We’re taking art and creativity on the road, across the UK.
From May 2024 to May 2025, our travelling art studio programme, Art Road Trip, is visiting 18 places across the UK.
We’re going to be working with 24 local arts organisations to create community-led arts projects. In each location, we’re designing events for people with the least access to creative opportunities and the arts.
Over the year, our mobile art studio will host around two hundred public events and work with thousands of people to bring art and ideas inspired by the National Gallery Collection right to where they live.
Where is the Art Road Trip now?
Art Road Trip’s final stop before returning to the Trafalgar Square for our Coming Home event on Saturday 10 May, sees our mobile art studio arrive in Croydon for a weekend of creativity in the London Borough.
From Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May, residents are invited to join us for a series of free, hands-on workshops inspired by paintings from the National Gallery’s collection.
The pop-up studio will create a welcoming space for all ages to experiment with art materials, learn new techniques, and explore their creativity alongside artists educators from the National Gallery team. Whether you are picking up a paintbrush for the first time or looking to develop your skills, everyone is encouraged to take part and find inspiration through making.
Our Croydon visit will include stops at Good Samaritans The Pop In, Central Parade, New Addington (Friday 2 May), Braithwaite Hall at Croydon Clocktower (Saturday 3 May), and Scratchley Hall and Trumble Gardens, Thornton Heath (Sunday 4 May). For more information about the programme and where to find us visit This is Croydon website.
