New home for Street Art Walthamstow is set to following the footsteps of Shoreditch, Brixton and Camden with plans to attract professional graffiti and street artists to produce authorised street art. Since September murals have been appearing throughout the area. Art work includes a piece by internationally renowned artist ‘Phlegm’. Mark Clack, wood street walls founder, told the Guardian newspaper, “We need to … More Walthamstow street art
Please Look After This Bear. Thank You. Between 2 July – 15 September 2014 Books about Town displayed 50 unique BookBench sculptures around London. One was of London’s most iconic bear – Paddington. The bench can now be found at Paddington Station. Paddington was also the subject of another art trail. 50 Paddington Bear sculptures … More Paddington
18th June 1815 The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18th June 1815 ending 20 years of conflict in Europe. Britain’s great military victory ended the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte and was one of the most decisive battles in the history of Europe. It was fought by 191,300 soldiers – Wellington’s army had 67,000 soldiers, Blücher’s army … More Waterloo
International Political figures A recent addition to the Statues in Parliament Square Gardens is that of Mahatma Gandhi. It was unveiled on 14 March 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of his return to India to start the struggle for independence from British rule. The statue is based on a photograph of Gandhi standing outside the … More Statues in Parliament Square Gardens – Part 2
Montana Museum of Art & Culture In March the Montana Museum of Art & Culture held a treasure hunt to engage kids with art. Why use a treasure hunt? Museum docents are quoted in Dillon Kato’s report as saying:- “We really want kids and families to engage with the pieces more.” Anne Bertsche “The vision is that families … More Using Treasure hunts to engage kids with art
Public Art Trails There have been a number of public art trials taking place over recent years. Bears The NSPCC, visitlondon.com and STUDIOCANAL collaborated with Barclaycard to organise the Paddington Trail over the festive season in London in 2014. The trail was formed of 50 individually-designed Paddington Bear and ran from 4th November until 30th December 2014. The … More Art on the Street : Buses, Benches and Bears – Part 3
Public Art Trails Following the success of the Public Art trails during the London Olympic year there have been a number of other public art trials taking place in recent years. Books about Town Also in 2014 the Books about Town trails appeared across the Capital. These sculptures were based on iconic books and authors … More Art on the Street : Buses, Benches and Bears – Part 2
Public Art Trails Following the success of the Public art trails during the London Olympic year there have been a number of other public art trials taking place. In 2012 the Greater London Authority commissioned Wild in Art to produce street art for display across London throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The result was the “Stroll: … More Art on the Street : Buses, Benches and Bears – Part 1
Street Art display during spring and summer 2015 Aardman creation “Shaun the Sheep” is the star of two ewe-nique public arts trails being staged in London and Bristol this Spring and Summer. The London sculptures are on display across the Capital until 25th May. The Bristol sculptures will be on display from 6th July to 31st August. Details of the art … More Art on the Street – Ewe-nique sculptures
The House of Fabergé was founded in 1842 in St Petersburg, Russia, by Gustav Faberge. His son, Peter Carl Faberge, became jeweller and goldsmith to the great Russian Imperial Court. Peter Carl Faberge created exquisite jewels and objects, including the famous jewel-encrusted Faberge Eggs between 1885 and 1917. After the revolution, the Fabergé family fled Russia … More Fabergé Easter Eggs