CLIENT PRESS RELEASES - 2010 - 2007
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
22 December 2010

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A Unique Audio Installation Featuring Work by 11 International Authors at the AA School

Someone in their early twenties hands you a black pamphlet and a pair of studio-styled headphones attached to a small electronic device. They tell you ‘Press one to eleven’ and point to something that ...
  
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
16 December 2010

Nitin Sawhney Partners Royal Albert Hall to Launch New Album and Special Pipe Organ Commission

The new album launch performance by Nitin Sawhney, one of the most influential and versatile creative musicians alive today, is to include a new work to be performed on the Hall’s grand 140 ... 		 
JEWISH MUSEUM LONDON
14 December 2010

HRH The Prince of Wales Officially Opens Jewish Museum London

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales officially opened the Jewish Museum London this morning. HRH The Prince of Wales became a Patron of the Jewish Museum in 2008, his first patronage of a Jewish community organisation with a remit in the United Kingdom, reflecting his interest in ...		  
RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM
13 December 2010

A Decade on the Thames: Artist Tackles the Elements in New Exhibition

Wind & Fire, Earth & Space, Water, a new selling exhibition by artist Jonathan Parker featuring large scale figurative paintings from the Tideway to the Pool of London, has opened at the River & Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames, rrm.co.uk. Dedicated to the simplification of the rivers complex subject ... 		 
CHOIR OF THE YEAR 2010
28 November 2010

The Wellensian Consort is Crowned Choir of the Year 2010

The Wellensian Consort has been crowned Choir of the Year 2010 – winning the title at the competition’s Grand Final held at the Royal Festival Hall on 28 November 2010. The Wellensian Consort beat 156 other choirs of all styles and ages, made up of over 6,000 singers taking part in ...
 
MINISTRY OF STORIES
23 November 2010

Prime Minister, David Cameron, hosts a reception to celebrate the launch of Ministry of Stories literacy project

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, is hosting a reception to mark the launch of the Ministry of Stories at Downing Street today, Tuesday 23rd November (4pm), and encourage more people to support ...
 
KINETICA ART FAIR 2011
23 November 2010

World Leading Artists Confirmed for Kinetica Art Fair 2011

The Kinetica Art Fair 2011 (www.kinetica-artfair.com) the UK's only art fair dedicated to kinetic, robotic, sound, light and time-based art featuring new and ground breaking work, will take place from 3 - 6 February 2011 at the Ambika P3 space in London. The feature exhibition focuses on the Evolution of ...
 
MINISTRY OF STORIES
19 November 2010

Nick Hornby Launches the Ministry of Stories Literacy Project and Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, a world’s first in monster-specific retail

International bestselling author Nick Hornby launches a groundbreaking new writing project today, the Ministry of Stories, based in East London and aimed at encouraging young people to engage with ...
 
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
17 November 2010

The Slice: Cutting to See

From the surgeon’s scalpel to Madame guillotine, the slice can reveal a secret order, uncover hidden structures and open new views. The Slice, a new exhibition at the Architectural Association School, will explore the relationship between the external and what lies within by examining the peculiar ...
 
DISCOVER GREENWICH
09 November 2010

Old Royal Naval College Breaks A Million Visits For The First Time

The millionth visitor to the Old Royal Naval College this year is expected over the weekend of 12 – 14 November 2010.   They will be greeted by a fanfare of crumhorns, hurdy-gurdies, lutes and harps sounding their part in the Greenwich International Festival of Early Music, taking place at the Old ...
 
RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM
5 November 2010

Victorian Exploits on the River Thames

'Escaping the City’, a major new exhibition exploring the importance of the River Thames as an escape from the chaos of Victorian city life has been announced by the River & Rowing Museum ... 		 
RIVINGTON PLACE
14 October 2010

Londoners called to unearth ‘missing chapter’ of Britain’s diverse photographic history

Londoners from culturally diverse backgrounds are being called to unearth their photographic treasures to highlight the ‘missing chapter’ of Britain’s cultural history at an event on 23 October at Rivington Place, Shoreditch. From birthday and street parties to intimate scenes of domestic life and ...
 
DISCOVER GREENWICH
05 October 2010

Shop @ Discover Greenwich presents a design-led showcase

A FREE design showcase event on Wednesday 24 November 2010 – featuring work by leading designers and artists – kicks off the Christmas shopping season at Shop @ Discover Greenwich the new design led shop at Discover Greenwich, the Old Royal Naval College’s visitor centre.
  
RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM
28 September 2010

Royals Go To Henley

The River & Rowing Museum (rrm.co.uk), an independent charity, will be hosting a royal exhibition in collaboration with the Belgravia Gallery, London - providing an exciting opportunity to purchase signed limited edition lithographs of HRH the Prince of Wales watercolours, etchings by HM Queen ... 		 
DISCOVER GREENWICH
10 September 2010

London’s River Through A Lens

The Thames in Focus: London’s River Through A Lens, a striking exhibition of contemporary photography providing vivid snapshots into the Thames’ rich history and fascinating environments will be on display in Discover Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College. The FREE exhibition runs from ...
  
KALLAWAY
30 July 2010

Kallaway sets up a Travel and Lifestyle Division

Kallaway, the UK’s leading cultural communications agency, has launched a new travel and lifestyle division headed by travel PR specialist June Field, it was announced today. Kallaway has also unveiled its new brand identity which reflects its heritage in international cultural public relations ....
  
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
27 July 2010

Mind Over Mortar – Plans Progress to Transform Historic Church Into Mental Wellbeing Centre

£3.5m plans to save Ipswich’s magnificent medieval church St Mary at the Quay, by transforming it into a mental health wellbeing centre are taking shape thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) development grant of £68,500, it was announced today.The development funding enables the East ...		  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
26 Luglio 2010

Evento collaterale della XII Mostra Internazionale di Architettura:Ripensare l’Energia: artisti, architetti e scienziati internazionali si incontrano per sviluppare un nuovo modo di pensare l'Energia

Nell’ambito di un ambizioso progetto che si propone di individuare un nuovo paradigma per ...
  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
21 July 2010

Re-thinking Energy: World Leading Artists, Architects and Scientists Come Together to Develop New Thinking About Energy Collateral Event 12th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice

Work from an ambitious project developing a new paradigm about Energy from the Architectural Association School, London, will be on show as a Collateral Event of the 12th International ...
  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
15 July 2010

Blood Railway Carries Off First Foster + Partners Prize for Sustainability and Infrastructure

Plans to connect inner London hospitals via underground ‘medi rail’ network centred on a major blood bank and medical transport hub have won the inaugural Foster + Partners Prize, presented to the Architecture Association School’s Diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of ...
  
AKRAM KHAN
15 July 2010

Mélanie Thierry Stars In New Work by Akram Khan For Yves Saint Laurent Belle D’Opium

Mélanie Thierry, the muse for Yves Saint Laurent’s new feminine fragrance Belle d’Opium, is the star of a new work by international dancer and choreographer, Akram Khan for the advertising film.  The new advert will start to air in the UK from the weekend of 25 September 2010. Inspired by the ...		  
DISCOVER GREENWICH
09 July 2010

Engaging Places

Discover Greenwich, the new contemporary cultural venue in the heart of Maritime Greenwich, launches its first temporary exhibition Engaging Places’ Unforgettable Lessons.  The exhibition runs from 12 July to 31 August 2010 in Discover Greenwich’s temporary gallery space.Engaging Places ...
  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
02 July 2010

AA School’s New Bedford Square Buildings Open To Public For First Time

The Architectural Association School’s five recently acquired Georgian buildings in its  expanded Bedford Square campus, have been opened to the public for the first time as part of the School’s summer exhibition, Projects Review.  The properties in Bedford Square, London’s only remaining ...
  
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
30 June 2009

Churches Conservation Trust Comments on English Heritage’s Places of Worship at Risk Report

In response to English Heritage’s Places of Worship at Risk report, Crispin Truman, Chief Executive, The Churches Conservation Trust, the national charity that cares for the largest number of historic churches in the UK no longer used for regular worship, says: “The report is helpful in producing the ...		  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
28 June 2010

AA School Receives Its Largest Ever Single Gift To Develop The First UK Campus Dedicated To Design & Make Architecture

The Architecture Association School, the world’s most renowned and influential school of architecture, has been awarded its largest ever single gift in the form of a living legacy, generously given by the ...
  
