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✨ The Gallery is free and open to all. We provide a platform for artists who have experienced #mentalhealth services. ⏰ Open Weds-Sat, 9.30am-5pm linktr.ee/bethlem_gallery

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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 15h
📢 Bethlem Art Fair 2026 12 December 2026 - 16 January 2027 If you are interested in submitting works to the Art Fair 2026, please fill in the online form on our website. We are asking for works to be delivered to us between the 1 and 14 November 2026. @maudsleycharity.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨ Flutes, 2026 This collection of stick-like forms is bound together with soft, warm fabric. These porcelain objects recall a bundle of bone-like sticks that have been found and carefully gathered. Made possible by #HenryMooreGrants
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We are incredibly lucky to have so many dedicated and talented volunteers here at Bethlem Gallery, including composer-artist Jericho Woods who currently has 6 of his artworks on display (and for sale!) in the The Paxton Centre in Crystal Palace. Pop along and enjoy their September exhibition!
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our latest blog post follows a talk Bethlem Gallery Director, Sophie Leighton, gave recently to the South & East London Museums Group, who meet regularly to talk about collections and collections management practice. Read more via link in bio. @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨ Column (Nerves), 2026 A fragile suspended sculpture that pairs porcelain elements with found fabric backing. Made possible by funding from #HenryMooreGrants #Matrescence #Sculpture @maudsleycharity @actiononpp @nhs_maudsley
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate the opening of Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows. If you didn't make it but are interested in hearing more from Emma, you can join the In Conversation online today at 2pm. Tickets available via link in bio, we hope to see you there! #HenryMooreGrants
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨ Reordering, 2026 A collection of bronze objects connected by a chain to a plastic hoop by a piece of silk wrapped around a womb-like form. This exhibition was made possible by #HenryMooreGrants Find out more via link in bio.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Installation photos from our new exhibition 'Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows' Opening tomorrow Wednesday 16 September, the exhibition was made possible by funding from #HenryMooreGrants Find out more via link in bio. @actiononpp.bsky.social @maudsleycharity.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Join us for the opening event for Emma Hunter's exhibition: Visceral Shadows Thursday 17 September, 4-7pm Bethlem Gallery Please RSVP via link in bio All welcome! @maudsleycharity.bsky.social @actiononpp.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join our first event running alongside the Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows exhibition! In Conversation: Artist Emma Hunter and Curator Karim Sultan Saturday 19 September 2026, 2-4pm Bethlem Gallery/ Online (Zoom) £3 Book your ticket via link in bio Made possible by funding by #HenryMooreGrants
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We are so excited to announce our next show will be Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows 16 September - 5 December This solo exhibition by Emma Hunter entangles 2 bodies of work created 7 years apart, before and after giving birth. Made possible by funding from #HenryMooreGrants @actiononpp.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
✨ We're Hiring! ✨ Bethlem Gallery is looking for a Collection Curator. We are seeking a skillful, organised and inclusive team player with knowledge and experience of collections management and co-curation. Q&A session 23 September, see link in bio for more info. @maudsleycharity.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bethlem Gallery is closed this week, from Wednesday 9 until Saturday 12 September whilst we prepare for our next exhibition. Announcement coming soon! @maudsleycharity.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Join our workshop 'Making Circle: Interactive Workshop and Making Session' Saturday 5 September 2026, 2-4pm Bethlem Gallery Book your tickets via link bio Andrea Mindel’s contribution is funded by an Unlimited Open Award 2026 commission made possible with funding from Arts Council England.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Behind the scenes with @siobhanmooney.bsky.social installing her work Poem no.2. Siobhan's work is currently on show as apart of 'Unfurling: Coming Out of Isolation', a collaborative exhibition with Fountain House Gallery & Studio in New York. @fountainhouse @nhs_maudsley @maudsleycharity
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A further video we're sharing from our symposium The Art of Practice which took place online on 15 May: Highlights from a panel session between Bethlem artist Jules Cunningham and arts worker and producer, Kat Bridge. Watch more from the conversation here: bethlemgallery.com/the-art-of-p...
