Past events

12pm - 4pmJoin artist and curator, Alison Milner, to create your own curiosity box.  Alison creates sculptural boxes, filled with collections of found and recycled objects.  Come and see Alison’s work on display at the exhibition Inspirational Objects: Nature as Designer, be inspired and learn how to make your own art box.All materials provided.Free.  Drop in workshop for all ages - no booking required[…]

12pm - 4pmArtist Li Williams will be leading the workshop this Sunday.  Drop in and create your own inspiration object with our wealth of free materials.Free drop in workshop for all ages.[…]

12pm - 4pmArtist Ella Robinson will be running a free drop in our workshop space on the first floor.  Join Ella and create colourful and inventive decorative objects out of found and man-made materials.  With a wealth of fun and exciting materials on offer, combined with the thought-provoking exhibition, to inspire the design and creation of your own mixed-media, one-off art work.  Ella will be demonstrating stitch and wrapping techniques that […]

12noon - 1.30pm and 2pm – 3.30pmThis interactive workshop will empower children to become Guardians of their local green space through exploring and observing the nature around them. Activities include a micro hike of discovery and meet a tree! Booking essential and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Aimed at 7-8 year olds.  Presented by UP Projects  Free but booking essential: call 0207 377 9677 or email bethan@upprojects.com[…]

12pm - 4pmMatthew Kay and Heather Jones bring their large-scale version of this classic Victorian toy for an afternoon of experimental animation at the Pump House Gallery.Come and experience the magic of zoetrope animation. Draw your own image sequences, abstract squiggles or looped doodles on metres of paper, then spin them in the zoetrope to see your pictures come to life.  Watch a Zoetrop animation made by the artists here.Free, […]

 Throughout our Inspirational Objects exhibition, there will be space and resources for visitors to drop in and make their own inspirational objects.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  Free - no booking required.  Open as per gallery opening hours.[…]

6.30pm - 8.30pm Join us for the Private View of the exhibitions Inspirational Objects: Nature as Designer and Common Knowledge at the Pump House Gallery.[…]

3pm - 5pm.Straight after the Monthly Do: Sunprints and Chemical Drawings, you are invited to join BBKP on a tour of the exhibition from 3pm, with the chance to explore the ask questions and take pictures.For the recent participatory photography commission, BBKP developed interactive activities based on their discovery of non-digital photography.  Their work is displayed over four floors and is a collection of artefacts and photographs produced by the artists and […]

11am - 3pmCome and create a series of chemical drawings and sun-prints using photographic chemicals and paper. Fun for children and adults to find out about analogue photography and the processes that are taking place. Be inspired by using different chemicals to make images. Express yourselves through experimentation and try out new ideas with your friends and family.FREE, drop in workshop for all ages.  No booking required.[…]

11am - 3pmHybrid Camera Obscura workshopCamera Obscura’s are one of the first documented image making tools, popularised by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Vermeer.  Join Lens Obscura artist Natalie Keymist, to make your very own camera obscura and experiment with mixing analogue with digital photography.    So, if you’ve ever wondered how a camera works this is the perfect workshop for you.[…]

11am - 3pmThe Ribbon Machine, a collective of four female photographers, present a day of photographic fun at the Pumphouse Gallery. Have your picture taken inside your own picture!  Bring along your old photographs, digital files, snapshots on your camera or phone, or make your own landscape at our making station and have this image projected to create a backdrop drop to your portrait.  Now you can climb into the shot, […]

6.30pm - 8.30pmJoin us for the Private View of D Eye Y at the Pump House Gallery on Tuesday 5th February 2013 at 6.30 pm.D Eye Y is an animated, imaginative journey exploring non digital photography. Over the past months, Wandsworth based Artist Group BBKP have been working with residents, artists and community groups to experiment with photographic processes and equipment. This exhibition is a celebratory culmination of their work and will include images, interactive […]

6pm - 6.30pmThe opening night of D Eye Y will begin with a talk and a tour of the exhibition.  Hermione Wiltshire, artist and Senior Photography Tutor at Royal College of Art, will introduce the exhibition. […]

 Pump House Gallery are looking for art facilitators, with a background in photography, to lead a drop in workshop for all ages. Background The Pump House Gallery’s programme has engagement at its core and one Sunday of every month, the gallery host Monthly Dos.  These workshops provide families and people of all ages a regular chance to drop in and participate in a range of free art activities.   […]

1-4pm   We're holding Sunday Socials every Sunday throughout Beauty is the First Test. They are a chance to pop in and get hands on with some craft making. These are volunteer led events. Tea and coffee available. Bring your own cake!On alternate weekends Sunday Socials will host Craft Club, an initiative from the Crafts Council to encourage intergenerational craft activities and the passing on of skills. The sessions will […]

1 - 4pm We're holding Sunday Socials every Sunday throughout Beauty is the First Test. They are a chance to pop in and get hands on with some craft making. These are volunteer led events. Tea and coffee available. Bring your own cake!Come and join Lisa Comfort, founder of London's first Sewing Cafe, Sew Over It for some creative fun in our felt necklace and fabric covered mirror making workshop. In 1.5 hours […]

11-3pmFor the third workshop of their participatory photography commission, BBKP invite you to have your portrait taken with the world’s smallest non-digital camera, made from a peanut. You can build a nutty camera yourself and learn how to develop photographic paper. The best photos taken will be incorporated into BBKP’s exhibition in the Pump House Gallery. Drop in, suitable for all ages.PLEASE NOTE: Real peanuts will be used […]

12-4pmNumbers aren't all about maths, since ancient times different people have believed that certain numbers are lucky or that they have special powers. Drop-in and learn about alternative meanings of numbers. Then pick a number that you find particularly interesting and using screen printing, create a poster of your magic number to take home with you.This is a drop in Family event, all ages welcome, children must be accompanied, no booking […]