What's on in Battersea

This page lists details of non-society events taking place in Battersea, in neighbouring areas, or sometimes London-wide.

If your society or organisation has a forthcoming event which you think might be of particular interest to Battersea Society members then do , with full details. This service is at present only available for voluntary or non-profit organisations and we can't promise to include every event submitted.

Forthcoming events organised by the Battersea Society are listed here

Sunday 8 August-Wednesday 18 August
ONSHOW - Three North Devon Painters come to Battersea
Time: 10.30am-6pm (not Sundays)
Three North Devon painters, who gain inspiration and subject matter from their beautiful landscape, have taken the very unusual step of banding together to stage a series of collaborative National exhibitions.

Keiron Leach, Creydi Nevill and Ed Crumpton have already shown at Chichester in West Sussex; been chosen to represent the Open Studios ArtTrek event at the televised North Devon Festival opening.

Each member of the group has a distinct style which they say makes for a rounded and interesting show. Find out more about this energetic trio at www.onshow.org.uk 
Venue: Acquire Arts
Location: 155 Battersea Park Road SW8 4BU

Thursday 12 August-Sunday 26 September
Hypercomics: The Shapes of Comics to come
Exhibition at the Pump House Gallery

Adam Dant, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Dave McKean and Warren Pleece will explode the narratives in their work from the printed page into the gallery space and beyond.  Curated by leading comics expert Paul Gravett, this exhibition responds to the function, history and architecture of the Pump House Gallery, using the building’s unusual architecture to weave a story whose outcome depends upon how visitors interact and move through the space. This episodic experience of navigating through the structure of the gallery, takes on the principle of expanding the narrative potential of the comic in relation to its environment, and applying it in a real (as well as virtual) setting.

Opening Times:
Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 11am - 5pm

Friday and  Saturday 11am - 4pm

Closed Monday and Tuesday and during exhibition installations

 

Venue: Pump House Gallery
Location: Battersea Park
Cost (per person): Admission free

Saturday 11 September-Sunday 12 September
Mayor's Thames Festival
The annual festival celebrating London's river. There's always a carnival atmosphere with street entertainment, art installations, music and dancing all performed at various riverside locations between Westminster Bridge, Tower Bridge and beyond.

For the grand finale, there's a colourful night procession starting at 7.30pm featuring costumed performers with tambourines and whistles travelling along Victoria Embankment and via Blackfriars Bridge, culminating in a massive free fireworks display at 9.45


Venue: Various

Saturday 18 September-Sunday 19 September
London Open House Weekend
The initiative is a simple but powerful concept: hundreds of great buildings of all types and periods open up their doors to all, completely for free.

This unique opportunity to access and understand architecture is a challenge to look at everyday buildings anew, and communicates the value of a well-designed city to everybody who uses it.

Keep checking the official website for news and highlights for the 2010 event as they come up. Pre-order your essential 2010 programme here


Venue: Various

Saturday 23 October
Thames Foreshore Clean-up
Time: 9.00am-12.00pm (depending on tides)
Meet at Old Swan Wharf next to St Mary's church. Organised by Thames 21.
Venue: Old Swan Wharf

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