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Then check out the fantastic events in the London and Watford area this month. These events are more geared towards photography, fashion and art.
Welcome to this month’s newsletter – a vibrant burst of colour and inspiration! April is in full swing, bringing a calendar full of exciting events and nature’s most dazzling displays. From the lingering magic of cherry blossoms to the first bloom of tulips and the dreamy carpets of bluebells, there’s beauty around every corner. Let’s dive in!
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Ed Atkins at Tate Britain – 2nd till 25th August
Ed Atkins is best known for his computer-generated videos and animations. Repurposing contemporary technologies in unexpected ways, his work traces the dwindling gap between the digital world and human feeling. He borrows techniques from literature, cinema, video games, music and theatre to examine the relationship between reality, realism and fiction.
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Giuseppe Penone at Serpentine South – 3rd till 7th September
With a career spanning over five decades, Giuseppe Penone (b. 1947 Garessio, Italy) has created an expansive body of work that encompasses sculpture, drawing, painting, installation, and photography. Born in a village near Cuneo, Italy, his practice is deeply influenced by the forested landscapes of Northern Italy, shaping his lifelong exploration of the relationship between humans and nature.
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Voices of Resistance: Slavery and Post in the Caribbean – 5th
Explore the powerful stories of enslaved people whose labour fuelled 19th-century postal ships at the Postal Museum. Postal ships carried mail between the UK and the Caribbean, enabling enslavers to manage plantations via the postal service and distance themselves from the atrocities of transatlantic slavery.
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Nagar Kirtan 2025 in Southall- 6th
Celebrating Khalsa Sajna Diwas with this year’s Nagar Kirtan around Southall, check the link for more information on the route.
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The Edwardians: Age of Elegance at Kings Gallery – 11th
Explore the opulence and glamour of the Edwardian age – the period between the Victorian era and the First World War. Visitors will learn about the lives and tastes of two of Britain’s most fashionable royal couples – King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen Mary – from their family lives and personal collecting to their glittering social circles and spectacular royal events.
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Record Store Day, various locations – 12th
Record Store Day is the one day of the year when over 270 independent record shops all across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture.
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Satanic Flea Market – Rites of Spring – 13th
Satanic Flea Market is a quarterly dark arts and crafts event based in London, UK. Featuring over 150 unusual shops full of curiosities & oddities over 4 floors! Good for photos.
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The Boat Race – 13th
195 years of rivalry and counting, The Boat Race has become synonymous with British tradition and excellence. Welcome to one of the world’s oldest and most famous amateur sporting events.
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Spring Plant Fair at the Garden Museum – 13th
Every year at the Garden Museum Spring Plant Fair, we gather expert plant growers and specialist nurseries from around the country to sell some of the best garden plants you’ll find in London.
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Photographic Nature Walk in Whippendell Woods with bluebells – 16th
Take a guided walk from Cassiobury Park to Whippendell Woods, led by Andrew Lalchan (local photographer); we will explore spring flowers and bluebells.
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Colour Walk Meetup at Spitalfields Market – 17th
It is an informal gathering of colourful, creative souls who meet, dressed in their finest, to walk, talk, and strut their stuff. It is excellent for photography.
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Sony World Photography Awards 2025 exhibition at Somerset House – 17th till 5th May
Discover thought-provoking projects, unusual perspectives and the narratives beyond the headlines shown alongside striking standalone shots that will stop you in your tracks. Explore a diverse display, from Bolivian cholas who golf to cosplayers in their family homes. Meet Craig, the last big tusker and be intrigued by the pugnacious side of hummingbirds. Be energised by Indian skatergirls and lift the veil on what it means to be a modern cowboy.
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Tulip model photoshoot in St Albans – 18th
Join us for a model shoot in the tulip fields close to St Albans. A new venue which opened this year, it will be two hours of a fun shoot at sunset. More information soon.
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Horniman Spring Fair – 19th
Surrounded by the Horniman’s blossom filled gardens you’ll practice your circus skills, enjoy traditional fete games, take part in an Easter bonnet parade and discover more about what the natural world is getting up to in spring.
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Vaisakhi on the Square 2025 – 19th
Celebrate the rich culture and heritage of the Sikh community with an exciting line-up including music, dance, and live performances. Experience the thrill of Gatka, the traditional Sikh martial art, demonstrated alongside energetic dhol drumming.
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420 Hyde Park – 20th
420 HYDE PARK is the official annual cannabis rally historically held on the 20th April since 1968. Good for photos.
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St Georges Day in Trafalgar Square – 21st
Now in its 18th year, the Mayor of London’s annual St George’s Day festival is back to turn London’s most iconic square red and white in honour of our patron saint. Enjoy an afternoon of live music, dance and performances celebrating English culture, tuck into a feast of tasty treats from our food vendors and take a selfie with on of London’s famous Pearly Kings and Queens.
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Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2025 – 25th till 27th
Discover the pulse of UK Jazz at London’s best music festival this spring.
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London Fashion Day, St Johns, Hyde Park – 26th
They are committed to promoting sustainable fashion, ethical production, and diversity within the fashion industry. London Fashion Day aims to create a vibrant, professional networking environment, helping designers and brands expand their reach, gain valuable media coverage, and secure new market opportunities.The theme this season is HUMAN — a tribute to individuality, identity and the freedom to be unapologetically yourself.
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The Classic Car Boot Sale, King’s Cross – 26th & 27th
Suit up and step to The Classic Car Boot Sale, King’s Cross, on the 26th & 27th April, London’s largest, coolest and most anticipated vintage event! Coming your way this April, set against an outstanding collection of beautiful classic vehicles – the 20th century’s best cars, vans and bikes all polished to perfection for you to admire, covet, daydream about.
