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Looking for something to see this bank holiday weekend? Well, Brothers of the Stripe (an awesome collective of illustrators, graphic designers and image makers) have each collaborated with one of the best female illustrators on the UK scene. A brilliant low-key exhibition of original illustrations and prints on display at Stour Space, Hackney Wick. I highly recommend heading there before it ends this weekend. 

Opening times: 5th-29th August, 9am-5pm daily, free entry

Artists:

Mr Beef, Katie Benn, Tim Cockburn, Libbi King, Joel Millerchip, Sandra Diekmann, Caroline Roose, Chris Fairhead, Dionisio Tzavalas, Sam Peet, Jennifer Dionisio, Stephen Chan, Patrick Schmidt, Felicity Marshall, Will Scobie, Rich Fairhead, Jenny Bell, Kristian Jones, Iain Mcarther, Castro Smith, FiST, Ceal Warnants, Nikki Marie Jackson, Lucy Eldridge, Charlotte Quillet, + More TBA

More info click me

www.brothersofthestripe.co.uk

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The London Illustration Fair 2016 is now open for submissions!

Taking place this year 1-4 December at Bargehouse, OXO Tower Wharf - southbank’s four-storey majestic warehouse.

We’ve been every year since its opening in 2013, then at Hoxton Arches, and we will be going again this year for sure. It’s at events like these that you see familiar faces as well as new faces. If you’ve never been before we would advise visiting it first and then applying next year. However if you are veteran exhibitor then by all means throw caution to the wind! If you are a student, graduate or like the atmosphere rather than selling - why not volunteer?

Deadline for submissions is 30th September.

www.thelondonillustrationfair.co.uk

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A while ago we were walking from Euston to Waterloo bridge and saw these murals painted onto billboard size wooden panels. The imagery of the archways and winding staircases were very satisfying to look at on such a large scale. A great discovery which we were so pleased with - one which wouldn’t of happened if it wasn’t for our bus route being affected London by road works!

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A week long Peckham party at The Nines in Peckham.

This poster caught our eye whilst strolling down Rye lane today and we are now seriously considering popping down there tomorrow for a nice Sunday lunch!

www.theninespeckham.co.uk

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Thik Cha

An Exhibition For Nepal

Gaurab Thakali Tom Caron-Delion

21st — 24th January 2016

"Thik Cha’ is an informal greeting used in Nepal; it is a question and a response, the English equivalent of ‘OK’. For artists Tom Caron-Delion and Gaurab Thakali it perfectly communicates the relaxed yet purposeful way of life that they experienced on a joint journey-based project in Nepal in late 2015...” read more 

Last month we saw work by Gaurab Thakali and Tom Caron-Delion which they made from their visit to Nepal last year. We know Gaurab from our time at Camberwell College of Arts where he studied in the year above us. However, what really excited us about their show was how Illustration and photography (both in their traditional sense) would be presented and exhibited together. 

We do enjoy it when different mediums are brought together through a collaborative practice and the two didn’t disappoint. The work was curated in a simple way. Going clockwise it began with photographs by Tom Caron-Delion (see above) to one side and then screen prints on handmade papers brought back Nepal by Gaurab Thakali on the other (also see above). There was a single set of photographs amongst the screen prints which we thought was a well made decision as it helped the flow of the exhibition, the marrying of the work and really because those photographs in particular needed to be seen separate to the others as they were a lot darker and bold.

The exhibition was only on for a few days so when we asked Gaurab what he and Tom have planned next, he told us that they hope to have further exhibitions and to keep selling their exhibition publication. 

We wish Gaurab and Tom all the best and will be posting about further exhibitions as soon as we know!

www.gaurabthakali.com www.tomdelionphotography.com www.ourplacestudio.co.uk

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HAVE FUN: A solo exhibition by Charlotte Mei

Box Park, Shoreditch, 

3-9 August, 2015