JEWISH MUSEUM LONDON
25 June 2010

Vatican Loans Oldest Hebrew Book in Existence For Breathtaking New Exhibition
At The Jewish Museum London

Simon Schama, historian and author and Alan Yentob, Museum Patron, today openend the Jewish Museum London’s first major temporary exhibition since its reopening in March ...		  
AKRAM KHAN
14 June 2010

Akram Khan Company Announces Major New Production In Autumn 2010

Akram Khan Company will unveil a major new company production, Vertical Road, this September. In his first ensemble work since the critically acclaimed bahok which premiered in 2008, Khan has brought together a world-class cast of performers from across Asia, Europe and the Middle East to ...		  
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
09 June 2009

Tea, Cake and the Plague - A Midsummer Tea Party With a Difference

Midsummer Tea Party, a novel fundraising weekend of tea and cake hosted by the Churches Conservation Trust, the national charity protecting historic churches at risk, takes place over 18-20 June.  Over 100 of England’s most spectacular and nationally significant historic churches ...		  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
2 June 2010

The Future Of Architecture: The AA School’s Projects Review Exhibition

The Architectural Association School’s Projects Review Exhibition (26 June – 17 July) offers an unprecedented opportunity to see the past year’s work of 650 students at the world’s most international school of architecture. During the past year the AA School has acquired new buildings ...
  
JEWISH MUSEUM LONDON
24 May 2010

The Jewish Museum Charts Inter-Faith Dialogue Through Rare Illuminated Manuscripts On Display For The First Time In The UK

The Jewish Museum London is launching its first major temporary exhibition since its reopening in March with ILLUMINATION : Hebrew Treasures from the Vatican and Major British Collections ...		  
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
20 May 2009

£16m Regeneration Plans From The Diocese of Liverpool Move Closer As World and Nationally Significant Church Handed Back By The Churches Conservation Trust

The Diocese of Liverpool’s £16m plan to transform the area of St James in the City, Toxteth, take a step forward today.  Liverpool’s historic church St James in the City will be returned to the Diocese ...		  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
20 April 2010
AA School Showcases Ground-Breaking And Influential Books From Rem Koolhaas’s Practice, Office For Metropolitan Architecture

The Architectural Association’s Interprofessional Studio (AAIS) will take over a derelict building in the heart of Covent Garden for a highly unusual two-week long programme of genre-defying events, talks...
  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
20 April 2010

Seeds Of Creativity Flourish In A Derelict Covent Garden Building Thanks To New AA School Project

The Architectural Association’s Interprofessional Studio (AAIS) will take over a derelict building in the heart of Covent Garden for a highly unusual two-week long programme of genre-defying events, talks, and performances. Part architecture, part performance, part social and political debate...
  
DISCOVER GREENWICH
22 March 2010

Boris Johnson Opens New £6m Portal To Unlock Maritime Greenwich To 1m Visitors A Year

Discover Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, a new £6milion contemporary cultural venue in the heart of Maritime Greenwich will be opened by London Mayor, Boris Johnson, at 17:00hrs tonight.  Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge will also be speaking [Details below].  Discover Greenwich will ...		  
DAVID HARBER
18 March 2010

Jewel Of An Elizabethan Sundial Brought To Life By Leading Contemporary Outdoor
Sculptor David Harber

David Harber, an award-winning artist specialising in bespoke sundials, water features and other original outdoor sculptures, is launching an astonishing sundial based on a 400-year old design by ...		  
JEWISH MUSEUM LONDON
16 March 2010

Nigella Lawson & Alan Yentob Open The Newly Transformed Jewish Museum London

Writer and broadcaster Nigella Lawson and Alan Yentob, Creative Director of the BBC and one of the museum’s patrons, will today launch the newly transformed Jewish Museum London in Camden Town, opening to the public tomorrow (17 March 2010). The museum, which has undergone a £10 ...		  
RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM
16 March 2010

First of 100 Exhibitions to Celebrate The Nation’s Sporting Life Opens

The starting pistol has been fired on the build up to the UK’s greatest ever sporting exhibition, to be held for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Our Sporting Life, a series of 100 exhibitions across the UK exploring our addiction to sport and our sporting heritage, opens its first exhibition ... 		 
AKRAM KHAN
05 March 2010

