London's Burning Talks Series

The Venice Biennale returned this year under the evocative theme Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere. Although it opened in April, there is still plenty of time to visit as it is on until the end of November. Don’t miss your chance to experience the powerful and thought-provoking works at the 2024 Venice Biennale. With its compelling theme and diverse array of artists, this year’s exhibition offers a unique opportunity to engage with works that challenge and inspire. Discover our guide and make your plans to visit before time runs out.

Artichoke’s Head of Trusts & Foundations Emily Turner has worked at Artichoke since 2017. We asked Emily to give us her top tips on where to find grant opportunities, how to apply and the important do’s and don’ts. Read the full article here: www.artichoke.uk.com/top-tips-for-writing-your-funding-application

HERD is a musical and sculptural odyssey of epic proportions devised by Orlando Gough, bringing together community of makers, hundreds of local schoolchildren and many hundreds more members of music groups and soloists. Created with their own unique character, the 23 larger-than-life sheep are popping up across the district of Kirklees ths week, singing original compositions created especially for this project. Learn all about the technical process behind HERD’s evocative soundscapes in this interview with expert sound designers, Sebastian Frost and John Del’Nero.

With only one day until #HERD2023 launches as part of Kirklees Year of Music, we spoke to Huddersfield-based artist Dave Young, the creator of the 23 musical sheep sculptures that will soon appear in surprising places across the beautiful Kirklees countryside and towns…

A Telling of Light is a special new commission to memorialise and commemorate the huge number of lives lost to Covid in the UK during the course of the pandemic, the work will reflect and recognise the magnitude of this loss and specifically the loss of breath.

At the top of The Monument, actor Simon Callow reads extras from John Dryden's poem, Annus Mirabilis and reflects on life in London 1666. Part of the talks series for London's Burning, a festival of arts and ideas for Great Fire 350, a season of events commemorating the Great Fire of London.

Three speakers each share their own responses on the theme of 'fire' for 15 minutes each. Featuring: Actor and writer Joshua Levine, author of 'The Secret Blitz'. Becci Bryant, the first female Chief Fire Officer to have risen through the ranks. Ed Galea, founding director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group. Part of the talks series for London's Burning, a festival of arts and ideas for Great Fire 350, a season of events commemorating the Great Fire of London.