WELCOME TO METROLAND

Welcome to Metroland Cultures. We are the charity that delivered Brent 2020, Brent's year as the Mayor's London Borough of Culture. Our ambitious plans for the future include the second Brent Art Biennial and a new bi-annual music event, alongside programmes for young people, artists, community advisors and teachers – extending beyond Brent’s borders, further into Metroland.

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Programmes

Metroland Studios, December 2020, Photo The Showroom

Metroland Studio

Find out more about our base in Kilburn, and the resident artists who we work with.

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Art

Brent Biennial

The first Brent Biennial followed the appointment of Brent as London Borough of Culture 2020.

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Music Biennial

The first Brent Music Biennial in 2023 will grow on the strong legacy of musical innovation found in the borough. Watch this space for news.

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News

Vent wins Podcast of the Year

VENT - a collaboration between VICE and the young people of Brent - has recently won a number of podcast awards.

20 July 2021

Introducing our new Board of Trustees

Our new board includes young creatives, artists, youth workers, curators and more.

9 July 2021

Adam Farah wins Studio Voltaire Award

Congratulations to Metroland Studios Resident artist Adam Farah on receiving the LOEWE FOUNDATION / Studio Voltaire Award award.

8 July 2021

National Windrush Day 2021

Join a live broadcast from Metroland Studios to celebrate Windrush Day, a day that honours the British Caribbean community.

22 June 2021