Akram Khan’s first solo work in five years, Gnosis, premieres Sadler’s Wells

Internationally acclaimed Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan returns to the Sadler’s Wells stage with his keenly anticipated new work Gnosis on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 April 2010. The multi-award winning dancer and choreographer Akram Khan is renowned for his cross cultural ...		  
JEWISH MUSEUM LONDON
05 March 2010

Nigella Lawson and Alan Yentob Open Newly Transformed Jewish Museum London

The Jewish Museum London, which has undergone a £10m transformation to create a new world-class cultural venue, will be officially opened on 16 March by Nigella Lawson and Alan Yentob. The new museum tells the story of Jewish history, culture and religion in an innovative and compelling ...		  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
26 February 2010

In The Minds of the Memory Cloud

The Architectural Association School launches Enabling, The Work of Minimaforms, an exhibition inviting Londoners to experience work by the artists that created Memory Cloud, the public art instillation that took over Trafalgar Square in 2008. Hailed as one of the public art events of the year ...
  
DISCOVER GREENWICH
22 February 2010

New £6m Portal Opens To Unlock Maritime Greenwich To One Million Visitors A Year

Discover Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, is the new £6 million contemporary cultural venue in the heart of Maritime Greenwich.  Discover Greenwich will unlock the  history of Maritime Greenwich for over a million visitors a year and becomes  the starting point for understanding and ...		  
DISCOVER GREENWICH
17 February 2010

World Heritage Site's Frothy History Reborn after 140 Years Dry

Eight giant copper brewing vessels have been installed at The Old Brewery, part of Discover Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, the new £6m contemporary cultural venue opening on 23 March 2010. Discover Greenwich will unlock the history of Maritime Greenwich for over a million ...		  
RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM
17 February 2010

Riparian MPs Help Thames Learning Group Set Sail

Members of Parliaments interested in the River Thames, helped launch The Thames Learning Group – a new initiative from over 60 education, environmental and heritage organisations along the River Thames, dedicated to helping local schools and adult learners maximise the benefit from the ...		  
DISCOVER GREENWICH
29 January 2010

Henry VIII’s Window Sheds Light On His Life - On The Day He Died

A window from the Royal Tudor Palace of King Henry VIII was reinstalled on the site of his famous palace on the exact day Henry died, 463 years ago on 28 January 1547. The window, reconstructed from stonework excavated on the site of Tudor Palace is one of the unique exhibits in Discover ...		  
CHOIR OF THE YEAR 2010
15 December 2009

Get Out of the Shower and Get On Stage!

Learn to sing for FREE in 2010, unlock your inner diva, banish the January Blues, get fit and de-stress through the power of your voice at Learn to Sing, a unique series of singing coaching sessions run by Making Music, the umbrella organisation for voluntary music and Choir of the Year, the UK's largest ...		  
BUTA FESTIVAL OF AZERBAIJANI ART
7 December 2009

Experience Azerbaijan's Ancient Food Traditions At This Year's Slow Food Christmas Market At Southbank Centre

2009: Buta Festival of Azerbaijani Arts (www.butafestival.com) will introduce Londoners to the ancient and exotic cuisine of Azeribaijan at the Slow Food Christmas Market, held at Southbank Centre from ...		  
KINETICA ART FAIR 2010
3 December 2009

Robots Drawing Humans, Light Beings, World Pioneering Kinetic Masters, Work from Cybernetic Serendipity and a Giant Orchestral Milk Float, All Part of Kinetica Art Fair 2010

A family of holographic light beings, sculpting and drawing robots, an orchestral milk float, a giant vertical electronic wave and a special feature exhibition of work from the masters of kinetic art and ...		  
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
24 November 2009

Churches Conservation Trust Launches Regeneration Taskforce Putting Historic Churches at the Heart of Community Regeneration

The UK’s first taskforce aiming to place historic churches at risk at the heart of community led regeneration has been formed by a partnership of national, public and church bodies, led by the ...		  
THE LANGLEY ACADEMY
12 November 2009

Olympians, Museum Learning, Environmental Excellence and Science Converge For New Academy In Slough

Rare artefacts in the classroom, a double Olympic gold medallist teaching rowing, and the most environmentally sophisticated building of its kind that not only saves energy but also helps in the ...		  
ASIA HOUSE
2 November 2009

Asia House presents the 2nd Pan-Asia Film Festival at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus
27 November - 11 December 2009

