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ACE (Art Comp Exhibition) is open!
Our Art competition exhibition in collaboration with Hampstead School of Art (HSoA) opened on Tuesday night with a bang! Record numbers...
Mar 7, 20191 min read
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Women Cafe Art photographers to exhibit at UN
Women Without Walls - Photography Exhibition, in partnership with the UNECE, UN Geneva and Cafe Art, showcases photographs taken on...
Sep 18, 20182 min read
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Where DOES the money go?
Money raised from selling the MyLondon calendar has helped us employ James Gray. James frames and hangs art in cafes around London. The...
Sep 12, 20182 min read
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Remembering Alex
Before she died Alex Davies didn't know she had won first prize in the MyLondon Photography Contest. I only met Alex once, or at least...
Sep 11, 20182 min read
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Cafe Art in Spitalfields Week starts soon!
Café Art would like to welcome you to the MyLondon Photo Project exhibition, the public vote (for the 2019 MyLondon calendar) and our...
Jul 24, 20182 min read
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New exhibition in new London Borough of Culture: Waltham Forest!
Café Art arrived this week in Waltham Forest with an exhibition in Bru Coffee and gelato, just as the borough has been announced as the...
May 10, 20183 min read
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Formerly homeless ex-addict in recovery has fresh start
Geraldine Crimmins, the new artist in residence at the Old Diorama Arts Centre, has recently become self-employed thanks to her art and...
Jan 16, 20185 min read
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First solo exhibition for Cafe Art artist James Gray
James Gray is having his first solo exhibition and we at Cafe Art could not be prouder. James has come a long way. When we first met him...
Aug 2, 20173 min read
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MyLondon in Spitalfields from Monday 31 July
More than 450 images of London as taken by people affected by homelessness feature in the largest MyLondon exhibition yet - 25% more...
Jul 25, 20171 min read
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Meet James Gray, Artist In Residence
We are really happy to announce that one of our artists - James Gray - has been chosen by Diorama Arts Centre to fill their Artist In...
May 18, 20171 min read
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This is London, where we live!
Not an 'opening' as such, as the exhibition opened last month, but we finally got all our artists and photographers and supporters in the...
May 16, 20171 min read
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This Is Where I Live: homeless art from New York, Berlin, Mumbai and London
Paintings from twelve artists from New York, Berlin and Mumbai join four from London at Diorama Arts Centre as part of Cafe...
Mar 31, 20172 min read
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Ricardo Negro exhibition
We are very happy to host, the Qbic Hotels, an exhibition Brazilian artist, Ricardo Alves da Silva Miranda, also known by his artist...
Mar 31, 20172 min read
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MyLondon photographer in new London exhibition
Hugh Gary had already started his photography training at West London University when he entered the MyLondon Photography Contest in 2016...
Mar 16, 20171 min read
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From Brazil with love – a Favela connection with London
Brazilian artist, Ricardo Alves da Silva Miranda, also known by his artist name Ricardo Negro, creates colourful graffiti-style murals...
Mar 16, 20172 min read
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Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!
He may not draw a gun as fast as the Lone Ranger, but John Sheehy can easily beat the Ranger hands down if it's with a paint brush.John...
Mar 11, 20171 min read
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From Bethnal Green with Love
Despite replacing the bar-tender with a barista, and a martini (shaken and not stirred, of course!) with a latte, Mr Bond can still catch...
Jan 2, 20171 min read
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The meeting of heARTS @ Ezo Bistro
Painted by one heart, bought by another ..... When Farrah popped into her local cafe at Barking station - Ezo Bistro - she can't help but...
Nov 5, 20162 min read
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Joining the dots …
That's what we try to do here at Cafe Art. Connecting the positivity of homelessness with the wider community through their art. Through...
Oct 16, 20161 min read
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And the Outstanding Individual Learner Award goes to ….
.... Geraldine Crimmins! The Festival of Learning is a national celebration of lifelong learning. Special awards are handed out each year...
Oct 7, 20161 min read
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