A close up image of card and paper sculptural materials in a sculptural placed on a blue and pink coloured circles and infront of a white and yellow abstract background.

Seniors Art School // Voyager

Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24 July 2025, 11am-3pm each day // Flora Duley

Join an exciting 2-day sculptural activity workshop: Voyager, led by Artist Associate Flora Duley. Artist Sin Wai Kin’s The Fortress is being exhibited as part of Artists’ Film International 2025 at Southwark Park Galleries, 19 July – 19 October 2025. In response

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

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