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Now open! Woven Together at ORTUS, Denmark Hill 1) Grounds of the Bethlem, Dave C 2) ‘Mantel’ 2026 , Annie McGowan and the Artist Taxi Driver 3) A tribute to the artist Alan Aldridge who inspired me to draw, Jan Arden Artist 4) Lino-block Printed Shirt, Halimah Zakkiuddin Info at link in bio.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Join our Bethlem History Walk this weekend! Saturday 15 August 2026, 11am, starting at Bethlem Gallery and Museum of the Mind This history walk will be led by our volunteer Bob. Get your ticket via link in bio. @maudsleycharity.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Join our next August Wednesday Talk tomorrow! 12 August 1-2pm, Online Karim presents the idea of developing a ‘toolkit’ for artists of how to look at artworks (and the world more broadly) with concepts drawn from art history and its neighbouring disciplines. Get your free ticket via link in bio.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Wednesday Artist Talks: Joanne Barrett, 19 August at 1pm As part of our August Wednesdays series of afternoon talks, artist Joanne Barrett speaks on her recent work and experiences around art making and sensory perception. See link in bio for more info and to book your free ticket!
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A new exhibition 'Woven Together' opens at ORTUS, 18 August! The artwork in this exhibition was created by artists who attend Make Create, a weekly drop-in group run in the Bethlem Gallery studio. The focus in the sessions is slow working using textiles, often reusing found or donated materials.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Following our symposium #TheArtofPractice which took place online in May, we've been sharing film highlights of the discussions/presentations on our site. This week, we're sharing our chat with artist Daniel Regan who spoke on the practice & ethical approach of framing artwork in a health context.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📢 It's almost time for Caroline Clark's 'Safe Spaces' exhibition at @ORTUS to come down. ‘Safe Spaces’ is a collaborative photography project and exhibition that documents the improvised sanctuaries neurodiverse children create. Exhibition closes Monday 10 August. @maudsleycharity.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Join us in August for our free weekly online Wednesday Talks Starting 5 August,1-2pm with Jess Murrain: Poetic Practice Get your free ticket via link in bio! Jess will explore aspects of writing poetry and the relationship between poetic and artist practice. @creativefutureuk.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Here are some photos Unfurling: Coming Out of Isolation, a collaborative exhibition with Fountain House Gallery & Studio in New York, featuring Bethlem exhibition co-curator Joanne Barrett, artist @bridgewithout.bsky.social and Operations Manager Anna Parsonage. Thanks to all who came!
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Following our online symposium, we're sharing film highlights of the discussions and presentations on our website. This week, we're sharing the recording of our conversation with Lisa Williams, Principal Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Service Manager at the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Now open in London! Unfurling: Coming Out of Isolation Bethlem Gallery 22 July - 5 September Curated by Joanne Barrett & Karim Sultan As part of a year-long collaboration with Fountain House Gallery and Studio in New York City, Bethlem Gallery is presenting the UK side of the exhibition.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A month ago today we hosted the annual Bethlem Festival! As part of this great day of art, movement, food and music, Bethlem artist Teri Berkengoff facilitated a session where people could make their own quilt squares on the theme of 'summer'. This is the virtual quilt of those contributions!
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A Thread That Binds Us is on for 2 more weeks at @scigallerylon.bsky.social Open Mon - Sat, 11am - 6pm. See new tapestry-based works by Amber Roper, created in response to research workshops exploring parents’ beliefs and concerns around mental health in families. Funded by Wellcome.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thank you to @theguardian.com's @florencehallett.bsky.social for featuring Bethlem Artist Collective (BAC) and Bethlem Curator voices in her review of the upcoming Richard Dadd exhibition at the @royalacademyarts.bsky.social, which opens on 25 July. Read the full article, via link bio.
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Liliana Dmitrovic @bridgewithout.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Separated by an ocean, artists come together for Isolation insidecroydon.com/2026/07/14/s...
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Separated by an ocean, artists come together for Isolation
The Bethlem Gallery, the visual arts organisation based on the grounds of the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Beckenham, has a new exhibition, free to the public, which opens next week and marks the comp…
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We are CLOSED this week whilst we get the space ready for our next exhibition. Unfurling: Coming Out of Isolation opens on 22 July, and is a collaboration with Fountain House Gallery & Studio in New York. P.S. Check out all the layers of paint on Bethlem Gallery walls from over the years!
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
On 15 May, Bethlem Gallery hosted the Art of Practice Symposium online, we were delighted to welcome more than 100 attendees throughout the day. For those unable to attend, we'll share film highlights of the discussions and presentations over the next weeks: bethlemgallery.com/the-art-of-p...
