Arts

NEW OPERATOR FOR FAIRFIELD HALLS REVEALED New operator of Fairfield Halls Croydon when it re-opens next year has been named as BH Live. BH Live currently operates 15 award-winning leisure and event venues across the south of England working with local authorities, key stakeholders and

PLANS FOR ‘THEATRE IN THE PARK’ Plans to stage a variety of shows on the Crystal Palace park terraces next year have been announced by a newly-formed theatre group. A press release from the group says: Crystal Palace Park Theatre is a non-profit organisation that hopes to

CRYSTAL PALACE PAINTING ON  SALE AT CHRISTIE’S   A painting of the Crystal Palace from around 1860 goes under the hammer at Christie’s South Kensington auction house next week (Wednesday 22nd). The work, by an unknown artist, is expected to sell for between £20,000 and £30

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY CELEBRATES 200 YEARS OF VISITORS / LONDON MOZART PLAYERS BENEFIT FROM NEW CROYDON COUNCIL ARTS FUND / SAATCHI GALLERY ARTIST ADDS SIGNATURE NEON FLOURISH TO SURREY STREET Image: James Stephanoff, Viewing at Dulwich Picture Gallery, c. 1830, watercolour, © By pe

FREE FILM FESTIVAL IN WEST NORWOOD West Norwood is set to host to its first ever Free Film Festival from 25 March – 1 April 2017. Featuring cult classics, art house favourites and new releases, the volunteer-run festival takes place in an eclectic mix of venues with all screenings com

  PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION LAUNCHES NEW CROYDON GALLERY SPACE   Croydon has launched a new town centre gallery space with an exhibition of international photography. Croydon Clocktower in Katharine Street is hosting the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) – Visual Art Members Exhibiti

PAXTON CENTRE ANERLEY HILL FEBRUARY EVENTS / HORNIMAN MUSEUM LISTINGS FEBRUARY TO MAY 2017   February – and with that comes another change of the work showcased on the walls of the centre and in the shop. This month includes the return of a couple of top class favourites and the

LEGACY: PHOTOGRAPHS BY VANESSA BELL AND PATTI SMITH / CREATIVE NEW YEAR FOR CROYDON’S YOUNG PEOPLE   PHOTOGRAPHS BY VANESSA BELL AND PATTI SMITH Dulwich Picture Gallery  8 February – 4 June 2017   Dulwich Picture Gallery will present the first photography display bringing togeth

  Picture shows: Robot Giraffe / The Robot Zoo GIANT ROBOT ANIMALS INVADE HORNIMAN MUSEUM   Where can you meet a robotic rhino, a squid with 18-foot tentacles and a huge housefly with a vacuum cleaner for a mouth? The Robot Zoo is home to all these and more, and opens at the Horn