{"title": "Ways of Wellbeing: Art & Creative Health", "start": "2026-11-19T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T13:00:00Z", "place": "South London Gallery", "address": "Peckham Road 65-67, SE5 8UH London", "price": "Free event", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting/community-art", "wellness"], "description": "Ways of Wellbeing: Art & Creative Health is a free morning of talks and discussion about how the arts and creative practice support the wellbeing of children and young people, held at the South London Gallery's Clore Studio, with booking required. Organised by the South London Gallery and taking its Art Block space for children and young people as a starting point, the event brings together research, practice and public health perspectives, with speakers from ImpactEd, UCL and Ikon Gallery. 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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": "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", "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. 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It is a supportive and inclusive environment where people can connect, collaborate and celebrate creativity. The event is for over 18s only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/creative-arts-space-85885/", "official_url": "https://haringey.gov.uk/events/creative-arts-space", "image": "https://noky.io/images/60bf35bf6cddb1b7b7d859c0f63c623c5a181714029fcb58b0eb771bb67842b8-600.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", "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. Over three years the centre worked with seven artists, two schools and two community groups, including Sidings Community Centre and The Hive, on iterative creative processes without defined outcomes. The exhibition brings together installations, artworks and documentation alongside reflections from those involved, with projects led by artists including Shepherd Manyika, Sam Williams, Sara Heywood, Eva Jonas, Nancy Allen, Lydia Paulett and Maymana Arefin. 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": "Adult Art Creativity Session at Botwell Green Library", "start": "2026-10-05T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-07T11:00:00Z", "place": "Botwell Green Library", "address": "East Avenue, Hayes, UB3 2HW", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "An art creativity session for adults at Botwell Green Library. The library runs the sessions to help lower stress and explore your creative side. 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Places are booked by signing up to an email list, after which staff invite attendees to upcoming sessions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dementia-art-joy-126601/", "official_url": "https://museumofcroydon.com/whats-on-listings/daj1-6rmdk-55whd", "image": "https://noky.io/images/db3cbae3e68ebc06db677092c633d0f59ee7681860ee9626333eb590481364c3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Handle with Care: Conversations Through Objects", "start": "2026-11-14T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T15:00:00Z", "place": "The Forum", "address": "Bardolph Avenue 1, CR0 9BG Croydon", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/medical-history", "art"], "description": "Handle with Care: Conversations Through Objects is a drop-in object-handling event at Wellcome Collection, with different stations where you can touch and explore items from the collection at your own pace, alongside other creative activities. It is run by the venue's Visitor Experience and Engagement team and is for anyone interested in the connections between health, history and art. The session is relaxed, so you can move freely, leave and re-enter whenever you wish, and a chill-out space with low lighting, comfortable seating and sensory aids is available. The event is British Sign Language interpreted and takes place in the Forum, reached by lift or stairs to level 1 through the 'Being Human' gallery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/handle-with-care-conversations-through-objects-40250/", "official_url": "https://wellcomecollection.org/events/handle-with-care-conversations-through-objects-november-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4f881746466ba5f32eea8704ac4939aad3b179b5f639f74d5db5d86a49bdc8b4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Art Circle", "start": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "place": "Sands End Arts & Community Centre", "address": "SW6 3BB London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/art-therapy"], "description": "The Art Circle is a free weekly art workshop held every Tuesday at Sands End Arts & Community Centre in Fulham. It is a wellness group session hosted by trained art therapist Helen Cooper, where no experience is necessary and all materials are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-art-circle-96234/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07d46438e117a6938e3cf7899504b34a96a7b2cc818a67c295c9810fc5744eb2-2000.webp"}, {"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, "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. The show focuses on three of the initiative's largest projects to date: Dark Thoughts, on philosophers and intellectuals working in a western context and the 18th century abolitionist Ottobah Cugano; Prodigal Monster, raising awareness for positive mental health, rehabilitation and recovery for those