Asia House, the UK's leading pan-Asian cultural organisation, is teaming up with Apollo Cinemas to present the Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival 2009, a compelling selection of the best new ....		  
BUTA FESTIVAL OF AZERBAIJANI ART
21 October 2009

Land Of Fire Uncovered In New London Festival

For the first time Azerbaijan's most celebrated artists will have their work showcased during a new London festival encompassing jazz, classical music, photography, poetry, film and art. The BUTA Festival of Azerbaijani Arts (www.butafestival.com) takes place from 25 November until 28 February...		  
AKRAM KHAN
16 October 2009

Svapnagata - A Festival of Indian Music and Dance - Curated by Akram Khan & Nitin Sawhney

Meaning 'dreaming' in Sanskrit, Svapnagata is a unique two-week festival of Indian music and dance curated by two of the UK's most exciting artists, the multi award-winning composer Nitin Sawhney and Sadler's Wells associate artist, dancer-choreographer Akram Khan. Svapnagata presents ....		  
JEWISH MUSEM LONDON
16 October 2009

Jewish Museum London Welcomes The World After A £10m Transformation

The Jewish Museum London will reopen in Spring 2010 after a £10 million transformation creating a landmark museum that celebrates Jewish life and cultural diversity. Its new displays and exhibitions will tell the story of Jewish history, culture and religion in an innovative and compelling way and ...		  
DISCOVER GREENWICH
16 October 2009

Discover Greenwich: The new portal for understanding and appreciating Maritime Greenwich, opening Spring 2010

The new £5.8 million education and interpretation centre in the heart of Maritime Greenwich opens in Spring 2010. Discover Greenwich is a new contemporary cultural venue in the heart of Maritime ...		  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
1 October 2009

First Works By Some Of The World's Leading Architects Reveal Origins Of Contemporary Architecture

First works by some of the world's most celebrated and influential architects will be showcased in a new Architectural Association School exhibition (7 November -13 February) providing a fascinating ...
  
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
29 September 2009

From 'pews to pods' - £3.3million Heritage Lottery Fund grant to transform All Souls, Bolton

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today confirmed a grant of £3.3million for the outstanding Grade II* listed All Souls Church in Bolton. This money will transform the currently redundant 19th-century building into a state-of-the-art facility providing training, education, youth activities, and health...
  
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
25 September 2009

Sing to Save Historic Churches across England

The most spectacular and nationally significant historic churches in England no longer used for regular worship will be alive with music and song over the weekend of 3 - 4 October 2009. Called 'Birthday Song' the weekend will see 40 choirs perform in 40 of the most significant historic...
  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
15 September 2009

AA School Students Take Cinema To Ethiopian Town Of Lalibela

Students from the Architectural Association School (www.aaschool.ac.uk) designed, fabricated and transported a mobile cinema to the remote Ethiopian village of Lalibela in December last year as part of the School’s on-going programme of architectural investigations in developing countries to...
  
RIVER & ROWING MUSEUM
3 September 2009

Industrial Thames Comes To Henley In New Exhibition

The rarely seen industrial side of the working Thames is captured in a new exhibition The River, by renowned UK artist Alexander Pemberton, announced by the River & Rowing Museum today. Pemberton is an internationally collected and exhibited artist and the exhibition opens with a unique...
 
NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE
17 June 2009

New Report Reveals Outstanding Success Of National Youth Theatre's Playing Up Programme

A new report out today revealed an outstanding result for the National Youth Theatre’s unique Playing Up programme, which offers free intensive performing arts training to some of the most disadvantaged young people across the UK. A year-long course, Playing Up is specially-devised ...
  
RIVER & ROWING MUSEUM
16 June 2009

TIDE TURNS FOR TOAD AS WRITERS TURN CLASSIC NOVEL UPSIDE DOWN

There's not a toad, a rat or a badger to be seen in the winning entries to a competition launched by the River & Rowing Museum (www.rrm.co.uk) to write a short story inspired by Kenneth Grahame's classic book The Wind in the Willows. Announced today (15 June) at a special prize giving...
  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SHCOOL
16 June 2009

AA School Celebration of Talent - Unveiling of Annual Summer Pavilion

The Architectural Association School (www.aaschool.ac.uk) will take over Bedford Square, London on 3 July 2009 with its annual celebration of young architectural talent - showcasing the architectural intelligence that defines it as the world's most renowned and influential school of architecture...		  
WESTWAY SPORTS CENTRE
15 June 2009

