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Spring Open Studios – 16 May 2026


OPEN STUDIOS — SPRING 2026

Saturday 16 May 2026, 2-7pm
Deadline to sign up: 9 May

As part of hARTslane Artist Membership, we host Open Studios twice a year — free and open to all artist members. It’s an opportunity to receive peer and professional feedback on your work in a relaxed, supportive environment.

About the Day
This session will include a Feedback Speed Dating activity: Over the course of two hours, each artist receives several two-minute feedback rounds — a quick-fire way to gather fresh perspectives on your work.
Come prepared – bring a notepad and pen if you’d like to take notes.

Tables and plinths will be provided. Please note that each artist may display one piece of work, and artists are responsible for their own work and any equipment needed to present it safely.

There are 16 places available, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Schedule for the day:

–                2-3pm, Artists install their work

–                3-5pm, Feedback speed dating

–                5-7pm, Drinks & open to the public

–                7-7:30pm, Work collected and wrap-up

Sign up here

More info on hARTslane’s Artist Membership and how to join here. 

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Plateforms Open Call – hARTslane ANNUAL ARTIST MEMBERS’ SHOW

Plateforms

hARTslane Annual Artist Members’ Exhibition

20–22 March 2026

OPEN CALL

The plate as an object.

We are interested in how you engage with the object directly, the object must be present in some manner, It can be found, fabricated, altered, fragmented, multiplied, etc. Let the material conditions of the object generate the work.
A plate is both the constraint and the provocation.

All media and processes are welcome, including sculpture, installation, sound, performance, film, painting etc.

On Sunday 22nd, the exhibition will be closed to the public and we’ll organise an Artist Members’ Coffee Morning, an opportunity for the artists to socialise and network in a friendly environment. 

Eligibility

    • Open to all hARTslane Artist Members
    • hARTslane has a policy of saying yes to artists: all registered submissions will be exhibited

    Practical Information

      • Space & Scale:
        Works should be suitable for a group exhibition in a shared gallery space. Large, complex, or performative works are welcome, but must be discussed in advance.

      • Performance & Time-Based Work:
         Performances can be live, durational, or documented. Please indicate your preferred format when registering. Film and video works will be shown using available gallery equipment where possible; artists may be asked to provide specific technical requirements or equipment.

      • Installation:
        All artworks must be submitted ‘ready to hang’. hARTslane will be responsible for installing the artworks. Any special technical needs must be clearly stated in advance.

      • Sales & Fees:
        Works may be for sale but hARTslane won’t be responsible for this. hARTslane doesn’t take any commissions on sales. No submission fee applies.

      • Invigilation:
        One member of hARtslane team will be present to invigilate the exhibition at all times on Saturday. If you’re available to co-invigilate, please let us know.

      • Insurance & Care:
        All reasonable care will be taken, but artworks are shown at the artist’s own risk.

      Key Dates

      • Deadline for Registration:
         Tuesday 10 March

      • To Register:
         Please complete this Form  
      • Artwork Drop-off:
         Wednesday 18 March, 6–7pm at hARTslane

      • Exhibition Opening:
         Friday 20 March, 5–8pm

      • Exhibition Open:
         Saturday 21 March, 12–6pm

      • Artist Members’ Coffee Morning:
         Sunday 22 March, 11am–1pm

      • Artwork Collection:
         Sunday 22 March, 1pm

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      DIY Residencies Online presentation + workshop

      Dates and Times

      Friday 15 May 2026, 1-2:30pm BOOK

      Cancellation policy:
      Refunds are available up to 24 hours before the event begins. After that, while we’re unable to issue a refund, we’ll gladly offer you a place in a future similar session.

      hARTslane Presents:
      DIY Residencies

      Online presentation + workshop

      Take control of your creative journey and design the residency experience you deserve.

      DIY Residencies is an 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.

      This presentation + workshop is relevant to all creative disciplines, including visual artists, writers, performance artists and musicians.

      What to expect

      • A clear introduction to DIY / artist-initiated residencies

      • Real examples and case studies drawn from professional practice

      • Practical tips and tools to organise your own residency

      • Guided reflection time to start planning your own idea

      • Access to slides, worksheets, and other resources.

      Format & details

      • Format: Online presentation + reflective workshop

      • Duration: 90 minutes

      • Fee: £15 per participant

      • Platform: Google Meet

      Participants will leave with practical resources and a clearer sense of how to create protected time, dedicated focus, and space for experimentation within their own circumstances.

      Session leader

      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 focuses on socially engaged art, artist-led infrastructures, and sustainability.

