Flesh Festival
Three stages, two days, and a revolutionary line-up: queer camping heaven has arrived for LGBTQ+ ravers, their friends, and allies.
8 Sustainable Designers Spotted in ‘Switch It Up’
Vicky Pasion’s highly anticipated music video for ‘Switch It Up’ is finally here, and it’s iconic.
The Spirit of Creative Collaboration
Roundhouse Rising shows are the place to find your next favourite artist, before they become everyone else’s favourite artist.
Asian Tones: Supporting Upcoming British-Asian Artists
Check out Chandni and Medley, the two great openers for ‘UNEARTHED: Vicky Pasion’.
Vicky Pasion Switches It Up
In light of Fashion Revolution Week, Vicky Pasion draws a focus to independent, ethical, and sustainable brands.
Dry Ground Burning
The ICA has announced the seventh edition of its film festival, Frames of Representation, running from 5-12 May 2022. The opening night film, Dry Ground Burning, directed by Adirley Queirós and Joana Pimenta, is a definite must-see.
Women to Watch
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, the exciting work of up and coming artists keeps powering onwards! Here are our top picks for women to keep on your radar this year.
Photographing Protest
At Four Corners in Bethnal Green, you’ll find an archive that takes you through protest history. Photographing Protest: Resistance through a Feminist Lens is a must-see collection of protest images by feminist photographers from 1968 through to the present day.
5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life
Spring is here! We’re prepping for this new season of growth by decluttering. That’s right – it’s time to Marie Kondo our way to a refreshed mind, body, and soul.
We don’t have the answers to everything, but these 5 steps might help with getting started.
What Makes Me Happy?
I’ve been thinking about what makes me happy. Do I need to travel? Is music the most important thing? Is it friendships, relationships, and love? Or does it all boil down to spending time in the sunshine?
Live Show Review: Adrianne Lenker
Have you ever been in an old abandoned cinema full of people gently weeping? This was the experience at EartH Hackney when Adrianne Lenker played.
Decriminalised Futures
Decriminalised Futures at the ICA highlights the multiplicity of contemporary sex worker experiences. In line with the global sex workers’ rights movement, the exhibition demands that sex work is work – so sex workers deserve the same rights as workers in any other industry.
International Women’s Day - #BreakTheBias
At GIFTED, we celebrate women in all stages of the creative process. As a female-led team, we #BreakTheBias by supporting women behind the lens as well as in front of it. You’ve heard that the future is female – we’re saying that this future is now. Check out our list of great groups taking action against inequality to help women and girls thrive!
7 Women Who Inspire Positivity
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’ve compiled a list of 7 amazing women who inspire positivity, to help us grow into this new season with awareness, confidence, and self-love.
#StandWithUkraine
As protests have erupted worldwide against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we want to show our solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
We’ve rounded up some resources where you can find out more about the current situation, and how to help those in need.
Queer Visibility
As alternative sexualities and gender identities have become increasingly mainstream, so has the inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in popular TV shows and films. But with visibility higher than ever, some raise concerns about its superficiality — can we really use media representation as a measure of progress?
London Fashion Week x Lone Design Club
Peek into the launch party for Lone Design Club’s pop-up store in Covent Garden, where we spoke with designers and uncovered the stories behind the brands centering sustainability.
5 Ways To Banish Burnout
It can’t all be hustle and productivity. It’s important to allow time for rest and recovery: just as going to the gym is easier when you’re well-rested, you will feel stronger mentally when you allow your mind to rest.
GIFTED Recommends: ‘Stay Free’ - Londrelle
Londrelle spreads a message of joy and resilience: through self-love and mindfulness, he shares how we can overcome the darkest moments of life. Stay Free is about good vibrations, spirituality, manifestation, meditation, and appreciation, all combined with chill-hop beats and relaxing vibes.
LGBTQ+ History Month: Books You Should Read
LGBTQ+ History Month: Books can help us to expand our understanding of each other beyond our own experience. With that in mind, we’ve chosen a few of our favourite LGBTQ+ books – both fiction and nonfiction, some new and some old – that you should add to your reading list this year.