New Build by Project Art Works
Bethlem Gallery
28 January – 7 February
New Build is a Project Art Works residency in partnership with Bethlem Gallery. It is taking place here and also as a closed art-making residency at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s National Autism Unit (NAU).
The aim of the residency is to experiment with and research sensory art practices that can inform new art commissions for the NAU which centre accessibility, creativity and inclusion within neurodiverse spaces, and the wider evolution of the culture sector’s work in this area. Through documenting, reflecting on and learning from the ideas of those who engage with the studio, New Build explores how site-responsive art can play a key role in contributing to building accessible and inclusive neurodiverse spaces and enhancing and ‘humanising’ the clinical environment.
This exhibition is a live studio that invites participants and visitors to interact with the space and experience an environment informed by the strengths, interests and priorities of those who have engaged with it before them.
Programme of events
Environments for Co-Creation
Wednesday 29 January, 17.00 – 18.30
Join Project Art Works and creative duo, Jill & Bea at Bethlem Gallery for a discussion on environments and co-creation in creative practice. The event will be in the format of a ‘Long table Discussion’, which invites a range of perspectives to a conversation exploring themes of agency, consent, and the adaptation of spaces to support meaningful and personalised artistic engagement.
Book tickets at bethlemgallery.com.
New Build Reflections
Date and time TBC (postponed from 5 February)
Join the teams from Project Art Works and Bethlem Gallery, in person and online, as they share insights from their residency at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s National Autism Unit (NAU). The discussion will explore their practice within the space, participant responses, and how these findings will inform the design plans for the new unit.
This event will take place at Bethlem Gallery and you can join in the discussion in person or remotely via Zoom.
Please book tickets at bethlemgallery.com.
If you are looking for access information for Bethlem Gallery please visit: bethlemgallery.com
From January 28, 2025
to February 7, 2025
Location: Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, London, BR3 3BX
Email: info@bethlemgallery.com
Phone: 020 32 284 101
