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Life Between Islands in London

21 February – 6 March 2022
Man walking down a street past a billboard with a headline that reads 'Open Mics and Encouraging Words Happened Here'.

© JackArts

Highlighting London’s rich Caribbean-British culture with over 40 stories told across the city

To celebrate Life Between Islands, an exhibition of Caribbean-British art at Tate Britain, we invited artists, community leaders and colleagues from Tate’s BAME network to share their stories about the places and spaces across London that mean the most to them. Including never-before-heard memories from Steve McQueen, Ingrid Pollard, Hew Locke, Grace Wales Bonner and more.

There are over 40 stories throughout London, which feature on a series of billboards kindly given to the project by Jack Arts. Look out for them in your neighbourhood. Find the locations on Google Maps.

Download the stories and printed map PDF [10.5 Mb]
Large billboard at a road junction which reads 'Life Between Islands in Brixton

© JackArts

Stack of foldout map leaflets on the bar of a pub

© JackArts

Four billboard posters evenly spaced along a wall a person walking by

© JackArts

Two vinyl floor stickers on the pavement, one with the a headline that reads 'Pressing Ideas Happened Here' next to a dot on a map labelled Black Ink Collective.

© JackArts

Keskidee Arts Centre

64 Gifford St, N1 0DP

New Beacon Books

76 Stroud Green Rd, N4 3EN

Alexandra Palace Park

Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY

Blue Mountain Peak

8 Craven Park Rd, NW10 4AB

Maxilla Social Club

2 Maxilla Walk, W10 6SW

The Distillery

186 Portobello Rd, W11 1LA

Westbourne Grove

Pembridge Villas & Chepstow Place, W2 4XE

Leamington Road Villas

Leamington Road Villas, W11 1HS

Westbourne Park

Great Western Rd, W11 1AB

Top of Kelfield Gardens

St Helens Gardens, W10 6LP

Tabernacle

34-35 Powis Square, W11 2AY

People's Sounds

11 All Saints Rd, W11 1HA

Trinidad Hill

Westbourne Park Rd, W2 5UH

Speakeasy

48 Margaret St, W1W 8SE

Macbeth Centre

Macbeth St, W6 9JJ

East Street Market

East St, SE17 1EL

Burgess Park

Albany Rd, SE5 0AL

91 Peckham High Street

91 Peckham High St, SE15 5RS

Curry Stall

125 Rye Ln, SE15 4ST

Crystal Palace Zoo

Ledrington Rd, SE19 2BS

Railton Rd

Railton Rd, SW2 1EH

Matchstick Piehouse

213-214 Edward St, SE8 5HD

Cummin Up

265e New Cross Rd, SE14 6AR

Black Ink Collective

258 Coldharbour Ln, SW9 8SG

Brixton Market

Electric Ave, SW9 8JX

Black and White Cafe

75 Atlantic Rd, SW9 8PU

Black Cultural Archives

1 Windrush Square, Brixton SW2 1EF

Windrush Square

Windrush Square, Brixton SW2 1JQ

Stuart Hall Library – iniva

16 John Islip St, SW1P 4JU

Ritzy Cinema

Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Ln, SW2 1JG

Four Aces Club

12 Dalston Ln, E8 2LX

Colvestone Youth Centre

Colvestone Crescent, E8 2LG

Ridley Road Market

Ridley Rd, E8 2NP

Rathbone Market

Barking Rd, E16 1EH

St Mark's Church

St Mark’s Rise, E8 2LJ

All Nations Club

4 Martello St, E8 3PF

Phebes Night Club

Amhurst Rd, N16 7UL

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21 February – 6 March 2022

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