Events – New Exhibitions

Aspex Portsmouth	Wed-Sun 11am-4pm The Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth PO1 3BF View on map 023 9277 8080 [email protected] aspex.org.uk Portsmouth Harbour Station The Hard Interchange	A Paper Maker’s Field Trip, Maria Amidu Just opened Until Jul 31 Maria Amidu’s short residency A Paper Maker’s Field Trip explores writing, paper, and the artist-artwork-viewer relationship.
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 Shoreditch High Street Liverpool Street 26, 35, 47, 48, 55, 67, 149 and 243	Artist Talk: Vulnerability and Self-Portraiture Sep 10, 6.30-7.30pm Join us for a conversation between artist Dianne Minnicucci and writer Gem Fletcher Becoming with the Archive: Black Feminist Visions in Photography Jul 10, 6.30-8pm Join us for the book launch of 'Amy Ashwood Garvey and the Future of Black Feminist Archives' Workshop: Portraiture and Collaboration Jul 26, 1.30-4.30pm Join us for a workshop exploring portraiture and collaborative practise
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 Vauxhall, Kennington, Lambeth North 360, 77, 344	Black Industrial Noise Installation and Live Performance Jul 19, 12-5pm Saturday 19 July 2025 Black Industrial Environmental Noise Performance and Installation Beaconsfield Arch Space 12-5pm Book on Eventbrite if you'd like to participate Language in Live Contexts, Acts of Public Memory Jul 5, 2.30-4.30pm This second session draws on two large-scale works from Beaconsfield’s history, the late Monica Ross’s performance rightsrepeated and Shane Cullen’s The Agreement. Plastique Fantastique: Sonic Fictions (Spells) Jul 26, 4-9pm Sustainable Magic Against Unsustainable Economic Realism - Happenings, Performance, Tarot Readings Dark Reading Group: Words (Incantations) Jul 25, 7-10pm Sustainable Magic Against Unsustainable Economic Realism - Readings in the Dark Domestic Flux, Part 2 Jul 19, 2-4pm A threshold writing / visual arts workshop on domesticity and intimacy by Tamsyn Challenger and Colin Herd, rooted in Fluxus. Domestic Flux, Part 1 Jul 16, 2-4pm A threshold writing / visual arts workshop on domesticity and intimacy rooted in Fluxus with Tamsyn Challenger and Colin Herd. ‘Act of Creation’, Tackling Gendered Time Aug 2, 2.30-4.30pm This third session responds to one of the first exhibitions held at Beaconsfield’s current site, Cottage Industry (1995).
Chisenhale Gallery	Wed-Sun 12-6pm 64 Chisenhale Rd, London E3 5QZ View on map 020 8981 4518 [email protected] chisenhale.org.uk Mile End, Bethnal Green	An evening of sound with Tati au Miel Aug 7, 7-8pm
Dulwich Picture Gallery	Wed-Sun 10am-5pm Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD View on map 020 8693 5254 [email protected] dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk West Dulwich, North Dulwich	Curator's Tour: Gated Canyons Sep 12 Curator's Tour: Gated Canyons Jul 18
Focal Point Gallery	Wed-Sat 11am-5pm The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1NS View on map 01702 534108 [email protected] fpg.org.uk Southend Victoria, Southend Central	Adam, Eve, Others, a UFO and a Large Language Model by Haroon Mirza Jul 5, 4-5pm
Hayward Gallery	Tue-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX View on map 020 3879 9555 [email protected] southbankcentre.co.uk Waterloo, Embankment	Gilbert & George in Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist Oct 8, 7-8.30pm Join the iconic artists for an in-depth discussion on the themes at the heart of their practice, with a curator who has studied their work for over 40 years.
ICA	Tue-Thu 4-11pm, Fri-Sun 12-11pm The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH View on map 020 7930 3647 [email protected] ica.art Piccadilly Circus, Green Park	GLUE: Bookfair and Creative Programme Sep 13 – Sep 14 Calling all publishing creatives and DIY makers! Take part in GLUE, ICA’s new bookfair and creative programme taking place across 13 and 14 September.
KARST	Wed-Sat 11am-5pm 22 George Place, Millbay, Plymouth PL1 3NY View on map 01752 222676 [email protected] karst.org.uk Plymouth Station Royal Parade	Curator’s Tour of Projected Outcomes, with Ben Borthwick Jul 25, 1-2pm Alastair and Fleur Mackie in conversation with Ben Borthwick Jul 12, 1-2pm
Matt’s Gallery	Wed-Sun 12-6pm and by appointment 6 Charles Clowes Walk, London SW11 7AN View on map 020 8067 3842 [email protected] mattsgallery.org Nine Elms, Vauxhall Vauxhall US Embassy: 156, 344, 436; Nine Elms Station: 77, 87, 196, 452, N87	Michelle Williams Gamaker: Live in Analysis – Strange Evidence Opens today Jul 4, 6.30-8.30pm An engaging discussion between artist Michelle Williams Gamaker and her former psychoanalyst Anouchka Grose as they explore the psychoanalytic themes and ideas behind Strange Evidence.
