London Art Openings & Spotlight: Craft Here, Craft Now at London Craft Week 🗺

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London14 May 2025
 
West Dean: Craft Here, Craft Now at London Craft Week

Taking place during London Craft Week, this exhibition showcases a collection of objects crafted by emerging makers, and shares the hidden stories behind their making. Students and alumni from West Dean present a variety of work, from handwoven fibres, ceramics and stone carving, to handcrafted furniture, metals and musical instruments. Visit Craft Here, Craft Now at West Dean, Dilke House, London WC1E 7JN, during London Craft Week — open Wednesday 14 May (1–5pm), Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 May (10am–5pm), and Sunday 18 May (10am–3pm).

Image: Ben Deakin. Courtesy the artist and West Dean College.

 
  The Zsuzsi Roboz Scholarship at Morley College

A year of funded part-time study for a figurative artist working in 2D and/or 3D media. Includes specialist courses, tutorial support & exhibition at Morley Gallery.

 
  The Dover Prize

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Highlights in London
 
Openings and events
14 May – 21 May 2025
 
14Wednesday
 
Exhibitions opening to the public
 

Helen McCusker. Strings of Light
until 1 Jun 2025
Blue Shop Gallery, SW9 6BH

Between States Group Show
until 31 May 2025
Shad Thames, SE1 2PY

IN CONVERSATION: Katy Moran and Ben Luke
until 14 May 2025
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, W1B 4BT

Andrew Bick & Henrik Eiben. Material Syntax
until 7 Jun 2025
Bartha Contemporary, W11 2AF

West Dean: Craft Here, Craft Now at London Craft Week
until 18 May 2025
West Dean | London, WC1E 7JN

Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party
until 21 Sep 2025
The Garden Museum, SE1 7LB

Michelle Williams Gamaker. Strange Evidence
until 21 Jul 2025
Matt's Gallery, SW11 7AN

Holly Stevenson: Tracing the Irretraceable
until 29 Jun 2025
Freud Museum, NW3 5SX

The Hills Are Not as Close As They Seem
until 14 Jun 2025
JD Malat Gallery, W1K 4NB

Time Alone
until 14 Jun 2025
JD Malat Gallery, W1K 4NB

Passion, Creativity & Art
until 20 May 2025
230 Portobello Road, W11 1LJ

Foundation Show 2025
until 17 May 2025
City & Guilds of London Art School, SE11 4DJ

Drawing Room Invites...
until 27 Jul 2025
Drawing Room, SE1 5WS 

Su Richardson: It's In the Bag
until 21 Jun 2025
I DE V / l'étrangère, W1W 7EE

 

 

 
Opening receptions
Wednesday 14 May
 
IN CONVERSATION: Katy Moran and Ben Luke
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, W1B 4BT
18:15 - 19:30
Photo London 2025 | Galerie Baudelaire - Jacquie Maria Wessels
Photo London, WC2R 0RN
 
Events
Wednesday 14 May
 
Performance: Estelle Simpson's Révérence: Literary Reading Event
Tache Gallery, W1T 2DF
18:00 - 21:00
Talk: The Scent of London: A History of Local Smells
St Marylebone Crypt, NW1 5LT
18:30 - 19:30
Talk: Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2025: A Shortlist Celebration
British Library, NW1 2DB
19:00 - 20:30
Talk: Artist Talk: Annie Trevorah in conversation with Jo Baring
HS Projects, W6 7AP
18:00 - 21:00
 
15Thursday
 
Exhibitions opening to the public
 

Mary Herbert. Careful Not To Fill An Emptiness
until 28 Jun 2025
Moskowitz Bayse | Cambridge Heath Road, E2 0EL

It’s love, I think
until 31 Dec 2025
Broadworks, EC2M 1RX

Polaroids, Small Prints and Ephemera
until 27 Jun 2025
WEBBER Gallery, W1T 1PE

The Sway of Form
until 21 Jun 2025
Gillian Jason Gallery, W1W 8AZ

Photo London 10th Edition
until 18 May 2025
Somerset House, WC2R 1LA

Anna Perach. A Leap of Sympathy
until 24 Jun 2025
Richard Saltoun, W1S 4NS

Brittany Shepherd. Coward
until 28 Jun 2025
MAMOTH, WC1H 0DS

A Moment Opposite to Blindness by Maite de Orbe
until 21 Jun 2025
miłość gallery, N1 5AA

