REJECTS

Late night tickets and preview: Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June, 5pm - 9pm.

Exhibition continues until Monday 28 June. Open weekdays and Sundays 11am - 6pm and Saturdays 10am - 6pm.

The Bakery (Art Friend Gallery Pop Up), Portobello Road, London, W11 2QD

Now in its fourth year and previously featured in The BBC, The Guardian, and The Art Newspaper, REJECTS is back this June with a brand new line-up of artists and artworks that didn’t make it into the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Each year around 18,000 artists apply to the RA, but only about 1,500 make the cut, leaving a whole lot of talent that might otherwise go unseen.

Housed in a quaint 19th-century bakery on Notting Hill's iconic Portobello Road, this year’s exhibition provides a defiant spotlight for these brilliant, overlooked works.

Find out more here.

Open Studios

Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 June.

Opening hours coming soon.

StudionAme, 2 Brougham Street, Leicester LE1 2BA.

Visit StudionAme, the home of 30+ artists all under one roof.

Come along to see where the magic happens in each individual artist studio space.

This is a great chance to meet the artists, ask them about their practice and buy an affordable artwork.

Expect a range of paintings, glass, ceramics, metal works, mixed media and more from our artists.

More info coming soon.

Teeth- Solo Exhibition

Sunday 12 October 2025 - Sunday 28 June 2026

Lucy Stevens was awarded a prize for her artwork as part of the Open Exhibition at The Harley Gallery to create a solo exhibition inspired by the collections at Creswell Crags.

The exhibition will explore and interpret the collection of mammal teeth found on-site at Creswell Crags and will be open to the public in September 2025.

Find out more here.

Art Friend’s Art Fair

Sunday 19 July, 10am - 5pm

Victoria Park Bandstand, London E9 7DD

The Art Friend’s Art Fair is popping up for one day only and you won’t want to miss it!

We’ve got some of London’s most talented illustrators, painters, print makers, ceramists and sign writers bringing their best work to the historic bandstand in the heart of the community.

Expect an exciting mix of art forms all available to buy directly from the artists at affordable prices in a relaxed, open-air setting. Whether you’re after a bold new piece for your wall or just fancy a wander with a coffee and some inspiration, this is your chance to snap up incredible art and meet the people who made it.

Come for the art, stay for the vibes and maybe leave with a new favourite piece.

More info coming soon.

Wirksworth Festival

Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 September

Wellspring Church, Wirksworth

A truly unique event, the Art & Architecture Trail involves people opening their homes to turn the town into a multifaceted gallery with over 140 artists & makers exhibiting and selling their work in more than 70 venues.

The exhibition spaces are in buildings ranging from charming stone cottages to impressive Georgian townhouses, historic and quirky buildings, gardens, courtyards, shop windows and civic buildings and churches.

Find out more here.

Melbourne Festival: Art and Architecture Trail

Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 September

The Main Hall at Melbourne Assembly Rooms, High Street Melbourne DE73 8GJ.

This year the Melbourne Festival Art & Architecture Trail features work by some of the Midlands’ best creative artists exhibiting their work in gardens, halls and local homes not usually open to the public in the heart of Melbourne.

Visitors will need a Trail Wrist Band and a Trail Guide to enter the buildings, they are available from street sellers and cost just £5 per adult, under 18’s free.

Find out more here

Leicester University

Air Pollution Exposure (Morning Commute) showcases the results of air pollution exposure during commuter hours to those travelling by car, bicycle and by foot in Leicester City Centre. A commission for a research project, ‘Creative Climates: Creatively Communicating the Environmental Emergency’, which aims to connect local environment and climate projects with arts organisations.

Nottingham Trent University

Peregrine Falcons as part of Global Week for NTU Global, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham.

Leicester Museum

Yellowhammer (Mouse) and Great Tit (Navy Bean) purchased as part of The Leslie – Farquhar Bequest. On display at the Victorian Gallery in Leicester Museum, Leicester.

Street Stories

An Augmented Reality Art Trail. Find my artwork ‘Sir David Attenborough and Endangered birds on The Red List’ at 15 Market Street, Leicester LE1 6DN. Download the app and find the map here.

2025 UPDATE: This has now been moved to Cank Street.