The Cass Art Prize aims to champion contemporary art🎨
A £10,000 cash prize is awarded to the overall winner🏆
There are additional Awards worth over £20,000 including a Students Award, an Art Educators Award and more!
Enter by 12 May⬇️
www.cassart.co.uk/thecassartpr...
That’s a wrap on #LGF26 🎉
A week of games, creativity, business and connections across London has come to a close. London Games Festival 2026, which ran 13 April to 19 April, was certainly our biggest showing yet.
"Arts organisations, museums and libraries are the beating heart of our communities." Sir Nicholas Serota,
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social.
The £127.8m Arts Everywhere Fund will support venues across England✨
Well done to the successful London organisations🎉
www.mylondon.news/whats-on/art...
At V&A East we want to be there for all those who wish to create." - Gus Casely-Hayford
Great piece from V&A East's Director on how museums can engage and inspire us✨
Head to London's newest culture and education quarter East Bank to check it out!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"These findings really help us tell the complete story of Shakespeare's Blackfriars house, and thanks to this new discovery we now know exactly where it stood."
The location of William Shakespeare's only London property has been pinpointed to a Blackfriars street🗺️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great to see the V&A East Storehouse and the National Gallery
nominated for Art Fund's Museum of the Year✨
Culture makes London magic!
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
A group of people holding St George’s flags stand together with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in front of a large stone lion statue in Trafalgar Square on a sunny day.
Ahead of St George’s Day I was joined by interfaith leaders from across London. We came together to celebrate all that unites us and affirm the flag of St George as a symbol that belongs to us all 🏴
🚨 GREAT NEWS!
V&A East opens this Sat with the stunning, ‘The Music is Black’ exhibition, the story of Black British music.
All part of East Bank in the Olympic Park. With over £600 million from @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social it’s the largest ever cultural investment from City Hall.
With more than £600 million investment from City Hall, East Bank is fast becoming a powerhouse for innovation, creativity and learning.
This Saturday, the next chapter begins as another major addition opens its doors: the V&A East Museum.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/east...
People standing on a mountain.
The Sony World Photography Awards 2026 exhibition returns to Somerset House today📷
Discover the best photographs from the past year in a diverse display of over 300 pictures✨
📅17 April - 4 May
www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/son...
London, your weekend plans are sorted.
Join us in Trafalgar Square for two family‑friendly events: Vaisakhi on the Square on Saturday and St George’s Day on Sunday.
Both are free, 12–6pm, with live music, dance and street food for everyone to enjoy.
"From showstopping fabrics to mind-expanding photos and an opening show celebrating Black British music, the real value of London’s new museum will surely lie in the art it inspires."
Get inspired this weekend at the V&A East Museum✨
It opens tomorrow⬇️
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Artist painting with their mouth.
"Our artists have challenged perceptions of disability and redefined what it means to create." - Tom Yendell
Explore 70 years of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists in a major exhibition✨
On until 18 April at Lindley Hall.
Free admission⬇️
www.mfpa.co.uk/news/defying...
"It is the most diverse scene in the world.... We make the rules and we break them. We’re not afraid to kind of push against things to create better ideas."
Our @justinesimons.bsky.social shares her favourite London galleries and museums✨
Check it out⬇️
citizen-femme.com/2026/04/15/l...
Exterior view of the V&A building with a geometric stone façade, viewed at dusk, with a statue standing outside the entrance.
Mayor of London, staff and visitors stood in the gallery space looking at a large circular artwork on the wall, with additional artworks and sculptures visible around the room.
The Mayor of London stood with a group of people, posing for a photograph.
Multiple video screens showing performers on stage, arranged together in a dark exhibition space.
Introducing V&A East: London’s brand-new museum.
Located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, it’s part of our city’s newest cultural quarter East Bank. Make sure to visit from this Saturday.
The @opencitydocs.bsky.social Festival starts today📽️
The festival creates an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of creative documentary and non-fiction filmmakers🎞️
📆14 - 19 April
Screenings take place across the city⬇️
opencitylondon.com
🎂 Happy 50th birthday Olivier Awards! and congrats to all the winners!
✨ Theatre is central to London’s success. Last year the West End welcomed a record-breaking 17.64 million theatregoers.
🙏 All thanks to the dedication across the industry - on & off stage.
Performers on stage at Sadler's Wells taking a bow to a full audience.
"The relationships, connections, and support we have made from joining the charter have been invaluable."
Sadler's Wells is accredited through the Dementia Friendly Venues Charter✨
Start your dementia-friendly journey⬇️
www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
A festive graphic with a large red circle on a warm yellow background. White text inside the circle reads “Happy Puthandu & Aluth Avurudda” above the Mayor of London logo. At the bottom of the image, lit clay oil lamps are arranged with red and yellow flowers.
Sending my warmest wishes to everyone in London’s Tamil and Sinhalese communities celebrating new year today.
Happy Puthandu and Aluth Avurudda.
Celebrating the rich heritage and invaluable contribution of London’s Sikh community.
Happy Vaisakhi to Sikh Londoners and all those celebrating around the world.
Learn origami at the People’s Art Club🎨
This is a relaxed, sociable event open to all, whether you're a star artist or simply curious to try something new and meet new people.
📍A Space For Us People's Museum
📅15 April, 6pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-social...
🎮 LONDON GAMES FESTIVAL is back!
🥇 London is the No.1 city for games in Europe! Helped by a decade of support from @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
✨ Great to meet the supremely talented Ensemble in Trafalgar Square.
games.london
@londongamesfest.bsky.social
Theatre makes London magic🎭
Well done to all the winners and nominees at the Olivier Awards✨
Celebrating an incredible 50 years of showcasing theatrical talent both on stage and behind the scenes🎂
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/a...
Head to Trafalgar Square today for a free takeover of Trafalgar Square as part of @londongamesfest.bsky.social 🎮
Explore the Ensemble exhibition which spotlights industry professionals from Black, Asian, and underrepresented ethnicities.
📅13 April, 10am-6pm
www.london.gov.uk/events/londo...
This June @sxsw.com London will transform the streets, clubs, and cultural landmarks of Shoreditch into a sprawling global music village🎶✨
Check out some of the first acts revealed⬇️
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
Hackney’s @riocinema.bsky.social is celebrating 50 years as a community-run cinema this month with a series of celebrations, screenings and parties🎂📽️✨
Rio Forever features ‘bold, eclectic programming; archival gems; and gatherings that bring people together’🎞️
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
Person holding a piece of fabric that reads "Freedom isn't survival Freedom is fighting for what you believes Freedom is singing..."
Don’t miss Southbank Centre's new exhibition exploring what ordinary people think freedom means.
Featuring a diverse range of people aged 0 – 100, including schoolchildren, veterans and artists.
📅until 25 April
Free entry⬇️
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/our...
Two people dressed in bright red and white St George’s Day outfits wave large England flags in Trafalgar Square during the St George’s Day Festival. The festival stage is visible in the background, decorated with red illustrations and “Mayor of London” branding. A crowd of attendees is gathered behind them.
London’s St George’s Day festival proudly celebrates all that makes England great 🏴
Join us in Trafalgar Square on Sun 19 April at 12–6pm, for a free, family-friendly festival showcasing the very best of English culture, food and live performances.
www.london.gov.uk/events/st-ge...
