Fourth annual Afridiziak Gifts and Occasions Winter Fair 2013

Afridiziak Gifts and Occasions are back with their annual culturally inspired winter fair. We are pleased to be holding our fourth London Winter Fair on Saturday 7 December at the Embassy Tea Gallery and in Birmingham on Saturday 14 December at the Lighthouse Young People’s Centre.

Since 2010, Afridiziak Gifts and Occasions shopping events have attracted quality exhibitors showcasing the finest selection of merchandise. Many of the items on sale have been naturally/organically produced and handmade.

This unique shopping event brings together entrepreneurs selling culturally inspired gifts, which give shoppers the opportunity to pick up inspiring gifts, which ooze creativity.

Charity: For the second year running we have chosen the Sickle Cell Society as our official charity and we will donate a percentage of proceeds taken on the door from both events.

OFFLINE ART FAIR

Wednesday 27th November – Sunday 1st December 2013

www.offlineartfair.co.uk

OFFLINE is a new art fair taking place in November 2013 in the Embassy Tea Gallery on Union Street. Located on an entire floor of a historic warehouse, the gallery is in the heart of the Bankside art hub, next door to The Jerwood Space and just down the road from the Tate Modern and White Cube Bermondsey. In close proximity to the City, Union Street is a thriving business area full of buzzing bars and restaurants, including our new neighbour the Gordon Ramsay Union Street Café.

Art Licks Weekend

3rd – 6th October 2013

The Art Licks Weekend celebrates the creative energy of the young London art scene. For this three-day festival young galleries, not-for-profit projects, artist-run spaces and independent curatorial projects will be open to the public with exhibitions of work by emerging artists and special events. www.artlicks.com
As part of Art Licks Weekend The EMBASSY TEA GALLERY exhibition ‘New Graduates’ is an exhibition show casing new works by artists Victoria Arney and Marianne Keating. Victoria and Marianne are the sequential winners of the Bainbridge Print Award for the excellence of work they displayed at their University post-graduate shows. In result of the Award both artists have been given the opportunity to exhibit together at The Embassy Tea Gallery.
The purpose of the Bainbridge Award is to support the emerging talent as they venture out of University and into the contemporary art world.

Artist Talks
Both the Awarded artists, Marianne Keating and Victoria Arney shall be discussing their working process and the selected artworks on displayed in this year’s New Graduate’s exhibition. Talks shall take place on the Friday 4th October at 2:30pm in the Embassy Tea Gallery. The purpose of these talks is to give an insight into the professional life of a modern day working artist and a chance to ask questions about their motives and experiences.