Past events
6-8pm
Opening Event – Through a Glass Darkly, Ngo Chun Tse
Join us for the launch of a new exhibition by Metroland Peer-to-Peer artist Ngo Chun Tse. A contemplative journey through the layered, haunting landscapes of memory.
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square, NW6 6PS.
(behind Kilburn Market)
6-8pm
Opening Event – Emergency, Francesca Telling
Join us for the launch of a new exhibition by Metroland Peer-to-Peer artist Francesca Telling. A study of education, linguistics and colonialism through educational and family archives.
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square, NW6 6PS.
(behind Kilburn Market)
9.45am – 19.00pm
Fire Divinations: Collective Enquiry
The third of four “divinations” that will inform the creation of the Brent Biennial 2025. A one-day programme structured around fire, featuring workshops and collective imagining.
Morning:
Wing Yip Superstore Cricklewood, 395 Edgware Rd, London NW2 6LN
Afternoon:
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square. London. NW6 6PS
6-8pm
Opening Event – BASS TONE REGENERATION: BUILDING COMMUNITY
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square, NW6 6PS.
(behind Kilburn Market)
6.30-8.30pm
A Portrait of Central Hill and Zimmers of Southall 1 & 2 Screening – Directors Q&A with Hark1karan
Metroland Studios,
91 Kilburn Square,
NW6 6PS
7.30pm
Choreography for the Hundred Thousand
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square, NW6 6PS
(Behind Kilburn Market)
9am – 6:30pm
Earth Divinations: Collective Enquiry
Part of a series of “divinations” that will inform the creation of the Brent Biennial 2025. A one-day programme structured around earth, featuring talks, walks, workshops and collective imagining.
Barham Park and ACAVA Studios,
660 Harrow Road, Wembley, London, HA0 2HB
9am – 6pm
Water Divinations: Collective Enquiry
Part of a series of “divinations” that will inform the creation of the Brent Biennial 2025. A one-day programme structured around water, featuring workshops and collective imagining.
Brent Reservoir, Wembley Sailing Club, Welsh Harp Sailing Club
6-8pm
Opening: “DAE OF HARLESDEN” – Amanda Colares Silva
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square, NW6 6PS
(Behind Kilburn Market)
6 – 8pm
Exhibition Opening: ‘Paradise Close’
Join us for the opening of Paradise Close, an exhibition by Peer-to-Peer artist Daisy Jones.
Metroland Studios,
91 Kilburn Square,
NW6 6PS.
From 6 – 8pm
Opening Event: Collective Imaginings
Come to the opening event of our latest exhibiton, a showcase of works created by students at the Other Cinemas film school.
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square (access by walking through Kilburn Market), London, NW6 6PS
11.00am – 4.00pm
Metroland Open Studios
Join us on Saturday 29th of June to meet the artists in the building, get a rare insight into their studios. Help us raise money to support communities in Palestine and Sudan.
Metroland Studios,
91 Kilburn Sq, London
NW6 6PS
6-8pm
Opening: ‘the face of you, my substitute for love’ – Adam Farah-Saad & Elvis Universe
Join us for the opening of this new exhibition by Adam Farah-Saad, and collaborator Elvis Universe.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
(Enter via Kilburn Market)
6.30 – 9pm
Zimmers of Southall Screening + Director Q&A
15 Feb: A screening of the award-winning documentary series Zimmers of Southall. Followed by a Q&A with director Hark1karan, led by journalist and producer Simran Randhwana.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
(enter via Kilburn Market)
Soft Tissue – Events + Workshops
Experience the wide range of sensory and exploratory events and workshops that the Squishy Collective have in store over November and December.
In-person and online.
Metroland Studios, 91 Kilburn Square, London, NW6 6PS
6-8pm
Soft Tissue – Squishy Collective Private View
Join us at the opening event for Soft Tissue, the new exhibition by Squishy Collective.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
3 – 5pm
With Us All – Commission launch party
A party to celebrate the opening of a new glasshouse in Sufra’s edible garden, created by artist Sean Roy Parker with the local community.
