
THE ART OF PHOTOJOURNALISM Image of the month
Into the Twilight Zone, 6.45pm, 25th September 2018, by Roger Jackson
Alan Sparrow with an image of St Paul’s and the City a sunset
Into the Twilight Zone, 6.45pm, 25th September 2018, by Roger Jackson
Alan Sparrow with an image of St Paul’s and the City a sunset
Ted Hodgkinson is head of literature and spoken word at the Southbank Centre, where the London Literature Festival returns for the first time since 2019 on 21-31 October
Tim Williams, artistic director of Psappha
As the Manchester-based classical music ensemble Psappha, which specialises in modern classical music, marks its 30th birthday its founder Tim Williams has announced he is standing down as artistic director. Described by its patron Mark-Anthony Turnage as “one of the most important - and most capable - ensembles in the world”, its anniversary tour will see it playing in London, Cambridge, Halifax and Sheffield and of course Manchester, as well as Italy and the United States.
Philip Dowds is the founder and director of OKTO Technologies and OKTOair that specialise in smart buildings and air cleaning technology. Here he explains how theatres and concert halls can quickly be made safe again
Dr Paul Thompson, vice-chancellor, Royal College of Art
Derby Day, Epsom, 1939; tipster Prince Monolulu by Frank Rust for the Daily Mail
Fels is an online gallery and store created by two artists, Finbar Conran (right in our picture, grandson of the late Terence Conran, founder of Habitat and of the Design Museum) and Oscar Mitchell, who met at art school. With Jan Henzel Studio they are presenting an exhibition, Against the Grain, exploring contemporary design. It is at the Copeland Gallery in Peckham from September 22-26 and is part of the London Design Festival
In a remarkable partnership between a local authority and community enthusiasts, the home of William Hogarth has opened out into a garden of delights. Simon Tait reports
Ros Robins, executive director, Dance Consortium
Basement Blues, Life in the Elephant for Picture Post, 8th January 1949, by Bert Hardy
Alan Sparrow on a legend of photojournalism
Oi!, the young UK-based illustration agency founded by Oli Roberts and his wife Abbie, has linked up with NABS, the charity that supports the advertising and media industry, in LivingPrint, a campaign to improve wellness among marketing and advertising workers post-Covid.
Norwich Theatre – Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich Playhouse and Stage Two - has been awarded £150,000 by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation for what is expected to be a ground-breaking project to support young people and their mental health, Wise About Words. It is major undertaking for the theatre and its chief executive Stephen Crocker, and for its partner in the scheme the Wensum Trust.
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