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Artist Talks: Where is the Artist in the Art? Thursday 23 July 2026, 1-2pm Online (Zoom) Join us for an online panel conversation on the role of biography in presenting an artist’s work. Image: Imma, Unknown, 2019. Bethlem Gallery Art Collection. Book you free ticket via link in bio.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Congratulations to @theboxplymouth.bsky.social on winning Museum of the Year 2026! Bethlem trustee alumni Victoria Pomery is now the CEO at The Box, where their current exhibition 'Echoes of Us' features work by Bethlem artist Mark Titchner. www.artfund.org/our-purpose/... @artfund.bsky.social
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The Box wins Museum of the Year 2026 - Art Fund
The Box in Plymouth was announced as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026 this evening, at a ceremony on board the Cutty Sark in London.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Showing as part of Daniel Regan: (be)longing: 3 sculptures made of paper and card by artist Nina Gross Nina's work reproduces interiors of the home in painstaking detail. Playing with aspects of memory, space, and loss, the use of common materials represents the everyday. Showing until 11 July
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📢 Daniel Regan’s exhibition (be)longing is open for 2 more weeks! The exhibition explores Daniel's long-held complex relationship to a sense of belonging. Open Weds to Sat, 9.30am-5pm, until 11 July. @maudsleycharity.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In our latest blog we talk about why co-production needs to stay at the forefront – and one way it is core to Bethlem Gallery's work. Read the full blog via link in bio. @maudsleycharity.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hope everybody is managing to stay cool this week 🥵 The resource below lists the places in London people can go that are free and accessible in the heatwave to keep cool, check out what's available near you: www.london.gov.uk/.../climate-...
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Join us this weekend for Bethlem Gallery's annual festival with music, food and art (plus more)! Saturday 20 June, 12-4pm See link in bio for more info @bethlemmuseum.bsky.social @maudsleycharity.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thanks to Londonist for featuring this weekend's Bethlem Gallery and @bethlemmuseum.bsky.social History walk taking place on 13 June at 11am 😀 londonist.com/london/weeke... Book your ticket via link in our bio 🎟️
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Things To Do In London This Weekend: 13-14 June 2026
Top events in London this Saturday and Sunday.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
More sessions added! Book a one to one conversation with artist Daniel Regan Saturday 27 June 2026, 1-4pm Bethlem Gallery Using reference images from the exhibition Daniel Regan: (be)longing as prompts, the theme will centre on belonging and what it means belong or have a sense of unbelonging.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Have you visited our online shop? The online shop focuses exclusively on original works and high-quality prints. The work featured here, 'Legend' by Dawn Kalu is a mixed media work on paper. Visit bethlemgallery.myshopify.com/ to take a look.
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
✨We have a new poster for our summer festival, designed by artist Jules Cunningham. Entry is free! Bethlem Festival 20 June 2026, 2-4pm Food! Movement Music Workshops Outside Bethlem Gallery Monks Orchard Road, BR3 3BX @maudsleycharity.bsky.social @bethlemmuseum.bsky.social
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Our latest blog 'Reflective Practice: making space for thinking together' is a summary of a talk by clinical psychologist Gerard Drennan. We explore what #ReflectivePractice is, why an arts organisation might need it + what the key elements are that make it work. Read the full blog via link in bio
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Join us a week today for our next Artist Talks session online where we will hear from Adam Hines-Green, Artist in Residence @rcpsych.bsky.social Thursday 28 May, 1-1.45pm. Free tickets via link in bio Images: 1) Adam Hines-Green 2) - 4) In Practice, photos courtesy Alexander Edwards
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our film 'Something Glamorous, Something Awkward' screened with a Q&A at the @scigallerylon.bsky.social the other night. The panel consisted of our Director, Sophie Leighton, Producer Lucy Owen, Bethlem artist Mr X, Bethlem Artist Development Lead, Josip Lizatovic and Director, Leanne Dimant.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 06/05/2026
These unusual images were created by visual artist Daniel Regan by submerging Polaroid photographs in his ADHD medication, to represent his experiences with the condition through art
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Thought-provoking photographs capture what it feels like to have ADHD
These unusual images were created by visual artist Daniel Regan by submerging Polaroid photographs in his ADHD medication, to represent his experiences with the condition through art
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Caroline Clark’s exhibition 'Safe Spaces' is currently on at ORTUS in Denmark Hill, London. In our blog this week, we sat down with Caroline to discuss the latest show and the themes of photography and childhood neurodiversity in our everyday lives. See link in bio to read the full chat
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Bethlem Gallery @bethlemgallery.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
A Thread That Binds Us is now open at Science Gallery London! Open Mon - Sat, 11am - 6pm. Two new tapestry-based works by Amber Roper. See link in bio to read more about the project. Funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social Photos courtesy Reese Straw
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