Southwark Park Galleries announce Summer 2025 Programme

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

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

From right to left: A corner wall, in which is a corner alcove lit in warm lighting. In the alcove hangs two small prints. In the centre foreground is a grey bench reflecting the light sources. A stone curving wall, infront of this is a TV on a stand with red back lighting. The screen depicts a close-up of a models face with blond hair.

Southwark Park Galleries announce Spring 2025 Programme

Southwark Park Galleries is delighted to announce our Spring 2025 programme including a group exhibition curated by A—Z (Anne Duffau), exhibitions developed with local communities at two primary schools and Bede Centre for learning disabilities, as well as an open call for

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. Buy your ticket here Raffle prizes will comprise of unique, rare and short edition

Friends of Southwark Park Galleries

Preview:  5 July // 6–8pm Exhibition Open:  Wednesday - Sunday // 11am - 5pm

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Southwark Park Galleries at Family Arts Conference 2024

The UK’s largest family arts and culture conference returns on Thursday 29 February 2024 at Leeds Playhouse. More families are in need than ever before. It’s essential that the cultural sector can reframe, rethink and recharge to ensure families do not miss

A floor to ceiling painting of colourful abstracted body outlines.

Thank you for making 2023 another special year!

We’d like to thank everyone who participated in our ambitious artistic and public engagement programme throughout the last year. Over the last 12 months, we’re extremely proud of all that we have achieved together: 34 workshops with 557 attendees 14,670 visitors in

We are 40!

Established in 1984, Southwark Park Galleries celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year; having proudly served the Bermondsey & Rotherhithe community for 4 decades.  We began in 1984 when our Founder Ron Henocq and local artists the Bermondsey Artists Group transformed the park’s

Winter Gathering // Sat 9 Dec 1-4pm

To mark the close of this year’s Annual Open Exhibition, join us Saturday 9 December 1-4pm for carols in the garden sung by our friends The Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Choral Society at 3pm, with thanks to the Southwark Park Association 1869, mulled

Jerwood Survey III 2024-2025 Dates and Exhibiting Artists Announced

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

Fabric sculptures by Jonathan Baldock in a white gallery

We are Recruiting New Trustees

Become our New Trustee  Southwark Park Galleries (Bermondsey Artists Group) are seeking 3 new Trustees to join our Board this Autumn, including our new Chair. We are excited to be developing our Board as we approach our 40th Anniversary in 2024, bolstered

A performance of two women atop two large metal podiums, which move on tracks that run down the side perimeter of Southwark Park Galleries, Dilston Gallery (a deconsecrated church). The performers are wearing modroc chest pieces with black painted hands and grey faces lipsynching to a soundtrack, gesturing singing and howling motions.

We’re Recruiting // Front of House

Southwark Park Galleries is an interdisciplinary arts organisation set across two distinctive venues – including a Grade II Listed deconsecrated church and purpose built art gallery – and a community garden in the heart of Southwark Park, southeast London. Through our locally