Quentin Blake Centre Opens: Exhibitions & Cockatoos

About this episode

The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens with multiple exhibitions and community spaces.

The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in Clerkenwell is set to open on June fifth, boasting three launch exhibitions, a cafe, shop, gardens, and free community areas. Tickets for the exhibitions, including Blakes own Performance showcase and Queer as Comics, go on sale April twenty-ninth. The centres branding features playful cockatoo characters and a typeface from seventeen twenty-two, reflecting Blakes love for birds and accessibility. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/370b197818586489

Topics covered

• illustration
• exhibitions
• community
• art
• culture

Keywords

• Quentin Blake
• illustration
• exhibitions
• Clerkenwell
• cockatoos

Sponsors

Solipillow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Products: cockatoo characters

Places: Clerkenwell

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