Projects

Winter Sculpture Park 
In the wake of the first national lockdown with the worldwide closure of galleries leading to a lack of exhibition opportunities, Gallery No.32 brought the gallery to the great outdoors creating what would soon become London's largest free sculpture park. Since then, this annual celebration of public art and sculpture has given accessible exhibition opportunities to creatives worldwide. Set across 4-5acres of derelict farmland negotiated for temporary use in Bexley, South East London, Winter Sculpture Park acts as a springboard for artists and visitors; connecting people through exploration and discovery, and acting as a catalyst for creative communities. 

"Outside of the buildings, the rule book is different. ‘Please don’t touch the artwork’ is out the window through and through. Windows are out the window for that matter, along with the walls." - Meg Stuart, Co-Founder & Curator

Curiosity Market 
Providing a new take on the typical art market, Gallery No.32's Curiosity Market brings together a collection of artists, makers and creatives to sell their hand-made makes in a less-than-typical art market environment. The goal of this project is to introduce contemporary art items to the public realm, bringing interesting curiosities into untypical places, whilst providing an affordable sale opportunity for creatives. 

The Curiosity Market is a pop-up event that takes place in different venues across the UK with the aim of removing unspoken boundaries that stop people from exploring art and culture. How? By bringing art to the pub. 

Now & Then
Gallery No.32's Now & Then is a nomadic cultural initiative celebrating local history and community spirit. It was developed to connect residents and businesses, providing a sense of “pride in place”, and responding to the needs of the locality. The programme consists of an art trail that aims to activate a series of high street public spaces and shops. Through creative workshops, heritage celebration and community-focused public artworks, the programme reflects every generation within the community. The goal of this project is to tackle issues such as loneliness and cultural accessibility, using skill-sharing and communal remembrance as a starting point. 

This project was developed through a collaboration between Gallery No.32 and Chloé Rochefort, and supported by Three Rivers as part of Bexley Collective.

A Window into the Collection
A Window into the Collection  was a creative programme working with local community group, Lee Green Women's Institute, and Greenwich Youth Services to explore the collections of Prince Philip Maritime Collection Centre, and Royal Museums Greenwich. 

The programme consisted of a series of creative workshops were we engaged in discussion, design and communal making to produce an end result of 13 tapestries which are now on permanent display outside of the collection centre. 

Developed by Gallery No.32, commissioned by Royal Museums Greenwich.

Between Frames at The Factory Project 
Mail art was all the rage during the pandemic, eventually becoming email art. Between Frames responded to this idea, providing 25 artists with doors for them to alter and return. Each door then stood solo as part of Gallery No.32's exhibition at Thorp x Stavri's The Factory Project. Uncanny and monolithic, each offering their own route, the collection of doors explored the space in-between, drawing attention to the passing places where everyone co-exists in movement, passing others without interacting as we transgress Between Frames.

Gallery No.32 were invited to develop this exhibition as part of The Factory Project by Thorp x Stavri which played host to 10 UK based independent curators and curatorial platforms; each producing their own exhibitions within the larger factory site and collectively showcasing over 180 artists.