Places of Interest

Currently the Places of Interest listed here may well be out bounds and closed for a while, but you can still find out what is out there; preparing for places to go in the future.

There are also some online galleries that are interesting.

Affordable Art Fair

The Affordable Art Fair is an international, contemporary art fair held in different cities around the world. In London they often take place in Battersea Park in Autumn and Hampstead in the Spring.

AINDREA CONTEMPORARY

a roaming curatorial platform 

ALEXI MARSHALL: 'Lucozade Mornings' (2018). Pencil on paper, 50 x 58cm. © Alexi Marshall/Courtesy Aindrea Contemporary
ALEXI MARSHALL: 'Lucozade Mornings' (2018). Pencil on paper, 50 x 58cm. © Alexi Marshall/Courtesy Aindrea Contemporary

15-17 Triton St, London NW1 3BG

in 2018, Aindrea launched Aindrea Contemporary, a roaming curatorial platform dedicated to showcasing, representing and engaging with international early to mid career artists. Aindrea Contemporary advises personal and corporate art collections globally and provides exclusive access to a wide network of galleries, artists and art services, working with clients to cultivate and refine their own critical and distinctive appreciation of art and championing a new generation of artistic talent.   

email: aindrea@aindrea.com

albumen-gallery.com

Online gallery

Artlyst

The UK's leading art information website, providing multi-media art news, reviews, opinion and curated exhibition listings.

Artlyst is a London-based art information website. It was created to distribute accurate, up to date national and international contemporary art news and reviews, plus promote curated exhibition, fair and auction listings. 

We focus on new, contemporary and emerging art but also cover a multitude of features about the story of art, in order to create a well-balanced overview.

The Art Fund


About The Art Fund

We help museums and galleries in a number of ways:  

For over 110 years we have supported museums and galleries, and helped them to buy and display great works of art for everyone to enjoy.

Promoting hundreds of UK museums and galleries through the National Art Pass, the Art Guide app and more. 

For more ways and more details click image below:

Aspley House

Apsley House, 

149 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NT

Mon. - Tue. Closed
Wed. - Sun.11:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Story of Apsley House

A unique survival of an aristocratic home in central London. Orginally built by Robert Adam and extensively remodelled in the 1820s for the Duke of Wellington. The house is still the London residence of the Dukes of Wellington today.

Art on the Underground

London Underground has been one of London's most consistent and pioneering public sector patrons of the arts due to a commitment to the arts and excellence in design led by Frank Pick, Managing Director in the early 20th Century.  

2020 Programme Announcement

Lucy McKenzie, Helen Johnson, Vivian Suter, Elisabeth Wild, Phyllida Barlow


  • For her first UK public commission, Lucy McKenzie will take over the iconic Art Deco Sudbury Town station
  • Vivian Suter will create her first public commission in the UK comprised of over 120 new paintings at Stratford station
  • Helen Johnson's intricate painting marks the fourth commission in the Brixton series using local murals from the 1980s as inspiration
  • For the spring pocket Tube map, Elisabeth Wild will create a new collage inspired by London Underground architecture in colours that recall the luscious landscape of her home in Guatemala
  • Phyllida Barlow will use her daily practice of drawing to create a unique composition for the autumn pocket Tube map


Art Monthly

TAKING ART APART SINCE 1976 

Art Monthly, published by the Art Monthly Foundation registered charity, is the UK's leading magazine of contemporary visual art. Published ten times a year in bold black and white, it keeps you in touch with the complex and ever-evolving art world through in-depth features, interviews with artists, profiles on emerging artists and coverage of major trends and developments by independent critics.

ARTPIL

https://artpil.com/images/banner/01.jpg
https://artpil.com/images/banner/01.jpg

Please read opening editorial as an introduction: 

With a focus in the modern + contemporary arts, ARTPIL provides stories, event news, interviews featuring profiles of artists of all disciplines, museums & galleries, agencies & organizations, both curated and from the public domain.


Arts Council Collection

The Arts Council Collection is the most widely circulated national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art. Founded in 1946, the Collection reaches the broadest possible audience through long loans to public institutions, exhibition loans, touring exhibitions, as well as digital and print publications.

Art Rabbit

Is a platform for contemporary art exhibitions, events, museums, galleries, artists and curators worldwide. If you cannot find what you are looking for here on GEMPLE-CAT you might find it there.

Art Society

The Arts Society is a leading arts education charity with a global network of 385 local Societies, which bring people together through a shared curiosity for the arts.

The Arts Society
8 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DA
Tel: 020 7430 0730 

Art UK

The online home for art from every public collection in the United Kingdom.

Art Matters podcast: the black presence in European painting

Posted 08 Oct 2019, by Ferren Gipson 

On sculpture, elitism and Brexit: the art of Yinka Shonibare

Posted 30 Sep 2019, by Lydia Figes

We are putting the nation's art online, in partnership with over 3,000 public art collections. There are already over 200,000 artworks on Art UK and the number's growing.

The art is from museums, universities, town halls, hospitals and even a lighthouse. Much of it isn't usually on display. At the moment it's mainly oil paintings but we're adding watercolours and works on paper, with the nation's sculpture planned to join soon.

We commission and write about artists, artworks, exhibitions and the stories behind paintings, from the world famous to the obscure.

We would love you to get involved in the project. For example, you could help tag artworks or contribute knowledge through Art Detective. Also, if you can, please support us financially to ensure that we can continue our work.

Art UK is for everyone who wants to see art, visit art and discover the stories behind the art of the United Kingdom. Welcome to the nation's art. 

Artsy
The Art World Online

Education

Whether you're a student, teacher, art enthusiast, curator, or collector, Artsy offers a variety of additional ways to learn about art and design

Artsy features the world's leading galleries, museum collections, foundations, artist estates, art fairs, and benefit auctions, all in one place. Our growing database of 800,000 images of art, architecture, and design by 80,000 artists spans historical, modern, and contemporary works, and includes the largest online database of contemporary art. Artsy is used by art lovers, museum-goers, patrons, collectors, students, and educators to discover, learn about, and collect art.

