | 10am-7pm Sun | 11am-6pm Disabled access: limited cassart1984 cassart1984 cassart1984

the design museum Ai Weiwei: Making Sense

The Design Museum is devoted to contemporary design in every form, from architecture and fashion to graphics, product and industrial design. Its collection, publishing, events, exhibitions, learning and digital programmes invite everyone to experience and reflect on the impact of design.

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As part of the exhibition Ai Weiwei: Making Sense, we present “Marble Sofa”, 2011. These replicas of chairs owned by WeiWei’s father are on display next to the museum’s High Street Shop, free to visit. In replacing leather with marble, Ai has turned a commonplace object into a sculpture that is less functional but more precious, which was a common practice among the rulers of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 CE).

224 - 238 Kensington High St, W8 6AG designmuseum.org/exhibitions/ ai-weiwei-making-sense

Gallery 19 is an architectural art Gallery with on the premises bespoke framing workshop. The owner, artist Gordon French, has created many original drawings and paintings of Kensington.

Working with Gordon is his daughter Alessia, a photographer specialising in Street Art.

19 Kensington Court Pl, W8 5BJ gallery19.com

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Gallery 19 represents a small stable of painters with highly individual yet complementary styles. Over the years the gallery collection has grown to include architectural bookends, leather bound journals, house portraiture and out-of-print books on the Royal Borough.

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HackelBury Fine Art Gerlinde

HackelBury presents works by Royal Academician Ian McKeever. The solo exhibition, ‘Ian McKeever - Gerlinde’, is a love letter to the artist’s wife.

Drawing on his unused drawings and photographs from his archive of which capture everyday objects in a domestic setting, his black and white photographs are filled with light and shadow. They provide evocative glimpses of his wife’s presence which merge with silhouetted objects and structures from their home.”

4 Launceston Pl, W8 5RL hackelbury.co.uk Tue-Sat | 10am-5pm Fri | 10am-8pm hackelburyfineart 2 Jun – 5 Aug 2023 | 10am - 5pm

JAPAN HOUSE LONDON: WAVE: Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts Discover the vibrancy and variety of Japanese graphic arts at WAVE: Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts, on display at Japan House London from 6 July to 22 October 2023. Curated by artists Hiro Sugiyama and Takahashi Kintarō, the exhibition presents the work of 60 of Japan’s most significant graphic artists today, introducing several of them to the UK for the first time.

Many works in the exhibition are representative of popular genres of Japanese graphic art such as pop art, photorealism and surrealism. Straddling the worlds of fine art, commercial illustration and counterculture, WAVE invites guests to delight in the vibrant diversity of Japanese graphic arts and print culture, through the work of some its most exciting contemporary artists.

101-111 Kensington High Street, W8 5SA JapanHouseLondon.uk Mon-Sat | 10am-8pm Sun | 12pm-6pm Disabled access: yes JapanHouseLDN JapanHouseLDN JapanHouseLDN

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kensington gardens

Once part of Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens offers a mix of old and new park pastimes and green space.

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Get your fix of contemporary art and architecture at the Serpentine Galleries, marvel at the history of Kensington Palace or admire the splendour of the Albert Memorial. In the Diana Memorial Playground, kids will enjoy the huge wooden pirate ship, sensory trail and play sculptures, inspired by the adventures of fictional park hero, Peter Pan.

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Find details of upcoming tour dates on The Royal Parks Website.

Loveday Kensington / The Loveday Residency Archive

The Loveday Arts programme, delivered by Artist in Residence Grace Holliday, offers a constantly evolving platform, creative safe space and social experience for Loveday Members. By fostering individual interests as well as collective experiences, the programme aims to enhance the lives of everyone who participates - inviting memorable moments with ongoing impact, putting wellbeing and enrichment at the very core. The Loveday Residency Archive: Celebrating Art in Lockdown and Beyond, showcases works made during a time when the arts were called upon globally as a means to escape, nurture and connect. A period Loveday remained resilient and continued to collaborate in innovative ways.

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Presenting ‘The Loveday Residency Archive: Celebrating Art in Lockdown and Beyond’ is a body of work that tells the story of this time with examples of work created remotely, whilst also celebrating a diverse collection of mixed-media works produced at the point of reuniting.

Projects showcased will include: ‘Pet Portraits’, ‘My Place’ and the ‘Mindful Meadow’.This event will also feature a guided tour delivered by Artist in Residence Grace Holliday, as well as a short talk about the inspirations and processes of the mixed-media briefs exhibited.

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2 Kensington Square, W8 5EP lovedayandco.com Mon-Sat | 10am-7pm Sun | 11am-6pm Disabled access: Yes lovedayandco Loveday-Co Wed 28 June | 12pm-3:30pm

the Design Museum Ai Weiwei

We are delighted to showcase Ai Weiwei as part of KCAW Public Art Trail. “Marble Sofa” [pair], 2011 and “Pendant (Toilet Paper)”, 2021 are displayed outside the Design Museum as part of the exhibition Ai Weiwei: Making Sense.

“Marble Sofa” [pair], 2011 (free to visit, displayed next to the museum’s High Street Shop) is a replica of two chairs owned by Ai’s father. In replacing leather with marble, he has turned a commonplace object into a sculpture that is less functional but more precious, which was a common practice among the rulers of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 CE).

In the museum’s courtyard visit “Pendant (Toilet Paper)”, 2021, another of Ai’s sculptures (free to visit, displayed next to the museum’s entrance). Toilet paper, a seemingly worthless item, was suddenly much sought after when it became scarce during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The artist was struck by this because the item was a luxury when he was growing up in China. By carving this roll in marble on a grand scale, he memorialises a moment when we were forced to recognise the value of ordinary things.

Ai Weiwei is one of the most significant and recognised artists working today.

Known around the world for his powerful art and activism, Ai does not differentiate between disciplines: his practice glides across art, architecture, design, film, collecting and curating.

His latest major exhibition at The Design Museum, developed in collaboration with the artist, is the first to present his work as a commentary on design and what it reveals about our changing values.

Through his engagement with material culture, Ai explores the tension between past and present, hand and machine, precious and worthless, construction and destruction.

Ai is fascinated by historical Chinese artefacts, placing their traditional craftsmanship in dialogue with the more recent history of demolition and urban development in China - resulting in a meditation on value – on histories and skills that have been ignored or erased.

224 - 238 High St Kensington, W8 6AG designmuseum.org/exhibitions/ ai-weiwei-making-sense 10.00 – 18.00 Sun to Fri 10.00 – 21.00 Sat Disabled access: yes designmuseum DesignMuseum designmuseum Until 30 July 2023 28 June 4:30-5pm Flashmob Meditation with artists at The Design Museum Atrium, under Ai Weiwei installation. No booking required just turn up

Flash-crowd Meditation - ‘Black Womxn at Rest’ During Art Week Black Blossoms and artists BOKANI and Birungi Kawooya in collaboration with KCAW and the Mayor of London’s ‘Untold Stories’ Fund will host a flashmob on 28 June 2023 at 4:30 pm to 5pm inside the atrium. No need to book, just turn up for a moment of rest and meditation.

The meditation is part of the activities surrounding a subject matter of rest and wellness, based on a mural created by the artists titled ‘Black Womxn at Rest’, which challenges societal expectations and encourages a much-needed dialogue on the importance of rest and self-care.

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leighton house Shahrzad Ghaffari: Journey to Oneness Nour Hage: Kheit Evelyn De Morgan: The Gold Drawings

With paintings on loan from Ghaffari’s own collection, highlights include a highly personal piece, Lion and Sun (2010), a rare example of figurative painting created in response to protests against the Iranian regime in 2009. Reinterpreting an ancient Persian symbol, Shahrzad depicts a female lion, to represent the strength and courage of women in the face of oppression. Written over the lion’s flank and sword are the words ‘my body, my choice, my rights’, which allude to Shahrzard’s views on feminism, particularly in the context of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, which has gained momentum in Iran and beyond in recent year.

Meaning ‘thread’ in Arabic, Kheit presents three artworks created in response to the tiles in Leighton House’s Arab Hall and staircase hall.

An award-wining textile artist, Nour has also researched the museum’s collection of antique textiles, featuring Syrian clothing, Ottoman hangings and runners, and Iranian carpets.

loaned by the Trustees of the De Morgan Foundation and Victoria Dolorosa from the Leighton House collection. In addition, preparatory drawings for the figure of St. Francis made in pastel on paper are included to showcase De Morgan’s working method and skill as a draftswoman. This exhibition will be the first since 1889 to display a group of these beautiful artworks made in brilliant gold pigment on dark grey woven paper. De Morgan initially discovered this technique through Edward Burne-Jones but her works went beyond this initial inspiration. Using solid blocks of pure gold pigment and grinding them to a powder, she invented crayons and paints that she then specifically applied to the production of her drawings, which remain luminous today. Featuring angels, saints, biblical figures and mythological deities, these drawings celebrate those who are in some way superhuman, or close to godly.

Depicting her subjects in gold suggests De Morgan made the drawings to possess talismanic qualities.

The exhibition Evelyn De Morgan: The Gold Drawings (11 March - 27 August) explores De Morgan’s unique practice of making gold drawings, showcasing 13 artworks

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12 Holland Park Rd, W14 8LZ rbkc.gov.uk/museums Disabled access: yes Wed - Mon | 10am-5:30pm. Last admission 4:30pm leightonsambournemuseums leightonHouse_ leightonhouse Booking required

Sambourne house

Sambourne House is the family home of legendary illustrator Linley Sambourne (1844 - 1910).

Tucked away in Holland Park, a leafy neighbourhood in West London, stand Leighton House and Sambourne House.

Combining living and studio space, the houses remain largely unchanged today.

They are the extraordinary legacies left by two ‘celebrities’ of the late Victorian era – Frederic Lord Leighton (18301896) and Edward Linley Sambourne (1844 -1910).

Leighton and Sambourne lived as neighbours for over 20 years and had many acquaintances in common.

They were widely known to their contemporaries; Leighton as the most prominent artist of his day, a celebrated painter and president of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sambourne as Chief Cartoonist at the infamous satirical magazine Punch. Their similar tastes were reflected in the furnishing of their homes, both filled with sculpture, blue and white ceramics and glassware.

But if we delve beyond the physical artefacts, what do we know about these men, their lives and careers, and why do their former homes capture our imagination today?

18 Stafford Terrace, London W8 7BH rbkc.gov.uk/museums Disabled access: yes Wed - Sun | 10am-5:30pm Last admission 4:30pm leightonsambournemuseums leightonHouse_ leightonhouse Booking required

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opera holland park

An extraordinary three-month summer festival.

Surrounded by the beautiful formal gardens and wilded woodlands of Holland Park, our canopied open-air auditorium is the perfect place to enjoy critically acclaimed opera in the heart of London.

Ilchester Place, W8 6LU operahollandpark.com Disabled access: yes operahollandpark operahollandpk operahollandpark Hansel and Gretel 23 June | 7:30pm Rigoletto 22 and 24 June | 7:30pm

richard young gallery

Richard Young Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting the work of Richard Young.

