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19 July – 21 September 2025   //   Lake Gallery  //  Dilston Gallery

Artists’ Film International 2025 // Dream States
Sin Wai Kin

Preview:  18 July, 6 – 8pm 2025 Exhibition Open:  Wednesday – Sunday, 12 – 5pm

Dream States — the 18th edition of Artists’ Film International — explores dreaming as both a transformative state and a radical act, challenging perceptions of reality and opening pathways to alternative futures. The programme foregrounds artists who disrupt linear time, blur fact and

In Memory of David Allen

Posted On  //  July 10, 2025   In  //  News

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague David Allen, who died in his beloved Berlin earlier this month. David was Strategic Development Director at the galleries, joining in the mid 80s. Without

A colourful flag with abstract leaf and floral patterns hangs on a white pole, set in a sunny park with green trees.
July 2025 - July 2026   //   Public Art

ARTIST FLAGS // The Forest of Wonder

In March, Year 3 pupils from Rotherhithe Primary School, with Artist Associate Kandace Siobhan Walker, together designed our 2025 annual Artist Flag commission while also working toward Art & Ecology School Residencies: The Exhibition in held in the Spring. Through the workshops,

5 April - 29 June 2025   //   Lake Gallery

You Make Me Feel // curated by A—Z
Jeanie Crystal, Zein Majali & Emily Pope

Preview:  Friday 4 April, 6-8pm Exhibition Open:  Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 5pm

Guest curator A—Z (Anne Duffau) presents a group exhibition with three multidisciplinary artists: Jeanie Crystal, Zein Majali and Emily Pope. Relating to the theme of diaries and self narratives in all forms – including stories, notes, music, self-reflection, social networks and periodic

A collage features colorful drawings of faces, figures, and animals alongside bold text reading “PINK I HAVE THE POWER” and the date "5-26-2025" in handwritten letters.
21 May - 29 June 2025   //   Lake Gallery

Pink! I Have The Power // With Bede Centre for Learning Disabilities

Preview:  Wednesday 21 May 2025, 2 - 4pm Exhibition Open:  Salter Space, Wednesday - Sunday, 12–5pm

Pink! I Have The Power presents the dynamic work of our neighbouring artists at the Bede Centre, focused on the theme of alter egos. Made during weekly workshops held at Dilston Gallery in February – May 2025, the artists have envisioned powerful

Two preschoolers in blue outfits in a garden playing beside a planing allotment bed.
June - October 2025   //   Garden & Bothy

Family Allotment Club // June – October 2025

Family Allotment Club is back! Get your hands in the mud and get creative on Friday mornings! You can expect to grow and harvest food, do some planting, take care of seedlings that you can also grow at home, have fun exploring

Open scrapbook showing two colorful tree paintings. Left page depicts a tree with pink and blue foliage on a gradient background. Right page shows a tree with red and green foliage against a green background. Text below each image.
5 April – 11 May 2025   //   Lake Gallery

Art & Ecology School Residencies: The Exhibition

Preview:  4 April 2025, 1-3pm Exhibition Open:  Salter Space, Wednesday - Sunday, 12 – 5pm

This exhibition celebrates our public engagement work in local schools, a popular annual programme bringing free art sessions that address the themes of environment and climate change through the process of art-making. Our professional Artist Associates spend two weeks in residency at

Two senior art students engage in a lino printing project, working together on a piece of paper at a table.

Seniors Art School // Lino Printing

Thursday 22 & Friday 23 May, 11am - 3pm at Dilston Gallery // Alexa Lowe

Lino Printing: Exploring Southwark Park through Multi-Layered Print with Artist Associate Alexa Lowe Thursday 22 & Friday 23 May, 11am – 3pm Dilston Gallery Come experiment with the Lino printing method to create a composition inspired by Southwark Park. Starting with initial

Southwark Park Galleries announce Summer 2025 Programme

Posted On  //  February 6, 2025   In  //  News

Southwark Park Galleries is delighted to be partnering with Forma for Artists’ Film International 2025, where we will present the UK premiere of Sin Wai Kin’s The Fortress, co-commissioned by Forma and Lahore Biennial, alongside the full AFI’25 programme. Artists Film International

Two children water plants in a garden with their backs to the camera

We Are Recruiting // Public Engagement Manager

Posted On  //  December 12, 2024   In  //  News

Southwark Park Galleries seeks a new Public Engagement Manager to join our team. The role is an integral part of the daily life of our charity, leading the strategic development of our renowned community engagement and life-long creative learning programmes for local

A hand painting red and green leaves with various colored paints on a tray; imprints are visible on paper beneath.
April - July 2025   //   Garden & Bothy

Green Shoots! // Free Creative Family Workshops
Abigail Hunt & Alexa Lowe

Artist-led creative workshops for families with children up to 11.   Join Artist Associates Abigail Hunt and Alexa Lowe on the second Saturday of the month, from 10am to 1pm, to discover our local flora and fauna, make eco-friendly artworks and become

Part one: 1 - 2 February 2025 | Part Two: 8 - 9 February 2025   //   Lake Gallery  //  Dilston Gallery

Momentarily Here
BA Fine Art: third year students at Camberwell College of Arts

Exhibition Open:  Saturday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm

Southwark Park Galleries proudly presents Momentarily Here, a two – part exhibition by third-year students from the Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, and Computational Arts pathways at the Camberwell College of Art (University of the Arts London). This exhibition marks the culmination of two and

2 November - 14 December 2024   //   Lake Gallery

ANNUAL OPEN 2024

Preview:  Preview: Saturday 2 November 1 - 4pm Exhibition Open:  Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm

Established the same year as the gallery in 1984, our Annual Open has been a rare opportunity for all artists at any stage of their career to submit work without a selection criteria, making it London’s longest-running open and democratic exhibition. Each

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