Welcome to the home of Metroland Cultures. We are the charity that delivered Brent 2020, London Borough of Cultures. We are here to stay. We will continue to work with art, creativity and the multiple cultures of the London Borough of Brent.
Please bear with us as we update our website! In the meantime, please do explore all the programmes and projects we delivered throughout 2020. We will be back later in the spring with new plans for the future and a fresh programme.
Brent's year as London Borough of Culture has been a celebration of the spirit and creativity of the borough. Relive some of the incredible memorable moments here and let us know what your favourites were.
In this podcast Nazima Kadir, from The October Anthropoligst, and Abbas Zahedi discuss their works presented as part of Brent Biennial, as well as themes and ideas they have in common within both their practices.
Heartless Crew’s MC Bushkin, singer Soulful Emma Louise (S.E.L.) and Blueprint Collective member Kes join Dr Monique Charles to trace the musical and cultural influence of reggae on Black British music and wider society.
On 27 October 2020, artists Ruth Beale and Brian Griffiths joined ArtReview to discuss the present and future of libraries. Part of Brent Biennial, for which both artists had been commissioned to make new work within the London borough’s public and community libraries.
B-SIDES, soft launch teaser of an artwork* by free.yard featuring contributions from Adam Farah, Elijah Maja, Christopher Kirubi and Abbas Zahedi. Full release January 2021.