The UK’s second lockdown threatened to decimate an already rocky theatre sector. It was amongst the worst affected by the restrictions of the pandemic, because of the need for tightly packed audiences in both the Fringe and West End to ensure financial viability. A few days after the ending of second lockdown, arts and culture […]
A new exhibition at the Espacio Gallery in Shoreditch, London brings together the work of a selection of artists themed around the coronavirus pandemic. Eddie Saint-Jean, one of the exhibiting artists, visited the gallery before the opening to hand in his work to the curator and experience the new normal for artists, curators and galleries. […]
London-based painter and printmaker Denise Wyllie returns to Russia with a September exhibition in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia which brings the English Garden back to the republic. She will reconnect with the art community she first met almost three decades ago as the first non-Russian woman artist to have a show in this region in the […]
Britain faces its biggest crisis in recent history but Bulldog spirit and community kindness is the way ahead during these uncertain times. Scroll down to the bottom to the section in green text for NHS and Public Health England advice and helplines and to contact community mutual aid groups across London. Also, read about how […]
How did Britain go from rumours of a possible dream team Labour-Greens alliance back in 2018 to Boris brooding over Brexit, climate action and the coronavirus panic? Some believe terms such as ‘Golden Age’ and ‘Camelot’ have no place in the harsh and dirty reality of every day politics but that Jeremy Corbyn-Caroline Lucas option […]
Throughout the ages, locust swarms have been seen as biblical harbingers of global doom. Right now Europe and Asia are in lockdown from the coronavirus and people are panic buying food supplies with supermarkets unprepared for the rush. Similarly, governments in the Horn of Africa are advising people to stockpile food as they face gigantic […]
Recent front page environmental and climate issues have highlighted the need for clear and committed leadership if we are to halt the planet’s destruction and protect public health. With ministers and wielders of executive power twiddling their thumbs, it’s unclear who has final say on pressing concerns such as pollution, the climate and nature conservation. […]
LONDON BRIDGE will be closed from March 16 to October 2020 while City of London road maintenance is carried out. Only cyclists, buses and taxis will be allowed to use the bridge. However, the main attractions around London Bridge are not going away! Check out our video below for tips on the best of riverside […]
Artist Denise Wyllie captures the DNA discoveries of Rosalind Franklin in powerful mixed media work that celebrates an unsung science pioneer. James Watson and Francis Crick are revered in the scientific community for their discoveries on the structure of DNA, however, their work would not have been possible without the pioneering work of British chemist […]
#WomensHistoryMonth will, no doubt, have to compete with the usual flood of hashtags fighting to capture the 30-second social media attention span. In a fast-moving age such as ours where mobile phones, computer games and the internet are the chief preoccupations, the achievements of the likes of Crimean nurse Mary Seacole, Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