Founded in 2008 by Susan and Richard Young and located in the heart of Kensington, the Richard Young Gallery has quickly become the foremost contemporary photography gallery in West London.

Lucas Pistilli How Tempting it would be How tempting it would be To live in the comfort of this state Loss and triumph - indistinguishable in amber But fossils lack the action The flutter and the spark Their pen can’t write what’s to come So I take a step - uncrystallised Ignorant yet eager With each breath, the air Fills me with fuel and future

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Napoleon Garden, Holland Park The Cloud House Wendy House - PETER MORIS

The Cloud House Wendy House is a scale model of The Cloud House, by Peter Morris, simplified and reconfigured as an open-frame Wendy House and public sculpture, created especially for KCAW Art Trail 2023. The Cloud House concept is born out of the desire to create a public artwork where children can play, and have their imaginations piqued; and where adults can experience a moment of delight that will remind them of their own childhoods.

A Wendy House is a playhouse named after the character Wendy Darling from Peter Pan, written by JM Barrie, who lived on Kensington. As an object for play, this little Cloud House embraces the joyful spirit of Peter Pan, and celebrates the glorious pastel colours of some of Chelsea’s prettiest streets – the area that had a powerful impact on the development of Morris’s’ own creativity and the realisation of dreams.

I moved to the King’s Road, and it blew my mind.

This magical place, Chelsea – with its stylish people, and streets of pretty pastel-colored houses – combined with the brilliant creativity I was encountering at the RCA, changed my life forever.

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It was a place beyond imagination, a place of wonder and delight. And it’s where my dream was born – to build, one day, a pink house for myself, where I could live with my future family.

Now, aged 51, I hope that dream is about to come true. The Cloud House – a fairy-tale pink palace with a cloud-shaped roof – is to be built, near Hampstead Heath. Chelsea won’t be its home, but it will forever be the place that led to its creation.

Kensington & Chelsea changed me, and this artwork reflects and celebrates that change.”

“Thirty-five years ago, I was living in the Midlands. My mum worked in a factory. My dad worked as a shepherd. And we had no money. It was a world away from Chelsea.

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I was dyslexic, had been to 12 secondary schools, and had two GCSEs to my name.

But then something miraculous happened.

I started dreaming, and I started drawing.

Thanks to those drawings, I won a place to study Architecture at university. And in 1997 I was offered a place at the Royal College of Art.

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Cadogan contemporary

Established in 1980, Cadogan Contemporary is a truly independent art gallery representing both British and international artists.

From hyperrealism to pure abstraction, our selection is eclectic but retains an enduring identity.

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Set in a fantastic location in the heart of Chelsea, just minutes from Sloane Square tube station, Cadogan Hall has become one of London’s leading concert venues.

87 Old Brompton Rd, SW7 3LD cadogancontemporary.com Tue-Fri | 11am-6pm Sat | 11am-5pm Disabled access: yes cadogancontemporary cadogancontemporary

5 Sloane Terace, SW1X 9DQ cadoganhall.com londonphoenixorchestra.org Disabled access: yes chelsea_physic_garden phoenixorch phoenixorch

cromwell place Arabic Calligraphy Workshops | Shubbak Festival 2023

Designed in 1858 by Sir Charles James Freake, Cromwell Place is comprised of five Grade II listed Victorian townhouses, located in the heart of South Kensington’s Museum district.

Following an extensive refurbishment, the organisation offers a year-round programme of exhibitions across 15 gallery spaces, along with viewing rooms, workspaces, meeting rooms, art storage and a Club Room.

Arabic Calligraphy Workshops with Soraya Syed - Art of the Pen Enjoy this hands on session with artist and calligrapher Soraya Syed in the delightful surrounds of Cromwell Place. These workshops accompany her new show Sound & Silence at The Coronet Theatre.

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4 Cromwell Pl, SW7 2JE cromwellplace.com Wed-Sat | 10am-6pm Sun | 10am-4pm Disabled access: limited CromwellPlace CromwellPlaceUK CromwellPlace Fri 23 June & Sat 24 June 2023 | 2-4pm Please check website for talks and events with Art Trail artists.

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Drayton arms

Lovely little studio theatre above a gorgeous pub, always showing something new.

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everard read london Penelope Stutterheime | Hearth & Philippe Uzac | Time

Established in South Africa is 1913, Everard Read is the leading gallery for modern and contemporary art from South Africa. The group has galleries in London, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Franschhoek.

A collection of new paintings by Cape Town-based artist, Penelope Stutterheime, which capture the essence of the artist’s long-standing preoccupation with depicting inner landscapes. Drawing inspiration from dreams and the unconscious, her layered and textured paintings use impasto and a masterful facility with colour to create her

hypnotic abstract works.

An exhibition of new oil paintings by Philippe Uzac, a French-born, South Africa-based artist. Uzac findsbeauty in the weathered and rusting cityscape of downtown Johannesburg where he kept a studio formany years. The patterns and textures resulting from layers of peeling or fading paint serve as inspiration for the artist – a manifestation of time passing which evokes a sense of nostalgia and melancholy.

80 Fulham Rd, W8 7LN everardlondon.com Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm Sat | 12-4pm Disabled access: yes everard_read_london everardreadlondon 9 June - 8 July 2023

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the exhibitionist hotel SARABESQUE - SAIRA JAMIESON

A sensory provoking, immersive and experiential exhibition by London born South Asian artist, Saira.

“It isn’t words, but the semiotic power behind scripture that hold a spell over me.”

Showcasing her cursive, feminine and seductive style across paint & pixels.

The rich narrative of her multidisciplinary work is compelling, deeply personal and courageous, embracing traditional skills with modern technology.

“I love what my work has become. A synaesthesia of visualisations, sounds and pictures forever in my head, now exposed. The vibrancy of Bollywood and spiritual essence of Qawwali prayers from my childhood forged into a new expression; Sarabesque. Fused with my career in music, video production and my love of art, dance, and tech. The series weaves all these elements together, bringing my art and history to life, fluid and transformative in a perpetual state of change. It represents the very beauty of scripture; forever evolving but eternally connected to our origin.”

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A rising star in the London arts scene, exhibiting in London, Paris, New York, and Miami. As well as being a spotlighted SuperRare artist, Saira is a vocal advocate of the revolutionary Web3, using her presence as speaker, host & panellist to champion female creatives and those unrepresented.

Recently, Saira was invited by The Tate to share a talk about the vital role of South Asian artists.

An official partner of KCAW, Saira will host an array of evenings, sharing her stage with creatives from across the music, spoken word, performing arts and culinary world.

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The Exhibionist Hotel 8-10 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, SW7 2EA Disabled access: yes Open 24/7 sairajamieson.com sairajamieson 22 June | 6pm - 10:30pm Official KCAW opening Party immersive digital DJ performance Check website for other events KCAW.com

exhibit a london

Exhibit A London is a unique concept which combines the romance of oldfashioned window shopping with the convenience of buying online.

The concept stems from a long history of artists featured in and creating windows, including Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns and Salvador Dali.

36 Harrington Rd, SW7 3ND exhibitalondon.com The window is open for viewing 24/7 Disabled access: yes exhibitalondon exhibitalondon

“We believe in connecting artists with likeminded institutions where their art can be viewed from a different perspective outside the established arenas of the art world” says founder Lee Wheeler.

Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is Germany’s cultural institute with a global reach. It promotes knowledge of the German language, fosters international cultural cooperation, and conveys a comprehensive image of contemporary Germany.

The programme at the Goethe-Institut London includes talks, classes, and screenings of contemporary German cinema. These events, as well as the institute’s library and cafe, are open to all.

institut franÇais

Part of a worldwide network, the Institut Français in London encourages crosscultural exchange and presents the best of French culture.

Enjoy the Institut-wide offer: French courses (online and at the venue), film screenings, library collections, kids activities, festivals, talks and concerts.

50 Princes Gate, Exhibition Rd, SW7 2PH goethe.de/uk Mon–Fri | 9am–7pm Sat | 9am–5pm Disabled access: yes goetheinstitut_london GI_London1 goethe.institut.london

17 Queensberry Pl, SW7 2DT institut-francais.org.uk Mon-Tues | 5pm-9pm Sun | 10am-9pm

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marie jose gallery

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Marie Jose Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and platform representing emerging and mid-career artists from across the globe. The gallery endeavours to act as a platform- a stage upon which the stories of today’s gifted artists can be told, whilst bridging the gap between the physical and virtual spheres of modern experience - connecting people with art from around the world.

16 Victoria Grove, W8 5RW mariejosegallery.com

The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most-visited natural history museum in Europe.

Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD nhm.ac.uk

Visitors can enjoy its galleries, exhibitions, events and education programmes with free entry and fascinating content for all ages.

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Purdy Hicks Gallery shows estab­lished and emerging artists, with a focus on painting and photography.

25 Thurloe St, SW7 2LQ purdyhicks.com

Wed-Sat | 11am-5pm mariejosegallery

Mon-Sun | 10am-5.50pm (last entry 5.30pm)

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royal albert hall

The Royal Albert Hall is the world’s most famous stage.

Over the past 148 years, it has hosted everyone from Albert Einstein to Arctic Monkeys, The Beatles to Beyoncé, Churchill to Chvrches, taking in rock, pop and classical music, theatre, dance, films, Cirque du Soleil and even tennis.

royal college of art RCA2023

The Royal College of Art, ranked the number one university of art and design in the world, presents RCA2023 to the public from 30th June - 3rd July.

RCA2023 encompasses the work of postgraduate students from the four schools of Architecture, Arts & Humanities, Communication and Design, featuring an international student cohort of emerging artists, designers, architects and creatives.

Royal Geographical Society (with ibg) Earth Photo exhibition

Visit the Society’s Pavilion to see a stunning selection of still and moving images from this year’sEarth Photo open call for submissions and discover powerful stories about our planet, its inhabitants and lands, its beauty and power, and its fragility.

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Earth Photo is an international programme created by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Forestry England and Parker Harris.

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Royal Society of Sculptors Gilbert Bayes Award winners show

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Witness “florilegium” by Jacques Nimki on our sculpture terrace during KCAW.

Dora House, 108 Old Brompton Road SW7 3RA sculptors.org.uk

“florilegium” draws attention to the value and importance of soil rather than the beautiful and seductive appeal of plants.

Tue-Sun | 11am-6pm Disabled access: yes royal_sculptors Royal_Sculptors

The Gilbert Bayes Award for early career sculptors is a prestigious prize which supports the transition to professional practice and raises industry profile.

22 June - 1 July, daily 10am-5pm (closed Sun 25 June)

This group show of the 2022 alumni is guest curated by Thorp Stavri.

Please check website for talks and events with Art Trail artists.

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The Science Museum tells the stories of the extraordinary human achievement and technological advances that have helped humanity overcome challenges throughout history.

Exhibition Rd, SW7 2DD sciencemuseum.org.uk Wed-Sun | 10am-6pm (last entry 5.45pm) Disabled access: yes Booking required sciencemuseum sciencemuseum sciencemuseumlondon

Shubbak Festival 2023

Shubbak Festival is the UK’s premier festival of contemporary Arab arts and cultures.

