An Art Lover’s Guide
How To Art: Kate Bryan & David Shrigley
If you love art but can never quite get to the root of why, or you’re not quite sure how to talk about it, this is the event for you. Join acclaimed curator and broadcaster Kate Bryan as she and celebrated artist David Shrigley launch their new book, How To Art, which turns the art world inside out. A refreshingly honest, entertaining guide that cuts through the art world’s pretensions, expect to uncover a renewed appreciation for art and the joy it can bring to all of our lives, courtesy of two of the art world’s most down to earth voices.
Details: 1.30pm, Saturday 20 September 2025 at Cadogan Hall. Tickets start from £12.50pp.
A Creative Renaissance? AI & The Future of Imagination
Join technology entrepreneur and creative leader Suhair Khan and AI filmmaker and creative director Omar Karim for this thought provoking deep dive into one of the most pertinent questions of the day: what does creativity look like in the age of AI? Khan brings a wealth of experience to the table following a decade working with Google and Google Arts & Culture, spearheading projects that integrated advanced technologies with arts, design, culture, education and environmental sustainability. Meanwhile Karim is recognised for his pioneering storytelling methods having collaborated with premium brands including Nike, Beats By Dre, Burberry and Prada.
Details: 1pm, Friday 19 September 2025 at Saatchi Gallery. Tickets are £12.50pp.
Calculating The Arts Dividend: Why Culture Matters
Can we put a price tag on the arts? This is question is the kernel at the heart of Darren Henley’s groundbreaking book The Arts Dividend, which broadens out to reveal the profound impact of the arts on modern life, demonstrating how creative investment isn’t just about cultural enrichment, but acts as fuel for innovation, strengthened community bonds and tangible economic improvements. At Chelsea Arts Festival, Henley will be joined by celebrated broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed for a conversation that promises to highlight the importance of creative expression, and how it has never been more crucial to our future.
Details: 10.30am, Saturday 20 September 2025 at Saatchi Gallery. Tickets are £12.50pp.
Black Earth Rising: Ekow Eshun
Acclaimed writer, curator and former broadcaster Ekow Eshun will discuss his groundbreaking new publication Black Earth Rising at Chelsea Arts Festival, in a conversation guided by Katy Wickremesinghe, founder of The Wick. Expect to delve deep into the powerful anthology, which brings together the work of 100 leading artists of African diasporic, Latin American and Native American identity to interrogate the complex relationships between race, climate crisis and colonialism. Guests will also learn more about Eshun’s distinguished career as a curator and broadcaster, his broader cultural philosophy, and his ongoing work at the intersection of culture, identity and social justice.
Details: 12.15pm, Saturday 20 September 2025 at Saatchi Gallery. Tickets are £12.50pp.