2024

River Rights: Guardians for the Hogsmill
Past Event / Community / Students
3 July 2024

MA Curating Contemporary Design students River Rights: Guardians for the Hogsmill

A Curated Dinner at Stanley Picker Gallery

The Stanley Picker Gallery in collaboration with Kingston University’s MA Curating Contemporary Design students, and in partnership with the Design Museum London, hosted River Rights: Guardians for the Hogsmill, a unique interdisciplinary curated dinner on 3 July 2024. Set against the thought-provoking exhibition Haunted Ecologies by Stanley Picker Fellow Thomas Pausz, the event sought to … River Rights: Guardians for the Hogsmill

Japanese Storytelling: A Tale of A Tub Maker
Past Community
30 November 2024

Tomoko Komura Japanese Storytelling: A Tale of A Tub Maker

Ura Matsuri presents a ‘A Tale of a Tub Maker’, performed by Tomoko Komura Saturday 30 November 2024, 11am & 12.30pm (30 mins). Book via Eventbrite ‘A Tale of a Tub Maker’ takes audience members to the Edo period Japan, captivating imaginations in a traditional rakugo style storytelling. The piece will be performed by Tomoko Komura, a London-based actress with experience of staging … Japanese Storytelling: A Tale of A Tub Maker

Screening: Larry Achiampong’s ‘Wayfinder’
Past Event
13 March 2024

Screening: Larry Achiampong’s ‘Wayfinder’

Drinks Reception: Wednesday 13 March 4-5.30pm Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University Meet Stanley Picker Fellow Larry Achiampong and visit his solo exhibition A Letter, A Pledge at the Gallery. After the drinks reception we will walk over to Town House for a Q&A and screening of Achiampong’s film, Wayfinder. Film Screening: Wednesday 13 March 6-8pm Town House Courtyard, Kingston University, … Screening: Larry Achiampong’s ‘Wayfinder’

Kantha Workshops with Ariadne’s Thread Group
Past Community
4 February – 24 June 2025

Kantha Workshops with Ariadne’s Thread Group

Upcoming Tuesdays 13, 27 May, 3 & 24 June, 12.30-2pm
Sow to Sew Kantha

Stanley Picker Gallery is pleased to be re-starting ‘Kantha’s of Friendship’, a community project centred on traditional crafts, textile recycling and cross-cultural collaborations, led by Kingston-based textile group, Ariadne’s Thread. Participation is free, and all are welcome but regular attendance is encouraged. Initial workshops (4 & 11 February) will include a refresh of the kantha stitch … Kantha Workshops with Ariadne’s Thread Group

Under Construction
Past Exhibition / Online
14 September – 20 December 2024

Takeshi Hayatsu & Collaborators Under Construction

WarningAllergen Notice – This exhibition contains barley straw. Under Construction is an evolving collaborative architecture project, under construction at the Stanley Picker Gallery throughout September – December 2024. The exhibition surveys more than a decade of ambitious live-build projects guided by architect Takeshi Hayatsu, working with Kingston University Architecture and Landscape students and a growing … Under Construction

I wonder what we can’t see? Project & Animation
Past Community
29 May – 1 June 2024

I wonder what we can’t see? Project & Animation

I wonder what we can’t see? is a collaboration between Stanley Picker Gallery and Kingston University Autism Peer Network with United Response and Surbiton Hill Nursery School, Green Class and Support Place pupils. These groups, who are neurodivergent, participated in separate workshops but with a shared inspiration; Thomas Pausz Haunted Ecologies and the examination of … I wonder what we can’t see? Project & Animation