Urban Art Fair is B£ affair
Kiss-Red by Julian Barras That Brixton is a place for art is no longer a secret, and the proof is in a very successful Urban Art Fair now in its tenth year. On Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July, the...
View Article#Your Pound: Meet the Trader – The Turpentine
Brixton Pound is a currency which encourages social connections, and so it is our pleasure to be introducing you to B£ traders as well as B£ users on our blog. This week, we’re featuring the creative...
View ArticleJoin us for a celebration – this Wednesday!
Come and help us celebrate the launch of B£’s special limited edition B£5 note created for Brixton by a very special Turner Prize winning artist. The note will be nothing short of a work of art and is...
View ArticleJeremy Deller designs new five Brixton Pound note
We are very happy and proud to announce that the artist Jeremy Deller has designed a special edition paper B£5 in celebration of the currency being five years old. His extraordinary design adds a...
View Article#BrixtonBonus – Featured group of the month: Media Community Network Limited
Every month the Brixton Bonus provides revenue for the Brixton Fund, our new micro-grants scheme in Brixton for projects looking to create employment, challenge injustice and create community benefit....
View ArticleOh! You pretty thing: our unique David Bowie print raises money for community...
We’re delighted to announce the sale of a unique piece of Brixton history: the Brixton Pound has published an A3 print featuring the iconic Bowie B£10 note to raise money for the Brixton Fund. The...
View ArticleBrixton public art: Lucy Casson ‘Foxes and Cherries’
‘Foxes and Cherries’ by Lucy Casson is a sculpture over Electric Avenue, Brixton. It is featured on the B£20 note. This is a guest blog post written by Lucy about what inspired her to make the piece...
View ArticleArt opening and poetry night at the Cafe this Friday!
The Brixton Pound Cafe will be opening late this Friday for an evening of cultural immersion! Featuring an exclusive pop-up show from Liu Huiting, contemporary artist on the rise, followed by...
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