Kostya Benkovich
11 July 2022 • Mark Westall
We managed to catch up with the artist Kostya Benkovich who is one of the twelve artists taking part in the KCAW Public Art Trail.
KCAW
Drawing on this cultural legacy of Kensington and Chelsea with Kensington + Chelsea Art Week. KCAW celebrates the rich heritage of the borough by opening doors to local creative spaces along with leading organisations in the area to facilitate further public engagement in the local culture.?
David Böhm and Jiri Franta
8 July 2022 • Mark Westall
We managed to catch up with David Böhm and Jiri Franta who have produced for KCAW Public Art Trail an outdoor large-scale photo series of imaginary city models reflecting on the meaning of borders, neighbourhood, and how indivisible the current world is.
Saskia Jiggens tells us all about West London’s Pioneering Public Poetry Initiative
4 July 2022 • Mark Westall
We caught up with Saskia Jiggens, Head of Communications and Engagement at Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) to learn more about their public Poetry Corner initiative that is showcasing 26 talented poets across the Borough this summer.
Lise Bouissiere Rollercoaster
27 June 2022 • Mark Westall
‘Roller Coaster’ by Lise Bouissiere is on show at the Brompton Cemetary, inspired by London’s cityscape and the cranes constantly… Read More
Sculptor Richard Mackness on his piece ‘DOMUS’, part of the Kensignton + Chelsea Art Week Public Sculpture Trail 2022
23 June 2022 • Mark Westall
A large sedentary concrete form has appeared as if out of nowhere on High Street Kensington. Richard Mackness ‘Domus’ is… Read More
Artwork by London-based emerging artists to take over Kings Road shopfront windows.
20 June 2022 • Mark Westall
Chelsea Windows has returned for its third edition with KCAW (Kensington + Chelsea Art Week), welcoming a new star curator Bella Bonner-Evans this year.
Launching this Saturday the KCAW Public Art Trail
13 June 2022 • Mark Westall
KCAW are unveiling their 2022 Public Art Trail this coming Saturday 18th of June! You can join them for the opening… Read More
2022 KCAW Public Art Trail artists announced.
1 June 2022 • Mark Westall
Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) has announced the final lineup of artists for its fifth annual Public Art Trail…. Read More
Kensington + Chelsea Art Week & Public Art Trail return for the Summer.
24 May 2022 • Mark Westall
Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) returns for its fifth edition, once again bringing the borough to life with exciting and immersive public art events.
We find out about the great art & culture coming to Kensington & Chelsea this Summer from Vestalia Chilton.
19 May 2022 • Mark Westall
We caught up with Vestalia Chilton Director, KCAW and K+C Festival to find out all about all the arts & culture lined up for Kensington & Chelsea this Summer.
The Top 6 Outdoor Artworks to see this Summer
8 August 2021 • Tabish Khan
Great art to jazz up the outdoors this summer.
What’s Right with Art: New Galleries in London
24 June 2021 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. In this column, he points out failings and in… Read More
The Top 5 Outdoor Artworks to see in London
27 March 2021 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic picks five exhibitions to see outdoors this month in London, in line with stay at home order lifting…. Read More
Fry Up: Deep fried painting …
3 March 2021 • Mark Westall
In a cross over between the comfort of the kitchen and the dominion of the studio, it felt perfect that… Read More
Eight Artists bring high street windows to life
13 January 2021 • Mark Westall
Eight artists have been commissioned to take over and transform some of West London’s empty high street retail spaces as part of a major public art initiative called high street windows.
Kensington + Chelsea Art Week
24 September 2020 • Mark Westall
This year’s Kensington + Chelsea Art Week will bring the Royal Borough to life with incredible public art during October. Highlights include the façade of the Coronet Theatre wrapped in embroidered poetry, empty retail spaces transformed with installations and colourful murals from local artists acknowledging Black Lives Matter, the COVID19 pandemic and paying tribute to the NHS. This vibrant festival is free and open to all.