events
1 October
PHOTOMONTH OPENING PARTY 7.30-10.30pm
Dougie Wallace: Harrodsburg at theprintspace
www.photomonth.org www.theprintspace.co.uk
1 October
ALL DIVIDED SELVES Film by Luke Fowler 7pm
featuring the radical anti-psychiatrist R.D. Laing
Whitechapel Gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org
1 October & 5 November
FILMPROLATES 6pm
Film screenings, video installations & live art happenings
8 October
SHUTTER HUB MEET-UP @ PHOTOBLOCK 6.30-9.30pm
Old Truman Brewery www.shutterhub.org.uk
8 & 9 October
HASSELBLAD ShootLDN 10am-8pm & 10am-5pm
Old Truman Brewery www.trumanbrewery.com
8, 9, 10, 11 October
PHOTOBOOK WEEKEND Thurs 6-9pm, Fri & Sat 12-8pm, Sun 12-6pm
Book Market, Q&As, Talks & Events with Hoxton Mini Press, Miniclick & PHOTOMONTH
Old Truman Brewery www.photobookweekend.com www.photomonth.org
15 October
MODERN MAGIC LANTERN SHOW 7.30pm
Syd Shelton: Rock Against Racism Bishopsgate Institute
15 October
JOHN BERGER: Portraits: Art, Artists and History 7pm
Rarely seen film and tv work by Berger and collaborators presented by Tom Overton.
Whitechapel Gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org
29 October
UNSEEN: the Lives of Looking Film by Dryden Goodwin 7pm
UK cinema premiere with Artist’s Q&A.
Whitechapel Gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org
30 October - 1 November
MAGIC ME Speak As You Find. 30 Oct – 1 Nov at 3pm
1 Nov 2pm. Site specific performance at The Centre, Community Hall, Ground Floor of Maha Building,
32 Merchant Street, E3 4LX www.magicme.co.uk
3 November
MODERN MAGIC LANTERN SHOW 7.30pm
Phil Maxwell: Street Photography Bishopsgate Institute
5 November
PHOTOMONTH PHOTO-OPEN OPENING 6pm-8pm
Rich Mix www.richmix.org.uk www.photomonth.org
5 November
PAUL ARMFIELD CONCERT: Found – Photography & Songs 8pm (doors)
Rich Mix. Bookings www.richmix.org.uk 020 7613 7498 boxoffice@richmix.org.uk
12 November
OXI: Film by Ken McMullen 7pm
A Powerful study of Greek culture and politics with Artist’s Q&A
Whitechapel Gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org
13 November
ART PAVILION FILM NIGHT 6.30-9.30pm
‘The Russian Woodpecker’ by Chad Garcia & ‘L’Assenza’ by Jonathan Romney.
Art Pavilion, Mile End Park www.uncertainstates.com
14 November
REALITY CZECH: the Czech Avant-Garde Now 2-6pm
Experimental short films curated by Michaela Freeman with Artists’ Q&A
2-6pm Whitechapel Gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org
19 November
MODERN MAGIC LANTERN SHOW 7.30pm
Colin O’Brien: London Life Bishopsgate Institute
19 November
BOOK LAUNCH 6.30-9.30pm
Join Uncertain States and Hoxton Mini Press for the launch of David George’s new book ‘Hackney by night’. Art Pavilion, Mile End Park www.uncertainstates.com
20 November
POSTCARDS FROM BABYLON The Audio Visual Remix with Christian de Sousa.
7.30pm Limehouse Town Hall www.postcardsfrombabylon.net
26 November
ALICE A Film by Jan Svankonajer presented on the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s visionary classic. 7pm Whitechapel Gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org
28 November
PHOTOMONTH PORTFOLIO REVIEW 11am-4pm
Rich Mix www.richmix.org.uk www.photomonth.org Apply to info@alternativearts.co.uk
6 December
BESIEGED IN QUETTA, PAKISTAN 2pm-5pm
Screening of Asef Ali Mohammad’s documentary film.
Idea Store Canary Wharf www.ideastore.co.uk
talks/seminars
30 September
IN CONVERSATION Gayle Chong Kwan & Grant Smith
Discussion on photography in the public realm.
6.30-8.30pm Four Corners www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk
1 October
EAST LONDON STREET PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOFORUM
With Sarah Ainslie, Susan Andrews, David Hoffman, Ed Thompson
6.30-8.30pm Four Corners www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk
3 October
EXPLORING ARCHIVES: Black Ephemera 2pm-4pm
Patrick Vernon OBE, Jeffrey Green, Victoria Northridge, Stefan Dickers
Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org
4 October
ARTIST’S TALK: The Artist as a Work in Progress
with Alina Kisina 1pm Chisenhale Arts Place www.alinakisina.co.uk
6 October
theprintspace FIRST TUESDAYS Talk with Dewi Lewis
Renowned and innovative photobook publisher 7.30-10pm theprintspace www.theprintspace.co.uk
6 October
THROUGH THE SCREEN talk by filmmaker Carey Brown of First Born Films presented by Uncertain States 7.45pm Ziferblat www.uncertainstates.com
16 October
ART OF COLLECTING Part 1 chaired by Zelda Cheatle with Martin Barnes, Susan Derges & David Worthington presented by Uncertain States
6.30pm V&A Museum SW7 2RL www.uncertainstates.com
17 October
EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES presented by Four Corners with Anthony Cairns and Almudena Romero 2pm-3.30pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library E1 4DQ www.ideastore.co.uk
23 October
PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE EAST END with photo historian Mike Seaborne 7.30pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library E1 4DQ www.ideastore.co.uk
26 October
PHOTOMONTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TALK: Getting Gallery Representation with Susan Mumford of besmartaboutart 6.30pm at Moo HQ EC2A 4RQ www.besmartaboutart.com
26 October
LONDON RECORDED BY CAMERA 7.30pm
A look through the Photographic Archive with Stefan Dickers, Library & Archives Manager
Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org
27 October
PHOTOMONTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TALK
Insights for Emerging Photographers with Karen Harvey of Shutter Hub
7.30-10pm theprintspace www.theprintspace.co.uk www.shutterhub.org.uk
2 November
THE HAZARA IN QUETTA 6pm-8pm
Asef Ali Mohammad talks about his exhibition with curator Shirley Read.
