Last month saw what will be in most likelihood the last large-scale Paint Jam to grace the area of Brick Lane, namely Graffestival, a two-day event set to mark the end of the creative hub that in recent years that has being the Nomadic Community Gardens. The event was organised through the hard work of London’s […]Read Post ›
A few weekends back we here at London Calling Blog had the absolute pleasure in visiting Bristol for Upfest 2018, marking the 10th anniversary of what is now Europe’s largest Urban Arts Festival and our second time attending the event. Bristol is very much a place with a long and rich history of a thriving Graffiti […]Read Post ›
Last month saw one of the worlds most famous global Graffiti & Street Art festivals finally return to London for its 11th anniversary in the UK with a fantastic event comprised of painting, music and all round fun by the many people in attendance. The very nature of the event is defined in the name […]Read Post ›
Mercifully it appears that the rather short but disruptive downfall of snow which in true British fashion has yet again brought London to a virtual standstill over the previous four days has all but disappeared. While traveling around the city has been somewhat chaotic over the last few days we are fortunate that we don’t […]Read Post ›
Next up in our look back at 2017 we thought we would be take a look back at what we have proactively organised and been up to about London this year. So where to begin really, Street Art and Blog wise it’s been an fantastic and fun year for us here at London Calling Blog, the […]Read Post ›
This evening we are taking a look at year of Street Art in Penge, something we have to say which has been a real pleasure to look back on. Since the blog’s inception three years ago now we have began delving into various projects the most rewarding of which has been the organization of Street […]Read Post ›
This morning in our series of reviews of the last year we are going to take a look back at the year of Street Art and Graffiti in Croydon. It’s been an interesting in Croydon with the Arts Quarter continuing to receive a steady stream of new additions and played host to a couple of Paint Jams through […]Read Post ›
It seems that of late there has been a massive wave of locations that once played host to a wave of creativity and expression are being swallowed up in the name of gentrification, with one of the biggest blows recently dealt to London’s Street Art scene, the loss of Star Yard. Deriving its name from the […]Read Post ›
A couple of weekends back we here at London Calling Blog had the absolute pleasure in visiting Bristol for Upfest 2017, our first time attending the event and an experience well worth the visit. Bristol is very much a place with a long and rich history of a thriving Graffiti and Street Art scene, most […]Read Post ›
Some while back now we had the pleasure of spending the day with Street Artist Carleen De Sozer whilst she painted a striking and vibrant work entitled the ‘Golden Goddess’ about town for our SprayExhibition20 Community Project. Taking to Station Road, Penge to take on the shutter at the corner of Penge East joining the fantastic gallery that […]Read Post ›
