Meet the Spanish Rejects – María Gilino
Our second social exhibition, El Salón de los Rechazados Españoles (The Salon of Spanish Rejects), will take place in less than a month’s time, so it is high time we started to introduce you to our talented ‘rejects’! Today, MARÍA GILINO María was born in Vigo, Spain, and currently lives in London. She has always […]
‘Women and Ceramics’ at Idea Store
Yesterday Verónica Restrepo led the last of the Women’s History Month workshops (Event organised by Alternative Arts). Verónica talked about the close relationship between clay, women and myths in a fascinating way that captured the participants attention and inspired them to create amazing artworks. More than 25 people attended this workshop, among them the Bangladeshi […]
Call out for artists
Are you a London-based artist from or with strong links to Spain? Lon-art.org is holding its second Social Exhibition at Oxford House in Bethnal Green from 7th to 12th May. The aim of the exhibition is to give a platform to emerging artists who have been affected by the economic crisis and may be struggling […]
Departures, by Bisila Noha
(Salon of the Rejected) 1863, France. A group of artists see how their works are rejected by the jury of the official Paris Salon and therefore cannot exhibit their paintings in the Salon. Ridiculed by many art critics, they are allowed by the Emperor Napoleon III to create a parallel exhibition. That was the first […]
Women’s History Month
So far, the new year has indeed been a prosperous one for us. We have now joined forces with Alternative Arts to offer our visits to the Victoria & Albert Museum and to the National Gallery as part of the Women’s History Month celebrations in East London. Along with other artists, activists, performers and writers, […]
El Salón de los Rechazados Españoles (English version further down)
New En la que será nuestra segunda Social Exhibition, Lon-art.org pretende visibilizar la voz de los artistas españoles que, a causa de la crisis, han tenido que emigrar de forma forzada a Londres, ciudad en la que sobreviven desempeñando trabajos no cualificados con los que poder subvencionar su creación artística. El salón español de los […]
See Yourself in 3D
New Year – New Projects Last Saturday we began our new project, See Yourself in 3D, in collaboration with Centrepoint, a charity that provides a safe place to live for more than 1,000 young people. Participants will explore their aspirations and personal objectives using
With LAWRS at the National Gallery
Yesterday, we led a visit to the National Gallery for women participating in the Integration Project at the Latin-American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS). Together, we explored gender in art history, linking works from the National Gallery’s collection with issues in contemporary society, representations of women in the media and popular culture, and our own personal […]
Primary School Mosaic Project 2013
This mosaic represents all the class-rooms through animals and colours. The kids came up with the drawings and ideas integrated in the final design. 210 kids have participated in this fantastic and amazing project that was fully developed by them. We all can appreciate the stunning results!!
Refugee Week in London 2013
During Refugee Week in London, Lon-art.org designed one of the workshops offered by Refugee Youth at the BFI. Through the painting of ceramics, we recovered the patterns and designs of traditional ceramics of regions in the Middle East (Iraq and Afghanistan), Africa and Latin- America. Have a look at these fantastic artworks!!