St Raphael’s Edible Garden
162 Pitfield Way
London
NW10 0PW
6-8pm
I am sure, Circumsure – Arsalan Isa Private View
Join us for the opening night of the new exhibition from writer and artist Arsalan Isa.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
11.30am – 1pm
Send to Print – Coffee Morning
A relaxed morning event where visitors can drop into the exhibition and meet some of the OOMK collective.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
6-8pm
Send to Print: A Dispatch from the OOMK Archive – Private View
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
12pm
Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin: Performance
An exhibition, installation and performance exploring sound, music and singing as a way to build community.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
And further afield
Various
Invisible City
Listen to an immersive and evocative sound piece in the tranquil landscape of Willesden Jewish Cemetery.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue)
Beaconsfield Road
Willesden
NW10 2JE
6-8pm
Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin – Private View
Join us for the Private View of Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin’s new exhibition
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square, London, NW6 6PS
12-5pm, or by appointment
Link me at the Sound System ’23
A weekend of carnival fun at Harlesden Hight Street. Expect cookouts and music til late.
Harlesden High Street, 57 High Street, NW10 4NJ
7 – 10pm
Allegorhythms: Next Movement / The Cypher
An exciting night of freestyle music in Brent. An ode to jazz greats and hip hop cyphers.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
5-8pm
ESEA Get-Together
Join us at Metroland Studios for an informal get-together over Asian snacks and drinks!
Metroland Studios 91 Kilburn Square NW6 6PS
7 – 9pm
Allegorhythms: Artist Screening
Allegorhythms artist Bill Daggs presents an evening of Film Screenings. Expect soundscapes, mixtapes and music videos.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
7 – 8pm
Bill Daggs Allegorhythms: Artist Talk with Abbas Zahedi
Join Bill Daggs and Abbas Zahedi for a fascinating conversation about Bill’s experimental sound installation at Metroland Studios.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
6 – 8pm
Bill Daggs: Allegorhythms Private View
Meet the artist behind this sound and rhythm installation at Metroland Studios.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
Rangeelu Gujarat
Rangeelu Gujarat is a 3 day grand outdoor festival celebrating British Gujaratis.
Roe Green Park
Kingsbury
NW9 9HA
There will be three performances at: 1:15pm 2:30pm 3:45pm
Wemba’s Dream
A family-friendly day of free performances, live music, dance, carnival and more.
Wembley Park
12 – 7pm
K2K Carnival Warm-Up
A Carnival Warm Up – radio, good vibes, food and fun in the sun with K2K Radio!
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
6pm
Willesden Trade Hall (& Apollo Club) Historical Tour
A tour of the historic and iconic Brent venue, led by the group trying to save it.
Willesden Trade Hall
375 High Road
Willesden Green
NW10 2JR
10am – 5pm
Metroland Young Associates – Public Showcase – We Were Here
An audio visual installation showcasing the work of 20 young people from across Brent. Don’t miss it!
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
6 – 7pm
Brent Youth Concert Pops Orchestra – Summer Concert
A crowd-pleasing set brought to you by the most talented young musicians in Brent
Queens Park Community School
Aylestone Avenue
NW6 7BQ
10am – 3pm
Peer-to-Peer Gallery Weekender
Artist sharing exhibitions and events featuring Brent-based creatives.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
12 – 5pm
South Kilburn CarniVale
A feel good day festival of music, mindfulness and wellbeing. Bringing the community vibe back to South Kilburn!
South Kilburn Open Space
Carlton Vale
London
NW6 5HE
1 – 5pm
Young Musicians at Wembley
Young musicians from across Brent showcase their talents.
Undercroft at Wembley Stadium, Wembley Park
12 – 6pm
Into the Park
A day-long festival of live music and craft in Queens Park.
Bandstand Queens Park
Harvist Road
London
NW6 6SG
11am – 4pm
Shubbak Festival comes to Brent
A day of music, healing, food and fun to nourish the body, heart and soul.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
10.30AM-7.30PM
Beyond by Metroland Young Associates
Join us on Saturday 10 September for the closing event for the Brent Biennial, a day of celebration involving music, carboot, talks, workshop and art created and produced by the Metroland Young Associates.
Metroland Studio 91 Kilburn
Square London NW6 6PS
11AM- 7PM
Pajaki making workshop for teenagers and adults
Join artists Katarzyna Perlak and Karolina Merska for a Pajaki making workshop (pronounced pah-yonk-ee, meaning ‘spiders’ in Polish). During this workshop, Katarzyna and Karolina will teach you how to create a structure decorated with five traditional ‘kalinka’ pom poms to take home with you.
St Matthew’s Church,
St Mary’s Road,
Harlesden,
NW10 4AU
2-5PM
Exhibition bus tour and book launch of Mahmoud Khaled’s Proposal for a House Museum of an Unknown Crying Man
Join us for a bus tour of Mahmoud Khaled’s two London exhibitions, at Metroland Studios and Mosaic Rooms. This relaxed tour includes an optional bus shuttle from Brent to Mosaic Rooms in Kensington and back to Brent, with refreshments included.