Young Rock Stars Compete In National Climbing Final At The Westway Sports Centre

On the 20th June 2009, The Westway Sports Centre will play host to this year's national final of the BMC Youth Climbing Series where rising stars of the climbing world will battle it out in the final of one of Britain's biggest climbing competitions. Two hundred young climbers, aged between 8 and 16 ...		  
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
3 June 2009

Architectural Association School Partners Venice to Launch Energy As Form

The Architecture Association School is the world's most renowned international and influential school of architecture. Since 1847 it has pioneered a belief in architecture as profession, culture and form of human enquiry and is credited with fostering the creation of worldwide leaders of architecture.		  
WESTWAY SPORTS CENTRE
14 May 2009

Londoner's Opportunity To Unleash Their Inner Olympian At Unique Discover Sport Day

Internationally acclaimed Westway Sports Centre will be throwing open its world class facilities and providing top coaches and instructors to all Londoners in it's Discover Sport Open Day on 6 June. Everyone - from tots to teens, beginners to pros - will be able to have a go at a range of exciting...		  
AKRAM KHAN
12 May 2009

Celebrated Dancer Akram Khan To Perform Solo For The First Time In The UK In Four Years

World acclaimed dancer Akram Khan is setting his sights on going solo at Sadlers Wells for the first time since he finished his residency at the Southbank Centre in 2005. Fans of Khan will be thrilled to know that he will take to centre stage in one of his most emotive solos to date, to an extraordinary ....		  
SALON GALLERY
6 May 2009

SaLon Gallery Presents "UK's Future Greats" Exhibition

SaLon Gallery launches its annual “UK’s Future Greats” exhibition featuring its selection of the most talented and innovative graduate artists to emerge in the UK’s flourishing art scene. The show is a heady culmination of three years of talent spotting by curator Samir Ceric who is renowned for his ...
  
SALON GALLERY
7 April 2009

Masquerade: Sarah Gwyer debuts at SaLon

The faces that greet us each day on the cover of newspapers and magazines appear so familiar and yet really they are strangers to us. The media presents us with these masked characters and their daily charade -what is it that makes these people so intriguing?
  
THE CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
20 March 2009

Churches Conservation Trust Marks 40th Anniversary with a Celebratory Exhibition

A SPECIAL SELLING EXHIBITION of watercolours and prints by popular artist Gerard Stamp will take place at Bonhams in London from 30 March -1 April, 2009 to mark The Churches Conservation Trust's 40th anniversary. The exhibition, titled: Twelve Churches will comprise an original series of ...
  
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS
25 February 2009

Artists Turn Gallery into an Urban Playground

Liminal: A Question of Position is a new exhibition curated by Iniva and supported by the Department of Applied Social Sciences at London Metropolitan University that will transform Rivington Place, London into a contemporary urban playground. Examples include a memory game which will...
  
THE CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
17 February 2009

Bells Ring Across England As Historic Churches Appeal To Communities For Use

Birthday Bells will be heard across England from 2pm on Saturday 21 February as over 70 Churches chime together for the Birthday Bells Appeal, the start of the nationwide, year long 40th birthday celebrations of the Churches Conservation Trust. The charity cares for England's finest historic...
  
FORMAT09
23 January 2009

David Lynch Exhibits at FORMAT09 Photography Festival

FORMAT09 - www.formatfestival.com - the international photography festival, will take place between 6 March and 5 April 2009 across Derby with QUAD, the city's new £11.2 million arts centre, as its hub. PHOTOCINEMA is the theme for this year's festival. Oscar nominated director David Lynch will take...
  
AKRAM KHAN
21 January 2009

Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan launch In-I in Abu Dhabi

Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche and internationally acclaimed contemporary dancer & choreographer Akram Khan have joined forces as co-directors and performers to create a major new work of dance- theatre. Turner prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor joins the team as set designer...
  
HISCOX
31 December 2008

DEATH COUNTER Installed at Hiscox UK Headquarters, London

DEATH COUNTER, a major new artwork by international artist Santiago Sierra will be unveiled on the façade of Hiscox insurers' UK Headquarters in the City of London. The giant LED sign documents the annual number of human deaths worldwide, from any cause...
  
