This week in London: Free art film screenings include Festivela continues at Gallery Vela, Queer Africa by Andrew Esiebo at South London Gallery, and Motoharu Jonouchi Three Short Films at Flat Time House. Additionally, the Wellcome Trust 75th Anniversary Debate sounds like it will be a truly unforgettable event!  Enjoy and keep us posted!

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Thursday:
+ Conference: "The Wellcome Trust 75th Anniversary Debate: Because We\'re Worth It: In An Age Of Austerity We Ask How Best To Nurture Art And Science" at Wellcome Collection

Friday:
+ Screening: Motoharu Jonouchi "Three Short Films" The films will be introduced by Go Hirasawa (Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo), editor of Underground Film Archives, and Julian Ross (University of Leeds), curators of the season. at Flat Time House
+ Andrew Esiebo "Queer Africa" Contemporary Africa on Screen at South London Gallery

Saturday:
+ Preview: Oscar Murillo "Arepas Y Tamales" at Cole Contemporary
+ Artist Talk: Phyllida Barlow Artist Phyllida Barlow will lead an informal tour of Hayley Tomkins current exhibition at Studio Voltaire
+ Amalia Pica, Anthea Hamilton, Anthea Hamilton, Flavio Favelli, Laure Prouvost, Liang & Liang curated by Ariella Yedgar at IBID Projects

Wednesday, July 27

Jenny Watson "Striped Paintings and Undercover" at Gimpel Fils Gallery
Westminster: 30 Davies Street, 6-8pm

Screening: Festivela - Ed Cotterill at Gallery Vela
Tower Hamlets: 38 Langham Street, 6:30-8:30pm

Thursday, July 28

Preview: Vicki Bennett "The Doors of Perspection" at Vitrine Gallery
Southwark: Bermondsey Square, 6-10pm

Screening: Festivela - Sam Griffin at Gallery Vela
Tower Hamlets: 38 Langham Street, 6:30-9pm

+ Conference: "The Wellcome Trust 75th Anniversary Debate: Because We\'re Worth It: In An Age Of Austerity We Ask How Best To Nurture Art And Science" at Wellcome Collection
Camden: 183 Euston Rd, Free, 7-8:30pm

Friday, July 29

+ Screening: Motoharu Jonouchi "Three Short Films" The films will be introduced by Go Hirasawa (Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo), editor of Underground Film Archives, and Julian Ross (University of Leeds), curators of the season. at Flat Time House
Southwark: 210 Bellenden Road, Peckham, 8pm

+ Andrew Esiebo "Queer Africa" Contemporary Africa on Screen at South London Gallery
Southwark: 65 Peckham Road, Free, 7-9pm

Saturday, July 30

+ Preview: Oscar Murillo "Arepas Y Tamales" at Cole Contemporary
Westminster: 3-4a Little Portland Street, 6-9pm

+ Artist Talk: Phyllida Barlow Artist Phyllida Barlow will lead an informal tour of Hayley Tomkins current exhibition at Studio Voltaire
Lambeth: 1a Nelsons Row, 3pm

+ Amalia Pica, Anthea Hamilton, Anthea Hamilton, Flavio Favelli, Laure Prouvost, Liang & Liang curated by Ariella Yedgar at IBID Projects
Tower Hamlets: 35 Hoxton Square, 6-8:30pm

"Crisis A La Mode: No Gas Disco" at Space
Hackney: 129-131 Mare Street, £10 in adv (http://nogasdisco.eventbrite.com/) £15 on the door, 9pm-2am

Sunday, July 31

Preview: "Studies for a catalogue - a study for an exhibition of violence in contemporary art (reprise 1964/2011)" at Flat Time House
Southwark: 210 Bellenden Road, Peckham, 2-6pm

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