The 2012 London Olympic Games ended on Sunday night (12 August) with a spectacular closing ceremony that featured fireworks, pop stars, military bands, supermodels and a floor designed by the artist Damien Hirst that covered the athletics field. The…
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Young art stars in the shadow of the Olympics
If you pop along to the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, why not drop in on an intriguing group exhibition at Annex East located on the doorstep of the Games in Hutchins Close (until 23 August). Five young London-based contemporary galleries…
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Olympics arts festival promises to be “game-changing” for artists with disabilities
With 50 days to go to the Paralympic Games (29 August to 9 September), London’s Southbank Centre has held a launch event to promote a major festival of art, dance, music and other performance created by deaf and disabled artists, scheduled to…
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Olympics arts festival promises to be “game-changing” for deaf and disabled artists
With 50 days to go to the Paralympic Games (29 August to 9 September), London’s Southbank Centre has held a launch event to promote a major festival of art, dance, music and other performance created by deaf and disabled artists, scheduled to…
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Making the most noise for the Olympics
The London 2012 Festival gets off to a noisy start today 21 June as the French street arts company, Les Commandos Percus, take over the shores of Lake Windermere in Cumbria with a percussion and firework extravaganza. In Scotland, the Big Noise…
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Art will cross the line last during the Olympics
Excitement over the Olympics is hotting up, with more than six million visitors expected to pour into London for the Games. But if sport is set to have a fantastic year this summer, will the arts lose out? Nearly all of London’s arts venues expect…
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