      She is the founder and director of hARTslane Gallery (South East London) and a director at the London School of Muralism. From 2000–2009, she ran the residency programme at the Pistoletto Foundation in Italy. In 2024, she authored the DIY Residencies guide for the Arquest website and currently co-runs Making a Buck Without Selling Out, a six-week course on artist practice development.

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      Exhibition Open Call: It’s been a long way, this is a good rock to sit on


      It’s been a long way, this is a good rock to sit on.

      hARTslane’s International Winter Show and Fundraiser

      OPEN CALL

      Between departure and arrival lies a geography of pauses. There are spaces where we stop to catch our breath, to reassemble who we are before moving on, where belonging feels briefly within reach.

      It’s been a long way, this is a good rock to sit on is a group exhibition of tile-sized artworks that is open to all creatives, artists and illustrators.

      We invite artists to participate by donating a tile-sized work (13x13cm) in any medium relating to the theme of displacement, identity and belonging. 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 solidarity 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.

      Deadline for sending artworks: Wednesday 26th of November 2026

      Exhibition dates: 28-30 November 2025, 12 noon – 6pm
      Opening event: Friday 28th of November, 6-8pm

      The exhibition will be free to attend.

      We invite artists to participate by donating a tile-sized work (13x13cm) in any medium relating to the theme of displacement, identity and belonging.

      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 tile-sized artwork (13x13cm) in any medium relating to the theme of the open call.
      • Each original work will be exhibited at hARTslane in November 2025 and sold from £40. 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 26th of November 2025.
      • 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).  

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      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.

      Sign Up for the Membership

      Sign Up for the Open Studios

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      Love Shack



      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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      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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      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).  

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      Invisible Visible – Exhibition

      ARTISTS

      Kelvin Atmadibrata
      Gem Bryant
      Ros Cairns
      Freya Clayton-Harding
      Vivienne Cohen
      El Colman
      Laura Crosbie
      Theo Dunne
      Aisling Gallagher
      Lola Gillies-Creasey
      Margaux Halloran
      Sally Hernández (Yaiza)
      Caitlin Howe
      Anna lll
      Usva Inei
      Theo Jackson
      Katrina Lyne-Watt
      Roux Malherbe
      Jaime Martinez Lopez
      Robbie McKinstry
      Eva Merendes
      Efrat Merin
      Saffron Mustafa (Saf)
      Charlie Oppenheim
      Alessandro Paiano 
      E.M. Parry
      Sol Santana
      Eva Sbaraini
      Artur Siudem
      Siao-Chen Wang (Sam)
      Raffi Williamson
      Yufeng Wu
      Lianjiang Zhu
      Xinyu XuXX

       

      ‘Invisible Visible’
      A Celebration of LGBQT+ Bodies and Identities

      EXHIBITION
      15 – 24 MARCH, 2024

      Open daily, 2-6pm / Sat & Sun, 12-6pm

      Opening night, Friday 15th, 5-8pm
      Family Drop in, Sunday 24th, 12noon-2pm (art workshop suitable for all ages)
      Performances, Sunday 24th, 3-5pm

       Part of The Telegraph Hill Festival 2024

      ‘Invisible Visible’ is a group exhibition hosted at hARTslane that celebrates LGBTQ+ identities and bodies, as well as the freedom of expression and identification in terms of one’s gender and sexuality. The aim is to bring together LGBTQ+ artists that live in New Cross and surrounding areas in order to support the community and its creativity. The exhibition is curated by queer visual artist Usva Inei.

      List of Works List of Works

      Programme of Performances:

      Friday 15th:
      5-7pm, E.M. Parry
      5:30pm,       Jaime Martinez Lopez
      6pm, Freya Clayton-Harding
      6:30pm, Caitlin Howe

      Sunday 24th:
      3pm, Jaime Martinez Lopez
      3:30, Caitlin Howe
      3:45, Freya Clayton-Harding
      4pm, E.M. Parry

      Family Drop in, Sunday 24th, 12-2pm: 
      Led by artist and curator Usva Inei.
      Free art workshops to explore themes of inclusion, acceptance, and self-expression through thought-provoking artworks.
      Suitable for all ages. 

      Supported by:

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      Internal Repair Works at hARTslane

      Repair works at hARTslane

      The internal repair works at hARTslane are in full swing. We are aiming to make the space drier, safer and more welcoming to our artists and communities.

      We’ll be reopening in March 2024 with some very exciting projects, including Invisible Visible and HA! (hARTslane alternative), both providing opportunities and amazing exhibitions for local artists & audiences.  

      hARTslane is dedicated to providing artists & creatives with affordable opportunities to produce, exhibit and inspire. Our ongoing submission programme is still running and we currently accept submissions for projects taking place from March 2024 onwards. We particularly welcome applications from our local area. 

      The repair works are made possible thanks to funding from NCIL and UKSPF.

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