Catch up with local art in a creative atmoshpere . Your chance to see contemporary artists in one borough and feel the vibe. Do you like events that feature many artists in one area, which allow you to see a variety of arts and to get to know the area better? Do you like public space to be invaded with various examples of arts? If that sounds like you, then you will be pleased that Islington Exhibits starts in just couple of days and will last for the whole month of October - giving you a chance to explore the work of 30 different artists and art groups in 35 creative venues in north London. This year's selection includes works of Annabel Crocker-Mellor with her pictures of flowers found by the road, in the parks or given to her by florist friends, April Yasamee with paper sculptures, Dan Knigth's lamps from recycled Christmas Trees and many others. Short descriptions of each artist's work are available at the IE website. All of them seem really interesting, fresh and creative, so it's good that all of the events are spread across the whole month giving visitors a chance to see not...

Film Africa Festival Blog [4 DAYS TO GO] MarketingFA Film Africa is back! Well nearly! With only 4 days to go, we thought we’d wet your appetites with a special countdown for what is going to be a fantastic 10 days of African film and culture. Film Africa takes pride in introducing all walks of life to the magic that is African cinema and this year is no different. We’ve invited a magnificent team of bloggers both new and old acquaintances to the festival to sneak preview a selection of films being showcased at the festival. In the run up and during the festival we will be publishing their thoughts and experiences and the films they’ve seen and recommending the hidden gems you may have missed while religiously perusing the festival brochure as we expect you’ve all been doing. First up we have Joanna Sopylo-Firrisa ‘s review of the riveting short Natsanat which is screening alongside Asni: Courage & Glamour in Ethiopia : Natsanat means freedom. Brha is an engineering inspector and Kidisan, Azeb and Tsiwahab were elected to the parliament of Ethiopia – they’re now at different stages of life but once they fought together with men for...

If Only I’d Known: Peter Dench By Joanna Sopylo-Firrisa 28/11/13 Getty photojournalist and White Cloth Gallery co-creative director Peter Dench went into photography after being fired from every other job. Peter tells Joanna Sopylo-Firrisa why he wishes he’d started a diary earlier and found a source of vitamins other than Pot Noodle... What is your name/age/job title? Hello! I’m Peter Dench, a 41-year old photojournalist at Reportage by Getty Images and co-creative director at White Cloth Gallery , Leeds UK. What one thing do you wish you had known at the start of your career that you know now? I knew everything at the start of my career; the longer my career goes on, the less I seem to know and more I have to learn. I wish I had known that. If you could go back and give your younger self any practical advice, what would it be? That bed-wetting is generic – and more common than one might think. Pot Noodles do not provide the necessary five-a-day that health experts advise. Teenage girls won’t age in the way you hope. Those you idolise and aspire to be can turn out to be idiots. And credit card debts...