Visions of the Occult: An Untold Story of Art & Magic
*In-person tickets for this event have sold out, however there are still livestream tickets available.* Archivist Victoria Jenkins presents her major survey of the occult collection of artworks, letters, objects and ephemera in the Tate Archive. This talk offers in-depth exploration of the occult and its relationship to art and culture including witchcraft, alchemy, secret […]
Land of Promise: Rediscovering the Roots of a New Society
‘Land of Promise’ is a words and music presentation journeying through three and a half centuries of radical thought, writing, and song about the connection between art, social justice and the living environment. Through the words of radical thinkers and activists spanning William Morris and Edward Carpenter to Bruce Springsteen and Benjamin Zephaniah, Land of […]
Knowing When to Quit
Quitting used to have negative connotations – a quitter was once considered weak or lacking in conviction. In recent years the pendulum has swung completely in the opposite direction as people take pride in announcing their ‘dealbreakers’. Sarah Weiler is a Quitting Coach – an expert in guiding people through periods in their lives when […]
Small Publishers Fair 2022
The Small Publishers Fair brings to Conway Hall sixty nine publishers from across the UK and further afield. It is a snapshot of some of best small press publishing around today and includes artists’ books, fine press editions, poetry pamphlets and zines.
Small Publishers Fair 2022
The Small Publishers Fair brings to Conway Hall sixty nine publishers from across the UK and further afield. It is a snapshot of some of best small press publishing around today and includes artists’ books, fine press editions, poetry pamphlets and zines.
Andrey Kurkov in conversation with Philippe Sands
Join Andrey Kurkov to celebrate the publication of Diary of an Invasion. One of the most important Ukrainian voices throughout the Russian invasion, the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees collects his searing dispatches from the heart of Kyiv. This journal of the invasion, a collection of Andrey’s writings and broadcasts from Kyiv, is a remarkable record […]
Death of an Orange
Death of an Orange is a new bi-lingual play based on Ekjon Komolalebu (To Be An Orange). The play is written by the award-winning Bengali author Shahaduz Zaman in collaboration with Mukul and Ghetto Tigers and tells the story of the life and work of a modern Bengali poet, Jibanananda Das (b.1899 d.1954). He is […]
Resisting Through Rest – Black Indies and the Pandemic
When a farmer prepares their land for the coming agricultural season, there are years when they will plough the soil and stop at that. No seeds are sown, no crops are harvested — they simply let the land lie fallow. Onyx Magazine’s discussion will be based around incorporating rest into organisational structures and the concept […]
Activate Your Creativity – Words of Colour
Explore your relationship to creativity and self expression through breathwork, visualisation, meditation, free writing, reading and guided discussion. Led by creative wellbeing practitioner and writing coach Patsy Isles and creative entrepreneur and Words of Colour’s executive director Joy Francis, this two-hour interactive session is for people who don’t ‘believe’ they are creative but want to […]