Celebrating extraordinary arts and culture in Wandsworth and people who make it happen.
Wandsworth Art connects the borough's art lovers with the vibrant wealth of creative talent on our doorsteps. Since 2020, Wandsworth Art has profiled local artists and and creative organisations, published interviews and articles spotlighting the cultural heritage and landscape of the borough, and set out Wandsworth's vision for Arts and Culture.
We Won! Wandsworth is London Borough of Culture 2025
We’re delighted to announce that Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has chosen Wandsworth to become London Borough of Culture 2025!
Callout: Black History 365
Callout for commissions for a year-long programme of community-focused, cultural, arts and heritage-based activities and events running from July 2024 to June 2025.
Deadline: 13 May, 10am
Callout: South Asian Heritage Month
Callout for commissions for community-focused, cultural, arts and heritage-based activities and events running from 18 July 2024 to 17 August 2025 celebrating South Asian Heritage.
Deadline: 13 May, 10am
Artist of the Month: Eileen St. Julian Bown
Meet our April artist of the month, Eileen St. Julian Bown. Eileen is a screenprinter inspired by the River Thames – its bridges, buildings and all the activity along its water. Living in Putney, she has ample opportunity to capture the vibrancy of the river and how people interact with it.
Arts for Health & Wellbeing
The Arts for Health & Wellbeing initiative is part of Wandsworth’s award-winning Social Prescribing programme, bringing together the social and medical models of health and wellness in a holistic approach to healthcare.
Weaving Out Waste
A new primary schools art project uses reclaimed fabrics to weave a textile river. Children from Wandsworth primary schools will create woven artworks exploring the impact of textile waste on the planet, to be exhibited at Southside Shopping Centre in Spring 2024.
Free e-learning for Wandsworth Creatives
Re:Create is a free online course for Wandsworth creatives who would like to grow their business and make it future-proof.
Creative United will reopen applications for their free 1-1 business mentoring support programme for Wandsworth creatives later in 2024.
Directory: Wandsworth Artists and Creative Organisations
Discover the artists, designers, cultural organisations, projects and groups that make up Wandsworth's creative scene.
Wandsworth Creatives
Wandsworth Creatives is a series of short films that profile people working in creative careers in the borough of Wandsworth and explores their role, how they got there and what skills you need to succeed.
About Wandsworth Art: 2020-2023
In 2020, Wandsworth Art was launched to nurture and support artists, bolster creative networks and introduce local art lovers to their creative neighbours and the amazing cultural organisations that call Wandsworth home.
Wandsworth Artists' Open House
In 2023, Wandsworth Council transferred the management of Wandsworth Artists' Open House to a steering group of local artists, so it could be run as an independent annual event – organised by artists, for artists. Wandsworth Artists' Open House returns on 7 & 8 October and 14 & 15 October 2023.
Wandsworth's Arts & Culture Strategy
Read Wandsworth Council’s vision for Arts and Culture 2021-2031.