Finding Solutions
28 September – 1 October 2017
The Art Licks Weekend is a festival that showcases the work of pioneering young artists, curators, galleries and project spaces in London.
Updates
Call for Applications: Art Licks Weekend 2018
21 June 2018
Applications are now open to take part in the sixth year of the Art Licks Weekend festival, with the theme of 'Peripheries'. Download Guidelines & Application Form. Deadline, Monday 16 July, 10am.
Workweek Prize Winner
2 October 2017
Congratulations to Turf Projects showing Saelia Aparicio Torinos in Peaks & Troughs, just announced as the winners of Artquest's 2017 Workweek Prize. Read more.
Thank you!
2 October 2017
A very big thank you to all the participants that took part in this year's Art Licks Weekend, and to all who visited the festival. It was a fantastic edition of the festival that marked its fifth year, and explored the theme of Finding Solutions. We hope you enjoyed it!
Last Day: Skelf Art Feast
1 October 2017
Don't miss your opportunity to download new artworks from the twelve artists taking part in our online project, Skelf: Art Feast. View & download here.
Business as Usual
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ Castor, 12-6pm. Site-specific installation by Alan Magee, drawing from the commercialisation of domestic work and the nature of labour. Read more.
Town Gas Hosts: Closing Lunch Conversation
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ Troy Town Pottery, 1-3pm. An informal conversation, with food, about how we find alternative and shared spaces for making. Read more.
Allen Road Sculpture Park: Performance & Discussion
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ GRAFT, 4-6pm. An informal performance & discussion that investigates the function of private spaces in an arts context. Read more.
I WANT MY IDEAL PASTE: GOO
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ KELDER, 3-5pm. A family day with artists from the exhibition leading activities based on goo, slime and gunge. Read more.
JPEG Crush
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ The Nines, 2-4pm. Glitch workshop from DKUK with Kasper Ravel. Read more.
THE FIRST 100% OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL ART EDUCATION OPEN-DAY
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ SET, 12-5pm. An informal open day exploring the plural experiences of alternative art schools. Read more.
Workshop with Cara Rainbow
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ Morley Gallery, 12-3pm. Artist Cara Rainbow invites you to a drop-in workshop to collectively create a new city landscape. Read more.
Sunday Demonstrations
1 October 2017
Sunday event @ Number 13, 12.30-3.30pm. Exhibition demonstrations and performances from Amanda Couch, Sarah Gillham & Mindy Lee. Read more.
FavourBank
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Diaspore, 2-6pm. Diaspore are starting a bank. It's called FavourBank and instead of lending money, it lends help. Read more.
Brainchild Events
30 September 2017
Saturday events @ Platform Southwark, 2pm & 7pm. Visit Brainchild today for two events: Inside technology with Flow Conceptions and AV double-bill.
'Group Show' - Conclusion
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Light Eye Mind, 7.30-10.30pm. A conculsion to 12ø's podcast series 'Group Show'; an evening of talking and music with Caitlin Merrett King, Molejoy, Abigails Tails. Read more.
Walking Talking Drawing Tour
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Unit 28b, 12-2pm. Join artist Jake Caleb for a drawing tour through South Bermondsey. Read more.
Printed Matters: a conversation on economics
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Seen Fifteen, 3pm. A discussion event that will explore the different aspects of the printed matter and its trends. Read more.
Feelings About Our Libraries
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ New Cross Library, 1-1.30pm. Screening of this film that explores feelings about our libraries; voluntary run and those lost & threatened with closure. Read more.
Assembly Point
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Assembly Point, 12-6pm. AP artists open their studios today to the public, including the project bodyfacespace with Emily Hawes, Natalia Janula & Sophia Simensky.
making + re-imagining on the Thames Beach
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Thames Riverside, 1.30-5pm. AltMFA present an improvised live art event on the beach of the River Thames in Bermondsey / Rotherhithe. Read more.
Cara Rainbow: Artist's talk
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Morley Gallery, 2-3pm. Cara Rainbow gives a tour of City Storeys and Folk Tails in which she will discuss the construction of the worlds & characters within the exhibition. Read more.
Archiving Fever: Here I am, there you are.
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ PAPRIKA, 11am-6pm. The second stage of PAPRIKA's project, Archiving Fever that will investigate archive through performance. Read more.
Shelf Show: Calvin & A Solution
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Hackney Downs, 3pm. A new performance with artist Calvin Laing. Booking essential. Read more.
Constellations: Artist Talk
30 September 2017
Saturday event @numer02, 5-6pm. Artist Claudia Sinigaglia discusses her exhibition Constellations at number02. Read more.
Town Gas Hosts: Building Solutions in Clay
30 September 2017
Saturday event @Town Gas, 12-2pm. A workshop that encourages participants to think about how artists can create new solutions for places and shared spaces. Read more.
Passen-gers Performances
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ Passen-gers, 4pm & 6pm. Performances for the evening from Evy Jokhova and Julie Hill.
Pragmatic Approaches to Art Making
30 September 2017
Saturday event @The Bomb Art Factory, 6-8pm. Curator, Hannah Thorne leads a Q&A with the artists from Female Trouble on Pragmatic Approaches to Art Making. Read more.
Tube Performances
30 September 2017
Saturday events @Victoria Line, from 9.30pm. Not one, but two collectives will take on underground train carriages this evening as the location for their performance events. Find both Word In Transit and dissolutions on the Vicotria Line!