The Arts Society

Enriching lives through the arts we are The Arts Society

The Arts Society is a leading arts education charity with a global network of 385 local Societies, which bring people together through a shared curiosity for the arts.

Events provide welcoming places - locally, nationally and globally - to hear expert lecturers share their specialist knowledge about the arts.

Bamalama Music & Posters

60s Graphic design

Bamalama Poster Gallery
55 Leather Lane EC1N 7TJ
Tel: 020 7404 6512 

About Us

We have been established online for over 6 years with a gallery that you can visit in central London Monday to Friday with a much larger selection of music and movie posters including a variety of framed items. We have been trading in posters and memorabilia for over 20 years and have supplied many bars and restaurants in the local area and beyond, one of the most recent being the Pheasantry Pizza Express in the Kings Road which was originally home to many artists and designers in the 1960′s. 

Battersea Park

The official opening times for the Park are 6:30am to 10:30pm, although some gates are left open later to allow users of the All Weather pitches and other event venues to leave a little later.

Benchpeg

Supporting the work of the jewellerer since 2006

Benchpeg is the original and first to market online jewellery magazine in the UK. Benchpeg's weekly online jewellery publication reaches 10,000 readers in the Jewellery & Watch industries both nationally and internationally. Subscribe today! We are the go to place for anything sparkly.

Subscribe to the Benchpeg Newsletter 

BBBC

Bromley By Bow Centre

The Bromley by Bow Centre is a pioneering charity that combines an extensive neighbourhood hub with a medical practice and a community research project. 

Creative arts

We hold all-ability creative arts workshops with local artists to enable people who live and work locally to meet each other and learn new skills.

Who is it for?

We have a programme of classes for adults with disabilities or for people who are socially isolated. We also hold classes for people over the age of 50.

Costs vary and booking is required, contact us to find out more.

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

Civilisation 

Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy.

The best of British culture live and on-demand. Experience performance, festivals, events and archive. Delve into the world behind the art.

Benjamin Franklin House

36 Craven St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5NF 

Benjamin Franklin House is a museum in a terraced Georgian house at 36 Craven Street, London, close to Trafalgar Square. It is the only surviving former residence of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. 

25 Brook Street

Two Houses, Two Musicians 300 years apart - Handel & Hendrix

25 Brook Street Mayfair W1K 4HB

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7495 1685

Opening Times :

Monday - Saturday: 11am - 6pm

Sunday: Closed
Last admission 5pm

The Building Centre

Enter subtitle here

Building Centre
26 Store Street
London WC1E 7BT

Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
Sat 10am-5pm

The Building Centre is a hub for the built environment, providing a platform for the exchange and development of knowledge. Established in 1931, the Building Centre is unique in representing and bringing together the different disciplines that form the built environment industry. 

Burgh House & Hamstead Museum

Burgh House New End Square Hamstead London NW3 1LT

Built in 1704 is one Grade-1 listed Queen Anne mansion house in the spa town of Hampstead Village. Once home to reverend Burgh, Dr William Gibbons and many other famous faces, Burgh House is open for free four days a week.

Campfire Convention

Shape and build a new kind of social network. Explore, Connect, Create, Organise. Share ideas, inspirations and goals. Make things happen.

Together we can shape an ecosystem for people seeking new ways of developing ideas within an empowering community. No advertising, no big data gathering, no dodgy algorithms. A different social community with heart and soul, shaped by its members.

Isabella's enquiry at the Tree Conference was around the questions "What kind of trees do we want in our landscape? What landscape? How best to bring them back? 

The artist, musician and activist Brian Eno accepted our invitation to become the network's first patron.
The artist, musician and activist Brian Eno accepted our invitation to become the network's first patron.

Carlyle House

The Chelsea home of a Victorian literary couple

24 Cheyne Row, London SW3 5HL

Today, Carlyle is not a well known figure, but in the 1830s and '40s, he was an immensely influential social commentator and historian. He helped shape the way the Victorians thought about themselves. His followers included Charles Dickens, Robert Browning and John Ruskin.

Cass Art

AN ART SHOP Established in 1984

220 Kensington High St,  W8 7RG

Monday - Saturday: 10:00 - 19:00

Sunday: 11:00 - 18:00
Tel. 020 7937 6506

Central St Martins

arts and design college 

Central Saint Martins
1 Granary Square
London N1C 4AA 

phone: +44 (0)20 7514 7444

Ceramic Art London 

CERAMIC ART LONDON 2020

Exhibiting exceptional work from highly regarded international makers for the past fifteen years, Ceramic Art London is the UK's favourite ceramics event.

CERAMIC ART LONDON 2020

CANCELLED

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT YEAR!

Presented by the Craft Potters Association  

Central St Martins
1 Granary Square Kings Cross
N1C 4AA

The Craft Potters Association of Great Britain (CPA) was established in 1958, and is the national body representing ceramic artists in the UK. Its aim is to advance and encourage the creation of fine works in ceramics, and to foster and extend the interests of the public in such objects and to promote their value in society. 

Cernamic

'May the force be with you !!! These babies are the true Nike's Jordan that began my journey and many others like me...' Nam Tran quote from facebook.
'May the force be with you !!! These babies are the true Nike's Jordan that began my journey and many others like me...' Nam Tran quote from facebook.

Cernamics
The Biscuit Factory
Building F, Studio 31
Clements Road
Southwark,
London SE16 4DG

'At Cernamic our mission is to create a new movement of ceramics, by breaking the mould from the mundane ordinary pottery assumption to inspire creativity through the urban culture promoting a new era of ceramics..' Nam Tran

Nam - specialising in wheel thrown raku, bringing years of experience and craftsmanship to every object made.

Chelsea Arts Club

Private Members Club

Chelsea Arts Club

143 Old Church Street, SW3 6EB

Telephone: +44 20 7376 3311

Chelsea Arts Club is a private members Club for artists in the heart of London. As well as painters, sculptors and architects the Club numbers designers, photographers, film makers, poets, writers, dancers, actors and musicians among its 3,700 Members.

