Arts & Culture

Exploring the art world through the eyes of curators, artists, photographers and architects. Visits to studios, galleries, museums and homes.
Monthly Happenings | September

Five cultural events to fill the coming weeks, from a Japanese printmaking exhibition to a seasonal dining experience.

2 years ago
A Journey Through Pattern & Colour With Isobel Harvey

Creating vibrant paintings for our seasonal collection, Patterns & Pathways.

2 years ago
Patterns in Repeat With Artist Helen Booth

On creating meditative paintings from a nineteenth-century woollen mill in west Wales.

2 years ago
Erik Winkowski | Thoughtful Threads

Artist Erik Winkowski has created an original video for TOAST composed of a series of abstract animations.

2 years ago
Monthly Happenings | August

Five inspiring events for your August diary, from dynamic art exhibitions to a Northgate folk festival.

2 years ago
A Curator’s View | Gina Buenfeld-Murley

The curator of The Botanical Mind on the patterns presented in nature and the universal symbol of the plant.

2 years ago
Upstate Explorations With Helen Toomer

The arts leader on fostering creative community and cultivating a summer camp mindset through craft.

2 years ago
March Avery | Depictions of an Endless Summer

March Avery’s leisurely summer paintings are explored in a new monograph.

2 years ago
A Curator’s View | Rosa Park

The gallerist on her unconventional arts education and fostering curatorial instinct.

2 years ago
A New Way With Seaweed

Harvesting marine algae at Yellowcraig Beach with textile artist Jasmine Linington.

2 years ago
Monthly Happenings | March

Five thought-provoking spring exhibitions, from a Japanese carpentry exhibition showcasing traditional craftsmanship to a fungi cultivation workshop.

2 years ago
The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Ahead of our Circle Pop-Up at the Barbican, we meet Lotte Johnson and Wells Fray-Smith, the curators of its major new exhibition, Unravel. 

2 years ago
The Beauty of Ephemera with Liaqat Rasul

The Welsh Pakistani artist on the politics of his process-driven craft and a milestone retrospective.

2 years ago
Monthly Happenings | February

Five inspiring February events, from sustainable culinary collaborations to explorations of queer ecology.   

3 years ago
Playing in Nature with Artist Rosie Harbottle

Poetic oil pastel artworks inspired by our seasonal theme, Outdoor Pursuits.

3 years ago
Monthly Happenings | January

Five inspiring events to add to your diary, from an independent film festival to expansive art exhibitions. 

3 years ago
Monthly Happenings | December

From candlelit feasts to uplifting art exhibitions, five merry events to make time for this month.

3 years ago
Finding Purpose in Play with Gandini

Jugglers Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala on following instincts and pioneering new forms of theatre.

3 years ago
Monthly Happenings | November

From culinary excursions to evocative art exhibits, five spirit-lifting outings for your November diary.

3 years ago
Monthly Happenings | October

From ecofeminist explorations to farm-to-fork feasts, five inspiring events to add to your calendar this month.

3 years ago
Fabio Almeida on Finding Beauty in Contrasts

Exploring the aesthetics of happenstance with the London-based Brazilian artist.

3 years ago
A Curator’s View | Charlie Porter

Creating the inaugural exhibition, Bring No Clothes, at Charleston’s new space in Lewes.

3 years ago
Monthly Happenings | September

From folkloric installations to fungi cultivation workshops, five inspiring events to add to your calendar this month.

3 years ago
Natural Dyeing with Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

The Oxfordshire-based artist on her interdisciplinary practice.

3 years ago