Explore your creative neighbourhood. On the first weekend of October artists and crafts people across the borough of Lambeth will be opening their studio and work spaces to the public. Doors will be open from 10am to 6pm, 7th and 8th October and admission will be free. Dots will be added to our map as artists and makers sign up to this year's event. Lambeth Open showcases the fantastic range of creative talent tucked away in our borough and is a great way to discover the various art spaces too often hidden in your neighbourhoods. Visitors will be able to see inside the artist’s studios and exhibition spaces for a unique personal insight into the individual technical processes. Private Views may be held at a number of exhibition spaces, see venues for details. FEATURED ARTIST JORGE SANCHEZ works from his home in Herne Hill, where he paints on canvas with acrylic and mixed media. His work, mainly in abstract impressionist style, reflects his fascination with texture and colour, and includes real and imagined landscapes and woodland scenes inspired by his love of trees and open spaces, as well as pure abstract forms. His latest paintings adopt a square format ranging...

Come along and enjoy a day of creativity, learning the traditional craft of willow weaving, to which you can add a modern twist! You will make an elegant willow bowl or basket which you can take home at the end of the day.