'The Art of Craft' Private View
until 15 May 2025
Crane Court Gallery, EC4A 2EJ

Photo London 2025 | Galerie Baudelaire - Jacquie Maria Wessels
until 18 May 2025
Photo London, WC2R 0RN

Rites For A New World
until 15 Jun 2025
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning, SE24 0JT

Echoes from a Forest
until 18 May 2025
BOTH Gallery, N6 5AA

Meet the Artists - May 2025
until 15 May 2025
Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, SW15 1TW

Craft Meets Memory in Echoes of Presence at London Craft Week 2025
until 18 May 2025
9 Caledonian Road, N10RU

Dorian Gray 2025
until 7 Jun 2025
London Irish Centre, NW1 9XB

 
Opening receptions
Thursday 15 May
 
It’s love, I think
Broadworks, EC2M 1RX
16:00 - 20:00
Polaroids, Small Prints and Ephemera
WEBBER Gallery, W1T 1PE
18:00 - 21:00
Anna Perach. A Leap of Sympathy
Richard Saltoun, W1S 4NS
18:30 - 20:30
A Moment Opposite to Blindness by Maite de Orbe
miłość gallery, N1 5AA
18:00 - 21:00
'The Art of Craft' Private View
Crane Court Gallery, EC4A 2EJ
17:00 - 20:00
Rites For A New World
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning, SE24 0JT
18:00 - 21:00
Meet the Artists - May 2025
Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, SW15 1TW
17:30 - 19:30
Craft Meets Memory in Echoes of Presence at London Craft Week 2025
London Craft Week, 9 Caledonian Road, N10RU
11:00 - 19:00
Dorian Gray 2025
London Irish Centre, NW1 9XB
18:30 - 21:00
Ragna Bley. Move Baby, Move
Pilar Corrias, W1S 2YT
18:00 - 20:00
Unpacking: Artists’ Books and Other Objects
The Transformation Gallery, SW9 8PJ
18:00 - 21:00
Andy Cluer: Moorland
Kingsgate Project Space, NW6 2JG
18:00 - 21:00
millimetre: Surface
Kingsgate Project Space, NW6 2JG
18:00 - 21:00
Emerson Pullman | What was left behind
Canopy Collections HQ, WC1A 2QA
18:00 - 21:00
16:9 billboard: The Weight of Hope by Laura Wormell
Kingsgate Project Space, NW6 2JG
18:00 - 21:00
Chants
Elizabeth Xi Bauer, Deptford, SE8 3DX
18:00 - 20:00
'It's love, I think' Cafe
Broadworks by Hive Curates, EC2M1RX
16:00 - 20:00
People In Pubs
The Second Act Gallery, E2 7LF
18:00 - 20:00
Æon
KRUPA Gallery | London, WC1X 0LA
18:00 - 20:00
Harriet Bowman: Slow Puncture
Standpoint Gallery, N1 6HD
18:00 - 21:00
Cornelia Parker: History Painting
Frith Street Gallery, Golden Square, W1F 9JJ
18:00 - 20:00
 
Events
Thursday 15 May
 
Event: London Craft Week live demonstrations - With Katharine Swailes & Danni Bradford
Crane Court Gallery, EC4A 2EJ
13:00 - 17:00
Talk: RIBA + VitrA, Building Empathy: Unity of Place
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), W1B 1AD
Talk: For The Dreamers II
154-158 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6HU
Workshop: Sheet Copper Sculpture
London Sculpture Workshop, SE18 5NR
Performance: Jazz in the House: QCBA play Blue Note
Lauderdale House, N6 5HG
 
16Friday
 
Exhibitions opening to the public
 

Noha Mokhtar. No Nile View
until 15 Jun 2025
Apsara Studio, SW11 4ND

Kialy Tihngang. Icyyy Grip
until 29 Jun 2025
Studio Chapple, SE8 4NT

The Art of Making 2025
until 18 May 2025
The Art Workers' Guild, WC1N 3AT

Unseen Narratives. Through The Lens of Contemporary Photography
until 30 Jun 2025
Upsilon Gallery, W1K 4PZ

