The UK’s largest outdoor painting festival, competition and exhibition is returning to the streets of London – and Chelsea – on the weekend of 11th and 12th July 2015 for its third annual event. Open to both professional and amateur artists from all over the UK, the event challenges artists of all levels to create a picture of a London cityscape from … Read More
Life drawing classes in Chelsea at The Ram start on 14th May
Starting tonight, Thursday 14th May, and running until early July, The Ram pub near Chelsea Harbour will be hosting a series of life drawing classes for all budding artists. Led by professional artist Jonathan Ellis, the classes are suitable for all levels and abilities – from those who haven’t picked up a pencil since their schooldays to those who are … Read More
Art History courses in Chelsea start 20th April
Art historian and accredited lecturer Mariska Beenkenkamp-Wladimiroff will be running a new set of art history courses at the World’s End Studios, Lots Road, starting on 20th April. Them main five-week course is titled ‘Introduction to Art’, covering different styles and genres each week as detailed below, and followed by a visit to the National Gallery. The course costs £75 … Read More
New gallery Apart opens on Kensington High Street
First opened by Adrian Palengat in a former antiques market on Portobello Road in 1999, Apart has operated as a full time pop-up gallery since 2006. Now, for Autumn/Winter 2014, the gallery is occupying two floors of stunning gallery space on Kensington High Street. Apart is known for its early work with a significant number of established artists and for … Read More
Contemporary prints and editions fair MULTIPLIED returns to Christie’s South Kensington, 17th – 20th October
The fifth edition of the UK’s only art fair dedicated to contemporary prints and editions – MULTIPLIED – returns to Christie’s South Kensington next weekend (17th – 20th October). Taking place during Frieze Week, forty of the world’s most esteemed galleries will be taking part in the Fair, which will feature prints, photography, digital art and artists books. Some of the … Read More
Visit Kensington & Fulham Open Studios this weekend
For all keen art collectors – on this coming weekend (10th to 12th October) and the next (17th to 19th October), Kensington & Fulham Open Studios will give you the chance to visit and purchase art works in the very spaces where they were created. Now in its second year, five-five participants will be taking part in the 2014 edition of Kensington & … Read More
10th Parallax Art Fair at Chelsea Town Hall, 26th & 27th July
The tenth edition of the Parallax Art Fair returns once again to Chelsea Town Hall this month, featuring almost 200 artists exhibiting their works in the disciplines of fine art, ceramics, jewellery, glassware, textiles and home accessories. This time round, the Fair will be supporting CARA (Council for At-Risk Academics) who will be selling donated art and signed catalogues (Maggi Hambling … Read More
Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair, 5-15 June 2014
London’s largest and longest-running art and antiques fair returns to Kensington Olympia once again this year! Over 180 of the world’s leading dealers will take part in this 11-day event, offering high-quality art, antiques, jewellery, vintage and contemporary design, furniture, glass, lighting, posters, prints, sculptures, silver and collectibles from 5th to 15th June 2014. With items priced from £100 to … Read More
Storystock comes to the Saatchi Gallery for the Easter holidays
Following its launch at a sell-out festival at the Bush Theatre last year, the storytelling circus Storystock comes to the Saatchi Gallery on King’s Road for the Easter holidays this year, from 7th to 27th April. Suitable for children aged from 4 to 13 years old who love stories, Storystock combines stories with art, artists and art-isms and will be … Read More
The Parallax International Art Fair returns to Chelsea, 21st – 22nd February 2014
We’ve written about the Parallax International Art Fair a number of times before on this blog, so keen readers will be pleased to hear that the ninth edition is taking place at Chelsea Town Hall on 21st and 22nd February 2014. This latest edition will see 225 artists take part from a very wide range of artistic styles and backgrounds, … Read More