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hARTslane Presents

hARTslane Presents is a collaborative platform co-produced by Cristiana Bottigella and Sophia Kosmaoglou. It is dedicated to education, artistic practice, and critical discourse. Through courses, workshops, and public events, hARTslane Presents creates opportunities for artists and audiences to engage with pressing questions of sustainability, visibility, and autonomy in contemporary art.

As an event and educational strand of hARTslane, it brings together diverse perspectives, fosters collective learning, and supports artists in developing independent practices aligned with their values. hARTslane Presents operates on co-operative and critical principles, bridging art, pedagogy, and cultural practice in order to cultivate dialogue, agency, and experimentation.

Cristiana Bottigella is an art producer with over 25 years’ experience supporting artists to develop their practice, access resources, and create meaningful cultural impact. Her work centres on socially engaged art, artist-led infrastructures, and strategies for sustainability. She is the founder and director of hARTslane.

Sophia Kosmaoglou is an artist, educator and organiser working at the intersection of art, politics and pedagogy. Her interdisciplinary practice spans installation, moving image, performance, writing and critical research. She is the founder of ART&CRITIQUE, an alternative art education network committed to critical engagement with practice, theory and research, and co-founder of the Radical Pedagogy Research Group.

Projects:

Making A Buck Without Selling Out
A six-week online course for artists who want to build a sustainable practice—on their own terms. Whether you’re starting out, returning to your practice, or planning your next steps, Making a Buck Without Selling Out offers a critical and supportive space to build momentum and develop strategies rooted in your values.

DIY Residencies
Interactive online session combining a concise presentation with a reflective workshop, created for artists who want to reclaim agency over their time, focus, and working conditions. Instead of waiting for competitive or inaccessible opportunities, this session offers inspiration and practical tools to help you design and plan your own self-organised residency.

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Opportunities

hARTslane Artist Membership

‘Love Shack’ Artist Members’ Annual Exhibition 2025

‘Plateforms’ Artist Members’ Annual Exhibition 2026

Open Studios, May 2026

‘Silent Forms’ by Ted Brunning, window artwork 2025

hARTslane Artist Membership

hARTslane Artist Membership is open to artists at any stage of their career and from any background, offering opportunities to showcase and develop their work while being part of an exciting and supportive creative community. We keep our membership affordable and accessible, starting from £4/month. But as hARTslane is a not- for profit art space, any additional or larger contrbution will help keep our gallery running.

You’ll get:

Participation in the yearly Artist Members’ Annual Exhibition at hARTslane. Each year we pick a theme for artists to rrespond to.
2026, Plateforms
2025, Love Shack
Participation in the Artist Members’ Open Studios in hARTslane. This is a day of closed door, small group, peer feedback session from other hARTslane’s members on a piece of work of your choice. The session is 2 hours long and it’s followed by a pop up show open to the public. The hARTslane team will guide the session alongside a visiting artist.
2025-2026, visiting artist: Clive Burton LG
The opportunity to propose an artwork for our Window Installation (annual open call for members only).
2025, ‘Silent Forms’ by Ted Brunning
Optional access to the Member’s Whatsapp group. This is a space for members to share relevant news and updates. It’s also practical tool and a way to support each other and nurture this community.

How to become a member:

The membership is open to all artists and creatives. Please choose one of the following options.

From £4 / month via Pay Pal
£42 / year via bank transfer to Hartslane CIC, account number: 67219643, sort code: 08-92-99 and send us an email with your details.

** Membership Terms **

In the case of monthly membership, payments will be due monthly and will renew automatically month by month. In the case of annual membership, we will invite you
to renew before your membership comes to an end.

You will be eligible for a full refund of a monthly or annual payment if you cancel your membership within 14 days of that payment being made. We do not offer refunds for cancellations of memberships after this time except as described below.

We reserve the right to make changes to the terms of membership. We may make minor changes to reflect any changes in relevant laws or to implement adjustments that will have no significant effect on your membership benefits. For more significant changes we will notify you in advance and you may then contact us to cancel the membership before the changes take effect. Donations will not be refunded.

All membership benefits are subject to availability, and membership is non-transferable. For more information on how we look after your personal information please see our Cookies & Privacy Policy.

