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TGA - November 2023
Leaving from The Muse Gallery at 12 noon
Bomb Factory in Marylebone
206 Marylebone Road NW1 6JQ
Thomas Coulson
Sam Nicholson
Bryony Hillman
Harry Kumar
... and others
Around 12.45
D Contemporary
23 Grafton Street W1S 4EY
Group show TBA
Around 3.pm
Bomb Factory Chelsea
The Plaza. 535 Kings Road SW10 0SZ
Hamit Üçok
Hugo Lami
Max Jones
... and others
Around 4.30
TGA September 30th
Our TGA tour this month starts in W11 at 1200 and ends East at 1700.
We have extended to E1 and E8, with a collection of artists, galleries and performers to guuide you around the city and take in some of the best current shows and galleries. Our Artist's networking events invite public and industry to an intimate tour of shows, presented by the artists themselves. Our tour is free, as arts and culture should be, so book a ticket and get a seat (first come first serve).
Stops including:
Rob Birch - The Muse Gallery - 269, Portobello Road, London, W11 1LR
Naira Mushtaq - MAMA - 10 Greatorex Street, London, E1 5NF
GALLERY46 - 46, Ashford Street, London, E1 2AJ
Dan Kitchener - The Brick Lane Gallery - 216, Brick LnBethnal Green London E1 6SA
Kate Goodrich - 195, Mare Street, London E8 3QE
If you are not attending please inform operations, so someone can fill your shoes -- even if on the day.
Thank you
Ops - 07974206780
KCAW edition art bus
2022 sees the return of the The Art Bus and KCAW organised by The Galleries Association in partnership with Portobello Radio. In the company of local broadcaster Piers Thompson of Portobello Radio, an extraordinary experience of art and performance on a classic Routemaster Bus, guiding passengers through the backstreets of West London, whilst learning about the rich local history and counterculture. Designed to distil the area’s cultural highlights, the bus tour allows art enthusiasts to connect with local gallery managers and artists. For this Art Week special on Saturday 2nd July, the Art Bus takes visitors around the Public Art Trail locations. It’s hop on, hop off and not to be missed!
Route:
1. Terminus W10 5TD
2. Kensington memorial park - dragons Hut (Kipling Hunt)
3. Freston Road mural opposite Bramley studios (Bolanle's Mural)
Bramley Road (next to Phoenix Studios) Charlotte Colbert
4 Design Museum - Sokari's Homage to Carnival
High Street Ken W14 - Richard Mackness discarded paper bag (huge size)
Holland Park Napoleon Garden - Hand of God by Konstantin Benkovich
5 South Kensington - Exhibition Road (Azarra's big piece dealing with neurodiversity)
6 Sloane Street (next to Belmont and further up to Knightsbridge) - as above
7 Royal Avenue and Duke of York Sq and Pavilion Road - Roman Lokati's The Chelsea Look - 6 sculptures
8 Chelsea Theatre for Maya's install - Quit Patch
9 Earls Court Warwick Apron - Azarra's Stars of Earl's Court
10 Drop off Design Museum
11 Drop Ken Church Street
12 Notting Hill with music stars nominated by locals who came from the area
13 Trellik Tower
The Galleries Association Bus Tour
For our third IRL event of 2020 we’ve pulled out the stops and invited a wealth of talent and opinion on our route. Along with our normal agenda we will be invited All Aboard to join Piers and Greg who will be providing a lavish cultural commentary with live music and all the food you can eat (not free), care of Portobello and Golborne markets while you wait, because you arrived early… so come on down and celebrate the best of west London: art, culture, and counter-culture in 2022.
Free for all- meet at Muse Gallery at 12pm
The Galleries Association Bus Tour
All aboard The Galleries Association Bus Tour around North & South Kensington Galleries
The last routemaster bus tour in history
We invite you to the first post-covid and last pre-hybrid bus tour of 2021. Our usual route under extraordinary circumstances, with all crew and broadcasters on board. Check our flyer for details and we look forward to seeing you there for the free West London Bus tour from 12-4 on the 11th of December.
The Tavistock Festival
The Tavistock Festival is a TGA partner for 2021.
A message from the organisers… ‘The festival was started by The Portobello Collective, a community association of residents and traders working towards supporting local talent by hosting an annual event. Established in 2004, we have staged six festivals so far and look to continue in 2021 with a more ambitious and memorable format covering a portion of Portobello with a stage, screen and seating for all. The days events will begin with Flamenco dance hosted by Nuria then The Portobello Dance Foundation from 12:00 - 1:00pm followed by streamed and love music from 1:00 - 6:30pm. For the evening, starting at 6:30pm, Portobello Film festival will be hosting short films from local and international film makers during their final performance of the year…. a free festival with fun food and frills for the family.
KCAW
The borough of Kensington and Chelsea has an artistic heritage that encompasses some of the best and brightest creative names. From South Kensington’s Museum Quarter to the bustle of King’s Road; from the urban bohemia of Notting Hill to the modern elegance of the Design Museum, a journey through Kensington and Chelsea is a journey through history.
We are delighted to be drawing on this cultural legacy with Kensington + Chelsea Art Week. KCAW celebrates the rich heritage of the borough by opening doors to local creative spaces along with leading organisations in the area to facilitate further public engagement in the local culture.
K&C Festival
KENSINGTON + CHELSEA FESTIVAL
Kensington + Chelsea Art Week is expanding throughout the summer season with a festival that elevates the magic and shared experiences of public art and live performance.From 21 June – 31 August, K+C Festival will bring people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired.
We’re busy co-creating a diverse programme with local, national and international artists, our communities, organisations and the wealth of talent behind the scenes whose careers have been on hold over the past year. The festival is inspired by the rich heritage, creativity, culture and innovation in Kensington and Chelsea and we are welcoming all to come and explore with us.
BURSTING WITH CREATIVITY, POSSIBILITY AND CHOICE
Fun, inspirational, surprising and extraordinary experiences will be safe and accessible across Kensington and Chelsea’s iconic venues and public spaces, with online and interactive ways to get involved and enjoy the festival.
Re-imagining creativity and culture for everyone, public art and curated tours, ballet and street art, broken beats and orchestras, circus arts and gaming culture, exhibitions and workshops, will all feature in well-known and unexpected places. The festival mix spans visual art, a diverse Public Art Trail, design, theatre, dance, music, family shows, cabaret, comedy, spoken word and street food, plus creative experiments and seeing how artists bring new ideas to life.
Co-creation, sharing ideas and stories will feed into creating extraordinary experiences in extraordinary times. We believe it’s everyone’s right to help shape culture and influence possibilities. Local people, artists, audiences, staff and volunteers will reflect the diversity of our global borough and global reach.
COLLABORATIVE, CURIOUS AND CONNECTED
K+C Festival aims to set a new standard as a visionary international arts event in London, actively engaging both local communities and global audiences in the richness and diversity of contemporary culture. We couldn’t make this happen without our Participants and partners throughout Kensington & Chelsea and beyond, who share our mission to highlight resilience and re-connect with communities, creatives and spaces in exciting and authentic ways.
Want to know more? The festival is evolving every day and we don’t want anyone to miss out! We’ll post announcements about the programme, launch events, opportunities for artists, ideas-sharing sessions, internships, workshops and calls for volunteers, regularly here on our website, newsletters and social media.
K+C Festival is Funded by Kensington and Chelsea Council
TGA App launch
Inspired and curated off the back of lockdown, we are proud to publish our collection of virtual tours. Without a download, you can explore our stops through any digital device in a high res VR format. We will be continuing to produce our tours digitally as well as starting our regular program of events in October 2021.