Opening Hours
Saturday 2 – 10pm
Food Art Fair (FAF) is a two-day celebration of food as a language for creativity, communication and cultural exchange. Bringing together over 50 artists, designers, chefs, publishers and makers, the fair presents installations, edible works, publications, workshops and live performances that challenge how we think about food beyond consumption. Across Ladbroke Hall, visitors can discover an exciting exhibition of contemporary artists, browse a curated market of independent publications and objects, participate in hands-on workshops, attend talks and screenings, and enjoy a programme of performances throughout the weekend.
Highlights include a series of conceptual works by Gab Bois, sculptural artwork by Andrea Ferrero, edible artwork by Murder Cake, welcome bites by Hana no Hana, and a selection of food-related titles from Public Knowledge Books.
Saturday 5th September
Exhibition & Market (full list of exhibitors and participants to-be-announced)
2:00 – 10:00 pm
The Studio & Bar
Workshop Programme (schedule below)
2:00 – 6:30 pm
Workshop Room
Opening Reception (schedule below)
Evening opening reception with a range of performances, readings, screenings and food and drink offerings. Sponsored by Hana no Hana, who are providing complimentary welcome bites to guests.
6:00 – 10:00 pm
Whole Venue
Opening Reception Schedule
Poetry Reading
Readings by Ellana Blacher, Dhruv Duggal, Seraphina Edelmann, Ananya Jain, Conrad Rayner,, Morgana Rubini, Nastia Svarevska and Xavier.
7:00 – 8:00pm
The Studio
Performances
Performances by Juliet Cook, Sophi Gardner, Emma de Grussa, Sepideh Hashemi, Phoebe Riley Law and Lujáne Vaqar Pagganwala.
6:00 – 9:00pm
The Studio & Workshop Room
Music
By Jisu Shin
9:00pm – 10:00pm
The Studio
Projection Mapping
By Julia Krivosheenko
9:00pm – 10:00pm
The Studio
Day 1 Workshops Schedule (Tickets must be purchased on DICE)
Please read all information, including the full workshop description and allergen advisory available on the ticketing page, before booking a spot.
Sculpt with Sugar: Marzipan Modelling with Allegra D’Agostini
Engage in an afternoon of interactive food play, and join chef and culinary artist Allegra D’Agostini, for a hands-on marzipan modelling session. Get creative and learn to sculpt a variety of edible shapes, forms and objects from colorful marzipan. At the end each participant will have their own edible marzipan sculptures to take home.
2.00 pm – 3.15 pm | £35
Workshop Room
Book here
Threads of Malai: A Beading Workshop with Nymph Vasinee
Inspired by Thai Garland Making.
Join multi-disciplinary artist Nymph Vasinee to make charms using handcrafted gelatine beads inspired by the traditional craft of Thai garland making. The workshop encourages you to slow down, experiment with materials, and engage with craft as a collective experience. By the end of the session, participants will leave with their own handmade charm as well as discovering how craft can become a platform for conversation, connection, and cultural exchange.
4 pm – 5 pm | £25
Workshop Room
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Designing a Menu when you have too much to say with Masa Masa
A menu can be a sequence, a plot, a provocation, a small book, or a statement of work that happens to arrive with butter.
Join Duru and Pedro from Masa Masa to reflect on the multiple significance, functions and roles of a menu. They guide you through this menu design workshop using various tools and activities. Practical storytelling methods will be drawn upon to examine how dish names, descriptions, omissions and order create meaning. Participants will also be invited to consider the menu as a tactile object, artefact and archive. By the end, everyone will leave with a narrative framework and the beginnings of a menu that is legible, distinctive and true to what they cook (or long to cook).
5.30 – 6.30 pm | £15
Workshop Room
Book here
Click here to get more information about Day 2 of the Food Art Fair.
For further information please visit foodartfair.com, follow us on Instagram @foodartfair, or email [email protected].
Media partner: Cold Magazine
Sponsor: UNCLE
Opening Reception Sponsor: Hana no Hana
Produced by: Maisongb
Maisongb is a London-based studio that translates ideas into edible materials and experiences, working collaboratively with communities, brands, and cultural institutions.
The team putting together Food Art Fair includes:
Giuseppe Burdo (Founding Director & Lead Curator), Dhruv Duggal (Partnerships Director), Ananya Jain (Public Programmes Curator), Emily Leah (Food & Drinks Curator), Fev Buchanan (Art Curator), Livia Ahmetaj (Fashion & Food Curator), Seraphina Oriana (Market Coordinator), Giulia Saporito (Graphic Design & Visual Identity), Sophie le Roux (Photography), Lorenzo Sorbini (Video Director), and Jisu Shin (Sound Curator).
