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Category: Art

Illustration by 2014 Illustration degree graduate Ara Cho.

Now in its tenth year, Camberwell College of Arts invites members of the local community to come and see its Summer Show, as part of the Open House event on Saturday 21 June 2014. Open House is a welcoming and fun event – open to all, offering people from the surrounding area the chance to see the work of the Camberwell students, whilst also participating in some fantastic free, art and design workshops.

Illustration by 2014 Illustration degree graduate Matt Dunlop.

The day offers visitors a unique opportunity to join students, technicians, recent graduates and alumni at the college and learn first-hand how to: produce simple photographic images, work with stop frame animation and try out screen-printing, ceramics, letter pressing and much more! All workshops are suitable for all ages, and run and assisted by experienced tutors and students from the college.

Open House has become a permanent feature on the community events calendar in Camberwell. The day is hugely popular with local families, many returning year after year. For a taster of what Camberwell College of Arts has in store for visitors check out the Open House 2013 promo video above.

Opening Times: 11am-5pm (workshops finish at 4pm)
For further information visit this webpage. NB:All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Category: Art

With a passion for the weird and wonderful, Atomica gallerists Holly Lander and Orla Bennett have spent the last year championing a huge range of unorthodox contemporary art. Lowbrow, Pop-Surrelism, New Contemporary, Mid-Century, Polynesian Pop, illustration, modern folk, tattoo artistry and plenty more in-between can be found at Atomica Gallery, with 'Vision Quest' being a reflection of this eclectic and unique mix. For their anniversary show Atomica are bringing together new work by several of their mainstay artists, many of whom have never shown before in the UK.

Femke Hiemstra, Oeuf Surprise.

Christopher Conn Askew, Kingyo.

Expect femme fatales, magic, seduction, kaleidoscopic colour and stunning artistry! Vision Quest opens on 17th April 2014 at the gallery’s brand new space in Seven Dials, Covent Garden. Join the Facebook event here.

Ricardo Cavolo, Adventure Time.

Ryan Heshka, night clubbing.

Tom Bagshaw, Earthbound.

Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 12-7pm, Sat – 12-6pm, Sun – 12-5pm

Category: Art

This new exhibition at the Fashion Space Gallery will showcase exclusive imagery created by iconic designer Jean Paul Gaultier from the 1980s up until the present. The show will include the couturier’s unique designs for invitations to haute couture and prêt-à-porter, as well as his iconic advertising campaigns and reflects on how the designer has shaped his image and translated his visionary catwalk collections into iconic invitations and advertising campaigns. The image above was part of an ad campaign for the Tribute to Frida Kahlo collection, Women's prêt-à-porter spring/summer 1998; with art direction by Jean Paul Gaultier and illustration by Fred Langlais. It is a satellite show of the Barbican Art Gallery’s new exhibition, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, which I saw in Montreal a couple of years ago (you can read my review here).

Ad campaign for the fin de siècle collection, Women’s prêt-à-porter spring /summer 1995; art direction and photography: Jean Paul Gaultier

Ad campaign for the Elegance Contest and Casanova at the Gym collections, Women’s and Men’s prêt-à-porter spring/summer 1992; art direction and photography: Jean Paul Gaultier

The exhibition is curated by Alison Moloney of the London College of Fashion. Before joining LCF Alison worked as the Fashion and Textiles Advisor for the British Council’s Architecture, Design and Fashion department. In this role she curated Reconstruction: Cultural Heritage and the Making of Contemporary Fashion, which toured to South Asia; Alchemy: Contemporary Jewellery from Britain which toured to the Gulf; commissioned Dressing the Screen, a fashion film exhibition, for China UK Now and developed the International Fashion Showcase with the British Fashion Council.

Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm, Saturday: 10am-4pm, Sunday & Public Holidays: Closed. Admission: Free

Category: Art

David Hockney – A Bigger Splash – 1967

Want to find out more about fine art? Art History UK's April Art Shot's modern and contemporary art expert, Georgia Ciancimino, will lead you step by step through the fabulous collection of Pop Art at Tate Britain. Georgia will introduce you to key themes such as the impact of World War II, the swinging 60s and the real meaning of ‘conceptual’. She will show you works by some of Britain's greatest artists, including Frank Auerbach, David Hockney, Anthony Caro and Bridget Riley. As with all Art Shots the evening will start with post work drinks from 6pm, and the tour starts at 6.45pm, finishing at 8pm.

Frank Auerbach – Primrose Hill – 1967 – 68

Brigit Riley – Hesitate – 1964

Anthony Caro- Early One Morning – 1962

Tickets cost £25 each, or buy 3 for £65 and 6 for £130. Find out more and buy your tickets here. Art History UK is a boutique London art tours company that runs evening Art Shots events twice a month and well as a series of scheduled day tours. Join the Art History UK facebook page here to find out more.

Your tour guide: Georgia Ciancimino.

Category: Art

Julija Svetlova is a prolific freelance photographer based in East London. Her love of photography began when she started experimenting with analogue cameras as a teenager in St Petersburg. In 2003 she joined the Hermitage Museum's photographic laboratory before moving to London to study Digital Lens-based Image Making at London College of Communication. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally. In 2011 she became a runner-up in the prestigious Fitzrovia Photography prize. In 2012 she contributed to Photography: The New Basics published by Thames & Hudson. Julija Svetlova explains the inspiration behind her solo exhibition:

'London is being photographed by thousands people every day. There are many iconic buildings and views here but for me the question is, how to avoid descending into cliché? For a truly devoted Londoner such as myself, famous sightseeing spots are just one more way to check my photographic credibility. How can I photograph Big Ben and not repeat the millions of postcard and T-shirt images we have seen already? It's actually easy when you keep your eyes wide open and let your imagination float. Working with the double exposure technique and a variety of film cameras I create my dream-like photographs that show London’s familiar landmarks in a new way.'