Upcoming events:

Window Artwork 2026 Open Call – Deadline 10 September

Autumn Open Studios & Launch of the Window Artwork – Saturday 7 November 2026

Artist Members Annual Exhibition 2027 – March 2027

Spring Open Studios – May 2027

I have really enjoyed taking part in the open studio. Being able to give and receive feedback directly and openly has been very informative, and I found it helpful for considering how others view the work.

It also gave me the chance to look at other artists’ work and see my own practice from a different angle. That kind of exchange feels useful, especially as I am working alone for long periods.

So far, the main event I have taken part in is the open studio, but it has already felt like a positive and encouraging part of the membership. – Siméon Artamonov

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Artist development, Opportunities

hARTslane Open Studios

hARTslane open studios

Thursday 29th May between 12-8pm

As part of the artist membership scheme* we are creating a hARTslane open studios for all of our members on Thursday 29th May between 12-8pm.

12 – 6pm – drop in and install your work. We will make available tables and plinths for you to use. Artists are responsible for install and deinstall of their work so please bring the necessary equipment. One piece of work only per artist.

4-6pm – feedback speed dating. This will be a 2-minute feedback and initial reaction to your work/ a document of your work. There are 24 places available and sign up is on a first come first served basis.

6-8pm – open studios are open to the public.

8pm – deinstalling and taking home your artwork.

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Opportunities

Jane Foole – Collective in Residence: ongoing

Jane Foole is comprised of four artists:
Rachel Lonsdale – Sarah-Athina Nahas – Max Melvin – Michal Adamczewski

They met at various stages of their artists journey.
Since then they have been fashioning an overdone piece of elaborate
entertainment, a selection box, alchemy.
We swing in differing stages of performance art.

Jane Foole is in residence with hARTslane Gallery from April 2025 onwards.

Want to perform alongside us? Keep an eye out for the next open call

NEXT EVENT

I placed my eyes, inside my palms. Jane Foole + PJ entertainment exhibition, 28/03/26

Location: hARTslane

Artists: Rachel Lonsdale, Sarah-Athina Nahas, Max Melvin, Michal Adamczewski, Sami Daccache, Sonny Barthley, El Gold, Yulin Huang, Rebecca Foulger, Luna Pawlowski, Pepe Mason-Bradshaw, Rosie Aisher, Nicholas Scott, Ethan Murphy, Otto Hodgkinson, Crystal Ma, Han Gao, Jemima Murray, Sam Nathan.

PAST EVENTS

Jane Foole + PJ exhibition. 26/11/25

Location: hARTslane

Artists: Rachel Lonsdale, Sarah-Athina Nahas, Max Melvin, Michal Adamczewski, Crystal Ma, Ethan Murphy, Euan Gubbins, Otto Hodgkinson, Pepe-Mason Bradshaw, Rosie Aisher

A voice, a mouth, a throat, 28/10/25

Location: The Ivy House, Nunhead

Artists: Rachel Lonsdale, Sarah-Athina Nahas, Max Melvin, Michal Adamczewski, Sami Daccache, Riley Hamshaw-Mills, Alexandra Baybutt, Mary Paterson, Glop

Rockin’ the wall, 19/09/2025

Location: hARTslane Gallery

Artists: Rachel Lonsdale, Sarah-Athina Nahas, Max Melvin, Michal Adamczewski, Sami Daccache, Chloe Cooper, Rojano Mohammadzadeh, Gabriel Barrios Lumbreras, Mary Hutcinson, Ted Brunning.

I crashed the choir, 13/07/25

Location: hARTslane Gallery

Artists: Rachel Lonsdale, Sarah-Athina Nahas, Max Melvin, Michal Adamczewski.

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Artist development, Live work

Love Shack

hARTslane’s members annual show 2025

Love Shack is our annual members show taking place at hARTslane over the Valentine’s weekend.

