Stanley Picker Gallery will host a unique exhibition of embroideries by adults and children living in the UK and across Europe. More than 280 individuals contributed to the works in the exhibition Flowers III. The community of stitchers was brought together through an integration textile programme, ‘Flowers We Give To Ukraine developed by local curator and … Flowers III
A Journey Through Kingston presents an original large-scale drawing by London-based ActionSpace artist Ian Wornast as part of the Kingston 2025 festival. Following a series of research trips to Kingston upon Thames, Ian has interwoven references to the local area and the town’s history, constructing a landscape that centres on the idea of journeying in … A Journey Through Kingston
Help us complete our riverside Sauna! MA Architecture students from the Department of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston School of Art invite all to join them for a special clay plastering workshop in which participants will learn how to prepare and clad recycled clay to the natural fibres covering their hand-built sauna, and add flourishes with … Under Construction: Clay Plastering Workshop
Join us for the launch of Other Actors, a new three-channel film piece by Stanley Picker Fellow Ilona Sagar, exploring the links between bodies and buildings, health and architecture through the lens of the Paimio Sanatorium in Finland. Designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto and completed between 1929 and 1933, the sanatorium represents a radical … Exhibition Launch, Other Actors
Join us in participating with Sow to Sew, a free educational programme of workshops and textile demonstrations run by local community partner Ariadne’s Thread Group. The full programme focuses on cultivating flax and processing it into fibres which subsequently become linen threads for sewing. The workshops will encompass all stages of textile production, from seed … Sow to Sew with Ariadne’s Thread Group
Stanley Picker Gallery and Kingston School of Art at Kingston University are pleased to be hosting a new exhibition showcasing artwork created by adults with diagnoses of Autism and/or ADHD, initiated by at Your Healthcare CIC. Through their creative practice, these artists express their experiences—in ways that may not always be visible to others. Each piece … Art, Meaning & Diagnosis: A Celebration of Neurodivergent Art
To accompany Stanley Picker Fellow Débora Delmar’s solo exhibition Trust, the Gallery is collaborating with Studio KT1 to host a series of workshops and a one night only event of live art, dance and poetry performances. Workshops: Let’s Make Some Money Fri 4 April 2-4pm Join a linocut printing workshop to create your own bank … Studio KT1 Trusts Stanley Picker Gallery
Film length 59’40” restarting each hour Other Actors is a new, three-channel film piece by Stanley Picker Fellow Ilona Sagar, exploring the links between bodies and buildings, health and architecture through the lens of the Paimio Sanatorium in Finland. Designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto and completed between 1929 and 1933, the sanatorium represents a … Other Actors
Chimera (H±R-A) Historical Re-Anachronism is an alternative heritage and sculpture trail around Kingston town centre by artist Diana Puntar, co-commissioned by Stanley Picker Gallery at Kingston University and the Royal Borough of Kingston for Kingston 2025. Pick up a free guide at one of the main trail venues. The trail features artworks that explore the … Chimera (H±R-A) An Alternative Kingston Heritage Trail
In consultation with Kingston Parent Carer Forum, Stanley Picker Gallery has become aware that there are hundreds of children and young people across our borough and beyond, who are struggling to attend school and unable to access the same facilities and educational and creative opportunities as their peers. We believe that everyone should have access to … Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Events for Families & Young People