Cutting-edge artists feature alongside distinguished names in its ambitious programmes of premieres and new commissions. With a vibrant mix of theatre, dance, film, music, literature and debates, Shubbak showcases the diversity and innovation of contemporary Arab arts and culture, and celebrates what makes it distinctive to itself.

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Multiple venues and public spaces across London and beyond EC4A 3DE shubbak.co.uk 23 June - 9 July 2023 Disabled access: yes shubbakfestival shubbakfestival shubbakfestival

Shubbak Festival 2023 A Friend‘s Kitchen

Serpentine Gallery Tomás Saraceno In Collaboration: Web(s) of Life

An intimate summer stroll with Sudanese poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi as he recites poetry from Queensway to the site of what was until recently the Saqi Bookshop, a landmark of Arabic literature. Al-Raddi’s new collection, A Friend’s Kitchen, emerged from midnight musings during his exile in London (since 2012) in London, separated from his wife and children. Expect readings in Arabic and English. Jointly presented with the Poetry Translation Centre.

Meeting Point: Outside Queensway Underground Station, W2 4SS

A living, collaborative and multispecies exhibition that delves into how different life forms, technologies and energy systems are connected in the climate emergency.

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Tomás Saraceno is a multimedia artist whose work embraces interdisciplinarity and interconnectedness across ecosystems. Saraceno’s first UK solo exhibition invites participants to consider different forms of knowledge and non-human perspectives through a range of artworks, prompts and experiences which extend past the walls of Serpentine South, into The Royal Parks and beyond.

shubbak.co.uk 23 June - 9 July 2023 Disabled access: yes shubbakfestival shubbakfestival shubbakfestival Sun 2 July at 2pm and 4pm

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Alba Frederick - Imagine what change made you How it stopped you in your tracks for the smell of her skin How it brought each of you home after being gone for so long.

I want to feel that change But not let my life fall at the knees for another, or an unsuspecting diagnosis, or a trigger - those pasts brought to light through our cracks I want to be the bridge between other and self The taste of strawberries on tongue A memory escaping Mornings filled with birdsong POETRY KCAW.co.uk CORNER

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CROMWELL PLACE HIDDEN DIMENSION - MALGORZATA LISIECKA

Hosted at Cromwell Place Courtyard, this installation is free to visit and open to the public as part of KCAW Art Trail in Partnership with Cromwell Place.

HIDDEN DIMENSION is made of willow is dedicated to the outdoor space and addresses the functioning mycorrhizal network, an invisible dimension of our environment, hidden underground.

Cobalt blue pieces of interwoven plant material, linked together, form a large-scale network of organic shapes meandering along the ground, between trees, on and between buildings.

The lightweight modules can be linked together to fit the space and can be easily hung between walls or on a façade.

The installation addresses the complex part of the ecosystem that exists in the invisible part of the city, especially underground. A massive network of mycorrhizal mycelium and fungi can connect many parts of our environment and plays an important role in the functioning of our world. The idea of a great system of invisible links is present not only in the forest, but also in cities.

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Bringing it out into the light and exposing it in a busy place, in architecture, can expose other species that are part of our cities, but also new contexts of connection, cooperation and coexistence.

Cromwell Place, is created as a solution to changing industry demands, our pay-for-what-you-need services include temporary exhibition space, viewing rooms, art storage, technician hire, working facilities and The Hazel Bar & Kitchen. With 14 gallery spaces, across five Grade II listed townhouses, and a year-round programme of arts exhibitions and events there is so much to discover at Cromwell Place.

With creativity, connection and collaboration at our core, the space is home to a thriving community of some of the world’s most exciting galleries, collectors, advisors, foundations and art businesses.

Cromwell Place have formed an international arts space where galleries, collectors, dealers, curators and arts professionals can collaborate and flourish.

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4 Cromwell Pl, SW7 2JE cromwellplace.com Disabled access: yes malgorzatalisiecka.com malgorzata_lisiecka Please check website for talks and events with Art Trail artists.

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South Kensington MANHOLE TEA SET - SATUR CHUNG

The Manhole Tea Set is a performance piece where artist and random members of the pubic are invited to sit down around a manhole, in a pretend ceremony of drinking tea.

A tea set installed on a chosen manhole cover in South Kensington, both the teapot and 2 cups having a matte black texture and same pattern with the manhole cover – that include the triangular patterns and the iconic ‘heart shape’ in the middle of the manhole cover. The adding of this tea pot and cups visually turning the manhole cover underneath them into the tea tray of the ‘Manhole Tea Set’.

Satur Chung is a Malaysian artist currently studying at The Royal College of Art, in London. Her practice and research continually focus on exploring relationship between the individual-perspective jewelry as an intimate object and the macroperspective public art. Her recent artworks included mix-media wearable objects, crafts objects, public installation in various sites for example lift, street, toilet, in pursuet of an interactive, relational and communication-provoking art form.

South Kensington A manhole next to the Plinth gallery Disabled access: yes satur.chong 22 June to 2 July 2023 Please check website for performance dates and times kcaw.co.uk

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The Plinth Gallery, South Kensington PENNY FOR THEM - NORMA D HUNTER

This is an installation of a printed toilet roll and holder is displayed inside the Plinth Gallery in South Kensington. Norma D Hunter is a socially engaged artist and submitted her proposal to make a statement for empowerment for women.

The artist also doesn’t use social media for her activism, instead, she organises art trails and wellness walks in forests where she encourages others to engage and restore with nature with art.

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“We look at an image of a tabby cat feeding her kittens and think, how cute or even a sow feeding her piglets. Yet the human breast has become so sexualised that breastfeeding in public has almost become a criminal act. Resulting in our vulnerable babies being fed, at times, in most unsanitary conditions, risking infection and illness.

This must change!”

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The Plinth Gallery, 25 Thurloe St, South Kensington, London SW7 2LQ On view 24/7 From 22 June all summer

KENSINGTON GARDENS TREEPHONIA

In 2019, ‘Music for Trees’, an interactive geo-located music app featuring original music written by young composers for trees in Regent’s Park, was launched. The project was initiated by arboriculturist Matt Steinmann.

In a continuation of the project, 17 composers from the Royal College of Music have composed works for 190 trees in Kensington Gardens, including 32 unique species. ‘Treephonia: Kensington Gardens’ is an immersive soundscape that invites listeners to engage meaningfully with the trees of Kensington Gardens and seeks to raise public awareness of the importance of the environment and the threats it faces.

It is hoped that through Treephonia, listeners will forge stronger relationships with their surrounding environment.

Each composer conducted a close observation of their tree over the course of 10 months – from its leaves, flowers and fruits to its complex root systems.

They listened to and conversed with their tree and studied its interaction with surrounding trees. Reflecting the harmonious and symbiotic coexistence of the many trees of Kensington Gardens, Treephonia explores not only the unique voice of each tree, but how they vocalise together.

Visit the Kensington Gardens click on the website and find our tree, then listen to a composition while there.

Open during daytime hours

Acknowledgments

Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park

Website creator Andrew Zhou

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Website programmers Andrew Zhou, Ben Munro Music editors Jack Gionis, Ben Munro, Andrew Zhou Musicians Danny Cleave (London Plane), Hannah Gillingham (London Plane), Connor Gingell (Norwegian Maple), Locus Ensemble: Zacharias Wolfe, Simone Geda and Lucía Polo Moreno (Lucombe Oak, Rowan, Indian Horse Chestnut), Izabela Stefańska (Caucasian Elm), Rennie Sutherland (Common Yew) Art directors Alice Zhou, Andrew Zhou, Jack Gionis Illustrator Jack Gionis Photographer and copy editor Alice Zhou Photo editor Evan Tutton With special thanks to staff of the Royal College of Music: William Mival (Head of Composition), Stephen Johns (Artistic Director), Lizzie Sambrook (Assistant to the Artistic Director and the Director of Programmes), and Alex Beattie and Emma Diss (Composition Faculty Officers).

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ARUNIMA KUMAR EARL‘S COURT FILM FESTIVAL FINBOROUGH THEATRE BOUSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL EMPRESS STUDIOS THE MOSAIC ROOMS OLD BROMPTON GALLERY

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8. METRE SQUARED 9. THE EARL’S COURTIERS, BOLTON GARDENS 10. THE ART OF CHANGE BY LUCY OATES WARWICK ROAD (Public Art Trail) 11. PINGA MISHA MILOVANOVICH (Public Art Trail) 12. LOOK AT THE SKY BY ADAM BRIDGLAND (Public Art Trail)

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Arunima Kumar dance company CIC

Bousfield Art Show and Art Auction

Arunima Kumar dance CIC is an award winning Indian dance institution in Kensington and Chelsea providing inclusive inter-generational dance and artistic activities for all ages and abilities.

Sheridan Court Barkston Gardens, SW5 0ET arunimakumar.com

Come and join the local community to celebrate over 400 pieces of Bousfield student artwork. The event will include an auction of local artists’ work and live music, food and refreshments!

Bousfield Primary School, Boltons Place SW5 0DJ bousfieldprimaryschool.co.uk

The students are using the painting styles of Peter Blake, Rembrandt, and Chardin to inspire their own artwork using a variety of paints – poster paint, watercolours, powder paint and acrylic.

Empress Studios OPEN STUDIOS

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Empress Studios is a new creative workspace set across four townhouses in Earl’s Court. Artists and creatives from Empress Studios will open their doors to the public over the weekend, showcasing their works across painting, sculpture, drawing, stone carvings, printmaking, ceramics, photography, and more. For more information about the artists taking part, please follow us on our socials @empresssw6 or email us at: hello@thisisprojekt.com

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Fri 23 June | 6-8pm Disabled access: no 22 June - 1 July, daily 10am-5pm (closed Sunday 25 June)

11 Empress Place, London SW6 1TT empress-studios.co.uk Disabled access: no empresssw6 empresssw6 24 - 25 June | 10am - 5pm

finborough theatre

The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents vibrant new writing and unique rediscoveries from the 19th and 20th centuries.

118 Finborough Rd, SW10 9ED finboroughtheatre.co.uk

Showing live during KCAW 2023 is the world premiere of THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY by Naomi Wallace and Marcus Rediker.

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Also available from the Finborough Theatre website is AN EARL’S COURT WALKING TOUR, devised and directed by Catherine Harvey with Rhyme & Reason.

finborough theatre THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY

2023. A Quaker meeting house on the Finborough Road – or is it a theatre?Benjamin Lay – shepherd, sailor, prophet, and the British Empire’s first revolutionary abolitionist –returns from the grave almost 300 years after his death, as feisty and unpredictable as ever.

The Return of Benjamin Lay sweeps across the centuries in a bold exploration of an utterly impossible man.

finborough theatre AN EARL’S COURT WALKING TOUR

An exploration of the geography and stories of Earl’s Court on foot and in the imagination. It represents the research process for AN EARL’S COURT MISCELLANY, a celebration of the vivid history and personalities of Earl’s Court featuring poetry, prose and music, filmed in and around the local area.

