Summer Show
The annual Summer Show is hosted at Embankment Galleries, Somerset House, celebrating the end of the National Saturday Club year. It presents the work of 13-16-year-old National Saturday Club members who have been attending free weekly Saturday Clubs at colleges, museums, and universities across the country. Each of the eight Saturday Club subjects, Art&Design, Craft&Making, Fashion&Business, Film&Screen, Performance&Theatre, Science&Engineering, Society&Change, and Writing&Talking are represented in an exhibition designed by Dallas-Pierce Quintero.
The National Saturday Club Masterclass programme is also celebrated at the exhibition. Throughout the year, leading industry professionals and organisations lead special workshops for Saturday Club members. Previous Masterclass givers have included Adobe, Alexander McQueen, Arup, Dazed Media, English National Opera, Flight Crowd, Wilton Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Click here to explore the 2023 Masterclass season.
The exhibition is an inspirational showcase of the ideas, creativity, and innovation of the nation’s next generation. Club members achievements are also celebrated at their graduation ceremonies, where previous guest speakers have included Deborah Latouche, Deirdre McDermott, Dhikshana Turakhia Pering, Jay Blades MBE, Leigh Adams, Lucy Kennedy, Neal Shasore, Nyasha Daley, Patrick Harrison, Sir Nigel Carrington, and National Saturday Club founders Sir John Sorrell and Lady Frances Sorrell.
Click here to explore the highlights from the 2023 Summer Show, and here to explore the online Summer Show’s virtual galleries, which feature Club members’ work, behind the scenes insights, Masterclasses, Self-Portraits, and more.