Chelsea Flower Show

Royal Chelsea Hospital

Royal Hospital Chelsea

London SW3 4SL


Following the Government update on 16 March 2020 and ongoing situation with COVID-19, all RHS Shows, Garden Events and school visits will be cancelled with immediate effect until 30 June 2020. RHS Gardens remain open, with a number of increased precautionary measures in place.

Chelsea Framers

  "A Frame is where the Picture stops, and the World begins." 

341 King's Road, Chelsea, SW3 5ES

Chelsea Physic Garden

Since 1673

66 Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4HS 
Open 11am  - 4pm

Experience a fascinating range of walks talks and workshops for adults and family activity days for children.  

Children & the Arts

Children & the Arts is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 5103195 and registered as a Charity number 1103747

Patron Meet our Patron, HRH Prince of Wales
Patron Meet our Patron, HRH Prince of Wales

Children & the Arts
Oxford House in Bethnal Green
Derbyshire Street London, E2 6HG

What we do:

Children & the Arts' vision is for healthier and happier children through the power of an inclusive and accessible arts sector.

We aim to achieve this through harnessing the creativity, enjoyment and aspiration of the arts to raise children's confidence and success through experiences that last.

 We work with arts venues across the UK to reach children in communities and hospices who are in danger of missing out on creative and cultural experiences. The ambition of all of our programmes is to give those children a more fulfilled, creative and exciting education, whilst raising their confidence and aspiration.

Chiswick House& Garden Trust

Chiswick House is one of the earliest examples of neo-Palladian design in England and the gardens are the birthplace of the English Landscape Movement.

Chiswick House and Gardens, W4 2RP.

https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/ 

The Gardens Open every day from 7am until dusk, all year round.

The House Open Sundays - Wednesdays and bank holidays 10am - 5pm

The Conservatory Open daily 10.00am - 4.00pm

Lightopia
22nd January 2020 - 1st March 2020

CONDO

Info

Condo takes its name from 'condominium' and is a large-scale collaborative exhibition of international galleries. Host galleries share their spaces with visiting galleries - either by co-curating an exhibition together, or dividing their galleries and allocating spaces. The initiative encourages the evaluation of existing models, pooling resources and acting communally to propose an environment that is more conducive for experimental gallery exhibitions to take place internationally. Web address: https://www.condocomplex.org/ 

Contemporary Arts Society

59 Central St, London EC1V 3AF

http://www.contemporaryartsociety.org/ 

For over 30 years, Contemporary Art Society Consultancy has provided exemplary art advisory services for a diverse range of clients and sectors in the UK and internationally, including companies, developers, hospitals, local authorities and universities. Our knowledge of the field is unparalleled. 

We curate and manage the highest quality art projects in a range of contexts and environments, working with outstanding artists to produce contemporary art collections, art strategies and public art commissions of the highest calibre. 

© 2020 Contemporary Art Society is a company limited by guarantee. Reg in England & Wales N° 255486. Charity reg N° 208178. 

Country & Town House

monthly luxury magazine

'Country & Town House is the only monthly luxury magazine to target London's 'double lifers' who live the very best of both worlds. Celebrating the best of British living and luxury, it covers the finest houses, interiors, arts, events, food, travel, fashion, style, features and interviews'.  A 'WHAT'S ON' link below:

Craft Potters Association

excellence in British studio ceramics

Craft Potters Association
63 Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, WC1B 3BF
tel: +442031370750
email: office@ceramicreview.com 

The Craft Potters Association was formed in 1958 to promote the work of its members and to increase public awareness of contemporary studio pottery, opening their first small shop in Soho, in London's West End. As the membership grew, the Craftsman Potter's Shop and Gallery moved around the corner to a larger premises in Marshall Street. 

Contemporary Ceramics Centre
Contemporary Ceramics Centre

Crossness Engines

Preserving An Industrial Cathedral

The Old Works
Thames Water S.T.W.
Bazalgette Way 
Abbey Wood London SE2 9AQ

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8311 3711
Email: info@crossness.org.uk

web address: https://www.crossness.org.uk/visit.html

A Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 2141756 Registered Charity No. 297585

Cross River Partnership

Cross River Partnership's (CRP's) vision is to work with its partners to make London the best possible place it can be - Delivering London's Future Together. Since its flagship bridge-building projects across the River Thames, CRP has continually diversified to deliver an array of innovative projects that contribute to the community, environmental and economic health of London - engaged people, clean air, strong businesses, great places.

Culture Trip

Culture Trip is a global startup operating in travel, media and entertainment. We create stories that reveal what is unique and special about a place, its people and its culture.

In-house creative and editorial teams work with a global network of freelance creators to tell location-centred stories around the world, including articles, videos, photography, illustration and animation.

We want to inspire people to plan their trips, go beyond their cultural boundaries and connect with the world around them. We aim to bring the world to everyone and bring everyone closer together.

DKUK 

The hairsalon that got rid of mirrors - thats us!

https://dkuk.biz/podcasts/richard-woods/
https://dkuk.biz/podcasts/richard-woods/
salty cowboy ze aya 19 September 2018 – 18 November 2018
salty cowboy ze aya 19 September 2018 – 18 November 2018

DKUK 

QUEENS ROAD 

PECKHAM SE15 2NG 

Mon- Fri 10am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

About

At DKUK we offer haircuts and colour in front of art. Realised by artist/hairdresser Daniel Kelly, DKUK provides a platform for engaging diverse audiences with contemporary art in the welcoming environment of a hairdressing salon. 

A new model for producing work, DKUK combines the practical, commercial framework of a hairdressing business, with the funding support of the Arts Council England. DKUK offers artists a unique environment for showing and developing work, away from the pressure of the commercial art world and the growing complexities of the 'publicly' funded spaces. This co-existence of art and hairdressing offers a unique experience.

Dulwich Park

Park entrances: College Road, Dulwich Common, Court Lane, Dulwich Village SE21

Created in 1890, Dulwich Parkstarted it's life as farmland and a group of meadows known as "five fields" and many of the ancient boundary oaks survive today.

For the complete day out visit the  Dulwich Picture Gallery too - is nearby in between College Road and gallery Road. 

