7 exhibitions not to miss this November

Pages of the Sea

Part of the 14-18-Now commissions, Pages of the Sea will be a poignant moment marking 100 years since armistice and the end of the First World War. Select beaches across the UK will see a portrait of an individual from the First World War emerge from the sand, only to wash away once the tide rises as spectators say their collective goodbyes. Poet Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem specifically to be read on the day.

If you would like to take part, you can browse the online gallery and say goodbye to those who left the shore. Alternatively, you can add your own image of someone from the First World War to the gallery and say a personal goodbye. A moving and beautiful tribute.

11 November, various locations across the UK

It’s Art Call

Winner of It’s Art Call 2018 and Zealous artist Oskar Krajewski will be showcasing his work at a solo exhibition in West London’s After Nyne Gallery. The complex sculptures inspired by visions, dreams, technological and spiritual studies are definitely not one to miss. Not only that, but you can still catch the group exhibition of selected artists until 6 November!

After Nyne Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 6pm.

Group exhibition: 31 Oct – 6 Nov, After Nyne Gallery, Holland Park, W11 4LA

Solo exhibition: 20 – 26 Nov, After Nyne Gallery, Holland Park, W11 4LA

Jameel Prize 5

The Jameel Prize, an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition, is a free show currently exhibiting at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Expect to see works of art from a variety of mediums of such high caliber that, for the first time ever, the Jameel Prize 5 was awarded to two finalists.

Be sure to check out these eight exceptional contemporary artists and designers for free up until 25 November.

On now until 25 November Nov, The Porter Gallery, SW7 2RL

CGP London – #34 Annual Open Exhibition

Now in it’s 34th year, the CGP London annual open exhibition exists to encourage artists from across the UK, at any stage in their career, to submit their work as part of a large-scale salon show. All artists who submit will have their work showcased at the exhibition, an excellent opportunity for emerging artists who are trying to break into the art world.

Open for two and a half weeks on Wednesdays to Sundays between 11am & 4pm (with a preview on Sunday 18 Nov, 3-5pm), you have plenty of time to catch some of the UK’s best emerging and established artists all in one place.

21 Nov – 9 Dec, CGP London, Gallery by the Pool. SE16 2UA

Noor Afshan Mirza and Brad Butler: The Scar

The Delfina Foundation presents the London premiere of The Scar, a fiction film installation by London and Istanbul based artists Noor Afshan Mirza and Brad Butler.

The Scar is an immersive, five-screen fiction-film installation in three chapters, and is inspired by true events. Names, scenes and locations having been fictionalised through the use of Magical Realism, and difficult topics such as the patriarchy, inequality and corruption are explored.

27 Sep – 1 Dec, Delfina Foundation, London, SW1E 6DY

Homotopia

Founded in response to Liverpool’s bid for European Capital Of Culture 2008 and now in it’s 15th year, the festival has become a key cultural festival for the region. This year’s theme “I Will Survive!” sees an array of artists bringing LGBTQ+ arts and culture to the city.

There’s a whole host of brilliant exhibitions, talks, performances and gigs running for this month-long festival. Homotopia is all about inspiring and uniting communities, no matter who you are or where you come from, so you can be sure there’ll be something for you in the programme!

2 Nov – 1 Dec, various locations around Liverpool

Tim Etchells – For Everything

Filling the gallery space with a 12 metre-long neon piece that reads ‘For everything that is shown something is hidden’, Tim Etchells love of language and text, spoken and written, is at the heart of what he does. Brilliantly playful and thought-provoking, the use of alternating letter illuminations disrupts the text to add a new layer of meaning.

You can catch For Everything at VITRINE until 20 January 2019, but we recommend you see it as you as you can!

2 Oct –  20 Jan, VITRINE London, SE1 3UN