Kensington + Chelsea Art Week 2020 Returns to The Royal Borough from 1-11 October

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This year’s Kensington + Chelsea Art Week will bring the Royal Borough to life with incredible public art from 1st - 11th October 2020. Highlights include the façade of the Coronet Theatre wrapped in embroidered poetry, empty retail spaces transformed with installations and colourful murals from local artists acknowledging Black Lives Matter, the COVID-19 pandemic and paying tribute to the NHS. This vibrant festival is free and open to all.

“We are proud to once again fill our borough with public art installations alongside a rich and diverse programme of cultural highlights for October, developed in response to the momentous events of the past few months.” comments Festival Director Vestalia Chilton. “There has never been a more important time for KCAW to promote the work of our community, foster collaboration and support local culture.”

Yinka Ilori Happy Street Photographed by Luke O'Donovan

KCAW 2020 is delighted to present the participants of this year’s expanded Public Art Trail: Liz West, Lois O’Hara, Barnaby Barford, Toy Studio, Alex Chinneck, Chris Ruffoni, Found Fiction and Amy Jackson responding to the Curatorial Call: Transformation.

The artists have created installations that will serve as temporary landmarks connecting eight areas in the RBKC, including: Sloane Square, Duke of York Square, Kings Road, Chelsea Theatre, Holland Park, Freston Road, Portobello, High Street Kensington and White City.

KCAW2020 hosted an Open Call to artists to give greater visibility to locally based creative talent. These landmark installations proposed by the artists will be placed in a variety of public spaces to form an evolving discovery trail that can be explored on foot and digitally across all KCAW platforms, including self-guided tours on the Go Jauntly app.

To find out more, please visit www.kcaw.co.uk