Open Call 3rd of January -3rd of February 2025
Show opening on: Friday 14th February 5-8pm
Open on 15th and 16th, 11-4pm

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Jennifer Nieuwland

Liew Shiang Her

Kelvin Atmadibrata

Yunzhi Li

Natalia Zagorska-Thomas

Sion Knight

Kate Vagurina

Angela Wright

Chloe Cooper

Ash Fitzgerald

Emily Grenville-Grey

Małgorzata Drohomirecka

Christine Stewart

Emma Coop

Biancamaria Martini

Georgia Salmond

Jose Abad Lorente

Melissa Burton

Loann Hutchinson

Kate Murdoch

Rachel Bowyer

Antonella ferrari

Sheena Zhang

Yulia Rotkina

Wolfgang Woerner

Ivana Redfern

Janet Currier

Stéphane Lambion

Louisa Mahony

Karen Byrne

Rachel Lonsdale

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Exhibitions, Opportunities

Tin

RISOGRAPH ZINE

Curated by Rachel Lonsdale & Max Melvin

Tin will gather the defining mood or spirit of this period. We’ll move across the year with a new open call and new zine every season.

To submit send us:

Any open-ended writing (200 words max)

We would like to see: phone notes/ lists/ emails/ rants/ anecdotes/ thoughts/ musings/ recipes/ recommendations/ reviews/ research/ fragments

AND

A recent pic of nature (one)

I.e trees etc

One picture and one piece of writing only per artist.

100 copies of the zine will be printed using risograph (one colour) and on 55 gsm. Then distributed online and through our gallery.

Next open call*: June 2025

*Open to artists who have hARTslane Membership

TIN Edition 001, Winter 2024, £5. Pay here & send us an email with your name and address

TIN Edition 002, Spring 2025, £5. Pay here & send us an email with your name and address

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Opportunities

All I Want For Christmas is… Peace – Exhibition

All I Want For Christmas is… PEACE

hARTslane’s International Winter Show and Fundraiser

Free, All welcome!
Artwork for sale all weekend.

Friday, 6th December, 12-8pm
5-8pm, Opening event with bar

Saturday, 7th December, 12 – 6pm
12-2pm, “Peace in Every Language” – A free postcard workshop with artist Jose Abad Lorente. Explore calligraphy and creative lettering as we design messages of peace in multiple languages. Children & adults welcome.
4-6pm, Mulled Wine & Mince Pies

Sunday, 8th December, 12-6pm
4-6pm, Mulled Wine & Mince Pies

hARTslane is pleased to present All I Want For Christmas is… Peace the first edition of its annual International Winter Show and Fundraiser. We have invited artists from all over the world to come together to exhibit and support hARTslane by donating a postcard-sized work in any medium. Each original work will be sold for £30 and all proceeds go to benefit hARTslane’s mission to bring people together and closer to themselves through the arts.

This year’s exhibition theme focuses on a call for a more just and peaceful world.

Billboard message sponsored by BUILDHOLLYWOOD

Participating artists:

Alba Imeri
Alessandro Paiano
Alexandra Warren
Ali Darke
Alma Tisher Wood
Andrew Clarke
Angela Wright
Anna Kiparis
Anne Mølleskov
Annie Ashwell
Antonella Ferrari
Ashley Fitzgerald
Aude Herail Jäger
Audur Mist
Ayane Tominaga
Ben Kelly
BENAISSA Norya / Birdsoffice
Brummy Artist
C J Simpson
Carolyn Clewer
Cash Aspeek
Catherine Clover
Catherine Knee
CD Lewis
Cecilia Rouncefield
Cesar Ceballos
Charlotte Grocutt
Chloe Cooper
Clive Burton
Dageong Han
Dana LaMonda
Daniel Miś
David Wiseman
Denise Laura Baker
Diana Pusztai
Duncan Brown
Edek Thompson
Ekaterina Vagurina
Ekaterina Valuk
Eli King
Elizabeth Baiden
Ella Doran
Elspeth – Billie – Penfold
Emily Ashbee
Emily Davies
Emma Coop
Emma McAndrew D’Souza
Emma Roper-Evans
Esme Gower
Evelyne Donnadieu
Felicitas Butt
Fiona Banner
Flora Cullerne Bown
Francesca Reynolds
Gill Roth
Graeme McNay
Hai Dinh Thanh
Hans Overvliet
Headless Greg / Greg McIndoe
Hui Yu Wang
Inga Pernes
Jenia Demchenko
Jill Connell
Johannes Christopher Gerard
Johnny Cole

