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Friday Lates

We're open until 9pm every Friday, so you can take in our collection and exhibitions after hours, and enjoy special events throughout the month
Date
Fridays

What's on

Our last Friday Late in 2023 sees artist, musician and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Catherine Jones perform a live improvised soundscape within Céline Condorelli’s contemporary installation. Art historian and educator Jon Sleigh reflects on the sentiments of the festive period and life drawing is brought to you by 2b Or Not 2b Collective.

We start 2024 with talks from contemporary artists Sharon Walters and Rana Begum as part of our Unexpected Views series. Art Laughs return with comedy inspired by painting, while SJ Fowler and friends deliver poetry performances around the gallery.

Make your Friday a night to remember by joining us for dinner at Ochre, our luxurious bar and restaurant. Enjoy artistically crafted dishes, using the finest seasonal ingredients, and paired with selected wines and signature cocktails. Book your table quoting ‘Friday Lates’, to get your complimentary glass of bubbles.
Image: Photo © Hydar Dewachi
Experiences

Friday Lates

We're open until 9pm every Friday, so you can take in our collection and exhibitions after hours, and enjoy special events throughout the month
Date
Fridays

What's on

Our last Friday Late in 2023 sees artist, musician and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Catherine Jones perform a live improvised soundscape within Céline Condorelli’s contemporary installation. Art historian and educator Jon Sleigh reflects on the sentiments of the festive period and life drawing is brought to you by 2b Or Not 2b Collective.

We start 2024 with talks from contemporary artists Sharon Walters and Rana Begum as part of our Unexpected Views series. Art Laughs return with comedy inspired by painting, while SJ Fowler and friends deliver poetry performances around the gallery.

Make your Friday a night to remember by joining us for dinner at Ochre, our luxurious bar and restaurant. Enjoy artistically crafted dishes, using the finest seasonal ingredients, and paired with selected wines and signature cocktails. Book your table quoting ‘Friday Lates’, to get your complimentary glass of bubbles.
Image: Photo © Hydar Dewachi
    Category:Creative session, Free

    Friday Lates life drawing

    2B Or Not 2B Collective

    Date
    Friday, 15 December 2023
    Time
    Session times
    • 6.15 - 7 pm
    • 7.15 - 8 pm
    Location
    Room 32
    Join 2B Or Not 2B Collective for an energetic and fun evening of drawing exploration in Room 32
    Category:Talks & conversations, Free

    Friday Lates gallery tour

    Virtues of the season

    Date
    Friday, 15 December 2023
    Time
    6.30 - 7.30 pm
    Location
    Room 18
    Accessible:
    British Sign Language
    Art historian and educator Jon Sleigh reflects on the sentiments of the festive period and the art that evokes them
    Category:Music & performance, Free

    Friday Lates performance

    Hannah Catherine Jones

    Date
    Friday, 15 December 2023
    Time
    7 - 8.15 pm
    Location
    Room 31
    Artist, musician and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Catherine Jones performs a live iteration of her soundscape 'UPRISINGS (troppo lento)' within Céline Condorelli’s contemporary installation
    Category:Creative session, Free

    Friday Lates drop-in drawing

    Light, tone and rhythm

    Date
    Friday, 19 January 2024
    Time
    6.15 - 8.15 pm
    Location
    Room 34
    Create a unique composition inspired by tone and rhythm in paintings from Room 34
    Category:Music & performance, Free

    Friday Lates: Zubin Kanga

    Earth of the Slumbering and Liquid Trees

    Date
    Friday, 19 January 2024
    Time
    6.30 - 7.45 pm
    Location
    Room 32
    Pianist, composer and technologist Zubin Kanga performs a ground-breaking new multi-keyboard work by composer and artist Benjamin Tassie
    Category:Talks & conversations, Free

    Friday Lates gallery tour

    Frans Hals and his contemporaries

    Date
    Friday, 19 January 2024
    Time
    6.45 - 7.45 pm
    Location
    Room 23
    Speaker
    Dr Carlo Corsato and Matthew Morgan
    Discover some of the artists working alongside Hals in this tour of our Dutch galleries
    Category:Talks & conversations, Free

    Friday Lates tour and poetry readings

    SJ Fowler

    Date
    Friday, 19 January 2024
    Time
    7 - 7.45 pm
    Location
    Room 29
    Poet and performer SJ Fowler brings together a range of writers for an evening of readings inspired by artworks
    Category:Talk, Free

    Unexpected views

    Date
    Friday, 26 January 2024 - Friday, 23 February 2024
    Time
    6.30 - 7.15 pm
    Monthly discussions about art with some of the most important cultural practitioners today
    Category:Creative session, Free

    Friday Lates life drawing

    Brixton Life Drawing

    Date
    Friday, 16 February 2024
    Time
    Session times
    • 6.15 - 7 pm
    • 7.15 - 8 pm
    Location
    Room 9
    Join Brixton Life Drawing to capture the colour and inspiration found in the Venetian paintings of Room 9
    Category:Talks & conversations, Free

    Friday Lates gallery tour

    Serpent symbolisms: From mythological rage to biblical wrath

    Date
    Friday, 16 February 2024
    Time
    Session times
    • 6.30 - 7 pm
    • 7.30 - 8 pm
    Wiebke Leister uncovers how contradictory snake iconographies have been used in both mythological and biblical paintings
    Category:Talks & conversations, Free

    Friday Lates comedy performances

    Art Laughs

    Date
    Friday, 16 February 2024
    Time
    7 - 7.45 pm
    Location
    Room 33
    An evening of art and comedy in the gallery compered by Verity Babbs