BBC RADIO 3 CHOIR OF THE YEAR
8 December 2008

Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir is crowned BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2008

Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir has been crowned BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year (www.choiroftheyear.co.uk), at the Grand Final, and is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Monday 8 December from 7pm and televised on BBC Four on Friday 12 December, 7.30pm...
  
PRIX PICTET
7 November 2008

Prix Pictet Brings Star Photographers to Dubai In A World First Exhibition

Blood coloured rivers. Floods. Dust storms from man-made deserts are just some of the subjects depicted in haunting photographs displayed in the Prix Pictet exhibition of 36 images taken by 18 of the world’s finest photographers. The exhibition is at the Dubai International Finance Centre ...
  
PRIX PICTET
30 October 2008

Kofi Annan Awards £50,000 (CHF 100,000) Prix Pictet to Canadian Photographer Benoit Aquin

Kofi Annan, Nobel Laureate and Former Secretary General of the United Nations, tonight announced the winner of the inaugural Prix Pictet as Canadian photographer Benoit Aquin at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. The £50,000 (CHF 100,000) Prix Pictet is the only photography prize to focus on the most ...
  
RIVINGTON PLACE
22 October 2008

Donald Rodney In Retrospect

Iniva's forthcoming exhibition of Donald Rodney's work will present an important opportunity to reconsider his output against a 21st century backdrop. A leading artist of his generation, Rodney worked alongside artists such as Eddie Chambers, Keith Piper, Sonia Boyce and Marlene Smith ...
  
QUAD DERBY
19 September 2008

Jane & Louise Wilson To Unveil Opening Installation At Quad, Derby

QUAD Derby has commissioned Jane & Louise Wilson, the world renowned artists celebrated for their experimentation with film, video and photography, to create the opening installation for the new £11.2 million centre for contemporary art and film which opens on Friday 26 September 2008.
  
QUAD DERBY
10 September 2008

Quad, A New £11.2m Centre For Contemporary Art & Film, Is Set To Dazzle Derby

QUAD is a new £11.2 million landmark arts centre at the heart of Derby city centre, dedicated to film and contemporary art. The building opens on Friday 26 September with a new commission by internationally acclaimed artists Jane & Louise Wilson and access to BFI Mediatheque, a digital ...
 
ANDIPA GALLERY
22 August 2008

Francis Bacon Graphics at Andipa Gallery, London

Andipa Gallery presents Francis Bacon Graphics, a new exhibition showcasing over 25 notable graphic works by internationally acclaimed artist Francis Bacon. Covering key themes such his obsession with the human form and the isolation of the individual through to his revealing ...
 
QUAD DERBY
15 August 2008

Slice through Derby performance in Derby Market Place

As part of the run up to the opening of QUAD, Derby's new centre for art and film, a unique performance piece entitled 'The17: Slice through Derby' will take place on Derby's Market Place on 22 August 2008. The performance involves 1,700 people from Derby and the local region, and has ...
  
RIVINGTON PLACE
07 August 2008

Iniva's Autumn Season at Rivington Place Presents the Work of Two Ground-Breaking Artists

Iniva, the leading contemporary arts organisation dedicated to the work of artists from culturally diverse backgrounds, presents two new exhibitions this autumn - a specially commissioned installation by leading British artist Hew Locke and an important re-examination of Donald Rodney's...
  
PRIX PICTET
12 July 2008

Prix Pictet Shortlist Announced

Blood coloured rivers. Floods. Dust storms from man-made deserts. These are just some of the haunting images shortlisted for the Prix Pictet, the world's first international award for photography whose focus is sustainability. For 2008, the inaugural year, the theme is water.
  
AKRAM KHAN
4 July 2008

Two International Artists, One Daring Adventure

Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche and internationally acclaimed contemporary dancer & choreographer Akram Khan have joined forces to create a major new work of dance theatre, In-I ..

  
ANDIPA GALLERY
9 June 2008

Andipa Presents Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art

Andipa Gallery, one of London's leading dealers in modern and contemporary masters, is staging its first group exhibition of work by renowned urban artists. The exhibition Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art includes work by globally acclaimed names such as D*Face (UK), Faile ...
  
HISCOX ART PROJECTS
03 June 2008

Building and Contents - Keith Coventry
18 June - 6 September 2008
Private View: Tuesday 17 June 18.30 - 20.30

Keith Coventry, one of the UK's most successful and respected artists, presents Building and Contents at Hiscox Art Projects. This forthcoming retrospective showcases a selection of Coventry's paintings from the Hiscox Collection.

