BREAKING THOUGH: THE HOLBORN GROUP & GUESTS
Oct
10
to Oct 12

BREAKING THOUGH: THE HOLBORN GROUP & GUESTS

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In BREAKING THROUGH, the latest exhibition from The Holborn Group, the diverse collective will address perceptions of contemporary life, urban and rural landscapes as well as social and political issues. 

In a world that feels increasingly fractured, the mutual support in exhibiting together consistently, for over a decade, is testament to the power of creativity.

This year, we will be joined by four guest artists and are excited to be exhibiting Downstairs at the Department Store, Brixton, a venue with space to explore more ambitious work which will include paintings, drawings, textile and sculptural pieces.
 

Featuring the work of 9 members of the Holborn Group

Olivia Adamczyk O’Sullivan  Toshiko Banton  Lizzie Boyle  Karen Byrne   
Deborah Crosby  Linda Gold  Munisha Gupta  Vivien Pegram  Wolfgang Woerner

and 4 guest artists
Ross Belton  Sally Eland  Steve Melluish  Charlie O'Sullivan

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Black Culture Market - Black History Month Market
Oct
4
to Oct 5

Black Culture Market - Black History Month Market

Sat, 4th and Sun, 5th October 2025, Brixton - 11:00 - 17:00 both days

Please join us for an inspiring showcase of carefully selected black businesses in October 2025. This is an indoor, face-to-face event that supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with retail opportunities.

Our next event taking place over two days in the heart of Brixton offers a diverse, quality shopping and cultural experience celebrating producers of the African & Caribbean community.

If you're looking for gifts, cards, unique prints, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes or other original accessories come down! This market truly embodies the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses.

🗓️ Sat 4th + Sun 5th Oct 2025

🛍 40+ traders⁠⁠

🌯 Tasty food⁠⁠ & cakes⁠

👗 Fantastic fashion⁠

🎁 Beautiful gifts⁠⁠

📖 Books⁠

🧴 Natural Skincare⁠

🧸 Toys and Educational products ⁠

🖤 Black History Month⁠

🎨 African Art⁠

🕚 11am-5pm (both days)⁠

📍Downstairs at The Department Store, Brixton, SW9 8FR

⁠🎟️ Book a FREE ticket - www.blackculturemarket.co.uk


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Black Culture Market - Summer Market
Aug
2
to Aug 3

Black Culture Market - Summer Market

Sat, 2nd and Sun, 3rd August 2025, Brixton - 11:00 - 17:00 both days

Please join Black Culture Market for an inspiring showcase of carefully selected black businesses this Summer. This is an indoor, face-to-face event that supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with retail opportunities.

The next event taking place over two days in the heart of Brixton offers a diverse, quality shopping and cultural experience celebrating producers of the African & Caribbean community.

If you're looking for gifts, cards, unique prints, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes or other original accessories come down! This market truly embodies the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses.

This is a free event, however, you will need to pre-register here

If you are interested in trading at this event please contact the organiser here

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Nature / Nurture - An Exhibition by Sarah Jane Moon
Jul
16
to Jul 21

Nature / Nurture - An Exhibition by Sarah Jane Moon

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Nature / Nurture is a solo exhibition by Sarah Jane Moon, opening in London in July 2025, that explores queer identity, place, and belonging through vivid oil portraits of LGBTQIA+ figures in the UK and intimate works from Aotearoa New Zealand. The exhibition weaves together themes of visibility, lineage, and chosen family, reflecting the artist’s bicultural heritage and challenging traditional narratives of identity and home. Through emotionally resonant depictions of cultural icons and personal connections, Moon’s work invites reflection on queerness, migration, and the power of representation.

Opening times:

16th - 21st of July

10:00 - 17:00

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EXHIBITION: CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS
Jun
26
to Jul 5

EXHIBITION: CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS

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This summer, the Contemporary British Portrait Painters (CBPP) collective showcases the work of over 60 contemporary portrait artists, including winners of both the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious annual prize and Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, in a powerful exploration of shared human experience. Founded in 2018 as a non-profit, artist-run collective, CBPP is dedicated to presenting fresh, contemporary perspectives on portraiture, with an exhibition catalogue featuring a foreword by curator and Art Historian Kate Bryan.