OK Okapi
until 11 Jun 2025
Pocko, N1 4NH

Fay Ballard, Paul Finn, Helena Foster & Victor Lim Seaward. Codex
until 14 Jun 2025
C4RD - Centre for Recent Drawing, N1 1SB

Alexandra Metcalf. Gaaaaaaasp
until 25 Jul 2025
The Perimeter, WC1N 2LE

Turps Off-Site Programme Show 2024/25
until 24 May 2025
Thames-Side Studios, SE18 5NR

Ragna Bley. Move Baby, Move
until 28 Jun 2025
Pilar Corrias, W1S 2YT

Maki Na Kamura. Desert Incognito
until 12 Jul 2025
Michael Werner Gallery, W1K 7PZ

Bona de Mandiargues
until 28 Jun 2025
Alison Jacques, W1S 3NG

Unpacking: Artists’ Books and Other Objects
until 1 Jun 2025
The Transformation Gallery, SW9 8PJ

millimetre: Surface
until 7 Jun 2025
Kingsgate Project Space, NW6 2JG

Caving In - Camilo Parra / LIS Gallery
until 6 Jun 2025
London Interdisciplinary School, E1 1EW

Art & Seoul
until 19 May 2025
Feelium Gallery and Studios, W8 4EB

Emerson Pullman | What was left behind
until 13 Jun 2025
Canopy Collections HQ, WC1A 2QA

16:9 billboard: The Weight of Hope by Laura Wormell
until 7 Jun 2025
Kingsgate Project Space, NW6 2JG

Miracle State
until 8 Jun 2025
Haricot Gallery, EC2A 4AD

Worple Art Group
until 17 May 2025
St Mark's Church, SW19 7ND

Andy Cluer: Moorland
until 7 Jun 2025
Kingsgate Project Space, NW6 2JG

London Craft Week 2025: Conservation and Carving Demonstrations, Printmaking Workshops and more
until 17 May 2025
City & Guilds of London Art School, SE11 4DJ

Chants
until 28 Jun 2025
Elizabeth Xi Bauer, Deptford, SE8 3DX

'It's love, I think' Cafe
until 31 Dec 2025
Broadworks by Hive Curates, EC2M1RX

People In Pubs
until 7 Jun 2025
The Second Act Gallery, E2 7LF

Æon
until 1 Jul 2025
KRUPA Gallery | London, WC1X 0LA

Harriet Bowman: Slow Puncture
until 28 Jun 2025
Standpoint Gallery, N1 6HD

William Stok - Portrait of A Leaf
until 30 May 2025
ArtWorks Project Space, E17 6AA

Cornelia Parker: History Painting
until 5 Jul 2025
Frith Street Gallery, Golden Square, W1F 9JJ

Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?
until 22 Feb 2026
Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD

Spring Art Fair
until 18 May 2025
The Landmark Arts Centre, TW11 9NN

 
Opening receptions
Friday 16 May
 
Caving In - Camilo Parra / LIS Gallery
London Interdisciplinary School, E1 1EW
18:00 - 21:00
Art & Seoul
Feelium Gallery and Studios, W8 4EB
17:00 - 20:00
William Stok - Portrait of A Leaf
ArtWorks Project Space, E17 6AA
18:00 - 21:00
Stone Soup - Eric Ruby
Calcio, SE15 1TX
18:00 - 22:00
Park Royal Craft Festival
EX2, NW10 6HF
00:00 - 00:00
 
Events
Friday 16 May
 
Performance: Queer East: aWokening
The Place, WC1H 9PY
19:30 - 20:30
Art Tour: Friday + Saturday Tours
The Gilbert & George Centre, E1 5LJ
 
17Saturday
 
Exhibitions opening to the public
 

Scott Young. Wardour Street English
until 21 Jun 2025
TINA, W1F 8ZE

Mark Wallinger - Talk
until 17 May 2025
Tension Fine Art, SE20 8LP

Fashion & Tattoo Graduate Show 2025
until 22 May 2025
The Penny School Gallery, KT2 5BP

Stone Soup - Eric Ruby
until 21 Jun 2025
Calcio, SE15 1TX

Park Royal Craft Festival
until 18 May 2025
EX2, NW10 6HF

JAMES WHITE - Every Corner Abandoned Too Soon
until 21 Jun 2025
ANTHONY WILKINSON, W1F OLW

