On the first Thursday of every month, over 150 galleries in east London come together and run free art and music events, book launches, exhibitions, talks and private views during a special late opening.
Explore galleries, artist run spaces and studios in east London using our First Thursdays listings to guide you. Alternatively, pick up a printed version from the Whitechapel Gallery or any of the other participating galleries.
Be inspired by our latest Top 5 selected galleries and exhibitions and follow one of our recommended Walking Routes to make the most out of your First Thursday.
CACOTOPIA 07 is the seventh edition of the gallery’s annual survey of leading emerging artists within the contemporary art space.
A new display sharing the journey of the Windrush generation before, during and after arriving in the UK
One Song is a new video installation from artist Kadir Karababa about how songs are carried across borders and continents and yet remain firmly rooted in the places they were first sung.
‘In Plain Sight’ explores the different ways we see and are seen by others. It questions the central place that sight holds in human society through the different experiences of sighted, partially sighted and blind people.