Idea Store Canary Wharf www.ideastore.co.uk
3 November
theprintspace FIRST TUESDAYS Talk with Under the Influence
A bi-annual magazine focusing on contemporary culture
7.30-10pm theprintspace www.theprintspace.co.uk
4 November
AUTOGRAPH ABP, ROCK AGAINST RACISM EVENT 7pm-9pm
The Defining Tracks of a Moment (1976-81) Panel discussion about music and RAR.
Rivington Place www.autograph-abp.co.uk
5 November
FATHOM 15 Symposium Presentation by Four Corners FATHOM 15 artists in residence with talks on residence practice, exhibition and distribution. 10.30am-4.30pm
Women’s Library E1 7NT www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk
5 November
REVISITING WHIFFIN’S EAST END with photographer Chris Dorley-Brown who has been exploring sites & subjects depicted in the Whiffin exhibition 6-7.30pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library E1 4DQ www.ideastore.co.uk
5 November
PRIX PICTET: Talk by photographer Valerie Belin
Exploring the boundaries between reality & illusion.
7pm Whitechapel Gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org
20 November
ART OF COLLECTING Part ll The collector as artist/curator with Andy Simpkin and Richard Sawdon Smith presented by Uncertain States 6.30pm V&A Museum SW7 2RL www.uncertainstates.com
25 November
LIP JANET HALL LECTURE by Alixandra Fazzina
6.30-8.30pm Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture & Design www.londonphotography.org.uk
4 December
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS, CULTURAL DOCUMENTATION
Pete James and Susan Andrews presented by Uncertain States 6.30pm V&A Museum SW7 2RL
walks
3 October
WHIFFIN’S POPLAR Guided Walk around Poplar, the area depicted in Whiffin’s historic photographs. 1pm-3pm Meet outside All Saints DLR Station. Booking essential: localhistory@towerhamlets.gov.uk
18 October
GLIMPSING THE FUTURE Guided tour with Pete Burke
1pm-3pm Meeting Point outside CLR James Library E8 1PQ https://peteburke.wordpress.com
24 October
PHOTOWALK with Alina Kisina
Explore the East End from a different perspective
2pm-4.30pm Booking essential info@alinakisina.co.uk
11 December
BENGALI EAST END PHOTOWALK with Julie Begum 11am-1pm
Meeting Point St Botolphs Church. Aldgate High St EC3N 1AB
Booking julie.begum11@gmail.com
workshops/courses
15 September – 20 October
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY with Armelle Skatulski
Tuesdays 6.30-8.30pm 6 sessions Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org.uk
18 September – 23 October
NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY with Paulina Czyz
Fridays 6.30-8.30pm 6 sessions Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org.uk
September – December
CASS PHOTOGRAPHY SHORT COURSES
10 short courses. Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture & Design www.thecass.com/short-courses
October – December
PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE LONDON
Based in Shoreditch, offering a wide range of photography courses www.photographycourselondon.com
10 October
YOUTH WORKSHOP with photographer Alina Kisina. For ages 15-21 years
Find out more about her work and learn to take great photos 12noon-3pm Whitechapel Gallery E1 7QX
10 October
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: Take Great Photos in a Day
with Paulina Czyz 10.30am-4.30pm Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org.uk
17 October
BLACK HISTORY & PHOTOGRAPHY with Armelle Skatulski
10.30am-4.30pm Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org.uk
31 October
PORTFOLIO CLINIC with Alina Kisina
Booking essential info@alinakisina.co.uk
4-21 November
UNCERTAIN STATES 2015
Groups of photography students can book a tour of the exhibition with the artists exhibiting.
Book with fiona@uncertainstates.com Art Pavilion, Mile End Park. www.uncertainstates.com
3 November – 9 December
PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY with Armelle Skatulski
Level 1 4 Nov – 9 Dec Wednesdays 6.30-8.30pm 6 sessions
Level 2 3 Nov – 8 Dec Tuesdays 6.30-8.30pm 6 sessions
Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org.uk
13 November
MYTH IN LIFE: WHEN THE DRAGON WINS 7pm-9pm
Francisco Dimitri explores the transformative power of stories.
Oxford House www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
14 & 21 November
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO PRSENTATION & REVIEW
with Armelle Skatulski 1030am-2.30pm 2 sessions
Bishopsgate Institute www.bishopsgate.org.uk
