Events – New Exhibitions

Autograph	Wed 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 12.30-6pm Rivington Place, London EC2A 3BA View on map 020 7749 1240 [email protected] autograph.org.uk Open now Shoreditch High Street Liverpool Street 26, 35, 47, 48, 55, 67, 149 and 243	Constructing Worlds: Collage with Vintage 35mm Slides Jan 17, 2026, 1-4pm A unique opportunity to collage with vintage 35mm slides
Beaconsfield	Wed-Sat 12-5pm and by appointment 22 Newport St, Vauxhall, London SE11 6AY View on map 020 7582 6465 [email protected] beaconsfield.ltd.uk Open now Vauxhall, Kennington, Lambeth North 360, 77, 344	MARFA Party Dec 14, 2-6pm Join us to celebrate the launch of MARFA Journal's Christmas edition featuring a fashion shoot in Beaconsfield's 30th anniversary exhibition Manifesto for Sustainable Experimentation
Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art	Wed-Sun 12-6pm St James’, New Cross, London SE14 6AD View on map 020 8228 5969 [email protected] goldsmithscca.art Open now New Cross Gate, New Cross	On Gaming and Virtual Media: Erika Balsom, Jamie Sutcliffe and Lawrence Lek in conversation Dec 12, 7-8.30pm
Ikon Gallery	Tue-Sun 11am-5pm 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HS View on map +44 121 248 0708 ikon-gallery.org Open now	Eddie Chambers lecture on Donald Locke Jan 14, 2026, 6-7pm Join Eddie Chambers art historian and curator for a lecture responding to Donald Locke’s exhibition, Resistant Forms.
Lightbox Gallery	Wed-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4AA View on map 01483 737800 [email protected] thelightbox.org.uk Open now	Artist Talk - Permindar Kaur: Strange Bedfellows Jan 28, 2026, 1-2pm An artist talk with Permindar Kaur.
Lisson Gallery, 67 Lisson St	Tue-Sat 11am-6pm and by appointment 67 Lisson Street, London NW1 5DA View on map 020 7724 2739 [email protected] lissongallery.com Open now Marylebone, Edgware Road	Lucy Raven and Mark Godfrey in conversation Dec 11, 5-7pm
Nottingham Contemporary	Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB View on map 0115 948 9750 [email protected] nottinghamcontemporary.org Open now Nottingham, 5 min walk Lace Market tram	Festive Decoration Workshop (with cocktails!) Dec 17, 5-8pm Join us for a festive workshop as part of our Late Night Art & Shopping event - there will even be festive cocktails available from Blend for those who fancy a little tipple whilst you craft. Robin Hood Youth Orchestra Flashmob Performance Dec 13, 10.45-11am Late Night Art and Shopping Dec 17, 5-8pm Amid the hustle and bustle of the festive season we are delighted to keep our doors open late, until 8pm on Wed 10 & 17 Dec, offering evening entry to our exhibitions and sophisticated shopping. rarescale: Sounds Strangely Good, Ya? Dec 17, 6-7.30pm We are delighted to be collaborating with East Midlands chamber ensemble rarescale to present musical performances responding to the artworks of I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih in our current exhibition. Live Christmas Jazz at Blend at Contemporary Opens today Dec 10, 5-8pm Take time out from Late Night Shopping to sit back, relax and make merry at Blend Coffee Shop. Late Night Art and Shopping Opens today Dec 10, 5-8pm We are delighted to keep our doors open late, until 8pm on Wed 10 & 17 Dec offering evening entry to our exhibitions and sophisticated shopping for gift buyers, and drinks and food from Blend. Online Slow Reading Group: We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself Dec 15 – Mar 16 2026 Join us in reading We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself: Entangling Art, Activism and Autonomous Zones by Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan. Queer East: A Sword, A Spectre, A Song Dec 16, 6.30-8pm A Sword, A Spectre, A Song invites viewers into a realm where ancestry, mythology,and diasporic memory collide,reimagining East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) identities through experimental storytelling. Wednesday Walkthrough with NTU BA Fine Art Students Opens today Dec 10, 1-2pm Join us for a Wednesday Walkthrough with Nottingham Trent University BA Fine Art Students. This season, we are presenting Feels Strangely Good, Ya? - the first international exhibition by Murni. BSL Exhibition Tour: Jason Tennant Dec 17, 1-2pm Join us for a BSL Exhibition Tour of Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme:Prisoners of Love: Until the Sun of Freedom with Jason Tennant. Wednesday Walkthrough: Bint Mbareh Jan 7, 2026, 1-2pm Join us for a Wednesday Walkthrough – a gallery tour where artists, experts, researchers and academics give short talks in their field of expertise relating to the concepts explored in our exhibition. Early Years Sensory Workshops: We are Wonderlings! Final week Until Dec 15 Join our experienced Play & Learn Facilitators and book your place on our We are Wonderlings workshops. You and your little one can explore the world through sensory free play.