Metroland Studio; Brent Biennial 2022 Visitors Hub
91 Kilburn Square
London
NW6 6PS
Gaps in the Archive: A day of events telling the LGBT+ (hi)story of Brent
Come along to the Library at Willesden Green and contribute to the Queer history of Brent by sharing your LGBTQAI+ memories and memorabilia. Participate in drop-in sessions or take part in the discussion around the queer experience of living in Brent.
Performance Space, The Library at Willesden Green, 95 High Road, London, NW10 2SF
Audio-Description Tour: Rebecca Bellantoni
Join Assistant Curator Kit Edwards and Audio-Describer Shivaangee Agrawal for an audio-description tour of Rebecca Bellantoni’s film installation You have any peace for me? CRY.
Online (Zoom)
3-5PM
Making home: A community listening conversation – Kilburn
Making Home: A series of community listening conversations – visiting works by Shenece Oretha and Mohammed Zaahidur Rahman in Kilburn.
Tin Tabernacle
12–16 Cambridge Avenue
North Maida Vale
Kilburn
NW6 5BA
Children’s Activity: Assemble Play
The Playworkers at Assemble Play aim to create an environment where visiting children can play freely, supporting behaviour that is freely chosen and personally directed.
Kilburn Grange Park Children’s Play Area, 110 Kingsgate Road, London, NW6 2JG
(The tours will run between one and a half to two hours)
Curatorial walking tour of in the house of my love – Harlesden
Curatorial walking tour of In the House of my Love, Brent Biennial 2022 in Harlesden.
Meet at Newman Catholic College
(at the junction of Harlesden Road and Dairy Close)
Harlesden
NW10 3RN
11AM-5PM
Day of Action Against the Hostile Environment
Join us for a day of talks, screenings and workshops with activist groups and artists engaged in resisting state hostility and xenophobia. Accompanied by BSL interpretation. Children welcome. Lunch provided.
Metroland Studio
91 Kilburn Square
NW6 6PS
London
(The tours will run between one and a half to two hours)
Curatorial walking tour of in the house of my love – Willesden
Curatorial walking tour of In the House of my Love, Brent Biennial 2022 in Willesden.
Meet at Willesden Green Station
Walm Lane
Willesden Green
NW2 4QT
Bass Borough
Bass Borough is portrait series about the London musicians who have influenced and been influenced by the reggae sound emanating from the record shops, clubs and recording studios of Harlesden, North West London.
Brent Biennial: Dawn Mellor, Kingsbury Road
Brent Biennial: The first permanent public artwork by British artist Dawn Mellor: a large-scale mural that will celebrate the life of local hero George Michael, who lived and went to school in Kingsbury.
499 Kingsbury Road
Corner of Winkworths Estate Agent
London NW9 9ED
Brent Biennial: Pio Abad, Kilburn
231 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, London NW6 7JN
2 – 4 Burton Road, Kilburn, London NW6 7LN
Grown up in Brent: 100 years of youth culture
What was and is it like growing up in Brent? Supported by Brent 2020 Culture Fund, the Museum of Youth Culture is collecting photographs, ephemera and oral histories to tell the borough’s youth culture story over the last 100 years through the public’s memories.
Brent Civic Centre, Wembley
Fashioning our History – The Documentary
Watch Brent 2020 Culture Fund project, Fashioning Our History Documentary free & online
Online
11.30am – 1pm
Sonic Meditation
Join us for a sonic meditation journeying through the four elemental harps developed as part of the exhibition Making the Room Sing: earth, water, air and fire.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
London
NW6 6PS
11.30am – 1pm
Sounding the collective
This workshop is an invitation to partake in the co-creation of a sound score, conceived as an offering for the women at AWRC’s shelter.
Metroland Studios
91 Kilburn Square
London
NW6 6PS
Arrival from 6.30PM Performance will commence at 7PM sharp
Black on Black: A performance by Zinzi Minott
Brent Biennial 2022 presents Black on Black, a solo dance performance by artist Zinzi Minott exploring Queerness, Blackness and the body as an archive.
Unit 7
Oxgate Lane
London
NW2 7HJ
3-5PM
Making home: a community listening conversation – Harlesden
Making Home: A series of community listening conversations – visiting works by Sarah Rose and Katarzyna Perlak in Willesden.
Roundwood Park (near the cafe at the bowling green)
Harlesden Road
Harlesden
NW10 3SH