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November 2015

Artist of the Week: Michael Craig-Martin
PopUp Painting's artist of the week is Michael Craig-Martin. Michael Craig-Martin is a painter and sculptor who was born in Dublin in 1941 and educated in the United States, where he studied at Yale University. During his time at Yale, the artist focused his work predominantly on sculpture, with Minimalism and artists such a Donald [...]

Transgender Artists you should know about
This week is Transgender Awareness Week. Here are 7 trans artists we think you should know about. Transgender Awareness Week aims to raise visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people and the issues faced by the community, and culminates in the Transgender Day of Remembrance (20th November). Over the past few months, we have tried to make [...]

Help us fundraise for Help For Heroes!
Our November 2015 Poppy Season is now well underway. We've currently run 4 out of 11 planned events (you can book for the other 7 here) and we're just over a third of the way towards our target! Last year we managed to raise a total of £200 for Help For Heroes. Our goal this [...]

Don’t miss out on our London Poppies events!
Unleash your creativity, drink wine, and help fundraise for Help For Heroes! The coming week sees poppy season get into full swing, both nationally and in terms of our events calendar. At our poppies events, £5 of every ticket sale is donated to Help For Heroes. 2015 will be the second year we've ran this [...]
Let your colours burst: Paint fireworks over London!

Let your colours burst: Paint fireworks over London!

One of the most colourful and beautiful holidays of the year is nearly here – Fireworks night! We know that being in the cold watching isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, so why not join us at one of our Fireworks over London events? Drink wine, listen to some great tunes, and unleash your inner artist! […]