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

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

GREEN SHOOTS! FREE CREATIVE SUMMER FAMILY WORKSHOPS

Enjoy a series of free art workshops at Dilston Gallery during the summer holidays, with different activities each week and tailored to specific age groups. Discover our local flora and fauna, make eco-friendly artworks and become ecology buffs! Workshops are held at

FAMILY ALLOTMENT CLUB

Get your hands in the soil on Friday mornings! June – October 2024 Join us on Fridays in our beautiful garden. You can expect to grow and harvest food, do some planting, take care of seedlings that you can also grow at home,

Close-up of hands using a handheld gouger to cut a design into linoleum for a linocut print.

Seniors Art School presents… Lino Printing with Artist Associate Alexa Lowe

Thursday 22 & Friday 23 August 2024, 11am-3pm each day // Alexa Lowe

Join an exciting 2-days Lino Printing workshop: Exploring Portraits and Patterns Through the Eyes of Artist Joy Labinjo, led by Artist Associate Alexa Lowe. Come experiment with the Lino printing method to create a portrait inspired by the work of Joy Labinjo,

Seniors Art School presents… Planning and Recording Radio Segments

Join an exciting 2-days of planning and recording radio segments with Artist Associate Holly Graham. During the workshop, participants will look at different options of radio plays, adverts, interview, and DJ shows, and work in pairs or small groups to realise these.

Seniors Art School presents… Digital Storytelling Club

Friday 1, 8, 15, 22 November 2024, 11am - 1pm // Kristina Pulejkova

Explore myths, legends, and folk tales through AI-generated scenes and text, and reimagine classic stories. Open to inquisitive minds over the age of 55 Friday 1, 8, 15, 22 November 2024, 11am – 1pm Digitally, on Zoom Free, booking required: email us

Green Shoots! Creative Autumn Family Workshops

Enjoy a series of free art workshops at Dilston Gallery during Autumn half-term. Discover our local flora and fauna, make eco-friendly artworks and become ecology buffs! Programme // Wednesday 30 October 2024 with Artist Associate Anne Ogazi Collage and Camouflage Make creative

Seniors Art School with Writer and Artist Kandace Siobhan Walker

Wednesday 8 & Thursday 9 May 2024, 11am-3pm each day // Kandace Siobhan Walker

Poems and Pages: Writing Centos* and Bookbinding Workshop with Writer and Artist Kandace Siobhan Walker Wednesday 8 & Thursday 9 May 2024 11am – 3pm each day Southwark Park Galleries // Dilston Gallery Open to inquisitive minds over the age of 55

Seniors Art School presents… WE ARE 40! Sharing Memories with SET.radio

15 & 29 July 2024 // SET.radio

Seniors Art School’s participants will work with SET.radio to produce a podcast based on creative responses to individual and collective memories. Established in 1984, Southwark Park Galleries celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year; having proudly served the Bermondsey & Rotherhithe community for

Seniors Art School presents… A Rare Find with Flora Duley

Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 July 2024, 11am - 3pm // Flora Duley

Join an exciting 2-days sculptural workshop led by Artist Associate Flora Duley. Participants will create an archive of objects placed in futuristic, fantasy sculptural structures – a bit like collectors boxes. The structures will be a fusion of motif, pattern, colour and

Free Jam Jar Lanterns Workshop for Families

Monday 20 November, 10am - 12noon

Illuminate Bermondsey & Rotherhithe is a free annual festival for local residents. Come and make your own lantern at Illuminate Bermondsey & Rotherhithe artist-led workshop and then bring your illuminated artwork to The Blue Market Place at 5 pm on Friday, November

Green Shoots! Free Creative Summer Family Workshops

2 - 31 August 2023 // Abigail Hunt, Anne Ogazi

Enjoy a series of free art workshops at Dilston Gallery during the summer holidays, with different activities each week and tailored to specific age groups. Discover our local flora and fauna, make eco-friendly artworks and become ecology buffs! Workshops are held at