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Our performance schedule is: Tues-Sat | 7.30pm Sat-Sun | 3pm

118 Finborough Rd, SW10 9ED finboroughtheatre.co.uk Disabled access: no finboroughtheatre finborough finboroughtheatre Tues 13 June – Sat 8 July 2023.

Tues-Sat 7.30pm, Sat-Sun 3pm

118 Finborough Rd, SW10 9ED finboroughtheatre.co.uk Disabled access: no finboroughtheatre finborough finboroughtheatre Online Event

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The Origin of Living @ Metre Squared

SWOON @ Metre Squared

“The Origin of Living” has been in the making for well over a year The Exhibition is a showcase of abstract expressionist works alongside Immersive digital artwork (VR) that will allow the viewer to question the difference between being alive and living ( a journey of selfawareness), of course, fine art aside, there will be great music, drink, and exclusive one-of-a-kind designs all available on site!!

Swoon: an evening of the senses ‘Out there, we get by. In here, we get together. To feel something. Anything.

Take a break from whoever you’re trying to be today and melt into the raw sensations of right now…’

A night of presence & intimacy featuring some of London’s hottest performance artists, Swoon explores sensuality through live music, comedy, poetry, burlesque and visual art.

PIXEL RIOT @ Metre Squared

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Pixel Rot Collective is an arts and events collective focused on building community. Pixel Rot has partnered with Metre2 to bring a multi-medium genrebending art exhibition to KCAW2023.

Metre2 is a West Kensington based events venue which hosts a variety of artists, creatives, musicians, etc. Its purpose is to give artists the opportunity to host events, create, and connect.

Metre.Squared, 9 Beaumont Ave, W14 9LP empress-studios.co.uk Disabled access: yes Ali_mcnally A_mcnally_portfolio Metre_squared Sun 2 Jul | 7:30pm - 11:30pm

Metre.Squared, 9 Beaumont Ave, W14 9LP metre-squared.com Disabled access: yes rosieyadid metre.squared 2 July | 7:30pm

Metre.Squared, 9 Beaumont Ave, W14 9LP metre-squared.com Disabled access: yes pixelrot.collective 26 June | 3-10pm

SYNC LONDON @ Metre Squared

Metre Squared is a venue which promotes art exhibitions and musical concerts/gigs. Sync London collaborates with the venue by putting up featured artist nights at the venue showcasing a diverse range of musical performers from all over the world.

Metre.Squared, 9 Beaumont Ave, W14 9LP Disabled access: yes sync_london Sun 25 June 2023 | 6pm-11:30pm

Sync London curates 10 performers showcasing 2 songs per artist. These are underground performers with exceptional talents who perform a diverse range of genres such as rnb, pop, soul, grime, boom bap hip hop. Standup comedians and poets also take the stage before the musical acts. All the while these performances are recorded in high quality for the artists to use for social media posts.

Underground 1.5 @ Metre Squared

There is an undeniable influence underground scenes have on the mainstream and therefore an urgency to make these scenes more ‘open’ again.

As a continuation from our first successful event we’re adding smaller, more affordable pieces as an extension to our voyeuristic and intimate take on London’s underground scenes and offering an antidote to the increasingly homogenised and elitist structures.

You’ll be able to view images / paintings / collages of our interpretation of the underground community.

Metre.Squared, 9 Beaumont Ave, W14 9LP und3rground.co.uk Disabled access: yes xmxdeus A_mcnally_portfolio 4.3.exe community.curates 1 Jul | 6pm

We’ll also have a DJ from our scene to provide ambiance and a send off party.

VOICE AND COLOURS @ Metre Squared

MARINELLA is London based abstract artist and Jazz/ Latin singer. She will exhibit pieces of abstract art that are profoundly affected by the music she likes and also performs. Beginning at 10 a.m., the exhibition will be viewable all day. The doors will be open at 6 p.m. to anyone who wishes to participate in the musical performance. The artist/singer is going to perform live jazz standards, Cuban Boleros, and Latin pieces from her repertoire.

19 F Avonmore Road W14 8RP marinellamusic.com Disabled access: yes marinellarta/ Melart 27 June | 10am- 11:30pm

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West Kensington Life Drawing @ Metre Squared

West Kensington Life Drawing is a fun weekly life drawing event at the fantastic Metre Squared Studios, right behind West Kensington tube.

Metre.Squared, 9 Beaumont Ave, W14 9LP Disabled access: yes westkenlifedrawing

Every Wednesday between 7-9pm we draw a different model in a variety of poses and timings.

Every Wed | 7pm-9pm

Basic materials and tuition available.

Beginners welcome.

Licensed bar. £15 on the door (you can just turn up on the day) or £13.50 in advance See @westkenlifedrawing on Instagram for further details

old brompton gallery

Founded in April 2015, Old Brompton Gallery is a new fresh space in South West London, presenting exhibitions by established and emerging artists.

Located in a modern space “Old Brompton” has established it’s own unique character.

The Gallery showcases artists of international standing, whilst also introducing and supporting artists at earlier stages in their career. With works in various media, from painting and photography to three-dimensional objects,the artists are encouraged to use the space creatively and take advantage of the large front window of the gallery with imaginative installations.

The Earl‘s Courtier Present West Side Story

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We will be transporting you to gritty New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs. From the rst notes to the final breath, West Side Story, the Earl’s Courtiers summer show, is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Arthur Laurents’ book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever.

238 Old Brompton Rd, SW5 0DE oldbromptongallery.com Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm Sat-Sun | By appointment Disabled access: yes oldbromptongallery

S Bolton Gardens, SW5 0DJ tlclondon.com/local-living/ events/ Disabled access: yes tlcestateagents tlcEstateAgents tlcREALestateagents Booking required 28 June - 1 July | 7pm

the mosaic rooms Dar Jacir + Tools for Solidarity with Resolve Collective

Tools for Solidarity’ is an art project led

by RESOLVE Collective in collaboration with The Mosaic Rooms. that encourages The Art of Change through collaboration with young people from a local youth club and local families to create an outdoor play installation at The Mosaic Rooms. Visitors will be invited to change the installation’s form over the summer through experimental and radical constructive play. As part of the commission research, RESOLVE Collective will go to Palestine to connect ‘Tools for Solidarity’ internationally through workshops with school children in Ramallah.

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Join Permaculture designer, activist, & educator Mohammed Saleh as he activates Tools for Solidarity; an interactive play space co-designed by RESOLVE Collective & children from Earl’s Court Youth Club. A partnership between Shubbak Festival & The Mosaic Rooms, this workshop explores radical play to explore what solidarity looks, feels and sounds like for a variety of communities and causes in this special intervention from Palestine’s Dar Jacir.

226 Cromwell Rd, SW5 0SW mosaicrooms.org Tue-Sun | 11am-6pm Disabled access: yes TheMosaicRooms TheMosaicRooms TheMosaicRooms shubbakfestival shubbakfestival shubbakfestival Sat 8 July 2023 | 2-4pm

Earl’s Court Film Festival is an annual celebration of the short film genre. Now in its eight year, ECFF has become an annual fixture on the Earl’s Court cultural calendar. In previous festivals, they have shown film shorts to full capacity audiences at all venues, including the Gala and Awards evening, which has consistently attracted an audience of over 400 people.

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This year’s Festival will take place in October.

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Warwick Road Apron, Earl’s Court THE ART OF CHANGE - LUCY OATES

Floor-painted mural, created together with the local community.

Warwick Road Apron, opposite the entrance to Earl’s Court Station (Warwick Road), is repainted in durable and temporary acrylic outdoor paint depicting an abstract artwork of a bright collage of colours designed by local artist Lucy Oates. The design is created with the help of the local community. Lucy is a mural artist from West London. Lucy studied and completed her MA at the Royal College of Art and in 2020 was awarded the Chelsea Arts Club Trustee Award which has enabled her to facilitate printmaking and mural workshops in London.

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Framing the floor mural, on the hoardings another art installation showcases outstanding portraits of young people that were taken of each other at photography workshops as part of ‘A Day in your Life’ photography competition, a communityminded project set up to help young, aspiring photographers and creatives from ages 4 – 17 years. Founded by multiaward-winning artist Alison Jackson – an Earl’s Court resident, former RBKC Cllr and Ambassador to the K&C Foundation.

This installation is supported by The Earls Court Development.

Warwick Road Apron, Earl’s Court Disabled access: yes earlscourtdevco.com earlscourtdevco lucyoates.com overnite.oates Community painting is scheduled to start on 22 June to be complete by 2 July, weather dependent.

Open Daily from 2 July until 30 August daily 24/7

Kensington High Street PINGA - MISHA MILOVANOVICH

Misha Milovanovich is a Belgrade-born artist living and working in London. The artist works across several mediums, from sculpture to painting and live art. Characterised by vivid colour, optical movement and energetic visual cadences, Misha’s visual work fuses a diverse repertoire of images and forms.

She often features discarded shards of consumerism - unloved icons of disposability and careless consumption.

Misha’s work is often a symphonic abstraction. Her colourful, densely layered works are held in a state of tension between order and chaos, rational structure and spontaneity.

She combines depth and surface relief, orchestrating bold contrasts of form, texture and space in her pictures. An intimate colour palette of bodily fluids - red, pink, white, black, yellow and brown - animate the writhing forms and the refracted memories of cartoonish cultural production.

A cultural polymath, Misha is constantly engaged in observing society and it’s distortions of desire, lust and attitudes to the body. Traditional techniques have been studied and absorbed and although her work is partly conceptual, it’s execution always reflects these hard won technical abilities.

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Characterised by a profusion of exuberant colours and shapes, energetic visual cadences, Misha blurs boundaries—between abstraction and figuration, painting and sculpture, flatness and dimensionality, formalism and conceptualism—demonstrating the richness of the middle ground between opposites.

In her most recent work, Misha Milovanovich’s unique aesthetics absorbs network of influences with centres around primitive and mythology. These are anthropomorphic creations that exude warmth and humour and perform (nod/homagge) to Miro, Picasso, David Smith, Louise Bourgeois and Noguchi. Her work blends animal shapes and shapes of nature always giving it human quality, that of primeval man that still resides in the cerebellum part of our brain and is lost in the age of a post-truth world that finds itself digitally displaced. Her work relates to human condition and our connection with the natural world and ourselves, yet offers optimism in the face of contemporary absurdity.

Everything connects to her biography lived experiences, learned techniques, jokes, memories and eulogies.

Opposite 355 on Kensington High St, London, UK Disabled access: yes mishamilovanovich.com misha-milovanovich From 16 June to 30 August Open Daily from 2 July until 30 August 24/7

Kensington High Street LOOK AT THE SKY AS EVERYTHING IS ALIVE - ADAM BRIDGLAND

The commissioned work for 2023 Art Trail, Look At The Sky As Everything Is Alive is a continuum of a series of works Adam has placed in to landscapes across the United Kingdom. The works create new dialogues and narratives between the text and location. The work will never be the same at any given point, the world, light and seasons around the piece changing throughout the time it is in location, while the text stays constant, a place for the viewer to contemplate and distract from the speed and noise that surrounds them.

This installation is made from recycled marine wood, plants and compost.