Today: BYOB
30 September 2017
Saturday event @ SPACE, 6-10pm. LUX presents an installation of moving image, its second Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) event with SPACE. Read more.
Review: Philip Ewe
30 September 2017
Thank you to Doggerland for a great review of Philip Ewe's performance, 'don't shoot the messenger' at Bede House on Thursday evening. You can still see Philip's exhibition at the space today & tomorrow.
Friday in Deptford
29 September 2017
If you are visiting Deptford today for festival projects, stick around into the evening for performances at Enclave and news of the world and Janusware 2nd Cycle at Res. All kicking off from 7pm.
THE SCI-FI POWERVERSE
29 September 2017
Friday event @ Rollins St, 6-11pm. An extravaganza of art, performance, and discussion from CAMPerVAN: a queer nomadic performance space which can be deployed anywhere. Read more.
Art in Parks
29 September 2017
Friday events with 12ø, The Mons Mensae Pavilion & Array, 12-6pm. Look out for these projects as they shift daily around different public parks! Today they are in Burgess Park, Peckham Rye & Fordham Park.
ART//GAMES//HACKATHON
29 September 2017
Friday event @ Studio Gibson/Martelli, 6-9pm. Artists, coders & technologists have hacked experimental art game prototypes; this is your chance to meet at quizz them. Read more.
Houellebecq Girl
29 September 2017
Friday event @ Unit 28b, Penarth Centre, 7.30-9pm. Screening of experimental romance film, 'Houellebecq Girl' by J Dunleavy & L Dodgson. Read more.
Suddenly They Stop
29 September 2017
Friday event at Kingsgat PS, 6-9pm. A new performance work by Hannah Lees that uses the Ancient Greek water clock method for measuring time. Read more.
I WANT MY IDEAL PASTE: SLUDGE
29 September 2017
Friday event @ KELDER, 7-9pm. An evening of aural and material performances featuring Col Self & Body Drift, Sweet Heave, Melanie Börner & more. Read more.
Number 13: workshop & performances
29 September 2017
Friday event @ Number 13, 12.30-3.30pm. Catch a workshop & performances today by Tom Walker, Carl Gent and Fritha Jenkins. Read more.
Skelf: Art Feast - now online!
28 September 2017
The festival's online project, Skelf: Art Feast extends the reach of the Art Licks Weekend beyond the edges of the map and encourages you to take the work home with you. Twelve artists have made work for you to download - you have until the end of the festival on Sunday to do so. Read more.
a-n article
28 September 2017
Thank you a-n for a great feature on the Art Licks Weekend, including your top 10 highlights. Read here.
Friday Tour
28 September 2017
Kick off your weekend with our Friday tour of festival projects in New Cross / Deptford from 5-7pm. Visiting: Array, The Old Police Station, Vulpes Vulpes, Gossamer Fog, Res., Enclave, news of the world.
Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB)
25 September 2017
For this year's ALW Artist Moving Image Programme, LUX and SPACE present their second Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) event on Saturday at SPACE, 6-10pm. Read More.
Francesca Gavin's Top Picks
25 September 2017
Francesca Gavin has selected her top picks of the Art Licks Weekend: "incl tacos, billboards, police cells, glitch, favours and free lunch"... Read here.
Evening Standard Highlight
25 September 2017
Thanks to the Evening Standard for selecting us as one of this week's cultural highlights! Read here.
Festival Countdown
25 September 2017
Not long to wait before the Art Licks Weekend opens on Thursday evening (6-9pm), and then running from Friday to Sunday. Use our map to plan your daily route round the 65 spaces taking part.
Participatory Festival Events
19 September 2017
Looking for something participatory? From hands-on making to talks, discussions or just hanging out, here’s a few recommendations for ways you can get involved in this years programme. Read more.
Festival Tours
14 September 2017
Explore the festival on a guided walking tour. The artist-led tours are taking place from Friday to Sunday in Deptford, Hackney and Peckham; or for the really keen, Your Beautiful Collective will explore east and north London on the Saturday afternoon. Read more.
Posters
12 September 2017
The Art Licks Weekend 2017 posters are back from the printers: look out for them around town!
Artquest Workweek Prize 2017
8 September 2017
Back for for the fifth year of the festival, Artquest has shortlisted 5 galleries and project spaces taking part in the Art Licks Weekend to be considered for the Workweek Prize. Read more.
Open Call: Bring Your Own Beamer
7 September 2017
LUX have an open call for their Art Licks Weekend event, Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) which will be held in partnership with SPACE on Saturday 30 Sept. Read more.
Skelf Artists Announced
5 September 2017
The artists taking part in the Art Licks Weekend online project, Skelf: Art Feast have just been announced! Read more.
Skelf: Art Feast
14 August 2017
We are running a new online project for the Art Licks Weekend with artist-led Skelf. The project is called Skelf: Art Feast and is open for submissions, until 27 August. Read more / apply here.
Adapting to Survive
7 August 2017
Art Licks was featured in a recent Art Newspaper article by Anny Shaw: 'In the wake of a wave of closures, galleries are adapting to survive'. Very pertinent considering this year's Art Licks Weekend theme of Finding Solutions. Read the article.
2017 Applications
25 July 2017
Thank you to everyone who applied to this year's Art Licks Weekend! The full programme will be announced on the festival website at the end of August. Watch this space.
ALW 2017
8 May 2017
The dates for this year's Art Licks weekend have been confirmed! The festival will open on the evening of Thursday 28 September and then run daily from Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October 2017.