2020 CALENDER - Q1
Fuel your creativity.
Join the Create IRL community and tap into our curated list of exhibitions, workshops and events that are specially chosen to help inspire, stimulate and provoke you into doing better work. We will be populating the calendar as we go in order to give you the most relevant and insightful experiences possible.
Note - all Create IRL events require registration.
January
5th January
SHOT IN SOHO EXHIBITION
Shot in Soho is an original exhibition celebrating Soho’s diverse culture, community and history of creative innovation as well as highlighting its position as a site of resistance.
More info - https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/shot-soho
12th January
BEING HUMAN EXHIBITION
Being Human explores what it means to be human in the 21st century. It reflects our hopes and fears about new forms of medical knowledge, and our changing relationships with ourselves, each other and the world.
More info - https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/XNFfsxAAANwqbNWD
19th January
STORMZY / PRE- RAPHAELITE SISTERS EXHIBITION
Stormzy - Stormzy has undoubtedly had a significant influence on British culture today, both through his music and work with minority groups and young people, and we hope our visitors will enjoy the juxtaposition of this new work with historic paintings of influential figures from the Victorian era, from politicians, royalty and radicals to artists, sporting heroes and singers.
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters, explores the overlooked contribution of twelve women to this iconic artistic movement.
More info - https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/XNFfsxAAANwqbNWD
26th January
SOUND IN MIND EXHIBITION
Suzuki explores how we navigate and connect to the surrounding world through sound, and how new technologies can be made more relatable through novel implementations of sound design.
More info - https://designmuseum.org/whats-on/sound-in-mind-yuri-suzuki
31st January
UNIQLO LATE TATE EXHIBITION
Join Mal Journal for readings and a discussion. It will be led by contributing writers and poets Bhanu Kapil, Sasha Dugdale and Daisy Lafarge. They will explore sabotage, and pain as conveyed in the work of Dora Maar.
More info - https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/late/uniqlo-tate-lates
February
2nd February
MARY QUANT EXHIBITION
From miniskirts and hot pants to vibrant tights and makeup, discover how Mary Quant launched a fashion revolution on the British high street, with over 200 garments and accessories, including unseen pieces from the designer's personal archive.
More info - https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/mary-quant
9th February
BEAZLEY DESIGNS OF THE YEAR EXHIBITION
Discover the most innovative designs across fashion, architecture, digital, transport, product and graphic design from the past, as nominated by the public and design experts from around the world.
More info -https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/beazley-designs-of-the-year
16th February
YOUNG CREATIVE TAKEOVER workshop
Join the Young Creatives as they host a day of workshops and talks exploring the theme Impact.
More info - https://designmuseum.org/whats-on/workshops/young-creatives
23rd February
MOVING TO MARS EXHIBITION
The Design Museum invites you to travel to Mars without leaving London – in a multi-sensory adventure for all ages.
More info - https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/moving-to-mars
MARCH
1st march
radical figures EXHIBITION
Since painting was pronounced dead in the 1980s, a new generation of artists has been revitalising the expressive potential of figuration. Charging their vibrant canvases with a social and political undertow, they echo the words of Philip Guston: ‘I got sick and tired of all that Purity. I wanted to tell stories’.
More info - https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/radical-figures/
8th march
play well EXHIBITION
‘Play Well’ explores how play transforms both childhood and society. Using displays of historic toys and games, artworks and design, this exhibition investigates how play develops social bonds, emotional resilience and physical wellbeing.
More info - https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/XSg-7xEAACcAGVXc
15th march
titan - love desire death exhibition
All the paintings revolve around love and desire:, their fruits and perils. Combining Titian’s remarkable talent as both artist and storyteller, the mythological scenes capture moments of high drama; a fatal encounter, a shameful discovery, a hasty abduction.
More info - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/press-and-media/press-releases/titian-love-desire-death
22nd march
MASCULINITIES exhibition
Through the medium of film and photography, this major exhibition considers how masculinity has been coded, performed, and socially constructed from the 1960s to the present day.
More info - https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2020/event/masculinities-liberation-through-photography
26th march
TOYIN OJIN ODUTOLA exhibition
The first-ever UK exhibition by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, this epic cycle of new work will explore an imagined ancient myth, with an immersive soundscape by artist Peter Adjaye.
More info - https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2020/event/toyin-ojih-odutola-a-countervailing-theory
29th march
create irl launch event
From 6PM - 11.30PM, you will be able to listen, learn, share and vibe with a CREATOR from a specific discipline. Every event will close with an energy pumping 1 hour DJ set so we can unwind and vibe with like minded people!
