{"title": "Unlocked: On Curation", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Peckham Platform", "address": "Peckham High Street 89, SE15 5RS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/curation"], "description": "This session is Workshop 1 of 'Unlocked: On Curation', a four-part interactive workshop series for 18-25 year olds offering a behind-the-scenes introduction to the world of contemporary curation. It is led by Nikita Sena Quarshie, a London-based curator and writer whose practice is informed by her background in human rights. This hands-on workshop explores exhibition-making as a form of storytelling, looking at how exhibition design, layout and interpretation build a narrative around an artist's work. 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Curators Josie Sanne and Zaccaria Slater, graduates of MA Culture, Criticism and Curation, selected graduates from the Vienna academy to show alongside UK-based artists on the theme of sharing. Split into the categories 'meins' (mine) and 'deins' (yours), the show spans intimate memories, landscapes, tapestries on land ownership and a site-specific installation, exploring what it means to share a cultural identity. Visitors are invited to explore the ACF building itself, from the intern's office to the salon, library and basement gallery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/70-years-acf-meins-ist-deins-40985/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0f4337d1e86eb78fb1fa80ffc1355789712f73e2a087c78b8cf46dd09a8633c6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Made By Hands: The Fabric of Creative Action", "start": "2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-26T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Showroom", "address": "Penfold Street 63, London", "price": "Free, booking essential. 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Participants explore representations of Black and minority figures in the National Gallery's collection, reflecting on identity, visibility and lived experience, and respond creatively through relaxed drawing activities. No drawing experience is needed; the session lasts about an hour and is accompanied by live speech-to-text transcription.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/talk-and-draw-celebrating-black-history-month-49217/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/workshop-talk-and-draw-october-celebrating-black-history-month-30-10-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8161ecc473d4d5dfbf2907ca5a8ba57f8570484451a44a16df7bf7b029aadf1f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Transformative Futures", "start": "2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-07-03T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Camden Arts Centre", "address": "Arkwright Road 52, NW3 6DG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transformative-futures-tickets-2000155349493?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*12fqdd6*_up*MQ..*_ga*OTg4MzQ1ODQ5LjE3ODg4NjkzMzM.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODg4NjkzMzIkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODg4NjkzMzIkajYwJGwwJGgw&keep_tld=true", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "Transformative Futures is a free weekly collective for young people aged 15-25 to discuss, explore and create art together. 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The programme fosters a supportive, inclusive and anti-racist environment and will culminate in a takeover event in July 2027, produced by participants.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/transformative-futures-73861/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/16c0e38a5e9d5c600a087fc525481510e2b58cdd95864c099e7b090285c48372-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Passing: A writing workshop with Fieldnotes", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T21:00:00Z", "place": "Goldsmiths CCA", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Passing: A writing workshop with Fieldnotes is a workshop exploring identity, displacement and the travelling fragment. It takes cues from Evelyn Taocheng Wang's exhibition and writing by Hilton Als, McKenzie Wark, Tiqqun and Richard Siken, among others, to explore writing with and against the 'self'. Through informal exercises and guided reading, participants experiment with collective writing, montage and sampling. The session is led by Elaine ML Tam, Fieldnotes Senior Editor, and is open to all levels of writing experience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/passing-a-writing-workshop-with-fieldnotes-69852/", "official_url": "https://goldsmithscca.art/event/passing-a-writing-workshop-with-fieldnotes/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/85bfff69466a26ab6690fb9cb26a4cda74f78ceb06d0e26e60bd010526466195-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Passing: A writing workshop with Fieldnotes", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Goldsmiths, University of London Campus", "address": "SE14 6NW London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/goldsmithscentreforcontemporaryart/2397122", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "'Passing: A writing workshop with Fieldnotes' is a free writing workshop exploring identity, displacement and the travelling fragment, open to all levels of writing experience. It is led by Elaine ML Tam, Senior Editor of Fieldnotes, and takes cues from Evelyn Taocheng Wang's exhibition and writing by Hilton Als, McKenzie Wark, Tiqqun and Richard Siken among others. Through informal exercises and guided reading, participants experiment with collective writing, montage and sampling, working with questions of performativity and non-belonging. Refreshments and workshop materials are provided, and 25 places are available on a sign-up basis.