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Category: UK Illustrators

The Inspiring City Street Art Review of 2017

As ever it’s been a busy year here on the blog and we’ve expanded our horizons a bit. From focusing … More

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Strictly Cardboard only as artists put on a show in Soho

The second Soho Takeover from London based artist Artista saw a old office block in the centre of the city … More

The artists of Upfest, Europe’s largest street art festival

Upfest is the biggest street art festival in Europe and as such attracts artists from all of the country and … More

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Whitecross Street Party returns for 2017 with street art, live music and performance art

The Whitecross street party returned for 2017 and once again contained a mixture of street art, music and performance art … More

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The Street Art of Chrisp Street in Poplar

The concrete pedestrianised area of Chrisp Street and it’s market are not generally found at the top of any must … More

Brockley Street Art Festival 2017 Murals in South London

The third Brockley street art festival has seen street artists return to paint the walls of the South London borough. … More

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The Nomadic Community Garden on Brick Lane

The Nomadic community garden on Brick Lane is a wonderous place. A community project. It can be found nestling near Allen … More

nomadic community gardens, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

JDK the sculptor turned street artist making her mark in London

We are surrounded by mothers and babies!  The Chesterfield coffee shop on the corner of the Grove and Roman roads … More

The Graffiti streets of Fish Island

Ah Fish Island, a place we know well.  That old industrial area, now being slowly discovered by people looking for … More

In Depth Street Art Sculptures on show at the Unit 5 Gallery

‘In Depth’ is a showcase of street art sculpture at the Unit 5 Gallery. On Hackney Road it has brought … More

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Photos from the Whitecross Street party 2016 as the street artists and musicians take over

It’s one of the best and friendliest festivals of the year and one that we keep coming back to here … More

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Tower Hamlets Cemetary Park Soanes Centre gets a street art makeover

Tower Hamlets Cemetary Park, the green eco oasis in the middle of the sprawling urban environment of Mile End has … More

Paint Your London turns Walthamstow into a street art hot spot

Walthamstow has been having a lot going on street art wise for the past few years now. This month’s ‘Paint … More

Portraits of Female Artists in the Leake Street Tunnel

Portraits of the Femme Fierce artists taken in the Leake Street Tunnel during the 2015 festival have been released by photographer … More

The Doodle Man Doodles on Walls around Shoreditch

The Doodle Man has been doodling, and doodling and, well, doodling.  Most recently he’s been spending the best part of … More

Mural, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Human Nature comes to Soho and combines environmental art with ethical design

The Human Nature road-show rolled back into London town and combined with ‘The Art of Progress’ to take over the … More

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Environmental Artists place their mark on Munro House in Leeds as Human Nature leaves its legacy

Munro House in Leeds describes itself as being the gateway to Leeds Art Quarter and you can see why. An … More

All Female Paint Jam in Croydon Shopping Centre

In an appetiser to the main event, the juggernaut that is Femme Fierce rolled into Croydon and brought a live … More

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The 2014 Inspiring City London Art Review of the Year

The second full year of Inspiring City has seen the blog diversify into different genres and a spreading of our … More

Artists Paint for Peace in Shoreditch with Events Leading up to International Peace Day

International Alerts ‘Talking Peace‘ festival has been getting into full swing throughout the month of September with a whole range … More

paint jam, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Talking Peace Festival Launches in London and uses Street Art to start a Conversation

International Alerts Talking Peace festival has launched in London with a celebration of World Food and great art! The idea … More

John and George a homage to a man and his dog at the Howard Griffin Gallery

John and George is the story of one man, his dog and the extraordinary story of how he went from … More

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Interview with Rugman as he Prepares for Iconink his latest show at the Ben Oakley Gallery in Greenwich

“I was just really hairy” laughs Rugman when I ask him where he got his artist name from “seriously, seriously … More

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Street Artists Take Over the Museum of London to Create Huge Mural

The Rotunda exhibition area of the Museum of London has been taken over with the bank holiday weekend playing host … More

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Faces in the Tunnel – A Portrait of Art in Leake Street by Lewis Phillips

One of the fun things about the world of street art is the number of people you meet. It’s a … More

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