Haywood Gallery at the Southbank Centre

 What's coming up:

Art, you and the environment.       Art & exhibitions at the Southbank Centre FIND OUT MORE   Treat your eyes Art is everywhere you look around the Southbank Centre right now. Dear Earth's running in the Hayward Gallery (and outside it), packed with all kinds of art exploring themes of care, hope and connection to our environment.  And dotted everywhere else – up high, down low, outside and inside – there are more artworks linked to our climate, all as part of our Planet Summer season. There are talks too, giving you an insight into the minds of the artists. With so much to take in, there won't be a better time to get started.   Art for Earth's sake     Dear Earth UNTIL SUN 3 SEP ★★★★ 'This exhibition sparks moments of joy and wonder' – The Upcoming Featuring engaging and impactful works in a diverse range of media, including public artworks outside the gallery space, this exhibition includes artists Ackroyd & Harvey, Andrea Bowers, Imani Jacqueline Brown, Agnes Denes, John Gerrard, Cristina Iglesias, Aluaiy Kaumakan, Jenny Kendler, Richard Mosse, Otobong Nkanga, Cornelia Parker, Himali Singh Soin, Hito Steyerl, Daiara Tukano and Grounded Ecotherapy.  Installation view of Aluaiy Kaumakan, Dear Earth (21 Jun –⁠ 3 Sep 2023). Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery.   book now →     ART & EXHIBITIONS   Caring is a Form of Resistance SAT 29 JUL Artist Otobong Nkanga and author Irenosen Okojie discuss their use of myth-making to tackle themes of extraction of the body and land, memory, care and repair. Otobong Nkanga, Escape, 2018. © Otobong Nkanga, 2023.     ART & EXHIBITIONS   Cornelia Parker & Mariana Mazzucato SUN 30 JUL Artist Cornelia Parker talks to economist Mariana Mazzucato about art, value, growth, climate change and the role of the public sector.     TOURS & ACTIVITIES   Dear Earth Celebration with Grounded Ecotherapy TUE 25 JUL Creative activities and music, all in a secret urban garden – join horticultural therapy group Grounded Ecotherapy to celebrate their new artwork. This event is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).     ART & EXHIBITIONS   British Sign Language Tours: Dear Earth SAT 22 JUL & SAT 5 AUG Artist Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq leads you through Dear Earth, discussing the artists, ideas and techniques behind the artworks.   BLOG       Ackroyd & Harvey on their process of photographic photosynthesis As part of the Hayward Gallery exhibition Dear Earth, artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey have created a series of living portraits through what they call photographic photosynthesis.  'It's sort of perverse, you start by having to nurture the work, and then you put the whole process into reverse and kill it' – Dan Harvey   watch now →   BLOG       Free art & exhibitions at the Southbank Centre this summer Art lovers are in for a treat at the Southbank Centre this summer with a number of new outdoor works available to view for free across our buildings.   read now →     ART & EXHIBITIONS   Reframe: The Residency Exhibition UNTIL SUN 27 AUG Experience the powerful responses of 77 emerging Black artists to climate change in an immersive exhibition, created as part of our career acceleration programme.     YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE   My Art, My Activism SUN 23 JUL Listen up as activist poets lift the lid on their processes – both as writers and committed campaigners attempting to make a better world. This event is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).     YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE   Marina Abramović Institute Takeover WED 4 – SUN 8 OCT The entire Queen Elizabeth Hall – backstage and all – transforms into the set for enthralling durational performances, curated by conceptual artist Marina Abramović and MAI. The event on Saturday 7 October at 12 noon is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).     YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE   Brian Eno & Baltic Sea Philharmonic MON 30 OCT Ships is a new live concert with Brian Eno, Baltic Sea Philharmonic and Kristjan Järvi, commissioned by La Biennale di Venezia.     SHOP   Signed Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons catalogues We have 30 catalogues signed by Mike Nelson himself, following the influential British artist's renowned exhibition at the Hayward Gallery earlier this year. Be quick, this is your last chance to buy!   FROM OUR FRIENDS   Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes UNTIL SUN 29 OCT | SOUTH LONDON GALLERY Peckham is home to one of the largest Nigerian diaspora communities in the UK. This major group exhibition looks at the connections between Lagos in Nigeria and Peckham in south east London through work by 13 Nigerian and British-Nigerian artists.     WHAT'S ON      VISIT      MEMBERSHIP & SUPPORT   The Hayward Gallery is part of the Southbank Centre. Our venues include the Royal Festival Hall – where you will also find the National Poetry Library – the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room.   Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.     Southbank Centre is a charity registered in England and Wales No.298909. Registered office: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX