{"title": "Therapeutic Productions: Breathing Life Into Real World Art", "start": "2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Museum of Croydon", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/multidisciplinary", "society/mental-health"], "description": "An exhibition at the Museum of Croydon presenting the work of Therapeutic Productions, an initiative launched in 2021 that uses creativity to empower people across society. It is led by creatives, artists and social entrepreneurs who use film, music and art skills to highlight social issues. 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It is led by artist Andrea Mindel and is inspired by 'Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions', looking at how creativity can serve as a tool in managing mental and physical wellbeing. Participants are introduced to Audrey Amiss's life and work, experiment with everyday materials such as paper, foil and plastic scraps, and create a fabric collage and visual diary to take away. All materials are provided, and attendees are invited to bring receipts, notes, wrappers, pamphlets and fabric scraps from their daily life.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-artist-in-everyday-life-40247/", "official_url": "https://wellcomecollection.org/events/an-artist-in-everyday-life", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ffc7a9909fc189d0e9726c34cfd9a443edfcf54d4c953d3d4f3312b392aa60b6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rudy Loewe: Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and Possibility", "start": "2026-07-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wellcome Collection", "address": "Euston Road 183, NW1 2BE London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "society/mental-health"], "description": "An art exhibition at Wellcome Collection in London. The artist Rudy Loewe presents sculptures, paintings, text-based works and sound that imagine a mental healthcare system that is equitable and supportive. The works centre the lived experience of Black people in the UK whose mental healthcare is shaped by racist discrimination, and were developed with grassroots organisations including ADHD Babes, the Black Trans Foundation and Black and Neurodiverse.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rudy-loewe-intimacies-of-care-spaces-of-grief-and-possibilit-40245/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2b1421a7b63284a39aff2a305cc2ad51f882ddf0d9af26cd0207e46e5722a07f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Process Makes Practice", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Art Centre", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "Process Makes Practice is a free, drop-in exhibition at Camden Art Centre marking the culmination of a three-year programme supported by The Mildred Fund. 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It offers an insight into the work of artists at the forefront of engagement practice and the creativity of young people in Camden.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/process-makes-practice-60157/", "official_url": "https://camdenartcentre.org/whats-on/process-makes-practice", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67e8e3729b3ecdace538eb998057d839179d6d3d0a837bcf53d5a361a67bbfb5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions", "start": "2026-07-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wellcome Collection", "address": "Euston Road 183, NW1 2BE London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/drawing", "society/mental-health"], "description": "A free museum exhibition dedicated to the artist Audrey Amiss (1933–2013), running at Wellcome Collection on Euston Road. It brings together her drawings, paintings and exhibition materials, exploring her work as both artist and campaigner who spoke out against harmful treatment within the mental health system. The show focuses on works that records suggest Amiss exhibited or intended to make public, and attempts to restage three of her solo exhibitions. Her extensive archive was donated to Wellcome Collection in 2014.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/audrey-amiss-the-surviving-exhibitions-40244/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/024b88b34ffe66cd45e31c4e8f128b2606f91b6fe009f2a38860b636445d6b93-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Process Makes Practice", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Arts Centre", "address": "Arkwright Road 52, NW3 6DG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "community"], "description": "Process Makes Practice is a free drop-in exhibition at Camden Art Centre marking the culmination of a three-year programme supported by The Mildred Fund, working with artists and young people in the local area. Over three years Camden Art Centre ran long-term programmes with seven artists, two schools and two community groups, embracing iterative creative processes without defined outcomes or expectations. The exhibition features installations, artworks and documentation alongside reflections on the projects from those involved, offering insight into artists at the forefront of engagement practice and the creativity of young people in Camden. A Sharing Day on 29 October 2026 from 2–6pm offers workshops by some of the artists involved.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/process-makes-practice-73862/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67e8e3729b3ecdace538eb998057d839179d6d3d0a837bcf53d5a361a67bbfb5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Art Therapy Group", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Poplar Union", "address": "Cotall Street 2, E14 6TL London", "price": "Free (Registration required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://book.plinth.org.uk/survey/DUE2ExC56dywmgTAdkK2", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/art-therapy"], "description": "Creative Art Therapy Group is a monthly session at Poplar Union offering a safe, supportive space to explore art materials and guided themes. It is led by Andy Ridley, an experienced visual artist, art therapist, and lecturer in art therapy with over 20 years in health and education. 