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All artworks from ‘A Real Woman’ lined up on a digital billboard in Waterloo. The Gallery, Season 4, 2024. Produced by Artichoke. Image from the launch event, 10 July 2024. Photo by Yves Salmon
A person stands in front of a light art installation at night, looking at it in awe. The artwork is situated within a cathedral courtyard and the image is taken at night, making the artwork's glow even brighter. The installation features several frames that imitate the cathedral cloisters.
Inner Cloister, Adam Frelin. Lumiere 2023, produced by Artichoke. Photo by Adam Frelin.
Overhead shot of the Sanctuary structure engulfed in flames
Sanctuary, Bedworth, David Best. Produced by Artichoke. Photo by FireFLY aerial innovation
PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork produced by Artichoke and commissioned by 14-18 NOW
PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork produced by Artichoke and commissioned by 14-18 NOW.  Photo by Sheila Burnett

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A crowd of people stands in a plaza at night, watching a large, curved LED screen. The screen is displaying a vibrant, abstract light show with swirling patterns in shades of electric blue and white. The figures in the foreground are silhouetted against the bright light of the screen, with the one in the center reaching out as if to touch it. In the background, there are other people, buildings, and a few small, glowing spotlights on the ground.
October 1, 2025

Lumiere tickets are available now!

A wide shot of two people interacting with a large, glowing cube on a grassy field at night. The cube is covered in vertical white lights that flicker and move like digital rain. The person on the left is holding a phone up to take a picture, and the person on the right is reaching out to touch the side of the cube. There are streetlights and trees in the background, dimly lit by the cube's glow and the distant lights of other installations.
September 20, 2025

Lumiere 2025 programme revealed

The UK’s landmark light art biennial will transform Durham once again, from Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 November 2025… Read More

Tasnim Mahdy and a young participant collaborate to create street art on a colourful, graffiti-covered wall. One wears a mask as they spray the stencil with red spray paint. The scene is lively and expressive.
August 28, 2025

Learning & Participation – How Artichoke Engages Communities Across the UK

We work all over the UK producing free art events, but did you know we also engage local communities through Learning & Participation projects? Here at Artichoke, we believe in art that extends beyond galleries and institutions – art that meaningfully engages communities whilst encouraging local… Read More

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London 1666 participants and artist David Best holding up wooden numbers which say
London 1666, David Best, London’s Burning, a festival of arts and ideas for Great Fire 350. Produced by Artichoke. Photo by Matthew Andrews