Emery Walker's House
The Arts & Crafts Home

The Emery Walker Trust

Emery Walker's House

7 Hammersmith Terrace W6 9TS ​

Exhibit Here

FINDING SPACES FOR CREATIVE'S

BOOK THIS SPACE

1,800+ artists are searching for spaces 

Menier Gallery
Menier Gallery

ABOUT US

Exhibit Here is an online art gallery and curator of exhibitions across London, founded by Fine Artist Leila Bibizadeh.

Exhibit Here works tirelessly to provide regular exhibition opportunities throughout the year in prestigious galleries and venues. The exhibitions not only create a platform for artists to showcase their work, but they are also great networking events.


Fulham Palace House & Garden

Opening Times

31 March 2019 to 27 October 2019

The house

Museum and historic rooms: 10.30 - 17.00
Shop: reopening 10.30 - 17.00
Café: 9.30 - 17.00

The garden

Botanic garden: dawn - dusk
Walled garden: 10.15 - 16.15
Admission to the house and garden is free. 

Fenton House & Garden

Fortnum and Mason

Fortnum & Mason 181 Piccadilly London
W1A 1ER 

The Gallery Guide

a-z London and beyond

If you cannot see what you are looking for on here on Gemple-Cat, The Gallery Guide is a useful site.

Gem-A
Gemological Association

­

The Gemmological Association of Great Britain, or Gem-A, is the world's longest established provider of gem and jewellery education. Their Gemmology Diploma evolved from the first gem course proposed for the UK jewellery trade in 1908, and their prestigious Gemmology and Diamonds Diplomas - taught in seven different languages and 26 countries around the world - are recognised throughout the world.

The Gem-A Headquarters are conveniently located next to Hatton Garden, the historic gem and jewellery quarter and the heart of London's gem and jewellery trade.

Greenwich Park

One of the capital's eight Royal Parks.

By Daniel Case - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37101186
By Daniel Case - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37101186

Greenwich Park hosts the Prime Meridian Line and Royal Observatory as well as being part of the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage Site which is home to The National Maritime Museum and Old Royal Naval College.

OPEN: 6.00 - 21.00

Greenwich Park Office
Blackheath Gate
Charlton Way
Greenwich SE10 8QY

Green & Stone

Art Materials shop

Michelle Pearson Cooper’s exquisite charcoal drawing ‘Cheetah’.
Michelle Pearson Cooper’s exquisite charcoal drawing ‘Cheetah’.

B or not 2B, that is the question.

Indeed, it truly is the question when stood in the menagerie of pencils that is the downstairs rabbit warren of Green and Stone. In this place a cornucopia of pencils awaits you, including everything from the humble school pencil to the most suave, dark, and mysteriously named Pierre Noire...

By Ned Elliott 

251 - 253 Fulham Road,
London, SW3 6HY

Green and Stone has long been a part of London having been founded by Augustus John and Bernard Shaw in Chelsea back in 1927. It has become a haven for artists and has amassed a compendium of curios for magical browsing. 

Once of : 259 Kings Road Chelsea London SW3 5EL
Once of : 259 Kings Road Chelsea London SW3 5EL

Ham House

A unique 17th-century treasure trove

Hampton Court Palace

Cumberland Art Gallery

Discover magnificent artworks from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Caravaggio and van Dyck.

Hampton Court Palace

East Molesey,

Surrey  KT8 9AU

Hampton Court Palace, one of the two surviving Palaces of Henry VIII, is up stream from central London on the River Thames.  The Music Festival is  annual event in early June. The Flower Show is an annual event in early July.

Hampstead Observatory

Hampstead scientific Society

Lower Terrace, near Whitestone Pond.

Latitude: 51° 33.2' N.
Longitude: 0h 10.5m W.
Altitude: 175m. 

This is a small observatory which is one of the few, if not the only, observatory in London to provide for public viewing of the night sky. The observatory is one of the most visible ways the HSS promotes science providing views of the Moon, planets and other objects of interest on Friday and Saturday evenings. 

Heatherleys School of Fine Art

Founded in 1845

75 Lots Road,  SW10 0RN 

020 7351 4190

The Heatherley School of Fine Art is one of the oldest independent art colleges in Britain and is among the few art schools in the UK that focus purely on portraiture, figurative painting, sculpture and printmaking. 

House of Dreams

45 Melbourne Grove East Dulwich London SE22 8RG

steveparis50@yahoo.co.uk

Please get in touch to discuss commissioning artwork or future projects. Or if you are gallery owners, film makers, press, arranging a presentation and filmshowing of the House of Dreams Museum and the possibility of hiring the museum.

Houses of Parliament

House of Commons
London SW1A 0AA


House of Lords
London SW1A 0PW

The UK Parliament is open to visitors year round, Monday to Saturday, to attend debates and committee hearings or to take a tour of one of the world's most iconic buildings. 

Hyde Park

Hyde Park London W2 2UH

0300 061 2114

Hyde Park covers 350 acres and is home to a number of famous landmarks including the Serpentine Lake, Speakers'€™ Corner and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.

The park also offers various recreational activities including open water swimming, boating, cycling, tennis and horse riding.

Illuminated River

The Illuminated River will be a long term art commission on an unprecedented scale: a scheme to light central London's bridges along the River Thames. It will transform the capital with a unified light installation across central London's bridges that will connect, celebrate and capture the spirit of the Thames and its diverse communities. Learn more:

Kamitan Arts

Kamitan Arts CIC is a Non-Profit Community Company, whose presence in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea community has been evident for over 15 years.

Who we help with our work:

We work with children, young people and adults that are from disadvantaged backgrounds and challenging situations. All our programmes are inclusive and we always observe, critique and evaluate the learning and apply this to future work.

Kensington Gardens

Peter Pan Sculpture Kensington Gardens
Bayswater Rd, London W2 2UH
0300 061 2000

Royal Parks: www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/visitor-information

Kensington Palace

Kensington Gardens London W8 4PX

Kensington Palace Kensington Gardens London W8 4PX
Kensington Palace Kensington Gardens London W8 4PX
Victoria: A Royal Childhood Daily from 24 May 2019
Victoria: A Royal Childhood Daily from 24 May 2019

Victoria: A Royal Childhood
Daily from 24 May 2019

Discover the story of Princess Victoria, the young girl destined to be queen, in the rooms where she was born and raised at Kensington Palace. 

