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Art Raffle

In celebration of our galleries’ 40 years in Southwark Park, and to raise much needed funds to support our programmes in 2025, we are hosting an Art Raffle. Raffle prizes will comprise of unique, rare and short edition works generously donated to

A figurative painting of a family of four in front of abstract green trees and grass landscape. On the left a woman looks and holds the arm of a small child in blue in the centre foreground. On the right man with a beard also in matching blue facing forward leans on his elbows on the ground with another child leaning over his shoulder and back with arms wrapped around his neck.
6 July - 29 September 2024   //   Lake Gallery

We Are Briefly Gorgeous
Joy Labinjo

Preview:  5 July // 6–8pm Exhibition Open:  Wednesday - Sunday // 12pm - 5pm

For Southwark Park Galleries’ 40th anniversary programme, British-Nigerian painter Joy Labinjo will present a new body of work that celebrates our local community in her largest London institutional exhibition to date. Taking scenes from Southwark Park and the Bermondsey area as a

6 July - 15 September 2024   //   Dilston Gallery

In the Temple of the Earth
Paul Purgas

Preview:  Friday 5 July // 6 - 8pm Exhibition Open:  Wednesday - Sunday // 12pm - 5pm

Artist and musician Paul Purgas presents a new commission for Dilston Gallery, incorporating sound and materials gathered from the local park land to create an immersive installation, which builds on his ongoing research into the histories of design, music and spiritual philosophy

In a lush green park, a white flagpole depicts a colourful flag of an oil painting of a reaching child.
July 2024 - July 2025 // Outdoors Lake Gallery   //   Public Art

ARTISTS FLAG // JOY LABINJO

For Southwark Park Galleries’ 40th anniversary annual public flagpole, Joy Labinjo has produced a new flag from her Lake Gallery body of work We Are Briefly Gorgeous (2024) that celebrates our local community in her largest London institutional exhibition to date. The

July 2024 - July 2025 // Outdoors Dilston Gallery   //   Public Art

ARTISTS FLAG // PAUL PURGAS

Artist and musician Paul Purgas presents one of Southwark Park Galleries’ annual public flagpole commissions, honouring our 40th birthday year and presented outside Dilston Gallery. A new commission, and created alongside his installation In the Temple of the Earth for Dilston Gallery, the

Free sound recording and composition workshop for Young People

Saturday 11 May & Sunday 12 May 2024, 2-5pm each day // Paul Purgas

Interested in sound recording and composition techniques? Are you 13-19 yrs and live in Southwark? Then this workshop is for you! Join artist and musician Paul Purgas to explore sound recording compositions and collage techniques realised through audio gathered within Southwark Park and the

6 April - 23 June 2024   //   Lake Gallery  //  Dilston Gallery

Jerwood Survey III

Preview:  Preview 5 April // 6–8pm

Jerwood Survey is a major biennial touring exhibition that presents new commissions by 10 early-career artists from across the UK, providing a distinctive snapshot of current concerns and approaches in the visual arts. Established in 2018, it responds to a vital need

Close up image of a four small bright artworks mounted on a white wall. Each is a twisted fabric sculpture on a small white wall shelf in different colours, from left to right: Burnt orange; turquoise; red with gold sequins; and royal blue and mauve.
6 July - 25 August 2024   //   Lake Gallery

multiplying, flamboyantly
moa johansson

Preview:  Friday 5 July // 6 - 8pm Exhibition Open:  Lake Gallery, Salter Space | Wednesday - Friday // 11am - 5pm

Interdisciplinary artist, performer and winner of Southwark Park Galleries’ 2023 Annual Open moa johansson presents a sculptural conclusion of their project series the five flamboyant [     ] — in which five second hand dresses have been continually repurposed and reconfigured

24–25 February 2024   //   Lake Gallery

Out of Thin Air
The Royal College of Art MA Print

Preview:  Saturday 24 February // 2–5pm Exhibition Open:  Saturday // Sunday // 11am–5pm

The Royal College of Art MA Print students present Out of Thin Air, a group exhibition at Southwark Park Galleries, Lake Gallery. This showcase offers a glimpse into the print artists’ collective journey as they navigate new approaches to practice midway through

PT1: 27–28 January // PT2: 3–4 February 2024   //   Lake Gallery  //  Dilston Gallery

En Route
Final-year BA Fine Art: Painting at Camberwell College of Arts

Exhibition Open:  Saturday & Sunday // 11am–4pm

Final-year BA Fine Art: Painting at Camberwell College of Arts are proud to present En Route, a two-part exhibition at Southwark Park Galleries. En Route, commonly used to refer to a waypoint whilst travelling, denotes the exhibiting artists’ journey as they approach

31 August - 29 September, 2024   //   Lake Gallery

Seniors Art School: The Exhibition

Exhibition Open:  Wednesday - Sunday, 12–5pm

Running since 2012, Seniors Art School is a free annual programme of workshops that empowers people over the age of 55 to learn new artistic skills, share stories and develop their creative confidence. Working with contemporary artists, attendees participate in stimulating conversations

Show 1: 13–14 January // Show 2: 20–21 January 2024   //   Lake Gallery  //  Dilston Gallery

Gone to the dogs
Final-year BA Fine Art: Drawing, Photography, Sculpture and Computational Arts at Camberwell College of Arts

Exhibition Open:  Saturday // Sunday // 11am–4pm

We’ve gone to the dogs You are real? Dogs are real too. Take me on a walk! Students from across Camberwell College of Arts’ Undergraduate Fine Art Programme have put together, “GONE TO THE DOGS”. Understanding that all the works spur from

11 November–9 December 2023   //   Lake Gallery

Annual Open Exhibition 2023

Preview:  Saturday 11 November // 1pm–4pm Exhibition Open:  Wednesday - Sunday // 11am–4pm

Now in its 39th year, 2023’s Annual Open takes place both online and in our Lake Gallery. Each year a winning prize is awarded, generously donated by Breckman & Company. We are very excited to continue this year’s prize of £500 towards

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