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Arts and Crafts organisation for people with severe and enduring mental health needs in SE London

Arts and Crafts organisation for people with severe and enduring mental health needs in South East London.

19/11/2025

Arts Network is proud to unveil our logo refresh, co-produced with our members to ensure that this new design feels true to the charity’s vision, represents and celebrates the diversity of our membership, and is accessible and welcoming.

We partnered with Graphic Designer Lily Forbes to gather input from members, staff, and trustees through focus groups and creative activities with voting and feedback options. Thank you Lily and all involved!

A key motivation in our design refresh was to better reframe understanding of mental health for the public, and champion the fantastic diverse community of members that make up Arts Network.

Heartfelt thanks to our members and to all who have been part of this journey, particularly Graphic Designer Lily Forbes who works at UAL: University of the Arts London and supported us with volunteering her time skilfully and collaboratively guiding the process.

We will continue to evolve our visual communications in consultation with our members. Read more about our design journey in the link below, and we’d love to hear your thoughts. Exciting times ahead!

https://artsnetwork.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Logo-Refresh-Journey-document-2025-FINAL.pdf

13/11/2025

Shared Ground: Collective Projects is arriving on Wednesday 26th November!

Showcasing artworks created collectively by Arts Network members this image is a close-up from one of the featured works - a textile drawing made by many hands in response to Rachel Jones's exhibition 'Gated Canyons' at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Opening Event:
➡️ Wednesday 26th November
🕒 5pm - 7pm

Exhibition continues on:
27th 28th & 29th November, 11am - 5pm

Location:
Art Hub Gallery, Mornington Centre, Stanley Street, Deptford, SE8 4BL
Venue has step-free access
Art Hub Studios

Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and King's College London
The National Lottery Community Fund King's College London Art Hub Studios

12/11/2025

We have been chosen to be part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge 🎄. For one week in December every donation we get unlocks extra match funding. So, if you give £20 we get £40, if you give £50 we get £100! 🎉

Just 3 weeks to go so please save the date and share our campaign where between 2nd - 9th December donations are DOUBLED 🫶

05/11/2025

It’s ! We want to say thank you to all 9 of our trustees for the time, effort, expertise and commitment they bring to Arts Network to help us thrive.

We heard from 3 of our trustees, Rosie, Jason and Anna, who shared some reflections on what it means to them to be a trustee and also how they engage with creativity for their mental health.

photo 1: Rosie Crane Eckmire
photo 2: Jason Meininger
photo 3: Anna Marlen-Summers

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04/11/2025

Shared Ground: Collective Projects

Showcasing artworks created collectively by Arts Network members.

Each piece is the result of shared imagination and collaboration, an expression of what can emerge when creativity becomes a communal act.
The exhibition includes a new film commission with King’s College London.

Opening Event:
➡️ Wednesday 26th November
🕒 5pm - 7pm

Exhibition continues on:
27th 28th & 29th November, 11am - 5pm

Location:
Art Hub Gallery, Mornington Centre, Stanley Street, Deptford, SE8 4BL
Venue has step-free access
Art Hub Studios

Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and King's College London
Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's College London

04/11/2025

Artist in Focus: Mark Hibbert / Mark Kram

We love to showcase our members' artworks in the Arts Network Studio and our current exhibition is the work of Mark Hibbert who has great skill with character, colour and shape.

In conversation with Mark he said that seeing his artwork up made him feel "Brilliant. People can appreciate my presence."

Talking about making he said "It's very therapeutic for me. It satisfies me.... I'm quite brave when it comes to art. I love that. Let's see. I'm really curious..."

Fantastic pieces full of curiosity, energy and humour. Thank you Mark!

29/10/2025

New Monthly Workshops with Arts Network at Parkside Community Centre.

You are welcome to join us for FREE creative workshops starting in November 2025.

When?
Every Second Tuesday of the month between 3 - 5 pm with the first session being on Tuesday 11th November (then 9th December and so on!)

Who for?
Workshops are for anyone over the age of 18, with any level of experience, and no need to book in advance, just drop-in 😊

Where?
Parkside Community Centre, 1 Copperwood Place, London SE10 8GE
(Sparta Street bus stop is right outside)

➡️ Tuesday 11th November
🕒 3pm - 5pm

Supported by Lewisham Local and The Peabody Trust

16/10/2025

Such a lovely gathering for World Mental Health Day as we proudly unveiled our community mosaic bench at the beautiful and tranquil

Fantastic to celebrate members artworks and the nature weaving workshop! 🌱 and campfire (including snacks!) were a joy 🔥

An exhibition for the Trail was gorgeous too!

Warm and supportive atmosphere and huge thanks to and for their support to make it happen.

30/07/2025

We've had a wonderful July as part of contemporary arts festival Deptford X and want to congratulate all of the people who made it happen including festival organisers, venues, volunteers, visitors and of course the artists.

We partnered with Art Hub Studios for an Open Studios on Saturday 19th July which was attended by over 300 guests, and were delighted to welcome visitors into our studio space to see behind the scenes and get involved with a mosaic workshop. It was great to have a visit from local Councillor Rosie Parry too.

We also had representation in the Art Hub building with several members and team opening their individual art studios to the public, alongside having work in the Group Exhibition that ran in the Gallery throughout the festival and was visited by over 1000 people!

A fantastic celebration of local artists that we were delighted to be part of!

16/07/2025

We’re super excited to be part of legendary contemporary arts festival Deptford X (11-27 July 2025) and will be partnering with Art Hub Studios for an Open Studios this Saturday 19th July between 12 – 6 pm.

Our doors will be open with a Community Mosaic Workshop (2pm – 4pm), and on the day there will also be:

Art Hub Studio Tours, Group Exhibition, Food + Cake Stall, Brockley Brewery Bar, Coffee Community Tuk Tuk, Drop-In D.I.Y Printmaking, Art Tombola and Ping-Pong

We have work in the Art Hub Group Exhibition during Deptford X. The show includes studio artists from across their 3 sites, alongside a large, photo-realist ballpoint pen portrait of Sybil Phoenix OBE by Deptford X commissioned artist, Habib Hajallie.

Open: Sat 12th – Sun 27th July / 12 – 6pm (closed Mon)

Hope to see you down in Deptford this July (and especially this Saturday!)

Address

Mornington Centre, Stanley Street
London
SE8RBL

Telephone

+442088522849

Website

http://www.artsnetwork.org.uk/

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