Diana: Designing for a Princess

Explore the evolution of Diana, Princess of Wales' innate sense of style in a new display at her former London home.

Your day at court
Until 31 March 2020

Experience the Georgian court at Kensington Palace. Discover what life was like in the court of George II.

Kew Gardens

KEW GARDENS
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB

Open daily from 10am (closed only on 24 and 25 December). Closing times vary.

24-hour Visitor Information line is 020 8332 5655

Kings College London

P lay with Clay
13 February 2020, 18:00 to 19:30
Strand Campus , London

no experience necessary

The Arcade at Bush House 

30 Aldwych London WC2B 4PJ

Culture, Exhibition, Workshop 

A new space within the Cultural Quarter of King's College London. The space will showcase imaginative research collaborations and invite artists, cultural partners the public to connect with King's through a varied programme of events, exhibitions and activities 

The Lost Girl Until  28 February 2020  12 noon - 5.pm
The Lost Girl Until 28 February 2020 12 noon - 5.pm

The Lost Girl
Until  28 February 2020
 12 noon - 5.pm

The Lost Girl is an immersive film-based installation by Kate McMillan centred around the fictional character of a cave-dwelling girl on the coast of England. Using DH Lawrence's book of the same name as the starting point...

Kings Place

Music+Arts+Restaurants

  1. PANGOLIN LONDON - Dedicated to Sculpture
  2. PIANO-NOBILE GALLERY - Modern, Contemporary Art & Photography
  3. THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER - situated in the foyer of the Guardian Media Group's offices at Kings Place, has a rolling programme of exhibitions which investigate and reflect upon aspects of news and newspapers and the role of journalism.

La Pada

The Association Of Antiques Dealers

The largest professional trade association of art & antiques dealers in the UK 

The Plaza, 535 King's Rd, Chelsea, London SW10 0SZ 

The golden chandelier symbol displayed in a window or at a fair is the sign of membership of LAPADA, the Association of Art & Antiques Dealers. Since its inception in 1974, LAPADA's membership has grown to over 550 members making it the largest association of professional art and antiques dealers in the United Kingdom. Although the majority of its membership is UK based, LAPADA also currently has 50 members in 16 other countries. Membership is only open to those who meet the Association's requirements as to experience, quality of stock and knowledge of their subject. Between them, members cover virtually every discipline from antiquities to contemporary fine art. 

Latimer Community Art

LCAT Therapy

Latimer Community Art Therapy (LCAT) provides a clinical Art Psychotherapy service for children, adolescents and adults in the community and schools in RBKC and other neighbouring boroughs following the tragedy at Grenfell. This also includes clinical supervision to art therapists, community art groups or other organisations.

Web address: https://www.lcat.org.uk/ 

Note: All LCAT therapists are DBS checked, are trained to a Masters level in Art Psychotherapy and registered with the Health Care Professionals Council. 

Mission:  LCAT aims to provide locally-based, consistent long term access to art therapy in the community.

© Copyright - Latimer Community Art Therapy 2018
© Copyright - Latimer Community Art Therapy 2018

London Arts In Health Forum

Kenny Hunter sculpture, Octav Botnar Wing @ GOSH
Kenny Hunter sculpture, Octav Botnar Wing @ GOSH

London Arts in Health Forum is a membership organisation which aims to develop the role of culture in wellbeing and to promote and support arts in health activity across London and nationally.

The organisation is free to join and offers events, a regular newsletter, training sessions, advice and support for artists, architects, clinical staff and service users - basically anyone with an interest in arts in health. LAHF currently has nearly 3,000 members from London and further afield.

By email: info@lahf.org.uk

By phone: 0300 1111 461

By post: CAN Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road, London, N1 6AH

web address: https://www.lahf.org.uk/

The London Group

The UK's longest-running and most prestigious artists' collective

The London Group was set up in 1913 by thirty two artists including Walter Sickert, Jacob Epstein, Wyndham Lewis, David Bomberg, and Henri Gaudier Brzeska, with the aim of creating a powerful artist-run group to act as a counter-balance to institutions such as the Royal Academy. 

The founding group created a unique structure for an organisation, that has gone on to successfully nurture the careers of many of Britain's best-known artists.

The Group's written constitution requires it "to advance public awareness of contemporary visual art by holding exhibitions annually."  

web address: www.thelondongroup.com

London Arts News

London Art News is a free listings platform for sharing news and information about art, exhibitions and cultural events in London. It exists both as a website and a Twitter account - @LondonArtNews.

Promote your event on the London Art News websitehttps://www.londonartnews.co.uk/submissions/ 

If you have something that you would like to promote on this website, just click here to find out about the submission process. 

Time and resources mean that we can't guarantee a response to all enquiries and please factor in that it might take up to 72 hours for your listing to be added to the site.

London Mithraeum

Bloomberrg Space

Celebrate London Fashion Week
 Roman Style! 
21 February 2020

Join us for an exciting family event at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE and discover who lived in Roman London!  

https://londonmithraeum.recreatex.be/Exhibitions/Register?ID=C412A482-FA0F-E911-80C6-5820B1E20440

https://data.bloomberglp.com/company/sites/30/2020/01/Photoshop-website-photo.jpg
https://data.bloomberglp.com/company/sites/30/2020/01/Photoshop-website-photo.jpg

12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA 

Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 18.00
Sundays 12.00 - 17.00
First Thursday of the month 10.00 - 20.00
Closed Mondays, Christmas & New Year bank holidays. It is free to visit but to guarantee entry please book. 

About: Situated on the site of Bloomberg's European headquarters, this cultural hub showcases the ancient temple, a selection of the remarkable Roman artefacts found during the recent excavations, and a series of contemporary art commissions responding to one of the UK's most significant archaeological sites. 

