TOAST Magazine

Arts & Culture

Exploring the art world through the eyes of curators, artists, photographers and architects. Visits to studios, galleries, museums and homes.
Monthly Happenings | April

Five events to brighten the month ahead, from a farm-to-table feast to a quilting exhibition.

25 days ago
Monthly Happenings | March

Four events to mark the beginning of a new season, from a Palestinian embroidery display to a foraging expedition.

1 month ago
Monthly Happenings | February

Five inspiring events to lead us into spring, from an exhibition of a modern Welsh artist to a small-town literature festival.

2 months ago
Monthly Happenings | January

Five inspiring events to start the year, from a plant portraiture exhibition to a folk music performance.

4 months ago
Looking Back | A TOAST Festive Market

We reflect on the three-day event celebrating creativity and craftsmanship.

4 months ago
Spontaneous Currents

Jazz bassist Joel Grip on the art of improvisation and the interplay between music and dance.

4 months ago
Objects of Significance | Ruth Guilding

The design writer and historian on five precious objects and the meaning behind them. 

4 months ago
Choral Kinship

Musical trio Woom on finding harmony and improvising melodies for their new EP, To Slow You.

4 months ago
A Curator's View | Lauren Shooster

Gallery owner Lauren Shooster on curating a library of objects and fostering curiosity in Sag Harbor, New York.

5 months ago
Everyday Alchemy

Artist Rebecca Cox on layering colour, texture and memory, and creating the artworks for our Festive Prize Draw.  

6 months ago
Colour Beneath the Earth

Jonathan and Wilf Wright on preserving heritage, art and colour at Clearwell Caves.

6 months ago
Tuning In

Musician Alice Boyd on creating an immersive soundscape for our seasonal concept, The Curious Mind.

6 months ago
Uncovering Craft

Art historian James Fox on preserving craft, returning to childhood creativity, and his new book, Craftland.

6 months ago
The Curious Mind | Art Study

Presenting the winners of our competition, in which we invited your creative responses to our seasonal concept, The Curious Mind.

7 months ago
A Look Back | The Curious Mind at 14 Cavendish

Workshops, performances and the spirit of lifelong learning.

7 months ago
Monthly Happenings | August

Five inspiring August events, from multimedia musings on the sea to the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

9 months ago
A Curator’s View | Alayo Akinkugbe

The art historian on challenging the Western canon and her new book, Reframing Blackness.

10 months ago
Monthly Happenings | July

Five inspiring events for your July diary, from folk art to an exhibition on resistance curated by Steve McQueen.  

10 months ago
Brushstrokes of Belonging

Father and daughter artists Arthur and Isabella Timothy on family portraits and documenting the past.

11 months ago
Finding Life in a Lens

Photojournalist Giles Duley on documenting the lives shaped by war, and his new exhibition, The Things They Carried.  

1 year ago
TOAST Presents | A Lightness of Being

A look back at our event at Somerset House, celebrating community, craft and our seasonal concept.

1 year ago
Monthly Happenings | April

Five illuminating events to enjoy this month.

1 year ago
A Balance of Opposites

The polyphonic creative on connecting audiences to design and making the kinetic mobiles for our shop window displays.

1 year ago
A Curator's View | Jacqueline Sullivan

The gallerist on exploring lightness, memory, and the symbolism of the loving cup.

1 year ago