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It is organised by St. Margaret's House and led by long-standing facilitator Barney. The sessions aim to help people who experience poor mental health by reducing isolation and improving wellbeing through making and learning together. No experience is necessary, with materials provided for craft, model making, DIY techniques and group or individual projects, and this 4-6pm mixed group session is free to attend, though registration is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/woodwork-for-wellbeing-38781/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/woodwork-for-wellbeing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/97bfbebeeae1903df3376bdcdfba9d630752158d53a65259e404302aa8ee090d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Accumulate - Creative Programme for adults", "start": "2026-10-28T12:00:00Z", "end": "2027-05-26T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "Ravensbourne University London", "address": "Penrose Way 6, SE10 0EW London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/housing/homelessness", "art/illustration"], "description": "Accumulate – Creative Programme for adults is a series of monthly creative workshops for adults with an experience of homelessness, running under this year's theme of Better Places. It is run by Ravensbourne University London, which became the new base for Accumulate – The Art School for The Homeless in spring 2026. Through different creative mediums such as photography, visual media and exhibition visits, participants explore creative practice, get hands-on technical training, and learn about pathways into higher education and the creative industries. The 28 October session is an illustration workshop with Milly Rolle.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/accumulate-creative-programme-for-adults-38121/", "official_url": "https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/connect/events/accumulate-creative-programme-adults", "image": "https://noky.io/images/75818689c2b628d6193d24ed830efd629ed77e1f5f24fa4ed4576f528e5429e2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Culture Hub annual tour of Koestler Awards Show at the Southbank", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Mosaic Reform Synagogue", "address": "Bessborough Road 39, HA1 3BS Harrow", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/whats-on/book/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["society/prisons", "art"], "description": "Culture Hub annual tour of Koestler Awards Show at the Southbank is a guided visit to the Annual Koestler exhibition, held at the South Bank Centre. The exhibition shows work by serving prisoners in His Majesty's Prisons and those on probation, and runs until 29th November. Mosaic Culture Hub is organising the visit with a guide, and artworks can be bought at the centre. Those who would like to attend are asked to contact culturehub@choosemosaic.org.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/culture-hub-annual-tour-of-koestler-awards-show-at-the-south-46188/", "official_url": "https://choosemosaic.org/event/culture-hub-annual-tour-of-koestler-awards-show-at-the-southbank/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/88bd784c2208ce927d223cdfab129c902728df85765c30f9d89a4213aa87c15b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Manasa Chitra: the Art of Mental Health from Bengaluru to Bethlem", "start": "2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bethlem Museum of the Mind", "address": "Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "An exhibition of pictures made by artists from India with lived experience of mental distress, opening at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind. Some were drawn by patients at what in the 1950s was known as Bangalore Mental Hospital as part of occupational therapy, while others are by people living with mental health challenges in and around Bengaluru today. The 1950s works came to England through the friendship between M.V. Govindaswamy and German emigré psychiatrist Wilhelm Mayer-Gross, who together helped establish that hospital, later the National Institute for Mental Health and Neurosciences. Full of movement, colour, humour and joy, the pictures tell stories of people, places, homes and religions, sharing a message of hope that is authentically one of India.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/manasa-chitra-the-art-of-mental-health-from-bengaluru-to-bet-60061/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f29bf0639ffb6b09947469a70767512f76cb0eb78db041673a745f6acb119c3b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Flow: From Limitation to Possibility", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T17:00:00Z", "place": "Firepit Art Gallery", "address": "Cutter Lane 10, SE10 0XX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "Creative Flow: From Limitation to Possibility is a mindful art and self-discovery salon at an art gallery. It explores imagination, possibility and the vision of a more whole, expansive self through symbolic painting and creative reflection. It is led by Octavia Xiaozi Yang, a jewellery designer and somatic art practitioner who founded Jewelology, mindful art and jewellery workshops that turn reflection into wearable pieces. She holds an MA in Jewellery Design and is trained in ISAT Guided Drawing and Clay Field.