Opening times: Monday to Saturday 10 am to 7 pm.
Private View: 10th of April, 2014 from 6.30 to 9.30 pm

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Hungarian artist Mari Mahr combines photographs and drawings with assemblages of familial objects to construct visual narratives or evoke the atmosphere of a particular time or place. From images of communist Hungary and imagined scenes of 1920s America, to her most recent body of work which explores her relationship with her late husband, Mahr’s highly original work addresses universal concerns providing viewers with insights into the personal and cultural influences in her life.

This exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery will bring together six of the artists series including the new series Inventory of Ourselves (2013).

Category: Art

The iconic Bussey Building in Peckham is playing host to the Crafty Fox Market over the weekend of 12th – 13th April 2014, with a different line up of hand-picked traders setting up shop each day. Pay a visit and meet the amazing creatives behind the products which have been hand picked by two guest curators: myself and David Nicholls, Design Editor of the Telegraph Magazine. I helped to pick the traders for the Peckham market, whilst David Nicholls helped choose them for the Brixton one, which takes place on 26th – 27th April at The Dogstar.

You can also enjoy workshops from sewing studio, Sew Over It (make fabric covered earrings) and the crafty team behind Think, Make, Do (bunting making). The wonderful Mr Wingate will be there offering you the chance to design and screen-print a tote bag and the ladies from Betty & Walter will be offering fabric stamping to get the creative juices flowing. To whet your appetite here's a sample of some of the traders who will be taking part:

Vic Lee (Saturday 12th April), a talented local illustrator who creates intricate artworks inspired by the streets of London.

YoYo Ceramics (Saturday 12th April), play around with shape and form to create useable items for the home. They will be showcasing their popular ‘Is that Plastic?’ range.

Anna Wiscombe (Sunday 13th April) makes beautiful handmade wooden products inspired by nature which include jewellery and homewares.

Jonna X Kangan (Sunday 13th April) is a collaboration between textile designers Jonna Saarinen and Kangan Arora. They make bold, colourful hand-screen printed home wares and kitchen textiles, in their South London studio.

Entry is free and children are welcome. The market runs 12 – 5pm on both days. Browse the full trader listings and start planning your shopping for Saturday 12th April here and Sunday 13th April here.

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German artist Silke Otto-Knapp’s new exhibition, Monday or Tuesday at the Camden Arts Centre, takes its name from a short story by Virgina Woolf, published in 1921. Her translucent paintings are inspired by literature, dance, landscape and cultural history, evoked in gouache and watercolour that are washed away in layers to reveal forms beneath. Fugitive figures emerge to engage the active participation of the viewer in these atmospheric and ambiguous artworks. Silke Otto-Knapp’s exhibition is accompanied by a season of dance events, learn more at this link.

About Silke Otto-Knapp
Silke Otto-Knapp was born in Osnabrück, Germany in 1970. She trained at the University of Hildesheim and at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London. Otto-Knapp moved to London in 1995 and had a solo exhibition in Art Now, Tate Britain in 2005 and at Modern Art Oxford in 2009.

Opening times:
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am-6pm
Wednesdays late: 10am–9pm
Closed Mondays

Category: Art

The much-loved Crafty Fox Market returns to The Dogstar in Brixton on 26th & 27th April. Each day sees a whole new set of designer makers setting up shop in the atmospheric pub venue. Traders were selected by guest curator, David Nicholls, Design Editor of the Telegraph Magazine.

Shoppers can satisfy their creative appetites with screen-printing workshops led by Mr Wingate, and quench their thirsts with a pint in the bar or tea and cake by The Tea’s Knees in the tea room, consumed amid a soundtrack of live DJ sets. Climb the stairs to the 2nd floor to discover fresh creative talent taking part in the new ‘Crafty Fox Uncovered’ section of the market, a bespoke area for those who are new to market trading. Look out for…..

Sabrina Kaici (Saturday 26 April) is a French artist living in London. She produces artworks using a technique called pointillism, using tiny dots to form whole pieces.

Duck Ceramics (Saturday 26 April). Fine art graduate Alice makes quirky, wonky, beautiful ceramics for the home from her London studio.

Hairy Jayne (Sunday 27 April). Jayne is a hairdresser who brews her own range of products with her own fair hands at a studio in Brixton, south London. Inspired by traditional hair care remedies used worldwide, the range is made from naturally derived ingredients which are specifically hair friendly and get the best results.

The Wandering Castle (Sunday 27 April – Crafty Fox Uncovered). Laura Vanderslott started making silver jewellery through evening courses in her spare time and it soon became her passion. She makes silver and gold plated jewellery. Individual pieces are designed to be layered together.

Entry is free and children are welcome. Doors open at 11am on both days with goodies for the early birds. You can browse the full selection of traders taking part for Saturday 26 April here and Sunday 27 April here.

Category: Art

Quentin Blake is one of the most well known and well loved illustrators working today. Since 2000 he has continued to illustrate books but has also found himself producing illustration for the walls of museums, hospitals and other public spaces. In this talk he describes some of his projects, both from the point of view of the challenges involved and from that of the feelings and reactions of the people who encounter them.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear a brilliant artist talk about his work. Join Quentin Blake at the Southbank Centre for only £20.