London Pavilion

London Pavilion
1 Piccadilly Circus London W1J 0DA

 T: 0330 223 3233E: info@bodyworlds.co.uk

Sunday - Thursday 9:30am - 7pm (last admission 6pm) 

Friday - Saturday 9:30am - 9pm (last admission at 8pm)

Body Worlds Exhibition:
BODY WORLDS LONDON

Dr Gunther von Hagens' renowned exhibition of real human bodies has sparked curiosity and awe around the world with over 47 million visitors globally. Journey through the human body and discover the magic and mysteries that lie underneath the skin. Expect a unique, exciting and interactive journey through the human body, described by many as 'emotional', 'extraordinary' and even 'life-changing'.

London Photography Diary

London Photography Diary is your go-to guide for photography exhibitions and events.

The site also features an editorial arm and publishes reviews, interviews, and essays as well as providing a video library and a resource for international photography festivals.

London Shh

London Small Historic Houses

London Shh... want to let you in on their secret. All over the capital, you can discover the lives and legacies of famous London residents through their homes. From Franklin to Freud, there's sure to be someone who'll catch your eye!

London Zoo

ZSL London Zoo Regent's Park NW1 4RY

Lumen Arts Project

Art & Technology For Everyone

Fusion Eureka! National Museum for Children, Halifax, UK 28 April — 25 November 2018
Fusion Eureka! National Museum for Children, Halifax, UK 28 April — 25 November 2018

Training

One of the biggest barriers to installing art created with technology is the fear of the technology itself, and the constant worry about what can go wrong. We have several years of experience working with a huge range of technologies and the artists that create with them, allowing us to advise on archiving and collecting works. Using our 'always on' approach to installation, we can design one or a series of workshops for your curatorial and technical staff on how to manage the latest technology.


Lumen Art Projects has been supporting artists working with technology since 2012. We curate, produce and commission art and technology events around the world.

Our network includes over 400 artists working with technology, all of whom have either won or been shortlisted for our annual competition for art and technology, the Lumen Prize.

Through our annual juried competition, exhibitions, seminars and commissions, we aim to share the future of art with everyone. 

'Level G' at the Barbican Centre Our partnership with the Barbican Centre's 'Level G' programme in 2018 brought a two-storey public space to life. The bespoke animation intrigued and delighted audiences throughout its seven-month run.
'Level G' at the Barbican Centre Our partnership with the Barbican Centre's 'Level G' programme in 2018 brought a two-storey public space to life. The bespoke animation intrigued and delighted audiences throughout its seven-month run.

'Level G' at the Barbican Centre

Our partnership with the Barbican Centre's 'Level G' programme in 2018 brought a two-storey public space to life. The bespoke animation intrigued and delighted audiences throughout its seven-month run.

Made in Arts London

Collect emerging art and design from University of the Arts London

Arts SU
1st Floor
272 High Holborn London
WC1V 7EY 

Who we are.

Instigated by the efforts of ex-students Kate Rintoul and Robyn Minogue in 2011, Made in Arts London (MiAL) is a non-profit initiative devoted to nurturing young talent throughout the early stages of their career. Run by the Students' Union at University of the Arts London (UAL), the organization aims to support art and design students by putting values into practice.

With UAL playing an instrumental role in the development of the UK's creative industry, MiAL provides a physical and digital platform that empowers students by showcasing and selling their work - a natural extension of the university...

Paul Mellon Centre

Paul Mellon Centre

16 Bedford Square, WC1B 3JA

Open: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 17:00 

T: 020 7580 0311 

General enquiries: info@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk

The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art is an educational charity committed to promoting original, world-class research into the history of British art and architecture of all periods. We collaborate closely with the Yale Center for British Art, and are part of Yale University

Ocula Art Galleries

Ocula presents contemporary art exhibited by the world's leading artists and galleries, and reports on the people, ideas and events shaping art now. 

Ocula | About

Ocula presents the best of contemporary art exhibited by leading galleries around the world, and Ocula Magazine covers the people, ideas and events shaping art now. These elements of the Ocula platform provide access and context for a global view of contemporary art, and contribute to our newsletter, social media and annual Ocula Conversations book. Ocula gallery membership is by invitation or application only and admission is determined by a selection committee of influential gallerists to ensure that only the best galleries are Ocula members. To find out more about the benefits of gallery membership visit Gallery Membership. 

Olympia London

Exhibition Centre

Open House

Free entry to London's best buildings

Open House London

 dates for 2020 are 19 & 20  September 2020 

Open-City is London's leading architecture education organisation. We champion the value of well-designed places and spaces in making a liveable and vibrant city, and the role everyone plays within it.

With a basis of experience, expertise and research built up over 23 years, our programmes are designed to encourage dialogue, debate and learning about how architecture and public space affects our daily lives, and to enable people to discover and understand how they can really influence change in the built environment.

Our shop has been running for 10 years and is the portal to resources that accompany our programmes such as the Open House London guide, year-round resources and books for adults and kids, and year-round activities and tours to explore London's architecture. 

O2 Arena

The BT Cellnet consumer brand was renamed O2 - the chemical symbol for unbound oxygen - The Arena formerly known as the millennium Dome

The O2

Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX

Contact us: +44 (0)20 8463 2000
Email: customerservices@theo2.co.uk

Paintings in Hospitals

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience the benefits of world-class art.

Michael Craig-Martin, Savarin Can (Turquoise), 2018. Archival inkjet. Limited edition of 50, signed and numbered by the artist.
Michael Craig-Martin, Savarin Can (Turquoise), 2018. Archival inkjet. Limited edition of 50, signed and numbered by the artist.

Own a Michael Craig-Martin print

To raise funds for paintings in Hiospitals:

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." 

World Health Organisation, 1948  

Paintings in Hospitals, 

51 Southwark St, London, SE1 1RU 

Paintings in Hospitals' mission is to transform the UK's health by using great art to inspire hope and wellbeing for patients, carers and communities.

We know art can help us stay well, aid our recovery, and support us to live longer, healthier lives. This is why we are dedicated to bringing art to everyone through our artwork loans and art activities in all types of healthcare and social care.

