Visual art

A huge night of comedy, live art, music and stories to celebrate the launch of this new education charity. Featuring Josie Long, Mark Watson, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Isy Suttie, Kate Tempest, Robin Ince, Brigitte Aphrodite, Greg Jenner (of Horrible Histories), Joe Dunthorne, The British Humanist Association Choir plus…

Contemporary works in a variety of media by artists from Barnet and beyond.

If ever a band created its own mythology, then that band are Guns N' Roses. Controversy and media attention have followed the band, virtually continually, since their formation in Hollywood in 1985. Their various antics in their early days made them notorious and they were even named "the most dangerous band in the world…

Resource and meeting facility for painters, sculptors, printmakers and other creatives throughout the area. A chance to improve your business through seeking out new contacts and opportunities.

Work by abstract autobiographical artist Lainey Waddell.

An exhibition of the artist's vivid landscape paintings in acrylics, capturing the colour, form and spaciousness evoked by the countryside and surrounding Derbyshire Peak.

Paintings by the 2012 Hunting Art Prize-winner including colourful abstract diptych landscapes inspired by the artist's travels to New York.

A five day course suitable for beginners or more experienced artists, introducing a range of botanical illustration techniques.

Showcase of work by students from Leek School of Art.

Clothing and accessories by designer Beca Lipscombe and artist Lucy McKenzie.

Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of 'The Time Traveller's Wife' and 'Her Fearful Symmetry', comes to Southbank Centre to discuss her life as a writer and an artist. She also introduces her latest work, 'The Raven Girl'. This dark and gripping illustrated fairy tale is now being brought to life in a ballet written…

Aura Satz premieres a new film and sound installation which centres on the invention of 'frequency hopping', patented in 1941 by Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil. The 'Secret Communication System' enabled radio-controlled guidance of torpedoes by synchronising frequency changes in transmitter and…

Aura Satz premieres a new film and sound installation that centres on the invention of 'frequency hopping', patented in 1941 by Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil. The 'Secret Communication System' enabled radio-controlled guidance of torpedoes by synchronising frequency changes in transmitter and…

Painting, drawing, photography, watercolours and multimedia spanning more than two centuries from 1800 to the present day, which charts the social and cultural evolution of Australia through its art. This is the first major survey of Australian art in the UK for 50 years.

An installation of scenic backgrounds by the Turkish artist, including fairy-tale landscapes and realistic interiors.

Showcasing young talent from across Brighton and Hove with guests from across the UK including live music, theatre, dance, workshops, exhibitions and installations. A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).

Interactive sculptural workshop for over 16s.

Collect a bag of art activities from the art station, and you and your family can explore the gallery with its help and make your own art. Ages 4–12.

Ghosts of the past and present collide through video and sound technology in this evening-long project from the internationally renowned Brooklyn-based Bang on a Can All-Stars, an electric chamber ensemble that brings together some of the world’s most adventurous musical thinkers. The Field Recordings project looks back…

More than 30 drawings and paintings made in the aftermath of the Second World War, based on observations of surgeons in operating theatres, providing an insight into the sculptor's draughting skills.

Contemporary paintings developed from works commissioned for the 2012 Olympic Games, inspired by old maps of London and New York.

Abstract, contemporary paintings by the established artist.

An exhibition of limited edition screen prints by the renowned Scottish artist.