Category Archives: EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

This section of the website details local exhibitions and community events organised by the team at break to the beat.

Tinkers Bridge Paint Jam (Part one)

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During September 2019 Arkade Graphics organised a collective of local graffiti artists to regenerate an aging mural that covered the double underpass running between the Milton Keynes estates of Tinkers Bridge and Simpson. On a historical level the event holds great significance as it marks the first, and only time to date that four of the cities pioneering first generation of graffiti artists (Urbanist, James Jessop, Chase One and Rolek One) have collaborated on a joint piece of artwork.

All the above artists established themselves as writers in the 1980s and completed the entire first section of the underpass together with organiser Arkade and some assistance from Mega. Photos of the artwork have recently featured in Hip Hop Culture exhibitions organised by Break to the beat at The Open University and MK Gallery. The below collection of images show the mural in completed sections by each of the artists.

“Urbanist” by Urbanist – Tinkers Bridge, Milton Keynes, 2019. Continue reading →

Tinkers Bridge Paint Jam (Part two)

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Welcome to the second part of the documentation of the Tinkers Bridge Paint Jam. Like the artwork displayed in part one the images in this section were also created in September 2019 and cover the entire second section of the double underpass that runs between the Milton Keynes estates of Tinkers Bridge and Simpson. To view the artwork created in the first section of the underpass please see: Tinkers Bridge Paint Jam (Part one).

The second section of the mural which is located at the Simpson end of the underpass was created by graffiti artists Siren, Focus, Loki, Scuba, Tops and Vapor. These artists, some of which are Milton Keynes natives, make up elements of later generations of prolific local writers. The below images display the various sections of the mural by each individual artist.

“Siren” by Siren – Simpson, Milton Keynes, 2019. Continue reading →

OUnity Event March 2020 (The Open University)

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Break to the beat’s second event entitled “OUnity” evolved from the response received by the staff at The Open University‘s Walton Hall campus to the MK Hip Hop Culture exhibition held in October 2019. Organised by DJ Kraze One and Sam Hazell with support from the Open University’s BME Network, the event featured a selection of local vinyl DJs and performances from several rappers and singers.

OUnity video – The Open University, 2020.

The team at Break to the beat were able to construct the above video that features footage including several of the live performances captured during the event which was held in an underground location known as the cellar bar. The below flyer was also designed and circulated before the event took place.

“Ounity” flyer by Marcus Young.

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