Nayanaa Kanodia, The Zebra, 2001. Part of the Paintings in Hospitals collection.
Nayanaa Kanodia, The Zebra, 2001. Part of the Paintings in Hospitals collection.

About our collection

Our art collection is the only national loan collection dedicated to inspiring better health and wellbeing.

Our collection was the very first art collection with the specific purpose of improving patient's health. Since 1959, our collection has grown to hold over 3,800 artworks, including drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs, textiles and digital works.

Paperchase

An international chain of stationery stores  

213 - 215 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7PS

0207 467 6200

There is a good supply of art materials at this particular branch of the Paperchase Stores - on the first floor.

FREE UK Delivery over £25

Portobello Art & Stationery

286 Portobello Road, North Kensington, W10 5TE

Sells art materials, as well a selection of pens and stationery.

Telephone: 020 8969 4723

Email: dmagdani@hotmail.co.uk

Print Space

The UK's No.1 Photo & Art Printer 
The ultimate print and framing service

74 Kingsland Rd E2 8DL

Everything under one roof

Pro-lab printers, the largest selection of pro-grade fine art papers and hundreds of framing and mounting options to make your work look the best it possibly can.

Tel: +44(0)2077391060

info@theprintspace.co.uk

Pro Arte

Brushes to bring out the best in you

Pro Arte Brushes are found in over 600 outlets across the British Isles. Many of these are small family businesses who give really personal service and helpful advice. Others are larger and informative too offering a vast range of materials and equipment of which Pro Arte Brushes are an important part. 

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Exhibition Space

A useful list of the Exhibition Spaces that come under the umbrella of RBKC, such as The Ice House in Holland Park shown here. 

 Royal Institute of British Architects 

RIBA

RIBA London Award 2019 

1A Earl's Court Square by Sophie Hicks Architects
1A Earl's Court Square by Sophie Hicks Architects

Set in the Kensington district and located in a conservation area, the site of the single dwelling occupies a small plot between Georgian terraces, previously housing two garages. 

Grenfell Tower: two years since the tragedy, what's changed?

RIBA London, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT 
Tel: ​​+44(0) 20 7580 5533 

The Ned, City of London where 3000 safety deposit boxes line the cocktail bar | © Simon Brown
The Ned, City of London where 3000 safety deposit boxes line the cocktail bar | © Simon Brown
The rooftop terrace with views over St Paul's Cathedral | © Simon Brown
The rooftop terrace with views over St Paul's Cathedral | © Simon Brown

The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers

Bankside Gallery Thames Riverside
48 Hopton Street London SE1 9JH

Mon - Sun 11.00 am - 6.00 pm

Tel 020 7928 7521

info@banksidegallery.com

MEG DUTTON RE Last Summer digital archive print 35h x 33w £150.00
MEG DUTTON RE Last Summer digital archive print 35h x 33w £150.00

Royal Watercolour Society

Royal Watercolour Society

Bankside Gallery
48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH

info@banksidegallery.com 

The Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) was founded in 1804 and is the oldest and most prestigious watercolour society in the world. Past Members include Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, E.R. Hughes, William Hunt, Henry Moore and John Singer Sargen

Sam Jacob Studio

SJS for architecture and design

Sam Jacob Studio
5 Rear Thornhill Road N1 1HX

Sam Jacob Studio is a collaborative architecture and design practice that makes buildings, places, objects and strategies.

(One current project involves the design of the new Cartoon Museum in Wells Street).

Plant is a project for a post-digital, light industrial workplace. Combining shared facilities for making, studio spaces as well as larger units, the architecture creates a new kind of workplace ecology.

Plant is a project for a post-digital, light industrial workplace.
Plant is a project for a post-digital, light industrial workplace.

24 Saville Row

Ceramic Facade - Kate Malone

Kate Malone

The renowned ceramic artist spent three years perfecting the detail to 24 Savile Row's facade. With 10,000 intricately handcrafted tiles.

SCAN Project Room

Spanish Contemporary Art Network

13-19 Herald Street, London E2 6JT
Bethnal Green Tube Station

Sculpture in the City

 Contemporary works from internationally renowned artists in the Square Mile.

Society of Graphic Fine Art

SGFA

ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION AT MALL GALLERIES 2020
Tues 30th June 2020 to 4th July 2020

Each year in October the Society exhibits more than 200 works of art selected from hundreds of submissions from around the country. Entry deadline: Tuesday 17 March 2020 Midnight

Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1

Exhibition Dates
Private View: Tuesday 30 June, 6pm to 8.30pm
Exhibition Open to Public: Tuesday 30 June to 4 July
Collection of unsold work: Thursday 9 July, 10am to 5.00pm 

DRAWING DAYS

The Society's Drawing Days provide a stimulus to drawing and give members an opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss their art practices. Drawing Days are free. They are organized through the year at venues ranging from museums and public galleries, to landscapes and cityscapes.

On a typical day 10 to 12 participants draw in the morning and afternoon, meeting for lunch in between. Selected Drawing Days lead to exhibitions. In 2016, for example, our 'Location Drawing' exhibition at Southwark Cathedral Refectory featured art from a day spent drawing in and around the Cathedral and Borough Market. The next one:

DESIGN MUSEUM
18 April 2020

Meet at 10.30am

Open to members and their guests. Please go to their web page  to book a place.

224-238 Kensington High St, London W8 6AG
224-238 Kensington High St, London W8 6AG

SGFA Journal Online: sgfajournal.wordpress.com 

Society Of Antiquities

"The encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries." The Society of Antiquaries of London, Royal Charter, 1751.

Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE. 

The entrance to Burlington House, also home to the Royal Academy of Arts. 

The Society of Antiquaries of London is the oldest independent learned society solely concerned with the study of the past. 

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) 

WE ADVISE, WE EDUCATE, WE CAMPAIGN

37 Spital Square
London E1 6DY

PHONE: 020 7377 1644 EMAIL: info@spab.org.uk

Founded by William Morris in 1877, the SPAB exists to help old buildings and the people who care for them through our unique training schemes, courses, research and advice - and our positive, practical approach to conservation.

