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Lightning Strike open mic night

Lighting Strike

Open mic night

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Come to the launch of Lightning Strike Open mic night. We have 15 places to offer and a 5-minute slot for each artist.

Say your words aloud into the ether. Speak something into existence, ritual, shape. Tease out a piece of writing from many years ago and give it arms, legs, a voice, life. Read something written on your way here, just now. Manic, frantic, written, improvised, lyrics. Anything, anything. All forms of writing in a circus, in a circuit.
We have 15 places to offer and a 5-minute slot for each artist. First time performers are welcome, this is a supportive and open space.
About the space –
hARTslane is a very welcoming and warm space, however, the temperature inside is not. We are located in a former motorbike garage and the gallery has no heating. 
We have a small plug-in heater, but it is strongly advised to bring a hot water bottle, warm clothing or flask (why not…) for when you’re in the space. Camping energy is what this will most likely look like. Saying our words around the non-existent fire.
This open mic is a pop-up event. We will be rolling in between hours 6-8pm and then packing everything up and going back out. We have approximately 15 seats and the rest are standing.
The tickets are £5 to ensure that those who sign up will attend. And so that these events can grow and we can gather more equipment, people and resources! Entry is free for anyone who wants to watch, so bring your friends!
Performers please arrive at 6:15pm, as we will begin at 6:30pm sharp.
hARIslane is a safe and inclusive space for all. We have a policy of ‘Saying Yes to Artists’ as long as the events are in compliance with our safeguarding & equality, diversity & inclusion guidelines outlined on our website. 

We will not tolerate any forms of discrimination.
The gallery entrance is wheelchair accessible and there is a wheelchair access toilet in the space.

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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 Artist Membership

hARTslane Artist Membership

Upcoming events:

Tin003 (the summer edition) Open Call 

Open call for our window installation

Next Open Studios: Saturday 8th of November 2025

Artist Members Annual Exhibition: 20-22 March 2026


hARTslane Artist Membership is a new initiative 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.

You’ll get:

  • Monthly newsletters
  • Participation in the yearly Artist Members’ Show at hARTslane  
  • The opportunity to contribute your writing & images to tin, our seasonal Art Zine up to 4 times a year. 
  • Participation in the Artist Members’ Open Studio in hARTslane  
  • The opportunity to propose an artwork for our window (annual open call for members only).

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.

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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

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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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