Brent is the next London Borough of Culture, following Waltham Forest's programme in 2019. As to be expected from the home of Wembley Arena, its rich reggae heritage, and Kilburn's 'Music Mile', the 2020 celebration will be enriched with sound and song.
Highlights announced so far include:
Liverpool Biennial 2020 has chosen an unusual theme for its artists. Entitled 'The Stomach and the Port' the biennial will "explore the notions of body...challenges an understanding of the individual as a defined, self-sufficient entity."
Liverpool Biennial 2020 is curated by Manuela Moscoso with artistic director Fatos Üstek and the Liverpool Biennial team.
With World Cup Rugby at fever pitch for England fans, all eyes are on Japan for its upcoming sports and cultural events. British Council is leading on the UK in JAPAN 19–20 season, a year-long programme of cultural and education-focused events and activities in both Japan and the UK which provides opportunities for British and Japanese organisations.
The Culture Diary and Arts Council England is taking a delegation of visual arts leaders and emerging designers from across the UK to Hong Kong next month from 2–7 December. The mission takes place at Business of Design Week and is a direct result of working with a number of Culture Diary members eager to expand their creative and cultural practices internationally. The mission will work with the Department for International Trade and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office via the GREAT Britain Campaign.
After two years of work, Sarah Lucas’s major retrospective opens 2 November 2019 – 16 February 2020 at Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing, realised in close collaboration between the artist and curator Yan Shije, director of the museum.
East London gallery Hoxton 253 presents Paper-Scissors-Rock, a solo exhibition by American collage artist Brian Reinker, opening on 21 November.
Atom Gallery has invited over 40 artists to produce an original artwork on empty pizza boxes for an exhibition to raise much needed funds for Hackney Foodbank. A wide variety of artists from London's urban and street art scenes (and some from further afield...) will be spraying, painting, printing and drawing on pizza boxes supplied by local pizza companies.
The Science museum is collaborating with Tate, National Gallery, V&A, National Muiseums Scotland, the Estorick Collection and more to create a new exhibition examining the Art of Innovation.
The SXSW Art Programme – part of SXSW 2020 in Austin, Texas taking place on 13-21 March – brings the opportunity for visual artists at the intersection of art and technology or working on an experience through immersion or social engagement, to display their work and enhance the festival landscape for delegates.
The final deadline to apply and submit your concept or work is 11 October 2019.
Frieze London this year marks the 17th edition of the annual art fair and will truly bring the world of visual arts together in one place on 3-6 October. It welcomes more than 160 galleries from 35 countries, a record in international participation since its inception in 2003.
