LADA Festive Fair 2019
- Date
- Sunday 08 Dec 2019 - Sunday 08 Dec 2019
- Venue
Come and go at any time, free festive drinks and snacks will be served.
- Address
Live Art Development Agency
The Garrett Centre
117A Mansford Street
Bethnal Green
London
E2 6LX
Following LADA’s first ever Festive Fair in 2018, we are delighted to announce the artists and activists who will be the stallholders for 2019’s Fair selling tasty treats, zines, artworks, ceramics, artworks, merch, books, textiles, soaps, editions, DVDs, handbags, drawings, calendars, badges, stickers, vegan cakes, edible insects, candles, and accessories.
“A brilliant gathering of curious and exceptional people.” – Michael Smythe of Phytology on 2018’s Festive Fair
Please join us as we host 25 exciting stalls run by local artists, activists and social action groups selling a huge variety of things and promoting a range of campaigns around social and environmental justice.
Stall holders
Homosexual Death Drive – Artist collective selling zines, artworks and merch
Magical Women ADHD artists – zines, comics and artworks
LEZ GO SWIMMING – The Lez Bag and Lets Go Swimming press, selling books, artworks and gender neutral handbags
Grrrl zine fair – DIY feminist publications, merchandise and artworks
Earthlings – Artists Hari Byles and Katherine McMahon
Phytology – Artists’ street posters and GOOD, a plant-based body and face balm.
Shy Radicals – Artist activist project selling zines, badges, stickers and prints commanded by artist Hamja Ahsan
Goslowcomics – Light hearted, comical zines to promote social action
The Right Lube – Artist platform from Hava Carvajal and Maz Murray
Simple Gifts – Social action and campaigning community group
Power Play Theatre – Artist collective selling social action “Calling Cards”
Barbara Gamper –textiles and wearable artworks
Fox Irving – artist
Prick Your Finger – Textile art and activism
Local Foreigner – artist
Franko B – artist
Ruth Hellgarten – dried edible festive insects
Laura Rinati – Homemade candles, soaps and tasty treats
Tim Bromage and Julian Gravy –Calendars, zines, ceramics and artworks
Richard Dedomenici – artist
Unamed Collective – diasporic artist collective
GraceGraceGrace – artist collective
TDWM Studio – Artist initiative selling anti-Brexit limited edition playing cards
Gallery café – Bethnal Green based vegan café and community project
Unbound – Live art publications, DVDs, artworks and editions
All proceeds from the Festive Fair are retained by stall holders and reinvested into their work.
Festive Fair stall holders 2018
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