Open Arts Cafe

Open Arts Cafe Open Arts Café is a monthly themed arts evening giving artists from all mediums a chance to present new and original work at various stages of development.
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Music, theatre, film, puppetry, poetry, visual arts, dance, acrobatics...

Open Arts Café is one of London's best nights out, with a fun, intimate and generous atmosphere. All are welcome, most like to stay late. These are donation-only events, with wine and bites provided. The donations are given back to the artists involved. The venue, WLS, is based in Marble Arch and has vast state-of-the-art

facilities including studio spaces, a screening room, and a large versatile performance space. Investing and nurturing a collective of young professional artists who convene under one roof to create and develop ideas without censorship or discrimination is a continuing and growing tradition at WLS.

10/03/2017

And with the best Grand Finale in the history of Grand Finale's, we say goodnight. Thank you for being fans of this evening - and please stay fans, because stuff WILL happen in the future, when we come out of hibernation, like a hedgehog or a prairie dog or a bear. The artists were all amazing tonight - you can find their links on the event page. Alison Thea Skot, Megan Ford, The Kitchen Quartet (with me, Maya Levy, of course), Sasha Laika, Kate Bellamy, Rebecca Whitbread with Lovelace, Anna Cady, and Eleanor Buchan with Henry McGrath. Superb. More info and thoughts and lists and statistics anon. - Maya

08/03/2017

TOMORROW!!! Doors 7:15, Show 8PM. 34 Upper Berkeley Street, W1H 5QE. Wine £3 a glass, snacks FREE, cake being baked tonight, amazing line up. Don't miss the last one before the deep hibernation...

03/03/2017

Well it's a good thing that next week's Open Arts Cafe is a feminist theme...! Hurumph! Watch this video, get angry at it and then come to OAC where you can sing your hearts our in the singalong and generally have an awesome time!

Wishing you all a bright and light-filled Christmukkah week! Happy Holidays! Love from Open Arts Cafe.
24/12/2016

Wishing you all a bright and light-filled Christmukkah week! Happy Holidays! Love from Open Arts Cafe.

25/11/2016

What a great night! The acts were all fantastic, super lovely audience and even the apple pie turned out alright! Thanks of course to all the artists: Fran and Flora, Robert Oldham, MIRI, Jeremie Magar, Ella Frears + visual artists: Marta Barguno Krieg and Olivia Emmerson Pratt See you all in the new year!
Love,
Maya (artistic director, MC and singalong enforcer!)

23/11/2016

Paper Turkey as promised! Getting ready for Open Arts Cafe TOMORROW. Have you let us know you're coming yet?

TOMORROW!! Click attending if you're planning to come, or just turn up, but it's going to be great and we hope to see yo...
28/09/2016

TOMORROW!! Click attending if you're planning to come, or just turn up, but it's going to be great and we hope to see your smart faces there! Doors open 7:15, show start 8PM. Pay what you can at the door (£8 suggested donation), wine is £3 a glass, snacks are FREE!! Einstein would agree with me that this is going to be an awesome fun night.

Hehe. Found some memes whilst preparing for Thursday. Are you attending?
26/09/2016

Hehe. Found some memes whilst preparing for Thursday. Are you attending?

01/07/2016

Prepping for the show tonight, and waving goodbye for the summer. Thanks to all the artists who performed tonight! We'll be back in September! Have a great summer....-Maya

28/06/2016

The (FREE) snacks have been bought, the ice lollies ordered, the balloons (ooooh what's that for?) ready to go, the beach scene awaits some hot air, the singalong is being practiced, all the acts are raring to go and IT'S SUMMER!! Open Arts Cafe's Summer Camp '16, to be exact. Come to it, forget all your worries and woes, forget the rain, forget it all but come this Thursday. https://www.facebook.com/events/1688881354710224/

Here are some photos from last month's Open Arts Cafe, to whet your appetite for this coming Thursday!
25/06/2016

Here are some photos from last month's Open Arts Cafe, to whet your appetite for this coming Thursday!

25/06/2016
The poster for next Thursday! By the lovely and generous Kate Bellamy http://www.katebellamy.co.uk/ June 30th Summer Cam...
20/06/2016

The poster for next Thursday! By the lovely and generous Kate Bellamy http://www.katebellamy.co.uk/ June 30th Summer Camp '16 - going to be a great show and loads of fun + ICE LOLLIES! Click attending on the FB event, and for heaven's sake, if you've never been to Open Arts Cafe, what in the freakin' heck are ya waitin' for?

05/05/2016

Only a few weeks to go til the next Open Arts Cafe. We've had some amazing singalongs over the years. Some favourites include That's Amore, Independent Woman and January 2016 'Memento' singalong: Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I've just posted a clip of that one. Enjoy!

05/05/2016

January 2016 'Memento' singalong to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Smashing.

03/05/2016

Friends! May 26th 'Betwixt and Between' is all booked up and ready to go! After a short hiatus (and 60 email submissions from talented artists) we're back with the summer season. May 26th 'Betwixt and Between' features: Comedy from John-Luke Roberts; Michelle Wormleighton (as Georges the Spider), Tragic-comic theatre from Ann-Maria McCarthy, Music from Henri Green, Illustrations by Isabel Farfan, Photography from Sara Pintado (Soupdemots), Short film by James Street, Short film by Lucy Brydon, and new songs from Maya as well as a cracking singalong! More announcements in the next few days, but put it in your calendars now!

26/02/2016

Also thanks to all the artists who shared performances and artwork tonight: David Goo, Ben Target, Aindri Chakraborty, NOMATTSLAND, Curmiah Lisette, Dan Korn and Eleanor Penny. They were great!

26/02/2016

Thanks everyone who came to OAC tonight. Here is a video of people crying when they get a puppy. See you on May 26th...

25/02/2016

TODAY! Doors 7:15, Show 8PM
Pay what you can (£8 suggested)
£3 per glass of wine
Snacks FREE
34 Upper Berkeley Street W1H 5QE (gated entrance near Green Valley Shop)

With Comedy, Music, Poetry, Film and Visual Arts
We're taking two full months off, so come to this one or you'll have regrets and sadness.

13/02/2016

Dear Friends of Open Arts Cafe, as you can see I've posted the event for February 25th 'Big Spoon Little Spoon' which boasts a great line up of new work, and will definitely be a great night. Please make sure to click attending, leave comments and invite some of your own friends. It's pay-what-you-can at the door (suggested donation £8), £3 per glass of wine, free snacks - it's literally the best bargain in all of London. The next OAC won't be until May, so make sure you don't miss out!!

02/02/2016

Artists- there is a very short slot open for 'Big Spoon Little Spoon' on Feb 25th...5 minutes only, short film or acrobalance, or duet dance to fit the theme. Email Maya [email protected]

29/01/2016

What an excellent show 'Memento' was, and great way to start off a new year of Open Arts Cafe! Special thanks to all the artists: Laura Wyatt O'Keeffe, Francesca Willow (with a poem by Derrek Brown), Ivy Davies, The Kitchen Quartet, Katia Kvinge, Lou Vilstrup, Lianne Milward and Tariana Pestana.

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34 Upper Berkeley Street
London
W1H5AU

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Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm

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