incarcerated; and The Burning Breath Chapters, a book journeying through life's stages and overcoming trauma through therapy and meditation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/therapeutic-productions-breathing-life-into-real-world-art-37212/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/419246c0358645c19bc4594f8ff1523817ad0251dfc8487f2412688193d6fb83-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Let’s Get Creative: November", "start": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Orleans House Gallery", "address": "Riverside, TW1 3DJ Twickenham", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Let's Get Creative: November is a free family activity at Orleans House Gallery for families with children aged 4-11 years and a grown-up. The sessions are delivered by artists and encourage creativity and working together. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Details such as whether booking is needed will become available closer to the time, and event dates may change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lets-get-creative-november-74515/", "official_url": "https://orleanshousegallery.org/events/lets-get-creative-november/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6a5b6deb737e1852ef8880e61e38a9c8ba97723af2380174095f236baad6fdb2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Woodwork for Wellbeing", "start": "2026-11-10T16:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T18:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/making", "wellness/mental-health"], "description": "Woodwork for Wellbeing is a relaxed, open and social workshop series at The Create Place, running every Tuesday for over eight years. 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": "The Health-Creating City Research Launch", "start": "2026-11-17T18:15:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T20:15:00Z", "place": "New London Architecture", "address": "Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH London", "price": "Members Only - Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/urbanism"], "description": "The Health-Creating City Research Launch is an evening book launch and networking event presenting New London Architecture's latest research and accompanying exhibition. NLA examines how prevention and wellbeing can be put at the heart of London's development, looking back at a decade of policy and practice to explore achievements, remaining challenges and how the built environment sector can help reduce health inequalities. The exhibition showcases projects by NLA members, from healthy buildings and pedestrianised streets to neighbourhood initiatives and city-wide greening. The launch offers the chance to explore the findings, see the exhibition first and meet colleagues across design, planning, development and health, with presentations from NLA, Shazia Hussain, CEO of the London Legacy Development Corporation, and Magali Thomson, Sustainability Lead for Placemaking & Green Infrastructure at Great Ormond Street.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-health-creating-city-research-launch-96392/", "official_url": "https://nla.london/events/the-health-creating-city-research-launch", "image": ""}, {"title": "Mohn Mingle: Autism/SEND research in Children and Young People.", "start": "2026-11-17T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T16:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine/paediatrics", "society/disability/autism"], "description": "Mohn Mingle: Autism/SEND research in Children and Young People. is a seminar bringing together academics from all levels and backgrounds to discuss ideas and explore ways to improve the health and well-being of children and young people in urban environments. This session will focus on children and young people with autism and neurodevelopmental needs. It is part of a series organised by the Mohn Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing at Imperial College London, with speakers Shraddha Sunil, Ramzi Nasir and Rakhee Shah. The session takes place in person and is open to all, with tea, coffee and light refreshments served.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mohn-mingle-autismsend-research-in-children-and-young-people-74078/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/213003/mohn-mingle-autism-send-research-in-children-and-young-people/", "image": ""}, {"title": "A Team Arts Education: Explore Autumn Art and Design Programme", "start": "2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00Z", "place": "Brady Arts & Community Centre", "address": "Hanbury Street 192-196, E1 5HU London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/education"], "description": "A Team Arts Education runs a free autumn art and design programme for young people, beginning with a launch event of free fun workshop activities open to all. The programme is aimed at young people aged 11-19 who may need support with GCSE and A-level coursework or simply wish to explore art in a safe and creative environment. This term focuses on the theme 'Urban Narratives', exploring space and place through art forms, craft-making techniques and storytelling. Spaces are limited, so booking in advance is essential; young people under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-team-arts-education-explore-autumn-art-and-design-programm-35507/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1c3cff5d971ea5e8c8757aecf6f24fdd8d1b7fea455d7e6b316f942828c8706e-600.webp"}]}