Follow the CBPP: @thecbpp on Instagram or visit thecbpp.org 

Dates & times: 26th June – 5th July, 10am - 5pm

Admission: FREE, no booking required

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City Lit: Art Foundation Diploma Show
Jun
18
to Jun 21

City Lit: Art Foundation Diploma Show

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Lucy Hadfield, in her seventies and wearing a floor-length green “visibility” cloak adorned with personal symbols, is challenging the idea that ageing makes one invisible, using her artwork as a joyful statement on the richness of later life. She is one of 32 students, aged from their twenties to seventies, showcasing final projects exploring wellbeing, identity, and creativity at CityLit’s Art Foundation exhibition in Brixton from 18–21 June.

Opening Hours

11-6pm on Wednesday and Thursday 18-19 June

11-8pm on Friday 20 June

11-3pm on Saturday 21 June.

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Young Entrepreneur Pop-Up Market
Apr
12
12:00 PM12:00

Young Entrepreneur Pop-Up Market

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By Ultra Education.

Come down and see the youngest and brightest entrepreneurs showcase their products and services at this inspirational Youth Pop Up.

These young entrepreneurs DO WHAT THEY LOVE, make money from it and motivate and inspire their communities. We are very proud to present the next generation of business leaders and change makers.

Find out more →

Visitor Tickets can be booked through the link below:

Book a ticket →

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Black Culture Market - Spring Market
Mar
1
to Mar 2

Black Culture Market - Spring Market

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Black Culture Market - Spring Market

Sat, 01 March and Sun, 02 March 2025, Brixton - 11:00 - 17:00 both days

Please join us for an inspiring showcase of carefully selected black businesses in March 2025. This is an indoor, face-to-face event that supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with retail opportunities.

Our next event taking place over two days in the heart of Brixton offers a diverse, quality shopping and cultural experience celebrating producers of the African & Caribbean community.

If you're looking for gifts, cards, unique prints, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes or other original accessories come down! This market truly embodies the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses.

This is a free event, however, you will need to pre-register here

If you are interested in trading at this event please contact the organiser here

🗓️ Sat 01+ Sun 02 March 2025

🕚 Marketplace⁠ - 11am-5pm (both days)⁠

🛍 40+ traders⁠⁠

🌷Spring Market⁠

🌯 Tasty food⁠⁠ & cakes⁠

👗 Fantastic fashion⁠

🎁 Beautiful gifts⁠⁠

📖 Books⁠

🧴 Natural Skincare⁠

🎨 African Art⁠

🧸 Toys and Educational products ⁠

🖤 Black Culture⁠

📍 The Department Store, Brixton, London, SW9 8FR⁠

🎟️ Book a FREE ticket - www.blackculturemarket.co.uk

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AN EMBROYDERS' STORY by the Bound Collective
Jan
15
to Jan 21

AN EMBROYDERS' STORY by the Bound Collective

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An Embroiderer’s Story is an exhibition showcasing the exquisite craftsmanship of 15 artists and designers working with the embroidery industry. Linked by their shared respect for this craft’s long-standing heritage, they come together in this exhibition to showcase the contemporary versatility of this traditional craft.

Opening times:

Thursday 15th - 21st January - 10am-5pm

@boundembroydery

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Black Culture Market - Christmas Market
Dec
7
to Dec 8

Black Culture Market - Christmas Market

 Please join us for an inspiring showcase of carefully selected black businesses this December for Christmas & Small Business Saturday. This is an indoor, face-to-face event that supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with retail opportunities.

Our next event taking place over two days in the heart of Brixton offers a diverse, quality shopping and cultural experience celebrating producers of the African & Caribbean community.

If you're looking for gifts, cards, unique prints, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes or other original accessories come down! This market truly embodies the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses.

🗓️ Sat 07 + Sun 08 December 2024
🛍 40+ traders⁠⁠
🌯 Tasty food⁠⁠ & cakes⁠
👗 Fantastic fashion⁠
🎁 Beautiful gifts⁠⁠
📖 Books⁠
🎄 Christmas presents⁠
🧴 Natural Skincare⁠
💌 Cards and Stationery⁠
🧸 Toys and Educational products ⁠
🎨 African Art⁠
🕚 11am-5pm (both days)⁠
📍Downstairs at The Department Store, Brixton, SW9 8FR⁠
🎟️ Book a FREE ticket - www.blackculturemarket.co.uk

 

This is a free event, however, you will need to pre-register here

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To Fly - By Radovan Jenko
Nov
25
to Nov 30

To Fly - By Radovan Jenko

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Featuring limited edition and original works by a master of poster art, To Fly is a celebration of the medium’s finest.

Open to the public on from Monday 25th November until Saturday 30th November from 10aam until 5pm.

Viewing with the artist open to the public on Tuesday 26th November from 6-9pm.

