Ditch Black Friday. Here's some culture, art and music instead

Watch ACTionisim

A few years ago our friends at Re-Action Collective started a small but beautiful campaign called Citizen Friday and we’re excited that their ACTionism film is being released at waterbear.com/title/actionism, so you can catch this beautiful short film online for free.

​Find out more about Re-Action Collective and Citizen Friday here.​

Money Trees: I’m A Ghost Now, Look How You Hold Me

This weekend we’ll be attending Money Trees: I’m a Ghost Now, Look How You Hold Me a new solo exhibition by artist Rachy McEwan who appeared on a recent edition of our Do London Differently podcast.

This new body of work pairs oil-on-canvas paintings with their digital counterparts, each derived from 3D scans of London trees that have been felled or forgotten, which grew out of Money Trees—a platform connecting digital tree assets to real-world tree care.

​The show is on at 309 Bethnal Green Rd from 27th to 30th November. ​

Visit Louis VI at the Barbican Conservatory

Due to popular demand, NATURE AIN’T A LUXURY returns to the Barbican Conservatory next weekend on 6th and 7th December.

Travelling to three Indigenously stewarded locations, Sarayaku, (Amazon) Raja Ampat (West Papua) & Waitukubuli (aka Dominica), Musician & Zoologist Louis VI recorded hours of high-fidelity 360° immersive audio, capturing the shifting textures of these ecosystems at their most sonically active using microphones modelled on human hearing.

Snap up a pay what you can ticket at barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/louis-vi-presents-nature-aint-a-luxury

Experience SEED_2065

Take part in a futuristic visual art project set in 2065, where humans heal ancestral damage for ecological flourishing. 21 artists, including our very own Ranger Elly Platt, are creating new works from this future perspective.

Taking place at The Handbag Factory – ASC. 3 Loughborough Street, London SE11 5RB. Open each day 10.30-17.00 Friday 5 December – Monday 15 December.

Open night Thursday, 4 December 18.00-21.00.

Events night: 11 December, 18.00-19.30 (performances and talks)

​Find all the details at seed2065.uk​

Contribute to Tribe Roots for Resilience

The team at Urban Forest Tribe have launched a new crowdfunder to create an outdoor learning and wellbeing space to empower children, families, and communities through Nature and Climate-Positive Action.

hrough Tribe Roots for Resilience, Urban Forest Tribe are looking to transform an unused London space into a 1000m²+ Outdoor Learning and Wellbeing Space, a vibrant environment where climate action, biodiversity, and community wellbeing come together.
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Please support at avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/tribe-roots-for-resilience​

Renee Materials Pop Up Sale

​Renee Materials are bringing their circular materials to West London, if you’re a creative looking for offcuts of all sorts of high quality materials, this is the place for you!

The Renée Pop-Up Sale is landing at @kindredstudiosartists Kindred Studios (326 Kensal Rd, W10 5BZ) on Thu 4 Dec, 12–7pm, for one day only.

Expect a kilo sale feast of reclaimed treasures: premium papers, gorgeous fabric pieces, mixed architectural samples, and more - perfect for makers, designers, students and anyone crafting meaningful, sustainable gifts this season.

​Book your free spot here so they can plan stock for the day. ​