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 ›
Well here we are with the finale of our series of reviews of the last year and we thought we would take a look back at the exhibitions we have attended. In the process we have been all over London and become further acquainted with many wonderful gallery spaces and visited a wide range of ‘pop-up’ spaces […]Read Post ›
On Thursday night we were fortunate enough to attend opening of ‘Underground 2016’ a group show comprising works by Street Artists from around the globe and organized by Graffiti Street. Returning for its second installment this years exhibition is fantastic, presenting an incredible range of works offering something for everyone, featuring a diverse number of styles and mediums in the process, […]Read Post ›
Thursday night saw the opening of the ‘Displacement’ group exhibition in Bethnal Green organized Skeleton Cardboard in association with The Hidden Streets Of London. The show presents works from some twenty-five artists who have all painted in Clare Street, home of the exhibition, over the last two years filling this little industrial corner with colour and life. […]Read Post ›
Yesterday we here at London Calling Blog were up bright and early in order to catch the train from London to Birmingham in order to spend the day attending the City of Colours Street Art Festival in Digbeth, Birmingham. Originally launched in 2014 with much success, sadly last year City of Colours was cancelled due […]Read Post ›
This evening in our series of reviews of the last year we are heading back over to East London and taking a look back at the year of Street Art in Bethnal Green. It’s been an interesting year in Bethnal Green, with a steady flow of artworks being placed up throughout the year by London’s own local talent […]Read Post ›
Over the previous several days from the 15-18th October the Moniker Art Fair returned to East London for its sixth consecutive year, in the most appropriate location to host such a large expose of Street Art in a gallery setting, namely The Old Truman Brewery at the heart of Brick Lane. The event was held […]Read Post ›
A Street Art Guide To Bristol.
Well unfortunately we were unable to attend to Upfest this year, however that doesn’t mean we haven’t since been by to see a good chunk of the more permanent works created for the event. Upfest 2015 marked the seventh incarnation of the largest Street Art gathering in Europe and brought together some 250 or so artists […]Read Post ›
Last weekend Brockley’s first Street Art Festival, in conjunction with the annual Brockley Max Festival, concluded, and in the process really left its mark on the area. Brockley was the chosen destination following a competition across all the boroughs of London put on by Londonist in order to be the host of a brand new wave of […]Read Post ›
