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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.

02/06/2026

This Volunteers Week 2026 we want to celebrate the incredible individuals that volunteer support to Arts Network with warmth, skill and dedication.

Our creative community of members help in so many ways, including co-facilitating workshops for other members and supporting drop-ins as part of our public programme. Craft groups with crochet and textiles, sculpture sessions with clay and papier-mâché.

Member volunteers help with cataloguing our archive and materials, supporting installation and invigilation of our exhibitions in partner spaces like Art Hub Studios and Deptford Lounge

We simply couldn't do what we do without the amazing support of our volunteers, so thank you, thank you, thank you!

A huge thank you and cheer of recognition to Kenny, Warren, Laura, Vanessa, John, Dawn, Jo, Saffron, Nuala, Fred and all of our Trustees who volunteer their time to help steer us in the right direction.

We value our existing volunteers, and also with the future in mind ask you to look out for our public volunteering programme that we will be launching later this year!

Volunteers' Week

28/05/2026

For this month’s trip, we went to see the incredible Konrad Mägi exhibition at !

Our members had a great afternoon of drawing together, inspired by the colours, patterns and textures in the artwork.

Join Arts Network for two relaxing, creative, wellbeing workshops at Dulwich Picture Gallery in June. Here, participants will explore the exhibition, take part in guided activities to make a collective artwork!

Workshop details:
10th and 17th June
10.30am to 12.30pm

FREE to attend for adults 18+, all experiences welcome!
To book your free spot, contact [email protected]

A big THANK YOU to Dulwich Picture Gallery for having us.

The Konrad Mägi exhibition is open all summer, we’d definitely recommend visiting!

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27/05/2026

Let’s get gardening!

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Join us to help build our community garden with native plants and flowers here in Deptford.

All ages and abilities welcome!

Fridays 12th and 26th June
11am to 3pm

Free Refreshments!

📍Arts Network, Art Hub Studios, Mornington Centre, Stanley Street, SE8 4BL

This project is kindly supported by the national outreach programme of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and

Thank you to !

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21/05/2026

Join Arts Network for two relaxing, creative, wellbeing workshops at !

Participants will get a chance to explore Konrad Mägi’s exhibition, and take part in creative activities responding to colour and texture in his work, facilitated by Arts Network.

Wednesdays
10th and 17th June
10.30am to 12.30pm

FREE to attend, all ages and experiences welcome!

To book your free spot, contact [email protected]

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14/05/2026

Come down to to visit ‘Our Local Legacies: 30 Years of Arts Network’ exhibition. On display until 2nd June and open during library hours. Exploring the theme ‘Taking Action’ for you’ll find highlights from Arts Network’s archive in the exhibition, showing the collective actions we’ve taken to improve mental health through creativity and community.

Join our free, relaxed, creative workshop on Wednesday 20th May. Looking at Lewisham’s community histories through collage and zine-making with

Revisit and reinterpret examples of community resilience and ‘critical hope’ that live within our archives. Create new work inspired by moments from our shared histories for

Free to attend.

Materials and refreshments will be provided.

Wednesday 20 May, 11:30am-1:30pm,
The Library at Deptford Lounge.

30/04/2026

Studio Highlight: Our member recently made her first mosaic!

Jessie says:
“I wanted to try and create something that I hadn’t before, I have always been in admiration of tiles and wanted to explore Mosaics. Arts Network gave me a place to do this and to teach me the skills and with encouragement that I wouldn’t have otherwise had. I combined my interests of swimming with the tiles and got to create a piece I’m really proud of.”

The mosaic was shared in our recent Community Showcase: 30 Years of Arts Network.

Arts Network has a long history of mosaic making, and we’re so happy to see this continue to grow! Thank you Jessie!

28/04/2026

📽️SHORT FILM NIGHT
🗓️Wednesday, 29 April 2026
🚪7:00PM
⏰7:30PM
📍Art Hub Studios, Stanley Street, New Cross, SE8 4BL

We're excited for our short film SHARED GROUND to be part of this New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival event held by Art Hub Studios

A selection of short films, shot by local and international creatives selected through an open call.

🎟️Free entry/popcorn, BYOB. All screenings at New Cross & Deptford Free Film Festival are free, but you can donate via cash or card if you can - just look out for our volunteers! All your donations go straight back into the NXDFFF fund, helping them keep the festival going and most importantly free for all!

If you're unable to make it along on the night you can still enjoy SHARED GROUND on our YouTube channel the link is in our bio 🔗

Our film was made with the support of Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's College London

21/04/2026

We organise regular trips for members to cultural venues and green spaces as part of our creative programme. With spring in the air we took a sunny afternoon trip to Wild Cat Wilderness - a community green space in Catford.

This is a place dear to our heart as the home for a beautiful Arts Network Mosaic Bench, and on this visit we got involved in their community project: Digging the Dirt.

We had the opportunity to learn about the importance of soil, and took part in an activity to paint and write messages on rocks inspired by the theme of soil.

A beautiful day 🪏💚🪱🌻

02/04/2026

Pop Down to Parkside SE10!

Join us on the second Tuesday of the month for free drop in creative workshops!

In our next session on Tuesday 14th April you’re invited to create your own shadow puppet, inspired by an animal, a mood, or a character from a book, film or song. We will cut silhouettes, collage and attach the different parts to make our characters, and try them out together!

Where: Parkside Community Centre, 1 Copperwood Place, London SE10 8GE

When: Second Tuesday of Every Month 3pm - 5pm

Who can join: Anyone over the age of 18 (all art experience welcome)

Next session: Tuesday 14th April

Come join us!

Kindly supported by the and

01/04/2026

Stay Connected - The Deptford Issue is out!

We are thrilled to reveal the latest edition of our magazine that shines a light on our members, community connections, and our neighbourhood of Deptford.

We will be dropping off print copies to local venues and you can enjoy a read online via link in bio and on our website ⬆️

Alongside features on the creative programme of Arts Network, our local organisations and support groups, you can also enjoy activities including making your own sensory map and a fun photo challenge.

Address

Mornington Centre, Stanley Street
London
SE8RBL

Telephone

+442088522849

Website

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

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