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 year in Croydon with a trickle of artworks appearing through the winter and spring followed by a large festival at the end of the summer […]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 ›
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 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 ›
This evening 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 Brixton and Stockwell. Brixton has long been a place with little pockets of Street Art and Graffiti coming and going, all though it was disappointing to see that Urban […]Read Post ›
This morning in our series of reviews of the year we are taking a look back at Shoreditch, which alongside the adjoining area of Brick Lane, make up the epicentre of London’s Street Art scene. An area that is a must visit destination for tourists and enthusiasts alike, and whilst there you will regularly pass Street Art tours and […]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 saw the one of the worlds most famous global Graffiti & Street Art festival finally return to London for its 10th 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 […]Read Post ›
Sunday saw the latest Paint Jam to hit Leake Street with the Do1Cancer event which saw a host of Graffiti Writers and Street Artists hit the legal walls in this tunnel to raise awareness and money for Cancer Research. Following from 2015’s Battle Cancer Paint Jam which was organized via social media by Charlie Pugh in response to discovering his girlfriend had breast […]Read Post ›