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STRANDS by ArtCan
Oct
25
to Oct 31

STRANDS by ArtCan

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STRANDS/strænds/
- Different parts of an idea, a plan, a story, etc
- An element that forms part of a complex whole

Featuring over 70 artists, 'Strands' showcases a carefully curated collection of works from ArtCan members, highlighting a diverse array of mediums, everything from painting, print, sculpture, textiles, mixed media, drawing, video and installation art.

Opening Times:

Friday 25th - Thursday 31st October - 11-5pm.

@artcanorg

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Layers by UNPRIMED
Oct
18
to Oct 20

Layers by UNPRIMED

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Layers is an exhibition by the International Artist Collective UNPRIMED Collective, from Turps Art School, London.

In the exhibition, visitors will explore the layers in each work, investigating this concept within the passage of time, into our derma or within geological stratifications, and in the creative process.

Opening times:

Friday 18th October - 12-6pm
Saturday 19th October - 11am-6pm - Private View: 3-6pm
Sunday 20th October - 11am-5pm

@unprimed_collective

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HOT SHEET
Oct
12
11:00 AM11:00

HOT SHEET

The annual Hot Sheet exhibition returns in 2024 with a fresh perspective on the evolving landscape of contemporary photography. This year's show challenges traditional notions of photography as a two-dimensional medium, showcasing works that blur the line between image and object.

Opening Times : Friday 12th October - 11am -5pm

hotsheet.space

@hotsheet_expo

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Black Culture Market - Black History Month Market
Oct
5
to Oct 6

Black Culture Market - Black History Month Market

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Sat, 05 Oct and Sun, 06 Oct 2024, 11:00 - 17:00 both days 

Join Black Culture Market this October event for their exciting Black History Month event. Black Culture Market is the destination to support and shop from Black-owned businesses in Brixton. Over the weekend explore the wonderful stalls whilst catching up with friends. The market has something for everyone and supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with opportunities to be more visible in the retail industry. If you're looking for food, drinks, gifts, cards, unique art, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes, accessories and more come down! This market truly the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses. Come early to avoid disappointment.  

This is a free event, however, you will need to pre-register here

If you are interested in trading at this event please contact the organiser here

🗓️ Sat 5th + Sun 6th Oct 2024⁠
🛍 40+ traders⁠⁠
🌯 Tasty food⁠⁠ & cakes⁠
👗 Fantastic fashion⁠
🎁 Beautiful gifts⁠⁠
📖 Books⁠
🧴 Natural Skincare⁠
🧸 Toys and Educational products ⁠
🖤 Black History Month⁠
🎨 African Art⁠
🕚 11am-5pm (both days)⁠
📍Downstairs at The Department Store, Brixton, SW9 8FR⁠

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Nostalgia - An Exhibition by David Roberts
Aug
29
to Sep 1

Nostalgia - An Exhibition by David Roberts

Kenyan British Artist, David Roberts, will hold his first London solo art exhibition at The Department Store, Brixton (Downstairs) from Thursday 29 August to Sunday 1 September 2024.

David Roberts, (born 1986 in Kenya) is a painter and printmaker. Inspired by the dramatic and wild landscapes of his childhood, David’s artworks focus on the fleeting patterns, light and interactions of the natural world.

Nostalgia is about unnatural events in the natural world. Roberts’ work preserves both memory and subject, however fleeting. His technique is a microscopic examination of nature’s own artwork. It celebrates the overlooked but fundamental elements of life itself: wildflowers and pollinators, revealing their magnificent but fragile beauty.

Opening Times: 10am until 5pm

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Black Culture Market - Summer Market
Jul
27
to Jul 28

Black Culture Market - Summer Market

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Sat, 27 July and Sun, 28 July, 2024, 11:00 - 17:00 both days

Join Black Culture Market for their exciting July event for Summer. Black Culture Market is the destination to support and shop from Black-owned businesses in Brixton. Over the weekend explore the wonderful stalls whilst catching up with friends. The market has something for everyone and supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with opportunities to be more visible in the retail industry. If you're looking for food, drinks, gifts, cards, unique art, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes, accessories and more come down! This market truly the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses. Come early to avoid disappointment.  

🗓️ Sat 27 & Sun 28th July 2024

🌯 Tasty cakes⁠

👗 Fantastic fashion⁠

🎁 Beautiful gifts⁠⁠

📖 Books⁠

🧴 Natural Skincare⁠

🧸 Toys and Educational products ⁠

🎨 African Art⁠

🎀 Haircare

🕚 11am-5pm (both days)⁠

📍Downstairs at The Department Store, Brixton, SW9 8FR⁠

🎟️ Book a FREE ticket - www.blackculturemarket.co.uk⁠

 

This is a free event, however, you will need to pre-register here

If you are interested in trading at this event please contact the organiser here

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FOUNDATIONS
Jun
19
to Jun 22

FOUNDATIONS

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City Lit Foundation Art & Design Exhibition 2024.