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/creative-flow-from-limitation-to-possibility-78667/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3acd982d9404c70ed56b91e03c655fc3a50c146cfe59c0ff7539408cc4b69cc3-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Darkness Never Lasts – Collective Drawings", "start": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Hundred Years Gallery", "address": "Pearson Street 13, E2 8JD London", "price": "£200", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "An exhibition of collective drawings made in monthly open sessions at the gallery, where participants drew with charcoal on large sheets of paper while electronic music played. Behind it are the gallery's residency with musician Cos Chapman, whose live improvisation guided the sessions, and visual artist and performer Jo Roberts, presiding in her role as The Librarian. The drawings move from dark masses surrounding human figures and despairing hands toward coloured, hopeful forms, and the works reflect the suffering of the Palestinian people and a wish for a peaceful, equalitarian solution. Each selected drawing is sold at the same price of £200, with half of the proceeds donated to Medical Aid for Palestine, a scheme that has so far raised £8,500.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darkness-never-lasts-collective-drawings-36564/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/10fc6918b15c0f711f3d6bd048c28baef1ffc29dd6683f255292becf580241fa-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Between the Breath", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "place": "Art Hub Studios", "address": "Stanley Street", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "\"Between the Breath\" is a group show of fine art at Art Hub Studios, a venue run by artists for artists. Sixteen artists are behind it, among them Andrew Rogers, Helen Cass, Romina Belda and Yuxi Zhong. The exhibition explores moments between movement and stillness, productivity and pause, focusing on experiences of waiting, drifting and being suspended between the present and a future that has not yet arrived. All are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/between-the-breath-69517/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d6f9e841818aba8e219fcc0b3194b0e81daa3fe6616b26416b22d5529ef712be-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gathering Ground", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "Tate Modern", "address": "Bankside, SE1 9TG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.tate.org.uk/membership", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "nature/environment"], "description": "Gathering Ground is an exhibition at Tate Modern exploring art's power to inspire change in today's ecological crisis. It brings together works from Tate's Collection highlighting the connection between environmental and social justice, inviting us to reimagine our relationships with the natural world and each other. Artists including Outi Pieski, Abbas Akhavan, Bruce Conner, Zheng Bo, Joydeb Roaja, Abel Rodriguez, Munem Wasif, Minerva Cuevas and Carolina Caycedo feature, alongside a new commission by Abbas Zahedi, honouring Indigenous knowledge, nurturing queer multispecies relations and documenting issues such as displacement and destruction of land and waterways. Set in a former oil and coal power station, the exhibition offers a shared space to reflect on our role in creating a more equal world, asking how we can be good Ancestors for future generations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gathering-ground-38892/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ca2f874a9082c1e73d112ff92bb7729f7c6e35916197269c3aa77468aa1a6fb8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Remembrance: A Call to Mind", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/book-launch-black-asian-seafarers-visual-history", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/memorial", "history"], "description": "Remembrance: A Call to Mind is a day of performances, films, talks and workshops marking Remembrance Day at the National Maritime Museum. It is organised in partnership with Ally Musthan from Matglen Veterans Hub and dance artist Teal Darkenwald, and broadens the conversation around Remembrance. Through creative expression, shared experiences and activities, it brings stories, lived experiences, mental health perspectives and performance into the Museum. The event is suitable for all ages and highlights how conflict, memory and resilience continue to shape lives today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/remembrance-a-call-to-mind-37278/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/remembrance-call-mind", "image": "https://noky.io/images/72fe453c4caec99cc8116506e606c10b1db332cd0f05f9bd981088ca9e034f01-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Knots Presents: Oscillations", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T22:00:00Z", "place": "ANNEX, 1 Tiverton Street SE1 6NT", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/knotsnoise/2392847/r/website", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "society/activism"], "description": "Knots Presents: Oscillations is an exhibition at ANNEX in Elephant and Castle, hosted by The Koppel Project, bringing together a network of artists, organisers and learners. It is curated by Knots, whose noise nights invite artists to meet through an exchange of ideas and collaboration, and it invites artists to respond through visual mediums speaking to collaboration and resistance in shared history, local communities, familial lives and the every day. Knots frames it against the rising influence of the far-right in the UK and beyond, using performance to build relationships, exchange knowledge and work in solidarity with communities resisting authoritarianism and injustice. The opening evening is followed by cross-disciplinary noise collaborations with Knots alumni and a short panel Q&A with the exhibiting artists.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/knots-presents-oscillations-42454/", "official_url": "https://thekoppelproject.com/events/knots-presents-oscillations-annex", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e8c4c2a00a05ba4b41afd061a3d875c8e737070a1d5b100bc8610ae61659e961-2000.webp"}]}