Nunnery Gallery	Tue-Sun 10am-4pm 181 Bow Road, Bow, London E3 2SJ View on map 020 8980 7774 [email protected] bowarts.org/nunnery Open now Bow Church, Bow Road 25,205,424,8	Film screening: responses to ‘Visions’ – UEL student screening Dec 11, 6-9pm Responding to and taking cues from the films exhibited in this year’s Visions, join us for an exclusive screening of a selection of experimental and newly produced films made by current UEL students. Visions P2 Evening event: ‘Of What Remains: Creative Witnessing in Three Acts’ with Ecka Mordecai, Laima Leyton, Dara Waldron, Jeremy Fernando, Kate Walters and Kamila Kuc Dec 13, 6-9pm Of What Remains: Creative Witnessing in Three Acts invites audience into an immersive evening shaped by collective live responses and reflections on the topic of loss and emotional inheritance.
postROOM / SANDIE MACRAE	Thu-Sat 2-6pm and by appointment 41 Ecclesbourne Road, Islington, London N1 3AF View on map +44 7870 191663 020 7503 1437 [email protected] postroom.online Angel Highbury and Islington (overground) Canonbury 38, 73, 341 476, 56 Northchurch Rd bus stop Essex Rd station	Artist talk with Louise Cattrell Dec 13, 4-6pm
Royal Drawing School	Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-5pm 19-22 Charlotte Rd, London EC2A 3SG View on map 020 7613 8568 [email protected] royaldrawingschool.org Open now Old Street, Liverpool Street 26, 35, 48, 149, 242, 43, 76, 141, 214, 271, 55, 243	Drawing Dialogues \| Es Devlin and Merlin Sheldrake Jan 21, 2026, 7-8pm Visionary stage designer and artist Es Devlin meets biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake (Entangled Life) to discuss drawing, ecology and perception.
Sadie Coles HQ, Kingly Street	Tue-Sat 11am-6pm 62 Kingly Street, London W1B 5QN View on map 020 7493 8611 [email protected] sadiecoles.com Open now Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus	GARGLE curated by motor dance journal Dec 16, 6.30-8pm
TACO!	Thu 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm 2 Cygnet Square, Thamesmead, London SE2 9FA View on map [email protected] taco.org.uk Elizabeth Line to Abbeywood South Eastern trains from Cannon Street, London Bridge, Waterloo to Abbeywood	TACO! Artist Research Library Just opened Until Aug 9 2026 A publicly-available resource, with books, research materials and resources to support artists. We welcome anyone interested in books and reading for pleasure, research and connection with others
Tate Modern	Mon-Sun 10am-6pm Bankside, London SE1 9TG View on map 020 7887 8888 tate.org.uk Open now Southwark, Blackfriars	Artist Talk Máret Ánne Sara Mar 26, 2026, 7-8.30pm Hear from Máret Ánne Sara on her work as an artist and land defender Artist Talk Máret Ánne Sara Mar 26, 2026, 7-8.30pm Hear from Máret Ánne Sara on her work as an artist and land defender
The Bluecoat	Wed-Sun 11am-5pm School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX View on map 0151 702 5324 [email protected] thebluecoat.org.uk Open now Lime Street, Liverpool Central	Introduction to UV Screen Printing Jan 24, 2026, 11am-5pm Bluecoat After Hours: Collage Your Intentions Jan 15, 2026, 5.30-7pm Set your intentions for the year ahead by creating a collage-based vision board before the New Moon on Sun 18 Jan.
TheGallery	Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole BH12 5HH View on map 01202 363272 [email protected] aub.ac.uk/thegallery Open now	Andy Earl in Conversation: 40 Years Behind the Lens Jan 29, 2026, 5-7.30pm