Mimosa House	Wed-Sat 12-6pm 47 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SP View on map 020 7242 0738 [email protected] mimosahouse.co.uk Holborn	Ekphrastic poetry workshop with Queer Poetry Collective Jul 5, 1-3pm Join Queer Poetry Collective for their first ekphrastic poetry workshop, where we will write in response to Debjani Banerjee's exhibition, Jalsaghar.
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange	Tue-Sat 10am-4pm Newlyn Art Gallery, New Road, Newlyn TR18 5PZ View on map 01736 363715 [email protected] newlynartgallery.co.uk The Mousehole bus	NEWLYN WALKING TOURS Until Sep 18 Join us for a unique behind-the-scenes tour of Newlyn’s back streets, where you’ll meet local artists, explore historic studios and workshops, and uncover the village’s fascinating, often hidden, past
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 Nottingham, 5 min walk Lace Market tram	Online Slow Reading Group: We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself Until Sep 15 Join us in reading We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself: Entangling Art, Activism and Autonomous Zones by Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan. Listening Walk with Dr Andrew Brown Sep 3, 1-2pm Join us for a Listening Walk – an immersive gallery tour where Dr. Andrew Brown will share his practice in relation to the concepts explored in our current exhibition. Early Years Sensory Workshops: We are Wonderlings Until Sep 15 Join our experienced Play & Learn Facilitators and book your FREE place on our We are Wonderlings workshops. BSL Exhibition Tour with Zoe Milner Jul 30, 1-2pm Join us for a BSL Gallery Tour of our current exhibition Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen with Deaf and visual artist Zoe Milner. Listening Session: Reimagination in Conversation by Hannan Jones and Shamica Ruddock Jul 25, 7-9pm Hannan Jones and Shamica Ruddock present Re-Imagination In-Conversation, a research-based sonic venture encompassing speculation, jazz poetics, improvisation and dreaming.
PEER	Wed-Sat 12-6pm 97-99 Hoxton street, London N16QL View on map 020 7739 8080 [email protected] peeruk.org Old Street, Hoxton Hoxton Station, Hoxton	Community coffee morning and tour of Alexis Kyle Mitchell's exhibition: The Goal of Our Health Jul 24, 9-10.30am Join us for a special closing event and community coffee morning at Peer. Meet others living and working in the local area and receive an introduction to Alexis Kyle Mitchell’s exhibition.
South London Gallery	Tue 11am-6pm, Wed 11am-9pm, Thu-Sun 11am-6pm 65-67 Peckham Road, London SE5 8UH View on map 020 7703 6120 [email protected] southlondongallery.org Oval, Peckham Rye, Vauxhall + bus 36 or 436, Elephant and Castle + bus 12	Screening of Leonardo Drew and Merce Cunningham Performance + Q&A Jul 16, 7-8pm
Spike Island	Wed-Sun 12-5pm 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX View on map 0117 929 2266 [email protected] spikeisland.org.uk Bristol Temple Meads M2 to Cumberland Road	British Sign Language Exhibition Tour Donald Locke: Resistant Forms Martin Glover Jul 26, 2-3pm Please note this tour is for BSL users and companions only. Martin Glover, architect and art facilitator, leads a British Sign Language tour of the current exhibition, Donald Locke: Resistant Forms. I Am Making Art: Twin Forms Jul 19, 11am-1pm Artist duo Jackson and Harris lead a clay workshop inspired by Donald Locke’s anthropomorphic and figurative ceramic forms. Film Screening: Selected 15 Jul 10, 6-7pm Join us for a special screening of bold new artists’ moving image works from across the UK at Spike Island.
Stanley Picker Gallery	Tue-Sat 11am-5pm Kingston School of Art, Kingston University, Grange Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2QJ View on map 020 8417 4074 [email protected] stanleypickergallery.org Kingston, Surbiton	Other Actors Discursive Talks: Borders, Bodies, Viral Landscapes Jul 16, 6-8pm Join us for a series of Discursive Talks as part of Ilona Sagar’s exhibition 'Other Actors'. Film screening 6-7pm and discussion 7-8pm with Pranabashis Haldar, Marsha Rosengarten and Jana Scholze.
The Bluecoat	Wed-Sun 11am-5pm School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX View on map 0151 702 5324 [email protected] thebluecoat.org.uk Lime Street, Liverpool Central	Botanical Cyanotype Workshop Jul 26, 11.30am-4pm Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Summer using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as a source of inspiration. Introduction to UV Screen Printing Jul 12, 11am-5pm During this one day course you will learn the basics of screen printing, including learning about the materials used and processes involved in creating a UV exposed screen. Heritage Open Days: Open Studios Sep 13, 12-4pm Explore our open studios, meet some of the Bluecoat’s creative community and find out about their practices, which range from painting and photography to jewellery and illustration. Bluecoat After Hours: Still Life Drawing Aug 5, 5.30-7.30pm Join us for an evening of drawing in Bluecoat’s beautiful garden. Introduction to Copper Sulphate Etching Aug 9, 11am-5pm Learn the basics of etching, one of the oldest & most unique printmaking processes, at the historical Bluecoat Print Studios. Direct Monoprint Techniques Aug 31, 11am-5pm Explore unique ways of mark making with print using different direct monoprint techniques. Introduction to UV Screen Printing on Fabric Aug 9, 11am-5pm Learn the basics of UV screen-printing on fabric and use your own design to create a set of tote bags to take home with you.