Waterlicht, Daan Roosegaarde . Photo by Matthew Andrews
Waterlicht by Daan Roosegaarde, Granary Square, Kings Cross. Lumiere London, 18 - 21 January, produced by Artichoke and commissioned by the Mayor of London.
PROCESSIONS crowds in white, violet and green against the backdrop of Westminster in London.
PROCESSIONS 2018 London, an Artichoke Project Commissioned by 14-18 NOW, photo by Sheila Burnett
London 1666
London 1666, David Best, London’s Burning, a festival of arts and ideas for Great Fire 350. Produced by Artichoke. Photo by Matthew Andrews
Peace Camp at Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex July 2012. Peace Camp is created by Deborah Warner in collaboration with Fiona Shaw. Soundscape by Mel Mercier. Sound design by John Del' Nero. Produced by Artichoke. Photo by Benedict Jonson.

Artichoke works with artists to create extraordinary and ambitious public art in cities, the countryside and on coastlines around the UK.

We have created some of the most celebrated outdoor art in recent times, including the Lumiere light festivals, The Sultan’s Elephant, Antony Gormley’s One & Other Fourth Plinth commission and Temple.

Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube to join in the conversation. 

Latest News

All news
May 4, 2021

Development Assistant

We are looking for a new Development Assistant to join our award-winning fundraising team. Read More

“….AND STILL I RISE” , the title of a poetry collection by Maya Angelou. It also features a portrait of the black British activist Olive Morris. As well as words and values important to the women who made the banner.
April 7, 2021

Artichoke presents Women Making History: 2 June – 11 July 2021

We’re delighted to announce Women Making History, a new exhibition of more than 100 extraordinary banners made for PROCESSIONS, a 14-18 NOW commission, to mark 100 years of the first UK women getting the vote. Read More

RAINBOW
April 2, 2021

Artichoke Awarded Cultural Recovery Fund Grant

We are thrilled to announce we have received a grant from the Cultural Recovery Fund to move forward with our live programme including Lumiere in Durham in November 2021. Read More

We need your support

As a registered charity, Artichoke’s events are entirely dependent on additional funding from individuals and organisations.

London 1666
London 1666, David Best, London’s Burning, a festival of arts and ideas for Great Fire 350. Produced by Artichoke. Photo by Matthew Andrews