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London Hat Week, Minerva Square – 27th
The World Hat Walk is all about collaboration, friendship, fun and, of course, HATS! This is a global celebration that everyone can be a part of; wherever they live, whatever their background and regardless of whether they are a regular hat wearer or not. Put on a hat and join us for a very special Sunday afternoon promenade through the streets of London.
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London Marathon – 27th
The route takes in some of the most famous landmarks in the city and spectators are welcome to watch from almost anywhere along the 26.2-mile stretch.
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Soil, the world at our feet at Somerset House – till 13th April
This groundbreaking exhibition unites visionary artists and thinkers from around the world to explore the remarkable power and potential of soil. Through various artworks, artefacts and innovative approaches, visitors are invited to reconsider soil’s crucial role in our planet’s health.
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The world of Tim Burton at Design Museum till 21st April 2025
Delve into the fantastical world of Tim Burton in this major exhibition, exploring his remarkable creations and key collaborations with designers.
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John Morley Artists Gardener exhibition at Garden Museum – 19th till 20th April
This retrospective show will be a rare opportunity to see Morley’s paintings and pastels of flowers, fruits and garden plants many of which have never been publicly displayed, in his first solo exhibition for over 30 years.
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Vogue Inventing the Runway at Lightroom, Kings Cross – till 26th April 2025
VOGUE: Inventing the Runway is a spectacular new immersive exhibition exploring the history of the fashion runway show, from the intimate couture salons of the early 20th century to the unforgettable pop-culture events of the present.
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Alvaro Barrington Back Home exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ – till 26th April
Back Home is composed of a series of paintings and works on paper, in which the artist depicts his impression of sunsets setting over the Caribbean Sea.
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THE 80s: PHOTOGRAPHING BRITAIN, Tate Britain – till 5th May 2025
Explore one of the UK’s most critical decades, the 1980s. This exhibition traces the work of a diverse community of photographers, collectives and publications –creating radical responses to the turbulent Thatcher years. Set against the backdrop of race uprisings, the miner strikes, section 28, the AIDS pandemic and gentrification – be inspired by stories of protest and change.
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Mickalene Thomas: All About Love at Hayward Gallery – 5th May
All About Love presents two decades of work by the internationally celebrated artist and pioneering portraitist Mickalene Thomas (born 1971, USA). Thomas is renowned for her large-scale paintings of Black women radically luxuriating and in repose, adorned with vivid patterns and ravishing, brilliant rhinestones, as well as her innovative use of collage techniques.
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Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker exhibition at White Chapel Gallery – 4th May 2025
Visceral Canker encompasses the majority of Rodney’s surviving works from 1982 to 1997 including large-scale oil pastels on X-rays, kinetic and animatronic sculptures as well as his sketchbooks and rare archival materials. The exhibition showcases the extraordinary breadth and influence of Rodney’s work, confirming him as a vital figure in British art, and introducing him to a new generation of audiences.
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Noah Davis at Barbican – 11th May
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
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FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE at Saatchi Gallery – 15th May
Flowers have, throughout history, inspired artists, writers and creatives. This exhibition seeks to reveal the myriad ways that flowers continue to be depicted by artists and their omnipresence within our contemporary culture. Occupying two floors and over nine major gallery spaces, this exhibition features large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design, exploring the ongoing influence of flowers on creativity and human expression.
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Soane and Modernism: Make It New at Soanes Museum – 18th May 2025
This exhibition will be the first to investigate this by placing drawings from Soane’s collection, some on display for the first time ever, in dialogue with work by modernist architects such as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernő Goldfinger. Soane and Modernism will bring together a Giles Gilbert Scott drawing of the red telephone box and a Soane drawing of the Soane Family tomb, the inspiration behind the telephone box.
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Electric Dreams – Art & Technology before the Internet, Tate Modern – till 1st June 2025
Discover how artists used machines and algorithms to create mesmerising and mind-bending art between the 1950s and the early 1990s. From the birth of op art to the dawn of the internet age, artists found new ways to engage the senses and play with our perceptions. Electric Dreams celebrates the early innovators of optical, kinetic, programmed and digital art, who pioneered a new era of immersive sensory installations and automatically generated works.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year at Natural History Museum – till 29th June 2025
Experience the wonder of life on Earth through the world’s best wildlife photography. Our photography exhibition is back for its 60th year to reveal more of nature’s stories. It’ll take you on a visual adventure through different environments and give you a window into the wildlife that calls them home.
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The Craft of Carpentry at Japan House – till 16th July 2025
Step into the serene world of Japanese carpentry. This exhibition transports visitors from the living forests that sustain the craft to the celebrated structures it has produced.
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Arpita Singh Remembering at Serpentine North Gallery – till 27th July 2025
Remembering is the first solo exhibition of Arpita Singh outside India, featuring key works selected in close collaboration with the artist from her prolific career spanning more than six decades. Singh’s paintings centre on her emotional and psychological state, drawing from Bengali folk art and Indian stories, interwoven with experiences of social upheaval and global conflict.
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Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style at Design Museum – till 17th August 2025
A major exhibition celebrating our enduring love of the water over the last 100 years. Explore the full spectrum of the design of swimming — from sports performance and fashion, to architecture.
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Leigh Bowery exhibition at Tate Modern – till 2nd September 2025
This is a celebration of the boundary-pushing career of artist Leigh Bowery. An artist, performer, model, TV personality, club promoter, fashion designer, and musician, Bowery took on many different roles, refusing to be limited by convention.
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Making Egypt exhibition at the Young V&A – till 2nd November 2025
Embark on a fascinating journey through the ancient past to the modern day, exploring ancient Egypt’s creativity and how it continues to influence art, design and popular culture today.
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