So a couple of weekends back we had the good fortune of spending a long weekend in Croydon with some 36 artists reworking the vast majority of the ‘Arts Quarter’ around St. George’s Walk to put on the ‘Any Colour You Like’ Paint Jam organised by ourselves and put together with support from friend of the blog and […]Read Post ›
Well it has taken a while to process all this, but at the weekend we here at London Calling Blog were privileged enough to get to celebrate two years of running the blog (officially this weekend) with many of the friends we have made over the last year, artists and photographers alike, with a Paint […]Read Post ›
This evening in our look back at 2016 we wish to take a look at the beautifully inspired community project that is the Nomadic Community Gardens, somewhere which seems to be gaining more and more momentum as the months pass, all through the diligent and impressive work from the 1 Love Community. By developing a system of raised […]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 another good year in Croydon after the flying start it had through 2015. Croydon’s Arts Quarter has continued to receive a steady stream of new additions and played […]Read Post ›
At this point in our series of reviews of the last year we are heading down over to South London and taking a look back at the year of Street Art & Graffiti in Leake Street. Leake Street represents London’s premier legal Graffiti location, located in the Old Vic tunnels beneath Waterloo Station, made famous as a result of […]Read Post ›
First up in our look back at 2016 we thought we would be cheeky and start with a review of what we have proactively organised and been up to about London – as we know that for 2016 we are done and there will be nothing to add in the coming week. So where to begin […]Read Post ›
Saturday and Sunday saw a casual Paint Jam in the Stockwell Hall of Fame comprising some 10 writers and artists baring the damp foggy weather for an end of year gathering put together by Solo One. It is always a thrill to head to this spot, you never know what you will find and yesterday morning […]Read Post ›
Last Wednesday night we here at London Calling Blog were delighted enough to attend our third Drips & Runs live Paint Jam event, always an absolute sight to behold and on this occasion hosted in Relentless in Soho. The event saw Si Mitchell, Captain Kris, Himbad, Saki&Bitches, Skeleton Cardboard & The Real Dill set to […]Read Post ›
Yesterday saw a mini Paint Jam take place in Highams Park, Walthamstow, as part of the Highams Park Festival which may have been small in numbers but was certainly a case of quality over quantity, featuring five artists with Giusi Tomasello repainting her spot on the Regal Cinema in Beach Hall Road, as well as Elno, Oliver Roubieu, […]Read Post ›
After a little spell away from the scene we here at London Calling Blog were delighted to get back out on the streets for the ‘We Are Croydon’ Block Party put on in St George’s Walk encompassing live music, DJ’s, street performance and an exhibition of local artists – which runs until August 13th – and most importantly for us […]Read Post ›
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