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London students set up crowdfunder for Cafe Art
Crowdfunder for Cafe Art by students from Westminster Business University A group of five students from Westminster Business School have created a crowdfunding project for Cafe Art, launching it on...
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Huge interest in Cafe Art 2018 programmes
St Mungo's! Today we visited the art groups at St Mungo's Grey's Inn Road, London. We hope to hang art from the group in a nearby restaurant in the coming weeks. SHP in Islington! The first SHP art...
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Manipulating art: major exhibition with Cafe Art’s James Gray
James Gray (left) with Cafe Art volunteer Patrick in front of UN FAIR - All the glitters... (Nee: UN FAIR) by William Blanchard & James Gray. Cafe Art has an artist in Face Value 2, a fantastic...
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Photography workshops begin!
The Cafe Art Royal Photographic Society Mentoring Group ramps up a notch this year following a grant from Santander. Here the group meets for the first time at the National Theatre on Saturday...
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New York, Berlin, Mumbai, Melbourne and Auckland: This Is Where I Live
Please come to the opening of This Is Where I Live 2018 at the Old Diorama Arts Centre. This year we have had a great selection of works submitted from talented artists affected by homelessness across...
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New exhibition in new London Borough of Culture: Waltham Forest!
Ahsan Khan, Portfolio Lead Member- Libraries, Arts and Culture, Waltham Forest; Ricardo, Bru; James Gray, Cafe Art, Sarah Caldwell-Watson, Cafe Art; Paul Ryan Cafe Art and Sameera, Bru Coffee and...
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Introducing MyBrighton & Hove!
MyBrighton & Hove will be the second calendar project run by Cafe Art in the UK. We are very very excited to announce that MyBrighton & Hove is happening this year, with the camera handout set...
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Shining a light
Shine has trained 8 people to be barristas for the new coffee shop which opened on 11 May. Shine, a new coffee shop run by vulnerable people who have experiences either homelessness or have been in...
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MyLondon camera handout on 21 June
MYLONDON 100 cameras will be handed out on Thursday 21 June at St Paul's Cathedral, resulting in more than 2,000 photos. 20 will be chosen for the public vote to decide the 2019 MyLondon calendar. The...
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Anne-Marie Jackson's report on MyToronto's inaugural photo contest, exhibition and calendar project last year has won her the Single Multimedia Award at the News Photographers Association of Canada...
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MyLondon exhibition in Spitalfields from 30 July
MYLONDON 100 cameras were handed out on Thursday 21 June at St Paul's Cathedral, resulting in more than 2,000 photos. 20 will be chosen for the public vote to decide the 2019 MyLondon calendar. Another...
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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 artist market week at Spitalfields Art Market from the 30th of July...
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London & Brighton Kickstarters start this Wednesday Aug 15!
The 2019 MyLondon calendar is available on Kickstarter from Wednesday 15 August at 7pm. The goal is to raise £7,500 to fund the printing of the calendar. Later, calendar will employ people who are...
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Cafe Art fundraiser on 5 September!
MyLondon photographers launch the Kickstarter on 15 August. The fundraising event is to promote it as we strive to reach our target by 15 September! Cafe Art is holding it's first official fundraiser...
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Remembering Alex
The Artist by Alex Davies 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 only once that I remember as I must have...
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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 profits from the sale of the photos and the annual MyLondon...
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Women Cafe Art photographers to exhibit at UN
The Women Without Walls exhibition is made up of 20 photos by women affected by homelessness who participated in Cafe Art's project with disposable cameras, including four women from London. Women...
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MyBrighton & Hove exhibition opens Saturday
Leon Adrian: “I took this photo of Brighton West Pier standing close to the water on a sunny day. Taking photos hasn’t made me see Brighton and Hove in a new way, but it has made me look closer at what...
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