Saturday 28 November 2020

Somerset House - Welcoming you back with igloos, exhibitions, and more

 An artist rendering of some igloo-shaped structures in the courtyard at Somerset House

We're reopening

If you’re looking to stretch your legs and venture a little further from home after lockdown, why not pay us a visit? Our latest exhibition Leila Alaoui: Rite of Passage reopens from Thu 03 Dec, alongside our Gallery 31 exhibition I Should Be Doing Something Else Right Now

You can indulge and begin celebrating the festive season safely too, with an igloo in our courtyard, one of London’s most iconic open spaces.


WHAT'S ONLINE

A still from a film by Iggy London. A young Black person stares gazes into a mirror.

UPGRADE YOURSELF: PERSONAL NARRATIVES AND VISUAL POETRY

Filmmaker Iggy London shares personal film projects and offers insight on his path to becoming a film director in this live streamed event with young producer Okocha Obasi.

THU 03 DEC, 13.00-14.00
ONLINE
FREE

An artwork by Vicky Clarke. It shows a blue sky with pink clouds in the background, and shapes drawn in glowing pink of clouds, arrows and musical notation.

AMPLIFY

Explore digital installation, sound and film by women artists from Canada, Latin America and the UK, from a sound piece developed using only the artist’s heartbeat to a poetic audio-visual trace of the River Frome.

ON VIEW UNTIL 20 DEC
ONLINE
FREE


YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE...

An image from Superflux. High-rise buildings with greenery on the balconies, and windmills on the roof.  There is a rive, with greenery along its banks.

YOUNG PRODUCERS X SUPERFLUX | HOPE IN THE HEAT

It’s the final call for the next intake of our Young Producers programme in collaboration with design studio Superflux. Find out more about this paid opportunity, offering young creatives from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to connect and work with other creatives.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: MON 30 NOV, 10.00

A photo of some dancers performing - they are mid dance with their knees slightly bent and heads swung to the left, in a room that is lit red

THE BIG GIVE

We’re joining The Big Give Christmas Challenge. You can help us support the next generation of artists and creatives as we fundraise for our Young Talent Fund.

A photo of Somerset House from a height - you can see Waterloo Bridge and two red buses driving, with Somerset House taking up the right of the frame.

WORK FROM SOMERSET HOUSE

We have rare and exciting opportunities for creative organisations looking for a new, flexible home in one of the largest communities of arts and creative enterprise in the UK.