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/passing-a-writing-workshop-with-fieldnotes-36266/", "official_url": "https://goldsmithscca.art/event/passing-a-writing-workshop-with-fieldnotes/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3cbadc3c9c8651328155f65482f60995933efcd4f8921cbaa5094bd6d8b73109-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Curator's Tour: Disco Inferno", "start": "2026-11-07T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Gasworks", "address": "Vauxhall Street 155, SE11 5RH London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "A curator-led walkthrough of the exhibition Disco Inferno at Gasworks, with temporary seating provided on request. Gasworks' curator Rosa Tyhurst leads the tour, explaining the key themes and ideas of the exhibition and of Paloma Contreras Lomas' practice, along with broader contextual information. Attendance is free, but booking is recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/curators-tour-disco-inferno-36217/", "official_url": "https://www.gasworks.org.uk/events/curators-tour-disco-inferno/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/04a1241cb8de3a043b99e8cf07ba79f7539574bd9d1925d6d95231fcc7621888-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Late Thursday - Workshop: Moving Through Modernity", "start": "2026-10-29T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T21:00:00Z", "place": "Estorick Collection", "address": "Canonbury Square 39a, N1 2AN London", "price": "Free with an admission ticket valid for the same day", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.estorickcollection.com/shop", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/modern-art", "society/gender"], "description": "A participatory evening workshop at the Estorick Collection exploring Futurism, gender and movement through the city, combining an audio piece with a collective mapping activity. It is created and led by Meily Denys, a Belgian artist and anthropologist based in London trained in Fine Art, Social Anthropology and Gender Studies. Responding to Futurist writings on women and the city as a space of modernity and speed, it invites reflection on how identity shapes experiences of public space, from freedom and visibility to surveillance and restricted movement. The workshop is part of the Estorick Collection Student Takeover programme, is open to everyone, and needs no prior knowledge of Futurism.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/late-thursday-workshop-moving-through-modernity-35950/", "official_url": "https://www.estorickcollection.com/events/late-thursday-29-oct", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d999482d991783f854a36ceba08ba59a20639b60482a75855dbcf82a1a63771-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Shift /Shape Workshops", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "SPACE Ilford", "address": "", "price": "Free and all welcome", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Shift /Shape Workshops is a four-session participatory painting and drawing project held at SPACE Ilford, free and open to all, running on Tuesdays in November 2026. Artist Sophie Lourdes Knight, a multidisciplinary artist born in California who studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, begins each project with a large-scale, partially developed painting that participants enter and transform through playful prompts such as add, extend, connect, repeat, obscure, transform and respond. No previous painting experience is needed, and the group builds a shared, evolving artwork across the four sessions. Attendees should book only if they can join all four sessions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shift-shape-workshops-70471/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8524740214048a0fd40f218f777b194a2b2500790117fe34e8186b3075f858f8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Personal statement support workshop", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "place": "University of West London", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "A supportive workshop to help refine your personal statement, teaching what makes a strong one and how to use AI responsibly. It is run by the University of West London for Year 13 students and second-year Level 3 students considering applying to a UK university this academic year. Attendees can explore the campus with a Student Ambassador, ask questions, and afterwards get personalised feedback from a team member. Visitors should bring a printed copy of their own personal statement.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/personal-statement-support-workshop-39987/", "official_url": "https://www.uwl.ac.uk/whats-on/personal-statement-support-workshop", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7b3934b94f1f21d509091322cec206612becafccdc2707d2da3abd1f403ab73a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "if you like rice, you’ll understand – Collective Noise", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "Institute of International Visual Arts | Stuart Hall Library - iniva", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "This is an exhibition project titled 'if you like rice, you'll understand – Collective Noise', bringing together painting, photography, moving image, text and sound. It is a new project by artist and educator Andrew Pierre Hart, part of a joint programme between iniva and Chelsea Space at Chelsea College of Arts. Drawing on Stuart Hall's cultural studies legacy, it explores sound as a form of learning and cultural exchange, examining the relationship between sound and diasporic experiences. The project includes a cross-site exhibition, an events programme and a publication, supported by The Ampersand Foundation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/if-you-like-rice-youll-understand-collective-noise-60786/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aabf80b0df67e5692d00f33769a693ca39fc9b1eab2066da1de9d0767fe6eb43-1200.webp"}]}