The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and development partner Bouygues UK and Equitix, are bringing forward proposals to redevelop the Bankside House student residence.
We will be holding two public exhibitions, where you can learn more about the emerging proposals, meet with members of the project team and give your feedback.
When?
Thursday 28 November (5pm-8pm)
Saturday 30 November (11am-2pm)
Where?
Bankside House,
24 Sumner Street, London, SE1 9JA (entrance from Sumner Street)
Luke Jerram’s Gaia returns to Southwark Cathedral this October as part of a programme designed to inspire visitors of all ages into positive action to protect our planet.
The full-size reconstruction of the first English ship to circumnavigate the globe is berthed beside the River Thames next to Southwark Cathedral and Borough Market.
Circumnavigating the globe was incredibly difficult in the 16th century. Under the command of Sir Francis Drake, the crew faced considerable challenges including skirmishes, storms and scurvy. When you step on bord the ship, you will get the opportunity to meet some of the crew members including the navigator who will recount the astonishing journey that the original ship took, the gunner who might ask for your help loading the canons and the barber-surgeon who has many gory tales to share.
Tickets for these special free Heritage Open Day tours must be booked in advance via The Golden Hinde’s website. Tours will run every half hour from 10am to 4pm (last tour at 3.30pm).
For the second time this year we have teamed up with Southwark Heritage Centre. From 13.00-17.00 on the 21st of August. We will have a special display of handling objects in the Hold of our ship. Objects specially chosen from the Southwark Heritage Collection will be on display to touch and learn all about. Come and learn about the area’s seafaring history.
Enjoy a one hour talk prior to visiting the exhibition to learn about the life and work of Yoko Ono.
The talks will be held at the following times:
Tuesday 26 March 1pm – 2pm
Tuesday 7 May 1pm – 2pm
Tuesday 23 July 1pm – 2pm
The Society of Wood Engravers exists to promote wood engraving, but also embraces all forms of relief printing, which makes this show a fascinating and affordable collection of images inspired by a wide range of subjects. The centuries-old art of wood engraving is an exquisitely detailed form of relief printmaking typically known for its small scale and fine line work.
Marvel at the Moon as it lands at Southwark Cathedral this October.
Following the success of Gaia in Southwark Cathedral’s nave last autumn, artist Luke Jerram returns to Southwark this October with his incredible Museum of the Moon artwork. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the replica of the moon features high resolution NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.
This awe-inspiring large-scale display features minute detail of the lunar surface using NASA imagery, and a surround sound composition by BAFTA-winning composer Dan Jones.
Celebrating the architecture of the impressive Victorian viaduct that sweeps through Bankside and the people and businesses who call the arches home, this special amateur photography exhibition captures new angles and perspectives of the Low Line. Under themes of architecture, hidden gems and humans of Bankside, amateur photographers were asked to submit images as part of a competition for Arch Day in July , a yearly celebration led by The Arch Company.
For one day only, visitors can see all the competition entries including the winning entry within Arch 23 on Southwark Street – an exciting new arts and culture space next to Flat Iron Square bar.
Love Your Arches is a free exhibition and will be open for one day only on 30 September from 13:00 – 18:00
Learn a basic intro of Color Font formats, and hear Sophia share her experiences working on Foldit, one of the first fonts in the newest COLRv1 format. It’s a color font, it’s a variable font, and it has gradients which are also variable. This is a project which made the creation of variable gradient fonts accessible to everyday designers.
In this talk you will find out what it was like to work on a new font format (the trenches). After a short break, it is then followed by a demo of the workflow for creating your own variable-gradient color font (the process we developed for you). Foldit is now available on Google Fonts.
This event is part of London Design Festival.
London Design Festival, taking place from 16-24 September, celebrates design on a global scale and highlights the talents in the city. Bankside Design District will run east to west along the Thames from Borough Market to Oxo Tower Wharf, reaching south down the Borough and Southwark.
For LDF 2023, expect a packed programme of events showcasing the very best in design, craft and innovation from sustainable public realm activations and craft exhibitions through to workshops and VR installations. This year, Bankside will also host its Emerging Talent Collective, with students and alumni from London institutions hosting a pop-up exhibition, as well as a programme of events and workshops based around their final projects.
The Africa Centre in London will present FUJI: A Opera, a multi-dimensional exhibition which tells the story of the fuji music genre – one of the most important in Nigeria’s history and without whom the Afrobeats artists who top the charts today (such as Burna Boy and Wizkid) would not be selling out stadiums across the world.
FUJI: A Opera will include never seen before archive footage and artefacts, explore the belligerent past of fuji music, highlight its founding footprints, and celebrate its rich subculture from the early 1960s to the present day.
Bankside Gallery are hosting the Royal Watercolour Society’s Spring Exhibition.
Artists of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) have interpreted the theme of ‘home’ with a brilliant selection of new paintings. Founded in 1804, the RWS is the oldest and most prestigious watercolour society in the world. Works exhibited are in a variety of water‑based media including watercolour, acrylic, ink and gouache, ranging in styles from traditional to contemporary.
Make your way to Bankside’s Art Academy for the Final year show by BA Fine Art, Contemporary Portraiture, Fine Art Foundation and Certificate students. A chance to see the early brushstrokes of future masterpieces.
This Easter, step aboard The Golden Hinde for family fun and a piratical experience like no other.
Included with standard admission:
To highlight World Water Day and raise funds for WaterAid, Belu have teamed up with award winning Mancunian artist Venessa Scott, who will paint a large, colourful piece live in central London at Borough Yards. Venessa will paint from 20-22nd March and her work will be on display until 31st March. Come along and see the artwork come together.
There will be a donation point alongside the painting for people to discover more and donate to WaterAid. The piece will be auctioned following World Water Day, with all monies going to WaterAid. The auction will take place online from Thursday 23rd March at and close on Friday 31st March.
There will also be a chance to win a ‘Mix It Good’ pack of 10 Belu mixers and tonics, all vegan and gluten free, including their Lively Lemonade and Fiery Ginger Beer.
Bankside is one of London’s most creative and cultural districts, with this year’s Design District running east to west along the Thames from Borough Yards to Oxo Tower Wharf.
The programme features new specially created public realm art installations to mark Bankside’s exciting history.
Expect a range of lighting and furniture designs in Borough Yards new development and the iconic Oxo Tower Wharf will showcase the very best in craft and innovation from their designer-maker shops and studios.
This year we are proud to host the debut of the Material Matters fair, based on the critically acclaimed podcast of the same name.
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Desperate for something to keep your kids informed and entertained? We have a good option for you, and one that carries the additional benefit of potentially leading to a half-decent lunch.
The Market Explorers series is designed to help primary school children discover more about the produce sold in Borough Market. Each booklet looks at a specific ingredient, tracing it from field to fork, and includes several delicious child-friendly recipes to prepare at home. The series starts with a quick set of tips for cooking safely with children. The booklets have been devised in collaboration with children’s cooking authors and TV consultants Sally Brown and Kate Morris – the duo behind CBeebies’ i can cook and My World Kitchen.
This is an ongoing event.