ADAM BRIDGLAND B. 1979, Leicester in England

Since his graduation in 2006, he has exhibited widely in the UK, America, Europe and Asia. The British Museum, the V&A, UBS, Boeing and Debbie Harry are just some of the collectors of Adam’s work. In July 2009 Adam was awarded his first major public art commission by Commissions East. He has since gone to complete a number of important projects, including work for YouTube, Heal’s, Comme Des Garcons, Airnimal bikes, Warchild, Ace Hotel, Soho House, smartlife, Jacuzzi and Eastern Pavilions.

Kensington High St London W14 8NS Disabled access: yes adam_bridgland Outdoor Permanent Sculpture on view 24/7 Free

This artwork is supported by Kensington and Chelsea Council and is part of Kensington and Chelsea Festival.

A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Adam lives and works as an artist in Cambridgeshire.

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11. SAATCHI GALLERY 12. TASCHEN 13. SLOANE PLACE 14. THE BOMB FACTORY 15. ZADIG & VOLTAIRE 16. GRAPHIC REWILDING BY BAKER + BOROWSKI (Public Art Trail) 17. DETANGLING MBS BY JOSEPHINE CHIME (Public Art Trail)

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chelsea physic garden

London’s oldest botanic garden occupies four acres of land on the edge of the Thames.

First established by the Apothecaries in order to grow medicinal plants, this extraordinary garden has had wide reaching impact around the world.

During KCAW23, enjoy a unique evening of jazz music on the iconic main lawn of Chelsea Physic Garden; learn about the meaning and rituals behind the summer solstice; or spend the afternoon with Letta Jones, Lecturer in Horticulture and Garden History, and learn more about how to read and understand botanic labels.

66 Royal Hospital Rd, SW3 4HS chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk Sun-Fri | 11am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm) Disabled access: yes chelsea_physic_garden ChelsPhysicGdn chelseaphysicgarden Booking required; visit website for full event schedule

court in the square

The Square, the Royal Court Theatre’s Outdoor Bar & Restaurant, has returned for its third year – with a full outdoor food menu alongside our drinks offering.

For 2023, we’ve collaborated with our neighbours RBKC, Cadogan, The Botanist and Côte for ‘Summer in the Square’ – transforming the whole of Sloane Square into a vibrant destination for Summer al fresco dining.

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Court in the Square offers a selection of the best summer food, including a variety of burgers, fresh salads, dips & flatbreads as well as smaller sharing dishes to accompany our strong drinks offer. We serve a variety of speciality (iced) coffees & teas, juices, and soft drinks; as well as draught and craft beer, an extensive cocktail menu and soft drinks.

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Sloane Sq, SW1W 8AS courtinthesquare.co.uk Mon-Sun | 12-9.30pm Disabled access: yes CourtintheSquare royalcourt royalcourtbarandkitchen

gladwell & patterson

Gladwell & Patterson is an internationally renowned gallery with a proud history that can be traced back to the mid 18th century. Founded in 1746, our focus is on fine oil paintings, watercolours, and sculpture - from the 19th century to the present.

During KCAW23, our gallery will feature an exhibition of paintings by our fantastic contemporary artists alongside works from leading Impressionists and Post-Impressionists.

hill house school recent work

At Hill House, art is a favourite subject.

The school has a dedicated art centre at Founders’ Hall on Radnor Walk where children are encouraged to experiment with sketching, architectural studies, ceramics and sgraffito.

Visual art and the arts in general are absolutely central to the ethos of the school. The children are taken on school trips to galleries, they have conversations with practitioners and take part in local workshops.

5 Beauchamp Place, SW3 1NG gladwellpatterson.com Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm Sat | 11-4pm Disabled access: no gladwellsart Gladwell & Patterson

Founders’ Hall, 2 Radnor Walk, SW3 4BN hillhouseschool.co.uk Sun 26 June | 10am - 4pm Disabled access: no hillhouseschoolchelsea hillhouseschoolchelsea

KCAW will see an exhibition of recent work from the children at Hill House.

holy trinity church

Holy Trinity Church, named ‘The Cathedral of the Arts and Crafts’ by Sir John Betjeman, is a veritable jewel box of stained glass, sculpture and metalwork by some of the best artists and craftsmen of the 19th century: William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and many others.

146 Sloane St, SW1X 9BZ sloanechurch.org Mon-Fri | 10am-5pm Disabled access: yes sloanechurch sloanechurch sloanechurch

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national army museum

The National Army Museum is the leading authority on the history and traditions of the British Army.

Royal Hospital Rd, SW3 4HT nam.ac.uk Tues-Sun | 10am-5.30pm

The NAM free permanent galleries showcase over 2,500 fascinating objects, which examine the history of our Army from the 17th century to the present day.

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The museum’s exhibitions and events share real stories of ordinary people with extraordinary responsibilities and explore the impact that soldiers from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth have had throughout the world.

poliform

royal court theatre

Poliform’s London flagship store located on the King’s Road covers three floors and having recently undergone an exciting renovation highlights the core products and the essential personalised service Poliform is known for. The focus is on new products with kitchens, living and night area. The spaces have a distinctive yet discreet style, where new collections become a focal point.

Discover Poliform’s art pieces, perfect to make a house a home.

The Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square is the writers’ theatre. It is a leading force in world theatre for cultivating and supporting writers – undiscovered, emerging and established.

Through the writers, the Royal Court is at the forefront of creating restless, alert, provocative theatre about now.

Over 120,000 people visit the theatre each year and thousands more see their work elsewhere through transfers to the West End and New York.

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278 King’s Rd, SW3 5AW poliformuk.com Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm Disabled access: Yes poliformuk PoliformUK

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saatchi gallery CIVILIZATION The Way We Live Now

This landmark exhibition tracks the visual threads of humanity’s everchanging, extraordinarily complex life across the globe, through the eyes of 150 of the world’s most accomplished photographers. Featuring many previously unseen images, Civilization acknowledges the diverse material and spiritual cultures that make up global societies today, spanning Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas.

Exploring a wide range of subjects, from our great united achievements to our collective failings, Civilization: The Way We Live Now highlights the complexity and contradictions of contemporary civilization.

Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Rd, SW3 4RY saatchigallery.com

Sloane Place is a boutique hotel in the heart of Chelsea. Situated near Sloane Square, is a short stroll away from the famous King’s Road. Each of our bedrooms offer comfortable Hypnos beds, en-suite bathrooms, fast WiFi and Nespresso machines. Sloane Place Restaurant is a place to relax, unwind and enjoy the vibrancy of life. Each dish on our contemporary British-Asian menu celebrates flavour, quality, freshness and a healthy dose of hedonism.

60 Lower Sloane Street SW1W 8BP sloaneplace.com

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Sloane Place hotel: 24/7 Sloane Place Restaurant: Breakfast: Mon-Fri: 7am-11am Sat-Sun: 8am-11am All Day Menu: Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm Sun: 11am-9pm Brunch: Sat-Sun: 11am-4pm Disabled access: yes sloane.place SloanePlaceChelsea

taschen

London’s sleekest book shop, Taschen is a luxury book publisher with titles focused on Art, Architecture, Design, Photography and Pop Culture.

12 Duke of York Sq, SW3 4LY taschen.com Mon-Sat | 10am-7pm Sun | 12-6pm Disabled access: limited taschen_ldn taschen

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the fashion school

The Fashion School is a sustainable fashion hub based in Chelsea that teaches innovative design, fashion and sewing to children ages 6+, teens and adults, with the aim to promote a healthy attitude towards fashion, craft and individuality.

First Floor, 6 Burnsall Street, London, SW3 3ST thefashionschool-uk.com

The Fashion School will be hosting a one-day Fashion Illustration Workshop for ages 9 - 13. This workshop will teach new techniques and skills to illustrate confidently from collage and your own designs. Students will experiment with collage, fine line, ink, pro marker, pencil, crayon and oil pastel. Students will leave with a stitch bound book with their illustrations.

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Mon | 10am–5.30pm Tues–Weds | 1–6.30pm Sat | 9am-2pm

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THE BOMb FACTORY Open Studio & Upcycling: Give your Old Threads a New Lease of Life

The Bomb Factory Art Foundation is a charity that provides affordable studio spaces to over 100 resident artists and delivers free public educational programmes and exhibitions for the local communities of London. The Bomb Factory is a cultural art destination that is based across four sites; Archway, Chelsea, Covent Garden and now Marylebone.

Founded by artist, Pallas Citroen, in 2015.

We are pleased to announce an open studio day for our resident artists in Chelsea. Join us for a day of art and conversations. This will be a unique opportunity for the public to visit the artists in their studio spaces and talk

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about their practice. Alongside the Open Studios we will be holding a series of workshops for all age ranges. Make sure to check our website and join the newsletter to keep up todate with details!

Join artist Shannen Samuel from the Bleaq collective to give your old clothes a new lease of life. Bring old t-shirts, jeans, jumpers, socks, or anything that might need a bit of love and use bits of recycled materials to give them a fresh look! Scraps of fabric, buttons, etc. as well as sewing guidance will be provided. Recommended for ages 13+, and under 16s are required to bring a parent or guardian as we will be operating sewing machinery

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The Plaza, 535 King’s Road, London, SW10 0SZ bombfactory.org.uk Mon-Sat | 10am-7pm Sun | 12-6pm thebombfactoryartfoundation Open Studios + Workshops 1 July | 11am-5pm

The Sloane Club An audience with Elliot Grove

zadig & voltaire

The Sloane Club is an exclusive and renowned private Members’ Club set in the heart of Chelsea. Offering a vibrant atmosphere with stunning interiors, it provides a unique setting. Our Members can enjoy a range of contemporary work spaces, restaurants and bars, a roof terrace, bedrooms and private event spaces. Add to this a bespoke approach to service, and you have found the perfect space to work, entertain, indulge and unwind in equal measure.

52 Lower Sloane Street SW1W 8BS sloaneclub.co.uk

Paris based fashion house Zadig & Voltaire was founded by Thierry Gillier in 1997. Contemporary art is Gillier’s passion.

164-166 King’s Rd, SW3 4UP zadig-et-voltaire.com

Mon-Sat | 10am-7pm Sun | 12-6pm Disabled access: yes thesloaneclub TheSloaneClub TheSloaneClub Thu 15 June 6:30pm-10:30pm An Audience with Elliot Grove

Mon-Sat | 10am-7pm Sun | 12-6pm

The brand philosophy embraces the interplay and connection of art with fashion, together with a sensuality yet simplicity. Gillier has said: ‘Fashion and art…have their own unique flow… Fashion is faster and seeks for something new and better. But I received my knowledge of fashion through art’.

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Nakeita Frater - Brighter days The sun is out and the world seems right.

Sunbather’s lounge for a golden tan glow, birds chirp, a train clacks somewhere and in the distance nearby water whooshes to the sound of a gentle breeze that cascades through trees bringing relief of sort.

The sun is out and light is a blanket over shadow of winter.

Making space for flowers that dance with heads and stems that jive to rhythms of spring.

The sun is out the world seems right with wispy clouds in a jewel blue sky stretching into a universe of its own.

