This weekend, Club members from across the south east of England will gather in the heart of London to take part in the London Visit! Hosted by Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, this event will kick off with an inspiring welcome session where members will meet incredible speakers, showcase their “Expressions of Self” projects and connect with fellow Club members from across the network through collaborative activities.
Each Club will also embark on tailored cultural visits to world-renowned museums, galleries, and performance spaces, gaining access to places such as Autograph, the British Library, The Courtauld Gallery, Crafts Council, Imperial War Museum, London Zoo, National Portrait Gallery, Roundhouse, the V&A, National Theatre, Hayward Gallery, Tate, White Cube and Whitechapel Gallery. With bespoke workshops, these visits promise a day of inspiration, discovery and creativity.
Read on to find out more about ‘What’s On’ for this year’s National Saturday Club London Visit…
Autograph
Autograph’s mission is to champion the work of artists who use photography and film to highlight questions of race, representation, human rights and social justice. Through doing so, they invite people to explore the creative and critical power of visual representation in shaping our understanding of ourselves and of others. – Autograph
Image credit to Zoë Maxwell
British Library
Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we collect everything written today, tomorrow, and decades into the future. – British Library
Image credit to Lucian Milasan
The Courtauld Gallery
Home to one of the greatest art collections in the UK, The Courtauld Gallery is located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House. The Gallery is particularly known for its Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings, including Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir. – The Courtauld Gallery
Image credit to Magnus Andersson
Crafts Council
Founded in 1971, the Crafts Council is the national charity for craft. They inspire making, empower learning and nurture craft. The Crafts Council believes craft skills and knowledge enrich and uplift us as individuals, and, in doing so, will change our world for the better. – Crafts Council
Image credit to Joe Humphrys
Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum is a global authority on conflict and its impact on
people’s lives. We collect objects and stories that give an insight into people’s experiences of war, preserve them for future generations, and bring them to today’s audiences in the most powerful way possible. – Imperial War Museum
Image credit to Imperial War Museum
National Portrait Gallery
We tell the story of Britain through portraits, using art to bring history to life and explore living today. We look after the world’s greatest collection of portraits. Spanning six centuries, our artworks reveal the inspiring and sometimes surprising personal stories that have shaped, and continue to shape a nation – from global icons to local champions, national treasures to unsung heroes. – National Portrait Gallery
Image credit to Gareth Gardner
London Zoo
London Zoo is a unique conservation Zoo in the heart of one of the world’s most vibrant capital cities. Part of ZSL, a science-driven wildlife conservation charity, working to restore wildlife in the UK and around the world. We bring people closer to nature and use our expertise to protect wildlife today, while inspiring a lifelong love of animals in the conservationists of tomorrow. – London Zoo
Image credit to Magnus Andersson
Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is renowned for its work with young people, and its ethos to
ensure that young people shape decision making processes across the organisation. They also seek feedback and advice from young people who regularly visit the Roundhouse, as well as those that don’t, to ensure that the opportunities provided are accessible, exciting and relevant. – Roundhouse
Image credit to the Roundhouse
Victoria and Albert Museum
V&A is thrilled to welcome National Saturday Club groups to its gallery for a hands-on creative Wearable Artwork workshop as well as a visit to the NAOMI: In Fashion exhibition. Inspired by the V&A’s dynamic and diverse fashion collection, and the current NAOMI: In Fashion exhibition, Saturday Club members will explore techniques, materials, key movements, and influential individuals to create a new and unique wearable item. – V&A
Image credit to the Victoria and Albert Museum
Whitechapel Gallery
Whitechapel Gallery is a ground-breaking arts institution located in the heart of London’s East-End – one of the most diverse and creative quarters in the
world. Locally embedded and globally connected, the Gallery was founded in
1901 to enrich the cultural offer for the people of East London. – Whitechapel Gallery
Image credit to Whitechapel Gallery
White Cube
White Cube Bermondsey opened in 2012 and is Europe’s largest commercial
gallery space incorporating more than 5440m² of interior space. The building,
which dates from the 1970s, was renovated and designed by architects Casper Mueller Kneer. – White Cube
Image credit to Theo Christelis
Tate (Tate Britain and Tate Modern)
Tate is a family of art galleries in London, Liverpool and Cornwall, known as
Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate St Ives and Tate Liverpool. Our mission is to
increase the public’s enjoyment and understanding of British art from the 16th
century to the present day and of international modern and contemporary art. – Tate
Image credit to Tate Britain
Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery and a landmark
of brutalist architecture. The year-round exhibition programme focuses on presenting a wide range of adventurous and influential artists from across the
world
– Hayward Gallery
Image credit to Hayward Gallery
National Theatre
Theatre can lead to extraordinary moments of shared imagination. It enables us to stand in another’s shoes to better understand ourselves and the world around us. It shows us who we are, who we have been, who we could be. The NT delivers on this promise through a world-class programme of performance, reinvigorating existing work and exploring progressive new voices and forms. – National Theatre
Image credit to Phillip Vile