There were a number of convergences with this month’s “first thursday” in Whitechapel (east London) and ‘Remembering Barbara Steveni’ at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith (west London). AND eventSpace ‘opened its gates’ – on what was the first summery evening of … Continue reading
Tower Hamlets – Arts Sharing and Networking 2023
Tower Hamlets has a long history of supporting the arts. This maybe due to its reputation as a borough being home to one of the largest populations of artists and creatives in Europe. Whether this status is still true is … Continue reading
AND EventSpace “First Thursday” Into a New Season
AND EventSpace opened it’s gates till 9pm on Thursday (October 6th) as acknowledgement of the Whitechapel Gallery’s “First Thursdays” initiative – a project which promotes the local arts scene. In the wider area of east London’s Whitechapel there are countless … Continue reading
First Thursday and Things to Remember
Welcome to Back Church Lane, under the Chestnut Tree. The chestnut tree was planted in 2010 with the help of children from Shapla School. All grown up now – like the tree and as fruitful. If you are around Whitechapel … Continue reading
AND Open – Whitechapel ‘first thursdays’
Following a somewhat lethargic couple of years which dimmed the lights on ‘public’ activities in the arts Whitechapel Art Gallery has reinstated its ‘First Thursday’s’ programme of rambling visits to local arts centres and galleries within its local vicinity – … Continue reading
Three Reasons
• Before ‘Locked’ closes you are invited to see the exhibition installation at AND eventSpace on Sunday 3rd October… • Coincide your trip with a local ‘anniversary’ march and rally commemorating the “1936 Battle of Cable Street” – and see … Continue reading
‘Earth50’…. forget-me-nots
The global pandemic Covid19 in 2019/20 has forced us all to take a close and critical look at our behaviour, life styles and social systems and their impact on our planet Earth. This is not the first time we have … Continue reading
AND Association – Covid19
AND Association – eventSpace To keep yourself and others safe from viral infection we request that you follow the UK Government’s current ‘Covid19’ guidelines. Please note • We are currently closed to the public due to Covid-19 restrictions and in response … Continue reading
Arts – Living or Working
Tower Hamlets has grown a large resident population of artists – either living or working in the borough. This high population was mainly due to a growth of (arts) space providers who took advantage of a surplus of properties following … Continue reading
What on Earth 1970-2020
In 1970 ‘Earth Day’ was established by a generation of people who were aware of the delicacy of the balance of nature and the effects of pollution on the environment. Under the shadow of the Vietnam War, (Catch 22, [J … Continue reading