Red Kimono – Fundraiser
An evening of live music, film and conversation about Fukushima at Conway Hall. Come join us for a evening of music, performance, a talk about Fukushima, poetry and short films at Conway Hall. Musical performances by: Atsuko Kamura Iris Ederer Simon Kobayashi Talk and a Q&A by: Dr Ian Fairlie, independent consultant on radioactivity in the environment […]
Red Kimono
The second exhibition of Red Kimono by Lis Fields at Conway Hall marks the 5th anniversary of the catastrophic accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Eight of the thirty portraits, and a poster bearing explanatory text, are on display in the window which looks onto Theobalds Road, a busy road in central London. Booklets containing stories, letters and statements by evacuees […]
The Political is Personal by Anna Berry
On display in the main corridor at Conway Hall from May 2016 Artist Anna Berry conceived of this piece around the time of the general election. Anna was struck by how alienated people feel from the political process and politics in general. “It’s as if they feel that it makes no difference who is in […]
Drunken Bakers
SOLD OUT – WAITING LIST ONLY An evening with Barney Farmer, writer of the Viz comic strip Drunken Bakers, and 2008 Turner Prize winning artist Mark Leckey. Mark Leckey’s notorious film version of the Drunken Bakers will also have a rare screening on the night. Cake and bargain booze included. Entry Free. Please book in […]
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Ben Fletcher was born profoundly deaf and also has RP (retinitis pigmentosa), which means that he is gradually losing his sight. And yet Ben is one of the happiest people in London! He will talk about how meditation, positivity and finding his own community have helped him to accept and rejoice in his differences, find […]
Curiosity
The theme for the week is Curiosity and we are being joined by the very brilliant Steve Mould. From mind-bending tricks on BBC 1’s Britain’s Brightest and element-hunting on ITV’s I Never Knew That About Britain, to dismantling a child’s robot to make it talk backwards “like the devil”, Steve’s scientific interests are unfettered by […]
Universal Periodic Review
As part of our Universal Periodic Review Project (UPR), the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) is coming to London to provide civil society organisations in London, the South East, East Anglia and the surrounding areas with an opportunity to: Learn more about the relevance of human rights to your work; Understand the UPR process and […]
Pexava Salsa
Pexava Holborn at the wonderful Conway Hall. Holborn Thursdays at Conway Hall – 28 Apr, 26 May, 30 Jun, 28 July, 25 Aug, 29 Sept, 27 Oct, 24 Nov. Thursdays format: 7.15pm-8.15pm Intermediate/Advanced class with Gil & Shelley 8.15pm-11.30pm Social: Dance your socks off on a wonderful floor with lovely people! Shows at 10pm most […]
Colour, Form and Light
Five internationally renowned glass artists – Heike Brachlow, Fiaz Elson, Kate Maestri, Bruno Romanelli and Elliot Walker – share the techniques they use to bring colour, form and light into their work. This is the fifth in the series of biennial seminars organised by Just Glass, a group of established and emerging glass artists who have […]