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PROUD TO SUPPORT KENSINGTON + CHELSEA ART WEEK

CHELSEA and Sloane Street Graphic Rewilding Flower Clouds

Cadogan is proud to present KCAW Public Art Trail finalists Baker + Barowski, who have developed a new body of work titled ‘Flower Clouds’.

These immersive installations hark to the horticultural heritage of Chelsea, from the King’s Road as home to plant nurseries and exotic species in the 18th century to its 1960’s Flower Power, the Coronation and rewilding projects currently being installed by Cadogan in Sloane Street - and of course, the worldfamous Chelsea Flower Show.

The artworks reflect inspiration from each location, from edible species planted as part of a trail on Pavilion Road to the ‘Royal’ colour palette being introduced on Sloane Street to transform it into a beautiful green boulevard and Mary Quant’s famous daisies on the King’s Road.

As an artistic counterbalance to urban life, Graphic Rewilding creates vast, nature-inspired, attention-grabbing artworks in city spaces. These Flower Cloud sculptural seating artworks are inspired by the rich cultural history of London and encourage people to take a moment, reflect and be engulfed in the super-saturated colours of nature.

ABOUT BAKER + BOROWSKI Catherine Borowski and Lee Baker are the co-founders of SKIP Gallery and Graphic Rewilding. Graphic Rewilding is a counterbalance to the lack of green space in cities. Lee and Catherine create vast, flower-inspired, maximalist, positivity-inducing artworks and immersive environments in oftenoverlooked urban spaces. The vibrant images of nature are set in opposition to the grey concrete jungle, and though these obviously could never provide the same environmental and psychological benefits as real nature, the intention is to inspire people to connect and empathise a little more with the natural world, hopefully mitigating some of the negative effects of a lack of exposure to green space.

From Duke of York Square to Sloane Street, through Chelsea kcaw.co.uk Disabled access: yes graphic_rewilding baker-borowski.com From 16 June all summer

See the sculptures in various around Chelsea.

Supported by Cadogan.

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Hoopers Court, Knightsbridge DETANGLING MBS - JOSEPHINE CHIME

‘Detangling The MBS’ is a mixed media sculpture a response to the confining narratives and contradicting messages of how women should present themselves.

Chime’s practice delves into skewing the dominant notion of aesthetic goals, pulling from ancestral symbolic practices and pictographic messages to inform new female forms that transgress what is socially desirable.

Stuffed bulbous and warped forms reflect body parts, they are bound with rope on top of an engraved dark looming comb, speaking on the pressure to control the natural form and rhythms of the human vessel. The hair comb embodies myths and rituals of how people mould and seek to tame what grows from their skin in order to achieve an acceptable idea of beauty or make their own.

MBS means mind, body and soul.

Detangling The MBS is a call to service oneself, to create a flow of healthy self reflection which may enact change.

Detangling The MBS speaks of action, a constant action to become a version of yourself that can recognise the myriad of life’s offerings and self-worth.

Josephine Chime’s practice delves into transgressing ideas of accepted beauty through the deconstruction of the body.

The strong cord that connects her work is the visual analysis on the onslaught of female homogeneous images and how technology shapes the vision and ideals of what is desirable.

“I see our skin holds the story of the body like etched hieroglyphics, instead of silencing the story my intention is to it is amplify via intricate patterns, bold colours and textured shapes inspired by ancestral rituals and traditions.” comments Chime.

‘Detangling’ draws from the essence of the sculpture Detangling The MBS. MBS stands for mind, body, and soul.

Detangling The MBS is a call to service oneself, to create a flow of healthy self-reflection which may enact change.

Starting with the self to loosen the knots found in the heart, the muscles, and the psyche, it is a monumental step in feeling free from life’s expectations and societal constraints. Please visit the artist’s website for more details.

Starting with the self to loosen the knots found in the heart, the muscles and psyche it is a monumental step in feeling free from life’s expectations and societal constraints.

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One Hoopers Court, Knightsbridge Underground Station Open 24/7 josephinechime.cargo.site jaccartist From 16 June to 30 August

The artist would like to offer affordable variations of artworks inspired by the sculpture for sale. This helps to support her practice but also, by keeping prices low, she can share her work with the wider community.

Detangling £190 Hand Painted collage Watercolour & Linocut print 29.7 x 42.0cm edition of 40 2023

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Chelsea Club Summer Mural 606 CLUB 28DEGREESTO50DEGREES ANTIKBAR BOX GALLERIES Knight Frank (CW) CATHARINE MILLER GALLERY GIANT MAMAS BY MAYA SANBAR AT CHELSEA THEATRE (CW) CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL ART COLLECTION (CW)

10. CW+ CHARITY 11. DAY TRUE 12. DESIGNERS GUILD 13. DESIGN CENTRE 14. CASTRAADS 15. THE FOUNDRY GALLERY 16. THE GALLERY AT GREEN & STONE 17. THE FRAMERS AT GREEN & STONE 18. BENJAMIN MOORE (CW) 19. ICONIC IMAGES GALLERY 20. JGM GALLERY 21. KING‘S ROAD CURVE

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22. LAVENDER GREEN (CW) 23. LAST DROP WINE 24. LITTLE GREENE (CW) 25. LOVE MY HUMAN (CW) 26. MORLEY COLLEGE LONDON 27. TEDS GROOMING ROOM (CW) 28. PEGGY PORSCHEN (CW) 29. PERUVIAN CONNECTION 30. PETER HARRINGTON GALLERY 31. SHERIDAN 32. WORLD‘S END STUDIOS

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606 club

Chelsea’s iconic live music venue the 606 Club has been presenting the finest UK-based musicians playing jazz, soul, R&B, Latin, blues music & more since 1976.

Known for its intimate atmosphere, the 606 has fostered the careers of many now famous musicians, including Jamie Cullum, Ian Shaw, Gwilym Simcock, Claire Martin & Liane Carroll.

90 Lots Rd, SW10 0QD 020 7352 5953 606club.co.uk Sun-Thurs | 6.30-10.30pm Fri-Sat | 7-11.30pm Disabled access: limited 606Club 606Club 606Club

“Best Live Music Venue in London” Jamie Cullum

28°-50°

BENJAMIN MOORE

28°-50° brings the magic of the group’s esteemed French and modern European cuisine and wine to SW3 offering simple, seasonal dishes and an award-winning wine collection. Situated on the iconic King’s Road in a late Victorian bank, the brand is known for exceptional service and relaxed atmosphere, whether customers are seated at the bar, on the private terrace or in the bright and airy dining room.

Benjamin Moore & Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1883. One of North America’s leading manufacturers of premium quality residential, commercial and industrial maintenance coatings, Benjamin Moore maintains a relentless commitment to sustainable manufacturing practices and continues to develop the most ecoresponsible formulations possible.

300 Kings Rd, SW3 5UH 2850chelsea.co.uk 2850chelsea charlietronchot KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Exhibiting artist Harry Cartwright’s sunkissed, multimedia paintings show cinematic imagery evocative of travel, adventure and experience.

263 Fulham Rd., London SW3 6HY benjaminmoorepaint.co.uk Mon-Fri: 9am to 6pm Sat: 10am to 5pm Sun: closed Disabled access: yes benjaminmooreuk benjaminmoorepaintsuk KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Exhibiting artist Alice Hartley’s fluid movement between printmaking and painting is similarly serene to her palette and marks moving between naturalistic and peacefully ambiguous forms.

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antikbar The Art Of Change: Original Vintage Art Deco Posters

AntikBar is the London gallery specialising in original vintage posters covering a wide variety of subjects - travel, advertising, sport, cinema, war, propaganda - from around the world. They also hold regular auctions, exhibitions and talks. AntikBar offers professional restoration services, collection advice and consultancy services, and can source posters for collectors, individual clients, interior designers, museums and other institutions.

box galleries

The influential Art Deco movement emerged as a distinctive style of visual arts, architecture and design that reflected the era’s optimism and innovation through streamlined, geometric shapes and dynamic sleek typefaces demonstrating the desire for glamour, power, speed, luxury and strength. The iconic 1920s-30s Art Deco poster designs represent this new cosmopolitan aesthetic that continues to inspire and influence artists and designers today.

Box Galleries is a contemporary art gallery in Chelsea that specialises in recognised investment artwork alongside emerging talent.

404 King’s Rd, SW10 0LJ antikbar.co.uk Mon-Fri | 10am-6pm Sat | 11am–5pm Disabled access: yes antikbar.co.uk antikbar antikbar.co.uk Summer 2023

402 King’s Rd, SW10 0LJ boxgalleries.com Tue–Sat | 10am–5pm Sun | 11am–5pm Disabled access: yes boxgalleries boxgalleries boxgalleries

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CASTRADS

Castrads is a family business, founded in 2006. We started out as a small team, assembling and painting radiators on a farm in rural Cheshire. Today we employ about 65 people in four countries.

247 Fulham Road, London SW3 6HY +44 (0)20 3397 7295

Our manufacturing base and headquarters remains in Greater Manchester. We also have showrooms in London and New York, and an assembly and finishing plant in Poland that serves our EU customers.

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We are cast iron specialists: our core product is and always will be cast iron radiators.

catharine miller gallery

Established in 1980, Catharine Miller at Hollywood Road Gallery exhibits a varied selection of paintings, original prints and sculpture from 1950 to the present day.

Contemporary artists from the UK and abroad are represented alongside vintage art. Prices range from £50 to £5,000 and there is always a warm welcome at the gallery.

CHELSEA ARTS CLUB Summer Mural

The Chelsea Arts Club is a private members’ club for artists in the heart of London. Established in 1891 the Club numbers artists, sculptors, film makers, poets, writers and performers amongst its members and runs a lively events and exhibitions programme each year.

Every summer and winter, Members of the Club decorate the exterior of their famous Clubhouse with a full height mural. This year’s Summer Mural will be part of the KCAW Public Art Trail and both members and the public will be able to view and enjoy this year’s design from Old Church Street.

mural designed by Annie Ralli, 2020

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Mon – Fri 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday closed

castrads castrads KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Exhibiting artist Aline Gaiad, known for her abstract and bold gestural marks, paints idyllic interiors and still lifes built up in layers of acrylic, embellished by textural, shadow casting collage. ambiguous forms.

12 Hollywood Rd, SW10 9HY catharinemiller.com Mon | By appointment Tues-Fri | 10am-6pm Sat | 10am-4pm Disabled access: yes catharinemillergallery

143 Old Church St, SW3 6EB chelseaartsclub.com Disabled access: no chelseaartsclub

Chelsea theatre

Chelsea Theatre is a studio theatre located on the Kings Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. It presents, commissions, and produces material and works with the local community.

See the Theatre’s website for details of its extensive and dynamic programme.

Chelsea And Westminster Hospital Art Collection Tour

CW+ charity

7 Worlds End Piazza, King’s Rd, SW10 0DR chelseatheatre.org.uk Mon-Sat | 9am-6pm Disabled access: yes officialchelseatheatre ChelseaTheatre

Come and enjoy a different kind of art experience! A member of CW+ , the charity that manages Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s award-winning Arts & Health program, will show you the highlights of the hospital’s renowned art collection. You will see successful commissions and artworks ranging from a late Renaissance altarpiece to a purpose-built hanging cinema in the Atrium.