HGS Art – 2025 Art Fair
until 18 May 2025
Fellowship House, NW11 6YD

RPS Landscape Group
until 8 Jun 2025
Southwark Cathedral, SE1 9DA

The Observatory
until 15 Jun 2025
Bobinska Brownlee New River, N1 2US

 
Opening receptions
Saturday 17 May
 
Mark Wallinger - Talk
Tension Fine Art, SE20 8LP
14:00 - 15:30
The Observatory
Bobinska Brownlee New River, N1 2US
14:00 - 20:00
JAMES WHITE - Every Corner Abandoned Too Soon
ANTHONY WILKINSON, W1F OLW
14:00 - 18:00
RPS Landscape Group
Southwark Cathedral, SE1 9DA
00:00 - 23:59
Toyosi Saliu: Sankofa Chronicles
Elishas Gallery, EC1N 2HB
18:00 - 21:00
 
Events
Saturday 17 May
 
Performance: The 25th Hour at sitnaltA: Artist Performance and Panel Discussion
Hypha Gallery, W2 2UH
14:00 - 17:30
Art Tour: Free Guided Tour - Riera i Aragó: Timeless Odyssey
Bluerider ART London Mayfair, W1S 4JW
15:00 - 16:00
Workshop: Masterclass: Golden Earth Studio Workshop – Art for the Anthropocene
County Hall Pottery, SE1 7GP
Workshop: Printing photos on textile, ceramic & polaroid transfers-Alternative Photography Taster Course
Empress Studios, SW61TT
10:00 - 18:00
 
18Sunday
 
 
Events
Sunday 18 May
 
Event: Sandra Brewster: Blur >>> London Book Launch & Reception
Ruby Cruel, E9 6RQ
16:00 - 21:00
 
19Monday
 
Exhibitions opening to the public
 

Decorated. The Sculptural Ceramics of Ebony Russell
until 26 Sep 2025
Cynthia Corbett Gallery, SW20 8UA

Noisy World - artist talk
until 19 May 2025
The Stone Space, E11 1HG

Toyosi Saliu: Sankofa Chronicles
until 31 May 2025
Elishas Gallery, EC1N 2HB

Seeing Beyond
until 25 May 2025
54 The Gallery, W1J 7QX

 

 

 

 

 
20Tuesday
 
Exhibitions opening to the public
 

Art and Joy
until 29 Nov 2025
Museum of Croydon, CR9 1ET

Alex-It
until 31 May 2025
Chris Beetles Gallery, SW1Y 6QB

Film night at 66 Portland Place: Tokyo Ride
until 20 May 2025
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), W1B 1AD

RIBA Late: Under (Re)Construction
until 20 May 2025
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), W1B 1AD

DOMESTIC and the dispersion of it's contents
until 20 May 2025
Reference Point, WC2R 3DA

Garden to Canvas: Cedric Morris & Benton End
until 18 Jun 2025
Philip Mould & Company, SW1Y 5LU

 
Opening receptions
Tuesday 20 May
 
Art and Joy
Museum of Croydon, CR9 1ET
14:00 - 17:00
DOMESTIC and the dispersion of it's contents
Reference Point, WC2R 3DA
19:00 - 23:00
 
21Wednesday
 
Exhibitions opening to the public
 

David Hockney. In the Mood for Love: Hockney in London
until 18 Jul 2025
Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, SW1Y 6BB

Karl Stengel
until 30 May 2025
gallery@oxo, SE1 9PH

Off The Scale
until 27 May 2025
230 Portobello Road, W11 1LJ

 
Opening receptions
Wednesday 21 May
 
Gaia Ozwyn: Incantations to a Vague Borderland
lbf contemporary, W1T4AQ
18:00 - 20:00
Aubrey Williams: Elemental Force
October Gallery, WC1N 3AL
18:00 - 20:30
Nicole Wermers: Tails & Fainters
Herald St - Museum St, WC1A 1LY
18:00 - 20:00
 
Events
Wednesday 21 May
 
Workshop: Language & Chaos For Beginners: A Lab For New Writers
The Residence Gallery, E9 7HD
 
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