18 Stafford Terrace

18 Stafford Terrace London W8 7BH

From 1875, 18 Stafford Terrace was the home of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne, his wife Marion, their two children and their live-in servants.

Sambourne is probably best known for his illustrations for 'The Water Babies' by Charles Kingsley (see below). 

The Store X

The space houses a mix of creative companies including Dazed Media, The Vinyl Factory, The Spaces and FACT magazine.

The Store X

180 Strand

London WC2R 3E

Store Studios is the home of London Fashion Week and has previously hosted exhibitions with Louis Vuitton, Moving Museum and Punchdrunk. The space houses a mix of creative companies including Dazed Media, The Vinyl Factory, The Spaces and FACT magazine.

Strawberry Hill House & Garden

Strawberry Hill - located just outside Twickenham and 12 miles west of Central London. 

Strawberry Hill House
268 Waldegrave Road
Twickenham TW1 4ST

Portrait of a Young Man as a Shepherd, circa 1658-60, by Peter Lely.
Portrait of a Young Man as a Shepherd, circa 1658-60, by Peter Lely.

The Tabernacle

Notting Hill

35 Powis Square, off Portobello Road, London W11 2AY 

THE HIVE LOVE - EXHIBITION
MON 03 FEB -  SUN 10 FEB 2020

Pavilion Hive are the group behind the Portobello Pavilion; an inspiring architectural space for art and discussion with pop ups every July in historic Powis Square, perfect for curious summer days.

TACO

Thamesmead Art & Culture Office

TACO!
30 Poplar Place
Thamesmead London SE28 8BA 

Thamesmead Arts and Culture Office (TACO!) is an artist-led space for research, production, and exchange located in Thamesmead, SE London. TACO! is engaged with its local context whilst simultaneously supporting dialogue with artists and contemporary art.

Turner House

Sandycombe Lodge

40 Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham TW1 2LR

In 1813 England's great landscape painter JMW Turner built a small villa, Sandycombe Lodge, on a large plot near the Thames at Twickenham. Here, the painter became an architect, guided by the hand of his friend John Soane.

Opening Times

Wednesday-Sunday:
10am - 1pm Self-guided visits

1pm - 4pm Guided Tours

Unthinking Photography

Maru Photograph:Mugumogu/Courtesy of The Photographers' Gallery, London
Maru Photograph:Mugumogu/Courtesy of The Photographers' Gallery, London

Unthinking Photography is a strand of The Photographers' Gallery digital programme, an online platform for mapping and responding to photography's role in contemporary culture. 

Maru, by Mugumogu

Maru is a male Scottish fold that lives in Japan and has become aYouTube sensation with his own channel recording his exploits with cardboard tubes.

Urban Growth


Community Engagement Space Transformation Camden Canal Clearance
Community Engagement Space Transformation Camden Canal Clearance

49 Brixton Station Rd, Brixton, London SW9 8PQ 

Urban Growth Learning Gardens is a social enterprise that improves Londoners' well-being by collaborating with them to create & maintain beautiful, biodiverse spaces.

Wandsworth Arts Fringe

Staff Yard
Battersea Park
London
SW11 4NJ 

The treasure trove of creativity that is WAF bursts into Wandsworth for two weeks in May.

The Westway Trust

Westway Trust Office (for general enquiries)

1 Thorpe Close, London W10 5XL

T: 020 8962 5720


About Us

Westway Trust is a charity committed to enhancing the 23 acres of space under the Westway flyover to benefit local people, making it a great environment to live, work, play and visit.

Wimbledon Art Studios

one of the largest creative studio complexes in the UK

Wimbledon Art Studios

10 Riverside Yard

Riverside Road SW17 0BB

Office hours Monday - Friday: 6.30am - 16.30pm. Studios are open 24/7 to artists.

Join Wimbledon Art Studios in London and become part of a friendly, dynamic community of creative people. Our highly successful, twice-yearly Open Studio Art Shows attracts thousands of buyers and provides you with essential exposure to galleries and collectors. It's more than just a workspace.

2 Willow Road

Architect Erno Goldfinger's 1930s Modernist home owned by the National Trust Unique and influential Modernist home from 1939. 

Goldfinger also was the architect of the Trellick Tower which is very near to the KCC Kensington Centre Wornington Road W10 5QQ  where this website was created.

2 Willow Rd

London NW3 1TH

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/2-willow-road

Entry by guided tour only at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm. Places limited with tickets only available at the door on the day. 3pm to 5pm self-guided viewing. Last entry 4.30pm.

World Photography Organisation

"We work with the best in the industry, forging strong, international partnerships to bring our photographers the exposure they deserve."
- Scott Gray, CEO, Founder

https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2014/04/i875/4_george-logan_uk_shortlist_shortlist_campaign_professional-competition-2014_press.jpg
https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2014/04/i875/4_george-logan_uk_shortlist_shortlist_campaign_professional-competition-2014_press.jpg

2020 Youth  Competition Monthly Winners - 
12-19 year olds Awards ceremony in Somerset House London, 
16 April 2020.

Sony World Photography Awards exhibition

Inspiring imagery from the Sony World Photography Awards will return to Somerset House, London this Spring. From 17 April to 4 May, all winning and shortlisted entries from this year's four competitions (Professional, Open, Student and Youth) will be on display. A range of more than 600 stunning photographs will go on show that highlight the beauty and diversity of our world. Running alongside the main exhibition will be a substantial collection of works by this year's Outstanding Contribution to Photography recipient Gerhard Steidl. 

A global platform for photography!

The World Photography Organisation is a global platform for photography initiatives. Working across up to 180 countries, our aim is to raise the level of conversation around photography by celebrating the best imagery and photographers on the planet. We pride ourselves on building lasting relationships with both individual photographers as well as our industry-leading partners around the world.
The World Photography Organisation hosts a year-round portfolio of events including the Sony World Photography Awards, the world's leading photography competition, and PHOTOFAIRS, international art fairs dedicated to photography with destinations in Shanghai and San Francisco. 

© 2016 CARTOONICA. 12 Pike St, New York, NY 10002
Powered by Webnode Cookies
Create your website for free! This website was made with Webnode. Create your own for free today! Get started