The eagerly awaited London Mural Festival (LMF) is now open to the public with over 200 artists painted murals from Walthamstow to Wembley Park throughout September and October, with 75 plus large-scale murals and activations, most of which will last for years to come.
The public are encouraged to download the latest map – https://www.londonmuralfestival.com/map and go and explore murals by well-known artists such as Camille Walala, Conor Harrington, D*Face, Marija Tiurina and Seb Lester.
You can expect futuristic bridges, giant portraits, canal boats (if you can find them), theatres, gable-ends, air-vents, council estates and some of the biggest, brightest and best murals in the world. Please adhere to current government guidelines on Coronavirus (COVID-19) when visiting murals.
Lee Bofkin, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Street Art, the organisation behind the London Mural Festival commented "LMF is about increasing the amount of public art in London and giving artists a canvas to showcase their work in public. It has been a huge task to make LMF a reality and we are proud to deliver one of the world's biggest celebrations of muralism. We hope LMF has fostered a sense of pride in our streets and has brought positivity, unity and colour to London in these uncertain times.”
There was an open call for artists to participate and LMF received over 500 applications. Local, national and international artists were selected and showcased their work across the city, with more than 15 nationalities being represented, whilst the majority of murals were painted by UK-based artists. LMF aimed to be inclusive in both artwork and artist background.
Out of respect for creative freedom and the broad range of locations that were painting, LMF did not ask artists to follow a specific topic or theme. Whilst artists were allowed to express their own style, LMF consistently sought to reflect the wishes of the wall owners, occupants and local communities, and through consultation, landlords and communities chose the artists and artwork that they felt best suits to their location.
Rose A Love Story:
Sam (Stokoe) and Rose (Rundle) live a quiet life. Hunkered down in their remote woodland farmhouse, they spend their days far from the prying eyes of the outside world. Rose uses the peace and quiet to work on her novel, while Sam sets traps, hunts animals and goes to work fortifying the hidden cottage they call home. In another life, their world would seem idyllic; but Rose’s mystery illness has clouded any sense of normality that the couple may achieve.
When a trip to collect supplies goes awry, Sam and Rose are thrown into a terrifying series of events that soon herald the arrival of a mysterious stranger. The little life that the couple have forged for themselves is now more fragile than ever.
Screening at London Film Festival (both P&I & Premiere) on 13th October
Unearth the mystery of the Havering Hoard in the Museum of London Docklands’ new exhibition opening Friday 11 September
Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery
Museum of London Docklands
Fri 11 Sep 2020 – Sun 18 Apr 2021
Free with timed entry ticket to the museum
The largest Bronze Age hoard ever to be discovered in London, and the third-largest in the UK, will be the focal point of Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery, the Museum of London Dockland’s new major exhibition opening Friday 11 September.
The exhibition will put the 453 tools, weapons and other objects that make up the entirety of the hoard on display to the public for the very first time. Displaying the hoard alongside objects from both the archaeological site itself and the museum’s collection, the exhibition digs deep into Bronze Age life during a time when the land where London now exists was a very different place.
Starting with the moment of discovery, Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery will take visitors on a journey back through time to explore the mysteries, myths and realities surrounding the hoard’s burial.
Highlights include:
The design of the exhibition is arranged around the movement of the sun, its rise in the east and setting in the west, bringing the discovery of the Hoard to life. Starting with the moment the first object was found as the sunset late on a Friday evening in September 2018, visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the wonder of uncovering such a significant find. Clues left by the hoard about the people who lived and worked in the area during the Late Bronze Age will be examined before exploring how connected their society was to Europe almost 3,000 years ago. Visitors will then find themselves back in the present day, with a chance to examine some of the objects in greater detail while finding out more about the people involved in the discovery of the Havering Hoard and the work that’s still to be done.
Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition Among The Trees is fantastic featured an array of stunning artwork installations drawing and photographs from thirty-seven international artists.
Visit London have teamed up the Museum of London, to offer Londoners a chance to showcase the best of their local area and the people and places of London, as restrictions begin to ease and the capital emerges from lockdown. Entrants do not need to be professional photographers to join the contest, just have a phone or camera at the ready.
Entries need to be CURRENT. Please ensure you state where in London the photograph is taken head on over to Share your pictures and upload your entry.
The competition is part of the #BecauseImALondoner campaign, which encourages participants to share what they love about London as they see it now. Launching in-line with the opening of many things that Londoners have been patiently waiting to see and do, it aims to encourage residents to safely support and explore their own areas. It offers the capital’s city dwellers a chance to highlight people enjoying nearby businesses and venues; from markets, independent shops and hairdressers, to museums, restaurants and everything in between.
The competition runs from Monday 6 July 2020 – Friday 21 August 2020.
So why not join in you could win a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ70 digital camera, the two runners up in the expert-judged category will both receive either a copy of London Nights or People of London. All winners will be showcased on the Museum of London website. Get snapping.
As an avid iPhone photographer and because I'm a Londoner I just had to enter so why not check out My Entry here.
