Join us for the Faggamuffin Bloc Party, a vibrant celebration of Black Pride and LGBTQIA+ individuals of African and Caribbean heritage, set within the joyous context of carnival.
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Join an interactive journey into the fascinating world beneath our feet with Ella Phillips and Darryl Gadzekpo, authors of From Plant to Plate.
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Visitors to Skate this year can experience a hyperreal floating ice sculpture in the courtyard around London’s most beautiful ice rink.
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A new co-commission from the Future Producers and London-based Rene Matić, drawing on fashion and language, in response to Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules.
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Morta Nakaite is a womenswear designer based in Vilnius.
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A new programme of workshops running from March until December will cover a broad range of activities including modular synth workshops and workshops on standalone synths.
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It’s an exciting moment for London this September, as we welcome the world.
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Join the brilliant author-illustrator Jane Porter for a roaring storytelling event and find out how to draw your very own Arnold the lion – ROAR!
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We continue our series of participatory rituals throughout summer. Based on the 12 mythic Labours of Herakleos.
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Alex Brownless & Katie Dominy, co-founders of Arts Thread offer practical advice and share personal stories from their own creative journeys.
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A look back at our 2020 Studios Editions collection.
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Join an intimate conversation with Charles Jeffrey and hairstylist Claire Moore.
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading art fair dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, returns to London for its 11th edition.
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A large scale new commission from Hong-Kong based artist Zheng Bo, transforming our courtyard into a bamboo garden.
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Assembly 2024 features a series of new commissions, collaborations, and live premieres.
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London’s longest running art fair will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year.
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The much-loved Latinx club night takes over, with back-to-back sets of new wave, high energy Latin sounds
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Based in Pondicherry, Naushad Ali is a designer with minimalist inclinations whose starting point is always in textiles and craft processes.
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Curtis Oland is part of a movement of indigenous designers from Canada. He was raised in Western Canada and his memories of its mountainous landscape are a continual source of inspiration.
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A diverse group of countries, cities and territories from six continents have been confirmed as participants, and will respond to the theme Resonance, in their installations throughout Somerset House.
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