Open Wednesday 19th to Saturday 22nd June - 10:30 to 17:00.

Every year, City Lit's Foundation Diploma in Art and Design students get a chance to showcase their creativity and innovative ideas in an end-of-term exhibition. 2024 is no exception.

Foundations' is a diverse exhibition featuring printing, textiles, sculptures, animation, fine art moving image, design projects and more.

Visitors will see unique and original pieces which demonstrate the students' artistic talents and skills. Expect an interesting variety of styles and approaches on display.

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Black Culture Market - Windrush Market
Jun
1
to Jun 2

Black Culture Market - Windrush Market

Join Black Culture Market for their exciting June event for Summer. Black Culture Market is the destination to support and shop from Black-owned businesses in Brixton. Over the weekend explore the wonderful stalls whilst catching up with friends. The market has something for everyone and supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with opportunities to be more visible in the retail industry. If you're looking for food, drinks, gifts, cards, unique art, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes, accessories and more come down! This market truly the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses. Come early to avoid disappointment

This is a free event, however, you will need to pre-register here

If you are interested in trading at this event please contact the organizer here

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Downstairs & Inherit the Earth presents: Dele Sosimi x Medlar
Nov
25
to Nov 26

Downstairs & Inherit the Earth presents: Dele Sosimi x Medlar

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Downstairs & Inherit the Earth presents: Dele Sosimi x Medlar

Join us for a live music session and networking night Downstairs. We will be welcoming Dele Sosimi x Medlar. two very different but talented musicians. Their diverse backgrounds are brilliantly broad and authentic, A fusion of Afrobeat and deep house music. Aspecting more artist joining during the night!

Pleas reserve your ticket via the link below https://link.dice.fm/jIblWi1YZDb



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HOME
Oct
20
to Oct 29

HOME

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HOME

20th – 29th October 2023

Downstairs at The Department Store, Brixton

Curated by Rebecca Tucker, Jill Desborough and Lee Eveson

ArtCan is delighted to announce our next exhibition, sponsored by Suna Interior Design. ‘Home’ at The Department Store, Brixton, will feature the work of over 125 ArtCan artists. Sculpture, painting, printing, photography, mixed media, video – representing the whole range of the work of our artists, all responding to the theme of ‘home’ and what that means to them.


Open Every Day 10am-5pm

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Black Culture Market - Black History Month
Sep
30
to Oct 1

Black Culture Market - Black History Month

Join Black Culture Market for their exciting Autumn event for Black History Month. Black Culture Market is the destination to support and shop from Black-owned businesses in Brixton. Over the weekend explore the wonderful stalls whilst catching up with friends. The market has something for everyone and supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with opportunities to be more visible in the retail industry. If you're looking for food, drinks, gifts, cards, unique art, jewellery, male grooming kits, skincare, clothes, accessories and more come down! This market truly the community's spirit as well as supports black businesses. Come early to avoid disappointment.  

This is a free event, however, you will need to pre-register here

If you are interested in trading at this event please contact the organiser here

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MAMA Art Show
Jul
11
to Jul 13

MAMA Art Show

Featuring work by Fehinti Balogun, Anna Calder-Marshall, James Corrigan,
Nancy Carroll, Noel Coward, Tony Curtis, Edward De Souza, Nicholas Farrell,
James Fleet, Clive Francis, Mark Gatiss, Anastasia Hille, John Light,
John Lithgow, Tish Potter, Emma Pallant, Emily Pithon, Sian Reese Williams,
Amanda Root, Justin Salinger, Tamsin Salinger, Keala Settle, Anthony Sher,
Paul Trussell, Christopher Villiers, Samuel West, Lydia Wilson Andrew Woodall,
Fenella Woolgar & Rufus Wright. Supporting The Theatre Actors Fund.

Fom 6:00pm to 9:00pm

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Twenty Six
Jul
6
to Jul 9

Twenty Six

A showcase work from 26 artists and designers graduating from the City Lit Foundation Diploma, practicing across a wide range of disciplines including textiles, print, video, animation, painting, sculpture and more.

The show will take place from Thursday 6th July- till 8th July 11am - 6 pm on the 9th from 11am- 3pm

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