  
STREET VIBE
6 June 2008

Make Whooppee On The South Bank

The world's largest whoopee cushion, carrot whistles, watermelon drums and a technological makeover for pop star wannabes are a few of the highlights of the FREE Street Vibe Festival of Sound, 11:30am - 6:00pm, 14 June at The Scoop, More London - outside City Hall on the South Bank.
  
4 THE RECORD INITIATIVE
26 March 2008

Black British Acting Talent Celebrated in New Photographic Showcase

 UNDEREXPOSED, a new photographic project which celebrates the talents and achievements of Black British African-Caribbean actors, is being launched at multiple sites across London from 11 April, including the National Portrait Gallery and two outdoor sites in Peckham.
  
HISCOX ART PROJECTS
17 March 2008

Courant D'Air - Virginie Litzler
New photography from recent RCA graduate at Hiscox Art Projects

Courant D'Air, Virginie Litzler's forthcoming exhibition presents a selection of photographs that take their inspiration from the changing atmospheric forces involved in the formation of a hurricane.		  
RUTH HINKEL-PEVZNER: THE CAR
4 March 2008

Ruth Hinkel-Pevzner's The Car Comes To Shorditch
-New Film Installation at the Nicholls and Clarke Building

Using visual material sourced from the Russian State Film Archives, Hinkel-Pevzner presents a five-screen film installation that will inhabit the ground floor of the empty Nicholls and Clark Building. 		 
THE NEW ART GALLERY WALSALL
20 February 2008

Walsall Is New Home Of Celebrity
-New exhibition explores fame and our connection to it through the work of eight artists-

Starstruck, a new exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall from 25 April - 15 June 2008 explores our obsession with celebrity through the work of eight artists.		  
ANDIPA GALLERY
31 January 2008

New Banksy Exhibition Includes Rare and Unseen Work
-Andipa Galley hosts second exhibition of Banksy's work from its collection-

Andipa Gallery, one of London's leading dealers in modern and contemporary masters, is staging its second exhibition of work by the UK's most infamous artist, Banksy, from 29 February - 29 March.		  
THE NEW ART GALLERY WALSALL
21 January 2008

Christopher Le Brun Rediscovered
- Major Exhibition Opens At New Art Gallery Walsall-

Christopher Le Brun, one of the most influential figures to emerge in British art in the 1980s, will present his first major UK show in 20 years at The New Art Gallery Walsall from 8 February - 6 April. 		 
WELLCOME COLLECTION
10 January 2008

Sleep Talk: An Insight into Insomnia
Sleep and Creativity…Louise Bourgeois…Body Clocks … The Cost of Insomnia…

Insomnia, one of the most widely reported psychological symptoms in Britain, is the subject of Sleep Talk the UK's first ever public symposium on sleeplessness on 22 and 23 February 2008...		  
ART IN THE CITY
08 January 2008

Bacon, Banksy, or Basquiat?
New Series Of Guide Books Gives Inside Track On Art And Where To Find It In London & Paris

Discovering, enjoying and buying art has never been more popular, but with so much choice and so many places to go, it can be daunting to search out the artists you like and where to find them...		  
WELLCOME COLLECTION
01 January 2008

Skeletons, End of Life, Atoms, War & Medicine And Sleeping & Dreaming
Skeletons, End of Life, Atoms, War & Medicine And Sleeping & Dreaming

An analysis of 26 skeletons selected from the Museum of London’s collection of 17,000; textile designs based on patterns found in x-ray crystallography, not seen since the 1951 Festival of Britain.		  
AKRAM KHAN
12 November 2007

World Class Choreographer Unites Dance Companies Across The Globe
Akram Khan announces major collaboration with National Ballet of China

Akram Khan, the award-winning dancer and choreographer, is collaborating with the prestigious National Ballet of China, on a major new international work, bahok.		  
LINBURY BIENNIAL PRIZE
16 November 2007

Designers Take Centre Stage At The National Theatre
Linbury Prize for Stage Design announces 2007 winner

Garance Marneur has won the Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design 2007, the world's leading prize for young stage designers, it was announced at the National Theatre last night.		  
 
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