369 Fulham Rd., London SW10 9NH

CW+ is the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The CW+ Art and Design programme combines digital, visual and performing arts with innovative design to transform the hospital experience for patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

369 Fulham Rd, SW10 9NH cwplus.org.uk

Thursday 29 June | 5-6.30pm Maximum 15 people, to book email: cwplus.arts@cwplus.org.uk

Please avoid visiting the hospital for anything other than medical reasons.

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Day true

Day True has a unique approach to life. It’s based on a fundamental belief that good design should be available to everyone, because when done well, it has the potential to improve happiness and wellbeing.

302-304 Fulham Rd, SW10 9ER daytrue.com Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm day_true DAY_TRUE_London

From its showrooms in Chelsea, Maida Vale and Wimbledon Village, Day True helps homeowners create better spaces, designers achieve their visions and developers offer something distinctly different.

design centre

WOW!house is Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour’s first-ever designer showhouse. Get ready for an immersive design experience. Visitors can walk through room after room of imaginative wonder, each space created by one of 20 acclaimed interior designers, working closely with renowned makers and international design houses.

Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, SW10 OXF dcch.co.uk Disabled access: yes designcentrech DesignCentreCH DesignCentreChelsea Harbour Booking required

This is a unique opportunity to view the work of world-class designers at first hand, as their work is not always shown to the public. Be wowed by their originality and invention, and see how their ideas are brought to life.

Designers guild

Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing fabrics, wallcoverings, upholstery and bed and bath collections worldwide.

The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality: “We believe in quality of design, product and service combined with a committed and motivated team.”

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267-277 King’s Rd, SW3 5EN designersguild.com Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm designersguild DesignersGuild designersguildgroup

green & stone

Green & Stone, the internationally renowned art shop, began trading in Chelsea over 95 years ago. It has been described as one of the most friendly and enchanting shops to visit in London and we are delighted to say that our staff (all exhibiting artists) are always on hand to offer expert help and specialist advice about materials and techniques. We offer the finest materials available and source specific items upon request.

251 - 253 Fulham Road, SW3 6HY greenandstone.com Mon–Sat | 9:30am–6pm Sun | 12pm–5pm

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The gallery at Green & stone Jane Phillips & Catherine Ducker

The Gallery is a for-hire space dedicated to promoting emerging artists. Our ambition is to create a space that will become a major resource upon which artists, collectors, curators, and the broader artistic community might draw and benefit in the future. Not only are we a hire space giving full flexibility to artists regarding the length of exhibition and number of participating artists, but, we also offer a wealth of additional support.

We are delighted to bring together this retrospective of works by artist Jane Phillips. The exhibition features a range of works that demonstrate her ability to capture the essence of nature in all its complexity. Her canvases are alive with

colour and texture, inviting the viewer to explore every detail of the scene before them. Each piece is a reflection of her lifetime of work, a testament to her unwavering dedication to her craft.

Catherine Ducker confronts her life and practise in this exhibition of paintings: “My work has been evolving since I left St Martins. My inspiration has always been the land. Life within the landscape.

Travel, growing plants and farming have been the roots of much of my work.

Endless moments to recreate.” This exhibition brings together a new body of work that expresses Ducker’s love and mastery of colour.

251 - 253 Fulham Road, SW3 6HY thegalleryatgreenandstone.com Disabled access: yes hegalleryatgreenandstone The Gallery at Green & Stone 22-24 June | 10am - 5pm 26 June–1 July, 10am –5pm

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The Framers at Green & Stone

iconic images gallery

Green & Stone began framing over 95 years ago. Since then we have added art materials and a Gallery to our mix.

It is therefore with great pleasure and excitement that we expand once again and move our framers across the street.

The front of the workshop is adorned with our beautiful frames as well as a plethora of antiques including vases, tables, easels, board games, chess boards and many more beautiful items of furniture and objects.

122 Fulham Rd, London SW3 6HU greenandstone.com 9.30am-6pm

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Iconic Images is London’s premiere gallery specializing in photography; representing some of the most collected photographers in the world.

13A Park Walk, SW10 OAJ iconicimagesstore.net

Original photographs and limited edition fine-art prints are available by legends such as Terry O’Neill, Norman Parkinson, Douglas Kirkland, Milton H Greene, Kevin Cummins, Michael Brennan and Ed Caraeff; images that chronicle our cultural heritage from vintage fashion, film, sport, politics, and rock’n’roll.

iconicimagesgallery iconicimagesnet iconicimagesgallery

Mon-Tue | by appointment Wed-Sun | 11am-7pm

Iconic Images Gallery offers collectible and iconic photography in limitededitions, estate stamped or signed by the artist.

JGM Gallery

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JGM Gallery was founded in 2017

by Australian-born Jennifer Guerrini Maraldi, one of the United Kingdom’s leading specialists in Aboriginal Australian Art. Guerrini Maraldi has more than 20 years experience in collecting, dealing and promoting Aboriginal artists and Art Centres across Australia. As well as championing Aboriginal artists, the gallery has a roster of Contemporary artists from Britain and elsewhere.

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24 Howie St, SW11 4AY jgmgallery.com Wed–Sat | 11am–6pm jgm_gallery jgm_art jgmartltd

king‘s road curve

Knight Frank ART WEEK 2023

We aim to support, promote and inspire... The King’s Road Curve business community between Beaufort Street and Limerston Street includes health and beauty outlets, baby and children’s shops, home interiors, wine and food, art galleries, fashion boutiques, a car showroom, bookshop, Post Office, restaurants and bars—the King’s Road Curve really does offer something for everyone! We look forward to welcoming you to the Curve!

325-442 King’s Rd, SW10 0LJ

Our Knight Frank Chelsea estate agents market some of the finest property for sale & to rent in the area spanning Old Chelsea, King’s Road and The Boltons Conservation Area. With its impressive and classic architecture, close proximity to Central London attractions and long-standing reputation as a luxury hotspot, Chelsea remains a popular area for homemakers.

We’d love to discuss how we can help you, why not pop into our office on King’s Road.

352A King’s Road, SW3 5UU knightfrank.co.uk /chelsea

KCAW curates digital content to give visibility to participants, and provide information and special insight to visitors. For those who cannot get out to the borough, we will make the festival more inclusive than ever and bring KCAW to them through digital activations and platforms, ensuring that we offer something for everyone

last drop wine

Last Drop Wines is a local Chelsea wine merchant which aims to deliver pleasure to their customers, by introducing them to truly wonderful wines, often by little known small independent winemakers.

Owner Andrea Viera stocks only wines and champagnes that she can personally recommend, with a rigorous process, that involves her sampling around 8000 bottles a year and choosing just one in fifteen to appear on the shelves.

Check website for opening hours of local businesses Disabled access: yes kingsroadcurve kingsroadcurve

Mon-Thurs | 8am-7pm Fri | 8am-6pm Sat | 9am-3pm the.chelsea.agent knightfrank knightfrankLLP KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated

by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Artist Charlie Haydn Taylor’s paintings portray stylish contemporary home interiors combining digital print and handpainting.The window designs were drawn by outstanding cityscape illustrator Natasha Godfrey.

492 King’s Rd, SW10 0LE lastdropwines.com Mon-Sat | 11am-7pm lastdropwines lastdropwines lastdropwines

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LAVENDER GREEN

little greene

Renowned as one of London’s finest florists, creativity, quality and passion are the values that have grown to become our signature. We’re hugely proud of the relationships we’ve cultivated over the past 28 years and our expertise and imaginative ethos consistently sees Lavender Green Flowers produce work for the country’s top galleries, museums and historic houses. From weddings and receptions to private parties and corporate events, our thoughtfully crafted arrangements and installations take inspiration from the latest trends in floristry, fashion and art.

239 King’s Road, SW3 5EJ lavendergreen.co.uk

Little Greene is an independent paint manufacturer, committed to the socially and environmentally responsible production of high quality paints and wallpapers. With records dating back to the year 1773, the Little Greene Dye Works is one of England’s most ancient industrial sites for the making of paints and dye solutions.

310 King’s Rd, SW3 5U littlegreene.com

Many of the materials used in the past are still used for the preparation of the very high quality paints we make today.

love my human

Love My Human is a contemporary pet boutique stocking the finest pet products from around the world, chosen with great care and expertise by founder Jenny Matthews. With an emphasis on well designed and well made pet products and pet food, the boutique and its knowledgeable staff provide everything the ‘modern day pet’ and their owner might need.

Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm lavendergreenflowers LavenderGreen0 lavendergreen0 KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Exhibiting artist Mary West’s vibrant abstract floral paintings bring new life to the colourful summer bouquets on display at Lavender Green.

Mon-Sat | 8.30am-5.30pm Sun | 11am-5pm littlegreenepaintcompany LittleGreene Little.Greene KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Exhibiting artist Raffael Bader, internationally acclaimed abstract landscape painter, brings the beauty of our environment inside with an equally rich Pantone palette.

308 + 330 King’s Rd, SW3 lovemyhuman.co.uk Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm Sun | 12-5 pm Disabled access: yes love.my.human lovemyhuman lovemyhumanlondon KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Exhibiting artists Henrietta MacPhee and Selby HI bring their playful, comforting, largerthan-life dog and cat sculptures together in their signature ceramics and textiles.

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Morley college london Chelsea Centre for Creative Industries End of year exhibition

peggy porschen The Chelsea Centre Summer Show Private View: Thursday 30th June, 5pm - 7pm Friday 1st July, 4th – 6th July 10am - 4pm Hortensia Road, London SW10 0QS

The Chelsea Centre for Creative Industries welcomes visitors to its annual summer show where the work of artists, designers and makers will be on display across its range of courses.

Discover the new voices in Fashion, Fine Art, Photography, Design and Film.

Hortensia Rd, SW10 0QS morleycollege.ac.uk

Step through the beautifully adorned arches of Peggy Porschen Chelsea and into a dreamy world in which to enjoy a lovingly curated selection of menus stretching from morning to late afternoon.

219 King’s Rd, SW3 5EJ peggyporschen.com Mon-Sat | 10am-6pm Sun | 10am-7pm

Image - Yasmin Yousefi Foundation Art

This summer, customers can expect a magnificent floral installation and collection theme inspired by Her Majesty The Queen. Reminiscent of an English garden, British berries and edible wildflowers take centre stage and the ‘Happy & Glorious’ afternoon tea is not to be missed.

PETER HARRINGTON GALLERY

Peter Harrington Gallery specialises in original prints across all mediums; encompassing Impressionism, Expressionism, Modern British, Pop Art, Op Art, Contemporary, YBA, Urban and many other movements in between.

Disabled access: partial morley_college morley_college PV: Wed 21 June | 5-8pm Show open: Thurs 22 June - 27 June (closed Sunday) Mon - Fri | 10-4pm

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by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley Exhibiting artist Phoebe Boddy’s pastel and sweet treat paintings are stimulated by food, flavours, scents and feelings - brought to the senses through bold colour and form.

