Arts Archive

Arts company celebrates 30 years of putting its heart and soul into Deptford

Creative arts company Heart and Soul which gives a platform to artists with learning disabilities are celebrating their 30th anniversary  …

by Stephane Elad/ July 7, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, People/

Community-run cinema celebrates third anniversary after overcoming bankruptcy fears

Deptford Cinema, a community-based and volunteer-run organisation, celebrates its third anniversary this summer after overcoming a potentially devastating financial situation …

by Giulia Fassone/ June 28, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Events, Meet The Traders, News, Politics/

Female entrepreneurs at heart of Ladywell project

When Ladywell leisure centre closed down in May 2013, the fate of the multi-storey building at 261 Lewisham high street …

by Madeline White/ June 13, 2017/ Arts, Business, Features, General Features, Lewisham/

Rizzle Kicks’ Jordan Stephens on exciting new career direction

Known best for his contribution to the music industry as one half of the hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, 25 …

by Imogen Lodewyke/ June 10, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Hackney, Music, Summer/

Photographer captures portraits of refugees in southern Italy

A photographer whose images of refugees who have found a safe haven in Italy are to go on show at a …

by Madeline White/ June 6, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming/

Pop-up theatre planned for Hackney paddling pool

Hackney locals are being urged to donate to help transform a disused paddling pool in Millfields Park into a pop-up …

by Natasha Chisabingo/ June 2, 2017/ Arts, Hackney/

Catford Arts raises nearly £5,000 for arts trail and new gallery

Catford Arts has raised nearly £5,000 so far in its bid to make the Catford Arts Trail bigger and better after …

by Rianna Newman/ May 13, 2017/ Arts, Lewisham, Local News, News, Uncategorized/

Celebrate Vinyl: A brief history of vinyl records

To kick off Celebrate Vinyl, our series marking Record Store Day 2017, we explore how vinyl records have evolved and what …

by Kirtey Verma/ April 19, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Lead Stories, Videos/

Celebrate Vinyl: Eastlondonlines at Record Store Day 2017

In the run up to Record Store Day 2017, we have created a 3-day series to highlight the annual celebration …

by Kirtey Verma/ April 18, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Events, Features, Lead Stories, Music, Upcoming, What's On This Week/

Hollywood’s desert sphinxes rise again in award-winning film

In 1923, the largest Hollywood film set ever created was buried under tons of sand in the Southern Californian desert. The …

by Joseph Green/ March 27, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Lewisham, Uncategorized/

Meet the Traders: BEARSPACE gallery

Former Goldsmiths student Julia Alvarez is now the owner of Deptford’s critically acclaimed art gallery BEARSPACE. She spoke to Eastlondonlines …

by Joseph Green/ March 26, 2017/ Arts, Lewisham, Meet The Traders/

East London culture guide: Our top eight art galleries

  For decades East London has had a reputation as the city’s centre of contemporary art. Today the area boasts more than …

by Xueqing Huang/ March 25, 2017/ Arts, Hackney, Tower Hamlets/

15 Years of Village Underground

For 10 years, the people of Shoreditch have seen the venue, artist space and gallery Village Underground grow and develop. …

by Oliver Chapman/ March 24, 2017/ Arts, Features, Hackney, Music/

See and hear world famous artists at new Whitechapel Gallery exhibition

A new exhibition, Q&A: Artists in Conversation, doesn’t feature paintings, photographs or sculptures – it is all about listening and watching …

by Benedetta Ricci/ March 21, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Tower Hamlets/

Shoreditch shoe display remembers ‘disappeared’ students of Mexico

Shoes worn by relatives of 43 students who disappeared in Mexico are among those on display in a new exhibition …

by Kayly Quinn Grana/ March 20, 2017/ Arts, Tower Hamlets/

Exhibition narrates an 80s Brick Lane

As an inquisitive 14 year old boy living in the heart of Brick Lane, Raju Vaidyanathan wasn’t sure what to do when he got given his …

by Natasha Chisabingo/ March 17, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Tower Hamlets/

Stormzy was star pupil says his former Croydon teacher

Taking pride of place outside the headteacher’s office at Harris Academy in South Norwood is a poem by the grime …

by Charlotte Leedham/ March 17, 2017/ Arts, Croydon, Education, Lead Stories/

Powerful photographs document East Londoners

Shoreditch is known for its hipster image, but photographer Barbara Asboth believes that’s not all it has to offer. Capturing over 80 intimate portraits of Tower …

by Madeline White/ March 15, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Tower Hamlets/

Telegraph Hill Festival returns for 23rd year

South East London residents will have events on their doorstep as the Telegraph Hill Festival returns for its 23rd year. …

by Oliver Chapman/ March 15, 2017/ Arts, Lewisham, News/

Feminist Hackney band performing at all-women festival

A Hackney and Harringay-based band are set to perform at an event run by an alternative feminist music collective this …

by Olivia Spring/ March 15, 2017/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Hackney/

