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Tag Archives: Art
Pictures on our streets show we need more art in Croydon
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Pablo Picasso said, ‘Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life’, and PETER UNDERWOOD believes that our borough, and its many outstanding arts organisations, could do with a bit more of the dust being washed … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Croydon Greens, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, National Gallery Art On Your Doorstep, Peter Underwood, Poetry, Queens Gardens, Talawa Theatre Company, Turf Projects
Tagged Art, Art On Your Doorstep, Auguste Rodin, Borough of Culture, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Mayor, National Gallery, National GalleryArt, Pablo Picasso, Peter Underwood, Queens Gardens, Talawa Theatre Company, The BRIT School
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Strange world evoked by surreal assemblages of NDP Fraser
There was a one-day-only, not-to-be-missed art exhibition in a house on Portland Road. KEN TOWL made sure he didn’t miss it I went to Portland Road the other Saturday, to see what was behind the net curtains. For many years, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ken Towl, South Norwood
Tagged Art, Clocktower Gallery, Ken Towl, NDP Fraser, Portland Road, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Surreal
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Everything really is political on a stroll around South Norwood
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This week, KEN TOWL wanders off on a tour of South Norwood, helped with a guide map that is available from one of Croydon’s libraries that is closed for five days of the week… The modern dictum that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ken Towl, Libraries, South Norwood, Walks
Tagged 20th Century Society, architecture, Art, Ken Towl, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, South Norwood Library, Wilfried Zaha
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Linocut printmaking workshop, Thornton Heath, May 14
Posted in Activities, Art, Thornton Heath
Tagged Art, Croydon Council, Thornton Heath
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Art and design workshop, Thornton Heath, May 14
Posted in Activities, Art, Thornton Heath
Tagged Art, Croydon Council, Thornton Heath
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Pat Mear art exhibition, Bethlem Gallery, Mar 30-Apr 30
Local artist Pat Mear is staging another exhibition of her work at the Bethlem Gallery, at the Bethlem Royal Hospital on Monks Orchard Road from the end of this month. The free exhibition will feature artworks ranging from large-scale canvases … Continue reading
Artists and craft-makers open doors to SE Art Trail, Nov 21-22
The SE Art Trail is a new and exciting event which will see local artists and makers opening up their studio spaces to the public in Crystal Palace, West Norwood, South Norwood, Penge and Anerley over one weekend next month. … Continue reading
Musical that whips up emotions with touch of the X Factor
DIANA ECCLESTON took the tram to Wimbledon to review the latest coming of a “juggernaut” of a Lloyd-Webber-Rice musical Jesus Christ Superstar has been beguiling audiences for more than 40 years and is one of the most popular in the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Diana Eccleston, Music, Theatre
Tagged Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Art, Jesus Christ Superstar, New Wimbledon Theatre, Theatre
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George Hooper art exhibition, Clyde Hall, July 18
Clyde Hall is to stage a one-day exhibition of the paintings of George Hooper on July 18 – marking 21 years since the death of the acclaimed colourist. Some of the paintings will be for sale. Hooper’s work is on … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Art, Clyde Hall
Tagged Addiscombe West, Art, Clyde Hal, Croydon, George Hooper
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Stanley Halls books its place as part of English heritage
The transfer of Stanley Halls to a local community group in South Norwood has been included as a case study in English Heritage’s latest edition of Pillars of the Community. Stanley Halls is one of just two examples of “asset … Continue reading
Pathways and Pebbles, new art exhibition by Pat Mear
Pathways and Pebbles, a new exhibition by Pat Mear ‘a complex journey through art and life’ Exhibition continues: 4 October 2014 – 5 January 2015 Monday – Sunday 9am – 7pm Free entry – all welcome The Long Gallery | Maudsley Hospital | Denmark Hill … Continue reading
Resident artist Hale Man pops up in Whitgift Centre
The Whitgift Centre has an artist in residence, Hale Man, who on June 14 will be staging a day of special events in which the public – of all ages – are invited to take part. Man has had her … Continue reading
Weenies Meet Artist Hale Man at Whitgift Centre, May 27-28
Posted in Activities, Art, Education, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Art, Education, Hale Man, Whitgift Centre
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Edward Kieszkiewicz art exhibition: Jan 21-Feb 1
Posted in Art, Outside Croydon, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Art, Edward Kieszkiewicz, exhibition, Kieszkiewicz, London, Poland, Polish, Tooting, Wandsworth
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Hallowe’en horrors lined up for the Spread Eagle Theatre
After the success of their debut production, The Spread Eagle Theatre will next month play host to a Victorian freak show. Critically acclaimed Tin Shed Theatre Company present Mary Shelley’s classic horror, Frankenstein, like never before, immersed in the twisted … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Spread Eagle Theatre, Theatre
Tagged Art, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Old Joint Stock Theatre, Performing arts, Physical theatre, Shelley, Theatre
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May contain nuts: Three plays to preview before shipping off
The Breakfast Cat Theatre Company will be previewing their three “plays in pubs” at The Ship on the High Street in central Croydon on Tuesday September 24 from 7.30pm, before touring them down to the south coast for Havant Literary … Continue reading
Hollywood comes to Crystal Palace – Downstairs at Patrick’s
It’s 30 years since the album “Upstairs at Eric’s” launched Yazoo – or Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet. Now, a bar on Westow Hill in Crystal Palace, Downstairs at Patrick’s, is hoping to be the launchpad for a legion of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Music, Pubs
Tagged Art, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Music, Rob Saunders
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South Norwood Community Festival: next Saturday, July 7
The South Norwood Community Festival takes place next Saturday, July 7, from 10am, offering a range of free activities, music and displays throughout the day, all in aid of local charities. Based around South Norwood Clock Tower on Station Road, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, Community associations, Dance, Education, History, Music, South Norwood, Youth Services
Tagged Art, Bollywood, Croydon, Islamic art, London, London Borough of Croydon, South Norwood
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