Create, connect and celebrate our diverse borough through art.
We Art Wandsworth transforms the borough into a living canvas — a joyful, ambitious celebration of visual arts, creativity, and community. Across libraries, galleries, schools, studios, and public venues, residents and artists will create, learn, and exhibit side-by-side.
In 2025, Wandsworth becomes a place where everyone is an artist and every space can spark imagination.
Come make, share, and experience art with us.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
We Art Wandsworth is a borough-wide visual arts initiative developed for Wandsworth’s year as London Borough of Culture 2025. It brings together artists, community organisations, and residents to celebrate local identity and creativity in bold, inclusive, and accessible ways.
From exhibitions to workshops, from artist talks to community co-creation, the programme activates familiar spaces—libraries, schools, studios, community centres, and major cultural venues—to make art visible and accessible to all.
This project builds on Wandsworth’s thriving visual arts scene while expanding who gets to participate, where art can happen, and how communities connect through creativity.
WHAT’S HAPPENING: PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Phase 1: Create Together (Autumn 2025 – Jan 2026)
A borough-wide invitation for residents of all ages to take part in hands-on creative workshops, artist-led talks, and community events.
Highlights:
🎨 Workshops in libraries, community centres, Sprout Arts & PSAD
🧒 Children’s and family-friendly sessions
👩🎨 Artist-led talks and demonstrations
🤝 Collaborative projects across neighbourhoods
📚 PSAD curriculum integration
🏠 Linked activity with Wandsworth Artists’ Open House
Phase 2: Celebrate Together (Feb – March 2026)
A dynamic series of exhibitions and showcases across the borough — culminating in a major multi-space takeover at Battersea Arts Centre.
Highlights:
🖼 Exhibitions at Sprout Arts, PSAD, and venues across Wandsworth
🌟 Large-scale BAC takeover: artworks displayed across all public spaces
🎭 Cross-disciplinary creativity
📣 Artist call-out exhibition
🧑🏫 Workshops, talks & community events alongside the exhibitions
ARTIST CALL-OUT
We’re inviting artists from across Wandsworth to take part.
Whether you’re a painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor, ceramicist, digital artist, or multidisciplinary creative — we want to hear from you.
Artists will have opportunities to:
✔ Lead workshops or public sessions
✔ Exhibit work in Phase 1 partnership spaces
✔ Apply to the curated finale exhibition at BAC
✔ Contribute to borough-wide community co-creation projects
No theme required yet — come as you are.
We are actively seeking diverse voices and practices.
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EXHIBITION CALL-OUT (BAC JURIED SHOW)
Your work. A historic venue. A borough-wide audience.
For the first time, Battersea Arts Centre will transform all public areas — from corridors to staircases to café spaces — into a large-scale visual arts showcase.
We are inviting submissions from:
✔ Emerging artists
✔ Established professionals
✔ Community creators (adult and youth)
✔ Artists who participated in Phase 1 workshops
A small application fee (£25) will apply to cover curation and admin.
Full submission guidelines will be released soon.
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WORKSHOPS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
Open to all. No experience necessary.
Workshops will take place across:
📍 Libraries (Balham, Battersea, Putney, Tooting)
📍 Sprout Arts
📍 Putney School of Art & Design
📍 Community centres and schools
📍 Battersea Arts Centre (Phase 2)
Types of workshops include:
- Printmaking
- Drawing & painting
- Mixed-media
- Family art sessions
- Artist talks and demos
- Community co-creation
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PARTNERS
This project is delivered through a powerful collaboration of local arts organisations, creative institutions, and community spaces:
- Friends of Putney School of Art & Design (Lead Applicant)
- Putney School of Art & Design
- Sprout Arts
- Battersea Arts Centre
- Wandsworth Libraries (in discussion)
- Alton Renewal Project (in discussion)
- South Thames College (in discussion)
Together, we are building a new, inclusive model for visual arts in Wandsworth.
MEET THE TEAM
A dedicated group of artists, educators, community leaders, and cultural specialists oversee We Art Wandsworth:
Core Team
- Clare Frankl Bertram – Chair, Friends of PSAD
- Nilar Morgan – Head of PSAD
- Belinda Bates – Curriculum Manager, PSAD
- Will Rathbone – Senior Business Development Manager, BAC
- Lynn Selwyn-Reeves – Director, Sprout Arts
- Phillippa Egerton – Artist and long-time Open House contributor
- Tamara Flanagan OBE – Community development and civic engagement specialist
- Roopa Basu – Artist, designer, and creative lead
Each member brings deep local knowledge, long-standing community relationships, and professional expertise — ensuring a project that is ambitious, accessible, and meaningful for all.
GET INVOLVED
There are many ways to participate:
🎨 Join a workshop
🖼 Submit artwork
🤝 Volunteer
📣 Spread the word
🏛 Partner with us
🙋 Host an event
Creativity belongs to everyone — and we’d love you to be part of it.
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CONTACT US
📩 Email: [official project email]
🌐 Website: [URL placeholder]
📱 Instagram: @WeArtWandsworth
We’d love to hear from artists, residents, schools, community groups, and anyone excited about bringing creativity into Wandsworth’s everyday spaces.