The third edition of Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) will be taking place 1-11 October 2020. Eleven days of public art festivities have been developed with community consultation, with a diverse programme of events, talks, highlights, installations and exhibits taking place throughout the Royal Borough.

KCAW will present over a hundred participants, including both emerging and world-class institutions and cultural practitioners, to celebrate the artistic richness of the Borough. This year’s dynamic calendar of events will be the most extensive edition of KCAW to date. The programme includes murals and public artworks acknowledging the COVID-19 pandemic and paying tribute to the NHS.

An open call KCAW Public Art Trail installed in Sloane Square, Duke of York Square, Kings Road, Chelsea Theatre, Holland Park, Freston Road, Portobello, High Street Kensington and White City with highlights including installations in Sloane Square and Duke of York Square by artists Barnaby Barford, Toy Studio and Liz West. Sculptor Alex Chinneck will create a new installation called Alphabetti Spaghetti which will be located in Lockton Road/Bramley Road railway arches in W11.

A new addition this year is Art in Windows featuring local artists and creative studios who will transform store windows along the iconic King’s Road and Kensington High Street, through a series of exhibitions and imaginative interventions. As the high street responds to the pandemic, these empty retail spaces will be brought to life with works by local artists to engage passers-by in a celebration of culture and creativity. The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has commissioned eight retail art installations which will be installed in vacant retail premises along Kensington High Street, which will stay in-situ until Christmas with participating artists including Shuster & Moseley, Dotmaster, Lindsay Mendick and Catriona Robertson.

The Love Kensington + Chelsea Hoardings project will feature work by artists celebrating the different histories of the borough by painting murals on construction boards in unusual locations. The murals are selected by public and resident vote.

KCAW are working with CW+, the official charity of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, on a collaboration with award winning British-Nigerian artist Yinka llori.

Participating in the festival are Design Museum, The Great Exhibition Road Festival (GERF) collaboration with arts and science, The Chelsea Theatre, Kensington Town Hall, Royal Society of Sculptors, The Coronet Theatre, Pavilion Hive in Notting Hill, the Chelsea Arts Club, White City Place, and the Goldfinger Factory, with many more to be announced.

For the full programme visit www.kcaw.co.uk or @kcawlondon.

Image: Liz West Through Number III


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