Jose Abad Lorente
Joshua Leung
Karen Byrne
Katerina Mandarik
Kath Leone
Kathy Lambert
Kelvin Atmadibrata
Konstantinos Chalaris
Lauren Jefferis
Lito Apostolakou
Liz Davies
Louisa Mahony
Malcolm Cadman
Malgorzata Drohomirecka
Marco Verner
Marenka Gabeler
Margaux Halloran
Maria Gerguis
Mayah Holmberg
Megan Lim
Melanie Bäreis
Melissa Alley
Melissa Burton
Melissa Goodwin
Michaela Nettell
Michelle R. D’Urbano
Nancy Singh
Natalia Zagorska-Thomas
Niamh Gibbons
Nicky Hodge
Nima Shafiani
Paul Tecklenberg
Pete Mountford
Peter Clossick
Philippa Tunstill
Rachel Lonsdale
Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir
Rath Chun
Richard Twose
Riitta Hakkarainen
Roofer
Sandra Pamela Palmer
Saskia van der Sluis
Satori Kurosawa
Shaheen Saliahmohamed
Shamina Peerboccus
Shiroma Ratne – Greenspace Art Collective
Sion Knight
Sophia Kosmaoglou
Supanuch Sakdaphiphanit
Swaran Bains
Thona Tomissa
Thorunn Birna Gudmundsdottir
Tisna Westerhof
Tsvetanka Koykova
Uli Jaeger
Usva Inei
Valerie Didenko
Victoria Valuk
Wolfgang Woerner
Xing Yu Liu
Xingyi Qu
Yuki Sumner
Zoey Chang

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Exhibitions

All I Want for Chistmas is… Peace – Submission Form

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Open Call: All I Want For Christmas Is… Peace

All I Want for Christmas is… Peace

hARTslane’s International Winter Show and Fundraiser

OPEN CALL

All I Want For Christmas is… Peace is a group exhibition of postcard-sized artworks that is open to all creatives, artists and illustrators.

Deadline for sending artworks: Wednesday 20th of November 2024

Exhibition dates: 6 – 8 December 2024, 12 noon – 6pm
PV Friday 6th of December, 5-8pm

The exhibition will be free to attend.

hARTslane is pleased to present All I Want For Christmas is… Peace the first edition of its annual International Winter Show and Fundraiser. Each year, we invite artists from all over the world to come together to exhibit and support hARTslane by donating a postcard-sized work in any medium. Each original work will be sold for £30 and all proceeds go to benefit hARTslane’s mission to bring people together and closer to themselves through the arts. This year we have decided to keep the price of each work to £30 so that all artworks exhibited can be more affordable and accessible.

This year’s exhibition theme focuses on a call for a more just and peaceful world. Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works. Whether you’re an established artist or someone who simply loves to create, hARTslane welcomes you to be a part of our celebration of international art and creativity and call for peace. Share your work, connect with fellow artists, and contribute to a message of peace and unity through art.

hARTslane is a non-profit arts organisation and exhibition space founded in London in 2012. The organisation is an alternative to mainstream institutions and empower both emerging talents and established artists, enabling them to curate, exhibit, and collaborate.

Guidelines:

Entry is Free and all artworks are accepted.⁠ We have a Policy of Saying Yes to Artists.
We invite artists to participate by donating a postcard-sized work (10x15cm) in any medium relating to the theme of peace.
Each original work will be exhibited at hARTslane in December 2024 and sold for £30. Proceeds will benefit hARTslane’s mission to support artists and bring people together.
To participate, artists have to fill in this online form & send their artwork via post to hARTslane, 17 Harts Lane, SE14 5UP London – United Kingdom
Up to 4 artworks per artists will be accepted
All mediums accepted: painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc
All artworks need to be signed and include the title at the back
All participating artists will be acknowledged on the website and promotional materials
We’ll accept all artworks that arrive by Wednesday 20th of November 2024
Please note that submitted artworks will not be returned following the close of the exhibition.
The copyright and all other intellectual property rights will remain with the artist. hARTslane has the right to reproduce works in connection with the exhibition.
hARTslane will hold personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).