Celebrating Refugee week in Sprout with the charity @WWRefugees
‘It Takes Courage’ features powerful artworks sharing stories & perspectives of refugees’ experience.
Celebratory party on Tues 16, 6-8pm
3 FREE workshops for all ages
Show open 11am-5pm until Sat 20 June
Wandsworth Welcomes Refugees has returned to Sprout Community Arts, featuring artists and makers exploring courage, resilience, and joy through art.
📅15–27 June 2026
🔗 Find out more: sproutarts.com/current-exhib…#RefugeeWeek2026
Great to see so many great local creatives & makers with stalls at the Furzedown Fun Day !
It is a wonderful community event, thanks to the organisers @furzedown_net
FREE family-friendly workshops to celebrate refugee week in Sprout:
Mask-making Wed 17th 4:30-6pm
Crafting for children -
Thurs 18th 4;30-5:30pm
Tote-bag printing: Sat 20th 11am-12:30pm
Book here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Sprout’s Summer Showcase has 60 wonderful artists taking part - helping us celebrate 16 years of Sprout Arts bringing art and creativity to Furzedown!
Don’t miss this amazing exhibition… The show is open 11am and 5pm from 2nd - 13th June.
Thanks to vital funding by #PutneySchoolofArt and with Sprout’s support we are delighted to confirm that Wandsworth Artists Open House 2026 has been saved!
Artists must register with PSAD by 15 June. See details on our websites
@wandbc
Our Summer Showcase opens on Tuesday with 60 local artists taking part - today there were long queues bringing the art in which our wonderful volunteer team will be hanging tonight!
A great effort and it’s going to be an amazing group show!
#SproutWorkshops
A special half-term sketching Workshop for young people in Sprout 10am-1pm
Wed 27 May, 10am-1pm - improving technical art skills, with a focus on drawing! Sketch from life and improve your skills atelier style. With RCA Graduate Cara Leston
We have lots of great creative workshops like this coming up - check on our website to book!
Needlepoint Tapestry Workshop with Kate Marsden on Fri 22 May, 10am
A relaxing, mindful introduction to needlepoint tapestry - creating an expressive, abstract piece of textile art.
Vida Azul
The beautifully blue and evocative art of Magdalena Del Mar - celebrating 10 years since her very first solo exhibition here in 2016!
Join her on Sat 23 May, 6-8pm and enjoy live music, tasty nibbles and the chance to chat!
Don't miss art workshops engaging with the Wandsworth Heritage Collection in your local library!🎨
📅Tue 26 May / Fri 29 May
📍Tooting Library, Southfields Library, Balham Library, Earlsfield Library
🔗welcometowandsworth.com/what…
Make random poetry with me?
My next Cut Our Poetry workshop takes place on Monday 22 June, 1 - 3 pm
at Sprout Arts 74 Moyser Rd, London SW16 6SQ
We’ll be using cut out words to create playful, creative and unexpected poetry!
Book here: vist.ly/53xhh
Next week is Creativity & Wellbeing Week, a national festival that celebrates the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing🩵
🔗Read about our Culturally Mindful legacy projects, and other Creativity and Wellbeing events we're hosting: welcometowandsworth.com/news…
A new art club is coming to #Balham this May half-term as Northcote Art School brings its creative holiday camps to Ravenstone school from 25th–29th May, with sculpture, street art, games, & hands-on making in a fun, nurturing environment.
Book here: northcoteartschool.co.uk/cop…
If you’re a member of Sprout Arts you’ll get invited to lots of lovely events, previews and opportunities to book workshops first, often at discounts.
These are pics of Lucinda’s ‘Meet the Artist’ party last week for her great exhibition Waiting!
Membership costs just £15
Do you want to join my Cut-Out Poetry Workshop and create a stunning work our art which combines collage and poetry?
I promise it will be...
Playful, Creative, Unexpected!
Come along to an art workshop in your local library and learn more about local history by engaging with the Wandsworth Heritage Collection!🎨You can learn about the lives and stories of Wandsworth residents from over 100 years ago🖌️
🔗welcometowandsworth.com/what…
Waiting…
for Lucinda Denning’s great new exhibition, showcasing new work from the last 18 months as well as lovely cards, gifts & 50% off her Covid collection!
Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 5pm until 16 May.
Meet the artist party on Tues 5 from 6-8pm
Fun workshop Thurs 7 at 10am
Ever wondered about the history of your high street?🛒
Wandsworth Heritage Festival returns from 23 May – 14 June, with a special focus on Wandsworth’s shops and high streets, past and present!🛍️
🔗Find out more about the Wandsworth Heritage Festival: welcometowandsworth.com/what…
A fun, hands-on Still Life Drawing Workshop for 11-17 year olds to sharpen your sketching skills with Caro Leston
The 3 hour session on Wed 27 May (half-term hols) is in Sprout & focuses on drawing skills & composition, all materials provided.
See our website for details