Brexit arts debate coming to Bethnal Green 

Artists and creatives are taking part in a series of debates about the future of the arts in post-Brexit Europe, being …

by Rianna Newman/ March 14, 2017/ Arts, EU Referendum, Events, Tower Hamlets/

Anglo-Saxon skeleton on display in Croydon 

The medieval skeleton of an Anglo-Saxon individual is on display in the Museum of Croydon’s new exhibition at Riesco Gallery. …

by Udayan Sinha/ March 9, 2017/ Arts, Croydon, Events/

Line up announced for Citadel Festival

The line-up has been announced for the third annual Citadel Festival in Victoria Park. The festival celebrates London’s vibrant creative community with …

by Joseph Green/ March 8, 2017/ Arts, Music, News, Tower Hamlets/

New art gallery for Goldsmiths

  A former public baths and a derelict water tank will form part of Goldsmiths University new contemporary art gallery …

by Phoebe Gardner/ March 3, 2017/ Arts, Lewisham, Local News/

Lewisham wins two planning awards

The Deptford Project and PLACE/Ladywell both won last night at the London Planning awards, representing the borough of Lewisham. The …

by Olivia Spring/ March 1, 2017/ Arts, Environment, Housing, Lewisham, News/

Chase & Status join LOVEBOX line-up

Chase & Status are to join Frank Ocean as headliners at the East London music festival LOVEBOX to help mark the …

by Kayly Quinn Grana/ February 23, 2017/ Arts, Events, News, Summer, Tower Hamlets/

Gallery displays five decades of Paolozzi work

  Whitechapel Art Gallery is currently displaying five decades of work by Eduardo Paolozzi, one of the most inventive British …

by Harrison Ashman/ February 23, 2017/ Arts, News, Tower Hamlets/

All-female art exhibition goes on display in Whitechapel

An all-female exhibition has gone on display at Whitechapel Art Gallery aimed at giving women their autonomy back. Organized jointly …

by Elijah Kong/ February 21, 2017/ Arts, News, Tower Hamlets/

LGBT photography competition to be held in Tower Hamlets

Keen photographers are being encouraged to enter a competition, organised in Tower Hamlets as part of LGBT History Month. Organized …

by Elijah Kong/ February 7, 2017/ Arts, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

Hackney artist Stik helps launch LGBT month

Hackney resident and world-renowned street artist Stik has played a key role in launching a series of events in Hackney …

by Trina John-Charles/ February 7, 2017/ Arts, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/

Goldsmiths salsa dancers take top prize

Goldsmiths students came third at a national Afro-Latin Dance festival in Birmingham over the weekend, organised by the University of …

by Evgeniya Dolina/ February 7, 2017/ Arts, News, Uncategorized/

London’s cartographic tube map dresses

An unusual collection of dresses made from old geographical maps has gone on display in Canary Wharf. French-born artist Elisabeth …

by Lucarelli Francesca Beatrice/ February 6, 2017/ Arts, Events, Tower Hamlets/

Murdered artist’s work goes on display at Goldsmiths

An exhibition of artwork produced by a former Goldsmiths, University of London student who was stabbed to death more than …

by Elijah Kong/ January 30, 2017/ Arts, Lewisham, News/

Goldsmiths student designs sign language glove

A PhD student of Goldsmiths, University of London has created an innovative device which could make a significant difference to …

by Lucarelli Francesca Beatrice/ January 26, 2017/ Arts, Uncategorized/

Local artist shortlisted for Trafalgar Square plinth

Hackney artist shortlisted for Trafalgar Square plinth A giant blob of cream being trailed by a drone made by a …

by Trina John-Charles/ January 24, 2017/ Arts, Lead Stories, News/

Remembering the Jungle: What refugees left behind

Toothbrushes from refugee camp. Pic: Elijah Kong Photographer, Gideon Mendel created the powerful piece ‘Dzhangal’, after visiting the Calais ‘Jungle’ …

by Trina John-Charles/ January 16, 2017/ Arts, Hackney, Local News/

Deptford venue wins top award for deaf and disabled accessibility

The Albany in Deptford has been recognised for its work making live music performance more accessible for the deaf and disabled. …

by Ani Saakana/ December 15, 2016/ Arts, Lewisham, News/

Stoke Newington indie radio station crowdfunds to combat rising costs

  A Hackney independent radio station is under threat of closing down due to rising rent, bills and studio management costs. The …

by Ani Saakana/ December 10, 2016/ Arts, Hackney, Local News, News/

So Solid Crew light up Boxpark Croydon’s Christmas party

So Solid Crew – the popular garage group of the early 2000’s – wowed the crowds when they turned on …

by Eunice Marfo/ December 9, 2016/ Arts, Croydon, Events/

The secret world of south London’s night buses

A new photography book documents life on south London night buses. Nick Turpin’s new series ‘On The Night Bus’ takes …

by Eve Watling/ December 9, 2016/ Arts, Features/