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Donna Poingdestre was our June project. She’s a Portsmouth based landscape and portrait artist, whose art is inspired by the people she meets and the music she listens to. Donna’s colourful work is available for purchase here.

 

February was a busy month for everyone at Quaker Street.

The 1st saw our preview party for artist David Ditroi and his exhibition Eyes and Shadows. On the 7th we launched our new milkshakes, and the following day hosted our monthly poetry evening, courtesy of curator @shina.thegreat. We then had a launch on the 15th for our new series of creative workshops with @outthebox.

Quaker Street’s first art project of 2018! Accomplished street artist Woskerski exhibits the people of the community in spray paint.

Music is a beautiful element of life. In November we became the first London coffee shop to release music on Vinyl and streaming services. The record is 6 tracks of smooth, ambient sounds. Perfect to chill out and drink a coffee to!

We released our first EP on Quaker Street Records, and its available for download via all major music platforms!

 

A charitable exhibition surpassing art, filmmaker and visual artist Matthew Shapira brings his work from LA to Quaker Street with the ultimate goal of raising funds and awareness for Elephant sanctuaries around the globe.

Shapira’s proceeds support a number of Elephant charities, and you can too by visiting his online shop.  We also used limited edition coffee cups to spread the message!

November saw Quaker Street’s first ever group preview party, accompanied by resident DJ @ashleigh_deniro. See the evenings featured artists below:

 

@DDRegalo     @Ketones6000

@Monoprixx     @Hwjcreative

@Woskerski     @Valeriapascoillustration

“There is depth beyond the deep, rippled infinity. Our innermost thoughts.”

Canadian contemporary artist DD Regalo displayed his emotionally charged “Lost and found” collection last September, accompanied by live music from Frederico Marton. Regalo’s style is eclectic and consistently inconsistent. View his full portfolio on his website.  

Political provocateur Julien Surdeau, AKA @ThrstyBstrd, creates art with the purpose of evoking conversation and opinion about our consumerist culture. His show Juicy! was displayed at Quaker Street in August and was a private viewing event.

Creative director and artist Steve Kalinda exhibits “Be Bold” at Quaker Street Cafe. Originally from Rwanda, Kalinda’s work is a colourful mixture of graphics, photography and film. You can view his instagram here, and watch a short interview about the exhibition via this link.