100 Fulham Rd, SW3 6HS peterharringtongallery.co.uk peterharringtonrarebooks peterharringtonrarebooks

All prints are on view together with rare books at 100 Fulham Road, Chelsea or 43 Dover Street, Mayfair

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The FOundry gallery Full Throttle

The Foundry Gallery is uniquely positioned as both a commercial gallery and a project space. Acting as a ‘launch pad’ we do not represent artists, but rather each year we select three artists to work collaboratively on a new body of work which explores the ethos of our founding principles. Not bound to a house style, we show art work informed by contemporary artistic practice across multi-disciplines.

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Charley Peters grew up in Birmingham; a concrete metropolis lit by neon signs and street lamps that glowed through air thick with car fumes. Peters creates imaginary interior landscapes where we are asked to negotiate between what’s abstract and what’s real. The paintings reflect the graphically complex world in which we live. Intuitive painting co-exists with hardedged geometry & Modernist painting meet the everyday aesthetics of screen

Taroo is a Parkour and circus comedy show telling stories from streets all over the world. With a fusion of acrobatics, Chinese pole and urban street moves.

Performed and created by Moroccan circus artist Said Mouhssine, the London version has been developed with the Babylon Migrants Project & Crying Out Loud, and will be performed in multiple public locations in London and beyond.

Supported by the PHF and by the RBKC Arts Grants Scheme.

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39 Old Church St, SW3 5PS thefoundrygallery.org Tue-Thu | 11am-4pm Disabled access: yes the_foundrygallery foundry_gallery foundrygallery 8/6/23 - 29/7/23 Open Mon - Thur 11-4 and Sat 12- 4

Chelsea Theatre, 7, World’s End Place, London W10 0DR shubbak.co.uk shubbakfestival shubbakfestival shubbakfestival Sun 2 Jul 2023

sheridan

Sheridan has been creating premium quality bedding and home products for 50 years, an icon of distinctly Australian style.

Devoted to quality, craftsmanship and artistry, every piece has been expertly crafted to the highest quality standards by their in-house team of artists, master weavers and designers in the Sheridan Sydney Design Studio.

Teds Grooming Room

worlds end studios

362-364 King’s Rd, SW3 5ET sheridanaustralia.co.uk Mon | 9am-6.30pm Tue-Sun | 9am-5.30pm sheridan_uk sheridanuk

Ted’s new store is ideally located on Fulham Road and is dedicated to the art of storytelling, paying homage to the world of cinema which has been spectacularly showcasing beards, moustaches, and hairstyles on the big screen sonce the outset. With the iconic styles from every era continuing to influence and provide inspiration for gentlemen’s hairstyles. Ted’s Fulham Road store provides the space to cut a long story short and truly heighten your traditional barbering experience with our master barbers directing every hair into place.

283 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 9PZ tedsgroomingroom.com

Originally a factory, Worlds End Studios has been converted into an awardwinning building totalling around 25,000 sq ft of offices, studios and showrooms, each set around quiet galleried courtyards, it is the perfect oasis amongst the busyness of Lots Road.

132-134 Lots Rd, SW10 0RJ worldsendstudios.com

Mon – Fri 9am - 8pm Sat 9am - 6:30pm Sun 10am - 6:30pm tedsgroomingroom Teds_Grooming Ted’s Grooming Room KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curated by Jack Trodd sponsored by Sloane Stanley

Mon-Fri | 8.30am-5.30pm Disabled access: no worldsendstudios_chelsea

70% of Worlds Ends Studios clients are designers and architects with the ground floor dedicated to showroom spaces, examples of expert craftsmanship are not scarce.

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CHELSEA THEATRE Giant Mamas - MAYA SANBAR

Giant Mamas is an outdoor installation created from stories of women living and working in World’s End estate.

This project forms part of our annual whole-community creative event. Our experience from last year’s Quilt Patch outdoor installation has shown us that harvesting stories and giving a voice to those who do not often have one has a positive effect on mental health and social cohesion. Pairing our citizens with established artists leads to a formula in which ‘citizen art’ has qualitative impact.

The artworks created celebrate the role of women in the community, with the women represented as a set of Giantesses / Goddesses installed on the outside of the theatre and piazza. Inspired by ancient mythology brought to present-day reality, we will create up to 10 figures, measuring from 2m to 4m in height.

The role of the women holding our community together is immense and often undervalued - making them giant mythological beings will underline their strength and power. Each of the giantesses will have a back story created with a professional writer participating in the workshops. These stories will translate into a play with the input of a dramaturge if we are able to gather the funding.

7 Worlds End Place, London SW10 0DR kcaw.co.uk

Installed from 22 June, the beginning of Kensington and Chelsea Art Week, it will form part of the Art Trail and continue into the Kensington and Chelsea Festival which will include many outdoor performances.

22 June to end of August

The form, character and shape of the Giantesses is developed in collaboration with the community in a series of workshops. The women living in working here will feel a sense of ownership of them, as representations of the spirit they embody - without them being identifiable.

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zone 8 – OLD CHELSEA + WORLDS END

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24/7 outside

INVESTING IN CHELSEA SINCE 1717

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PRINTMAKING SCULPTURE DRAWING PAINTING OVER £12,000 WORTH OF PRIZES EXHIBITION OPENS 14TH – 18TH JUNE // 10AM – 6PM MONDAY 19TH JUNE CLOSES 2PM EXHIBITION ONLINE 20TH JUNE – 5TH JULY CHRISTABEL FORBES, VIEW TOWARDS ST MARY’S CHURCH, BATTERSEA

Bebe DeMara - Untitled

You’ve chased a silver gasp to stir some motion, call anytime anytime from a burning tongue Stretched gradient, straight like your achy legs, fit to fit itself–malleable woman like the first clay, & red, too.

Red flush, Peri, bitten white window & a leather soft…

Whispered into feather frantic premonition (unsure, tentative)–woman of a sparked idea that burns the writing hand, that severs it at the wrist, like proffer…

Peeled fold, woman fragmented, woman, split, like God, In the shared bed, stripping something rawer, shared bed to solitary limbs grown thinking, reaching in the crevice she can’t shrink to fill. Woman secret, waking again. Woman, a thousand, a billion, like God. Because & solely because, warding off that last dying Because & solely– Woman metamorphic in the face of stillness, Capering to the song of her crying out

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Check out the amazing

Pet er Mo rris Clo ud Hou se

we made on the Kensington & Chelsea arts trail!

Photographs & projects by Lisa Traxler, Sara Choudhrey and Katayoun Dowlatshahi

With over a decade experience in art & design manufacturing, thousands of happy clients around the world and 2 studios based in London and South UK, we want to help make your ideas a reality.

From bespoke, one off projects to large production runs & everything in between we are here to help...

Laser cutting & engraving CNC Machining Prototyping

Design work Fabrictaion Finishing

Assembly & hand crafting Crating & fulfilment Installation

Experienced & skilled team Quick turnaround Material expertise Excellent customer service Competitive prices and economies of scale

Aishwarya Gupta - The magic box

I will put into my magic box The ripple of a cobalt Ocean on a summer’s morn The switch of a swift, rapid cheetah in thick foliage The warm unique sensation of the Aurora in Iceland I will put into my magic box The affectionate protective sense of a mother Wolf Or the phosphorescent, beam of light, engulfing the Savannah The last trace of a roaring hurricane I will put into my magic box The first syllables spoken by a newborn baby A tear of immense joy and a taste of sadness An explosion of relief and minuscule wisp of stress I will put into my magic box The last word of a drowning sailor The type of an ivory pearly iceberg The warm, slightly melancholic hug of farewell My box is fashioned from icebergs lava wisps of smoke and lush foliage, covered with far away, are stories, secrets, and stars Its hinges on melted iron and water The magic chest is washed away to the shores with silver whales loiter On hurricane from the sudden seven seas And the secrets will be lost forever....

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Aldo - untitled

Humidity evolved into a raindrop the champagne into celebration when it popped the seed you planted a rainforest the body to a machine, the robot back to a human we taught AI to hug the way we do and they crashed us like closed books returning to the shelf we all followed a chance to progress, for a change and our fears became our certainties our prayers our nursery rhymes we overcomplicated, we simplified we even blew it all up at times but we followed through the art of rhymes we tasted euphoria like bitter chocolate the abandon, the faith, the joy of couplets and it all made sense in the end because there was no such thing and couldn’t turn the wind into sand the desert into spring

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ART BUS

Start at 10am (waiting time 15 minutes) end at 3pm. You can follow the bus route live on @onthebus69. Plenty of stops will sell refreshments.

Join the The Art Bus taking a full tour of the KCAW x Art Trail organised by The Galleries Association (The Muse Gallery) in partnership with Portobello Radio.

In the company of local broadcaster Piers Thompson of Portobello Radio, an extraordinary experience of art and performance on a classic Routemaster Bus, guiding passengers through the backstreets of West London, whilst learning about the rich local history and counterculture. Designed to distil the area’s cultural highlights, the free bus tour allows art enthusiasts to connect with local gallery managers.

You can follow the bus route live on @onthebus69. Plenty of stops will sell refreshments.

Free! Booking is essential at kcaw.co.uk

The above map was designed by artist Anne Smith, a member of the Chelsea Arts Club, for our first edition of KCAW in 2018.

ADVISORY BOARD Caroline boseley Director, Studio West Gallery Board of Trustees Primary Nottingham Day Bowman Artist, Curator and Teacher Hansard Studio Vicky caplin KCAW Special Projects Trustee, The Sixteen Trust Josephine Chanter Director of Audiences, Design Museum Felix Conran Designer, Maker + Son JENNIFER CONNer After Nyne, Affordable Art Fair Sue Harris Executive Director for Environment and Communities Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Alison Jackson Artist, photographer and filmmaker JC KAMAU Actor, writer and director Geoffrey Matthews Secretary and Chief Executive, Chelsea Arts Club Damian Rayne West London Gallery Association Director of Gallery Bus Tour MAYA SANBAR Chasing The Light Studio BOLANLE TAJUDEEN Artist Management & Creative Consultancy Founder: Black Blossoms Piers Thompson Portobello Radio JUNIOR TOMLIN Digital artist Caroline Worthington Director, Royal Society Of Sculptors

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ADVISORY BOARD

Management Vestalia Chilton Director, KCAW and KCAW Art Trail Director, Do Good Factory Caroline Brett Partnerships + Collaborations Director, KCAW Morley College Volunteers Jack Trodd KCAW x Chelsea Windows Curator Founder, Brushes with Greatness​ Saira Jamieson KCAW Digital Art Programme Curator NFT + Multimedia Artist ​ ames Marshall J Videography and Social Media Charity Partner: The Playground Theatre ​L isa Baker Press + Comms, KCAW ​D ee Williams Art Trail Logistics, MTEC

KCAW Art Trail opens on 16 June for the rest of the Summer across various locations.

With special thanks to our sponsors Cadogan, Kensington & Chelsea Council, KC Festival, The Knightsbridge Partnership, Knightsbridge Estate, Earls Court Development Company, Ashby Capital, The Design Museum and Sloane Stanley.

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