Press Release
SOUTH LONDON ART MAP LAUNCHES
The South London Art Map launches on Friday 25 February 2011, putting art south
of the river on the map. A must for art lovers, the initiative includes a printed map
and interactive website featuring over 90 art galleries, co-ordinated late gallery
openings, and art tours of South London.
Building on the success of the Deptford Art Map, and the already established ‘Time
Out First Thursdays run by the Whitechapel Gallery in East London,’ the South
London Art Map is a one-stop resource for the visual arts in South London from
Bankside to Greenwich. South London’s arts scene boasts a wealth of creativity from the urban surroundings, creative enclaves of galleries, artists’ studios and popup shops inhabiting what were once industrial buildings and old pubs.
The South London Art Map will ensure you never miss an exhibition or event, via a
handy printed map available from art venues across London and to download from
website (www.southlondonartmap.com) with an online calendar of exhibitions and
magazine of highlights. In addition local artists will lead South London Art Tours, to
help you experience the best of the South London art scene.
The map focuses on three hubs of artistic activity: Deptford - where there are more
emerging artists per square mile than in any other part of London, Peckham, which,
with the annual Bold Tendencies exhibition in a multi-storey car park is a cutting
edge destination for arts, and Bankside (covering a wide area including Bankside,
Kennington, Vauxhall and Lambeth), where Tate Modern sits alongside a wealth of
artist run and commercial spaces which take you off the beaten track.
Julia Alvarez, Director of South London Art Map: “South London is the perfect
location for the production of contemporary art. With an intriguing history, vibrancy
and the presence of leading art colleges, Goldsmiths College and Camberwell College
of Arts, South London is alive with galleries of all sizes and styles – from exhibitions
in local authority car parks to old schools and shop spaces. The South London
Gallery provides a central point for international contemporary art, whilst smaller
galleries such as BEARSPACE and Hannah Barry, are discovering the next generation
of contemporary artists.”
LAUNCH EVENT
The South London Art Map will be launched on 25 February from 18.30 - 20.00 pm
at the inaugural late opening of galleries and studios, South London will be open
until late with an after party in each of three areas featured on the map. To celebrate
the launch of the South London Art Map, Tate Modern has commissioned South
London based artist Hew Locke to create an artist product. A limited number of
badges designed by the artist will be available at participating venues that evening.
CREDITS:
The South London Art map, is an initiative by ‘Hub Art Maps’ bringing art
communities to the forefront of our cities. This project is supported by Arts Council,
England, Tate Modern and Southwark Council, among other local supporters.
-endsFor images, tours and further information contact:
Email: press@southlondonartmap.com
Telephone: Press officer: Sarah Dick, 07786954799
Visit: www.southlondonartmap.com
Over 90 Featured galleries & Art Studios:
198 Gallery
ACME Studios
Alma Enterprises
APT Gallery
Arch Gallery
Area 10 project space
Art Hub Studios and Gallery
ASC Studios
Asprey Jaques
Auto-Italia South East
Bankside Gallery
Bankside Gallery
Beaconfields Ltd
BEARSPACE
BFI Gallery
Blackfriars Road Gallery
Bun House Bandits
Camberwell College of Art
Cello Factory
CGP London/Dilston Grove
Chelsea Future Space
Cockpit Arts Studio
Coleman Project Space
Corvi-Mora
Creekside Artists
Danielle Arnaud
David Gill
Design Museum
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Fashion and Textile Museum
Flat Time House Gallery
Gallop Space
Garden Museum
Gasworks Gallery
Greengrassi Gallery
Hannah Barry Gallery
Hayward Gallery
House Gallery
Jerwood Space
Lewisham Art House
Limelight Gallery
London Printworks Trust
Man&eve
Master Piper
Menier Gallery
Mernier Gallery
Moca London
Morley Gallery
Narrative Arts
Nolias Gallery
Peckham Space
Photo Fusion
Poppy Sebire
Pudy Hicks Gallery
Pumphouse Gallery
Red Gate Gallery
Sassoon Gallery
SE8 Gallery
South London Gallery
Space Station Sixty-Five
Space Studios
St Thomas Space
Stephen Lawrence Gallery
Studio Voltaire
Tank Gallery
Tate Modern
Tea Leaf Gallery
The Agency
The Art Academy
The Arthouse Foundation
The Gallery (Goldsmiths Student Union)
The Old Police Station
The Pigeon Wing
The Sunday Painter
The Woodmill
The Woodmill
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Tom Blau Gallery
Utrophia
Viewfinder Photographer Gallery
Wapping Project Bankside
Woodworks Gallery