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Parallax returns to Chelsea Old Town Hall this month

The sixth edition of the Parallax Art Fair returns to Chelsea Old Town Hall on King’s Road this month (22nd – 23rd February 2013), featuring works by over two hundred artists. The leading artist-led-non-art-fair will have a number of highlights this time round, including young artist Echo Morgan, a current student at the Royal College [...]

Kensington Mums events in November!

If you’re a local resident and a local mum (and especially if you’re very active on the web!) I’m sure you must have come across the excellent local blog Kensington Mums! The voluntary online support network provides invaluable advice on being a mum, parent or carer in the area, as well as providing plenty of [...]

“Apped to the Max” exhibition at Kensington & Chelsea College, 5th – 11th November

From 5th to 11th November, Kensington & Chelsea College are due to host an exhibition of images from the UK’s first iPhoneography course at the College’s Chelsea Centre Gallery. The recent ‘iPhoneography: An Introduction to Photography with the iPhone’ course taught students skills and techniques for capturing and creating beautiful yet edgy images with only [...]

Bellerby & Co. exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington

Globemakers Bellerby & Co., supported by The Elephant Family charity, will be hosting an inaugural exhibition of handmade globes at the Royal Geographical Society from 29th September to 12th October 2012, showcasing a fantastic collection of globe models, interesting maps, globemaking ephemera and also exhibiting a globemaking studio that visitors can wander around in! Highlights of [...]

Henry Moore’s The Arch returns to Kensington Gardens

Henry Moore’s striking sculpture The Arch has returned to its original site in Kensington Gardens, and is well worth a visit. Having originally been sited (as a gift to the nation from the sculptor) in 1980, the piece had to be disassembled and removed in 1996 when it was found to be structurally unsafe. The [...]

InTRANSIT Performance Arts Festival returns this July

The 6th edition of the performing arts festival InTRANSIT returns to the wonderful streets, unusual hidden spaces and leafy parks of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea this July. Since its launch in 2006 with a programme of artist-led walking tours around the area, InTRANSIT has grown year on year and next month over [...]

4th Parallax International Art Fair in Chelsea, 16th – 18th May 2012

Hot on the heels of the last Parallax Art Fair in February, the fourth edition of the fair comes to Chelsea this month, once again taking place at Chelsea Old Town Hall. From 16th to 18th May 2012, the Parallax international contemporary art fair will feature over 2000 works from over 200 artists, both emerging [...]

Trinity House paintings at the BADA Fair, Chelsea, 21st – 27th March 2012

The 20th anniversary of The BADA Antiques and Fine Art Fair in Chelsea (21st to 27th March 2012) will see the international art dealership Trinity House exhibit two important works by Seago and Boudin - Gondolas by the Salute by English artist Edward Seago and Evening Étretat by Eugène Boudin. Edward Seago painted from a young [...]

International contemporary art fair Parallax AF comes to Chelsea in February

The third edition of the international contemporary art fair Parallax AF is coming to the Chelsea Town Hall on King’s Road this year, from 16th to 18th February. Curated by Dr Chris Barlow – Director of the BFA and P(AF) International – the fair allows clients to buy direct from artists, providing artists an opportunity [...]

Life drawing classes in Chelsea in 2012

Those looking to improve their artistic skills may be interested to hear of these life drawing classes for adults at the GEMS Hampshire School in Chelsea – and now’s the perfect time to sign up for the Spring Term. Run by Anna Clare Lees-Buckley, the 8-weekly life class runs on Manresa Road, in Chelsea, alongside [...]