17/06/2026
🚨 Final reminder for our private view of artworks by the late Sir Alan Parker CBE, tomorrow 18 June from 6pm-8pm
This special exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view and acquire works from Parker's artistic oeuvre. Alongside the exhibition, an online auction of selected works will raise funds for Royal Trinity Hospice and Heatherleys School of Fine Art
Exhibition dates: 15 June-10 July
Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm
Fri-Sat 10am-5pm (closed Sundays)
Location: 75 Lots Rd, London SW10 0RN
https://www.heatherleys.org/events/sir-alan-parker-cbe-artworks/
15/06/2026
Focus on a work in progress by Postgraduate Sculpture student Juliet Williams:
"In May 2025 former Heatherleys student Hedayat Taymour organised a residency on the Nile at Aswan.
The theme of the residency was Traces of Nubia, ie trying to discover the land and culture that was submerged by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and the creation of Lake Nasser in 1970.
This work is a series of five pewter maps showing key points in time when the course of the Nile has been substantially altered by man made interventions.
I used historic maps from the British Library and the Egyptian Exploration Society Library (a Napoleonic map created during the 1820s, a British Army maps survey in the 1900s and a pilotage map of Lake Nasser made in the 1990s) as inspiration to create these pewter pieces.
This Nile series is very much a continuation of the theme of my work which is based on rivers, tides and time. I usually work on the Thames and its tributaries but was lucky enough to extend my range to the Nile."
This work was shown in a group exhibition in the Access Galley, Downtown, Cairo which took place from 3rd to 9th Feb 2026, and you'll be able to see it at our Graduates show in July!"
➡️ Learn more about the Postgraduate Diploma in Sculpture:
https://www.heatherleys.org/product/postgraduate-diploma-in-figurative-painting/
12/06/2026
🚨 Only one week to go until the launch of our special exhibition and charity auction of artworks by the late Sir Alan Parker CBE.
PRIVATE VIEW: 18 June | 6pm-8pm
Exhibition dates: 15 June-10 July
Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm
Fri-Sat 10am-5pm (closed Sundays)
Location: 75 Lots Rd, London SW10 0RN
Regarded as one of Britain's most accomplished film directors, Alan Parker was the creative force behind landmark films including Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Fame, Pink Floyd The Wall, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Angela's Ashes and Evita. His films garnered nineteen BAFTAs, ten Golden Globes and ten Academy Awards, while his contribution to British cinema was recognised with both a CBE and a knighthood.
In his later years, Parker became a valued member of the Heatherleys community, spending many hours working in the school's print room.
This special exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view and acquire works from Parker's artistic oeuvre. Alongside the exhibition, an online auction of selected works will raise funds for Royal Trinity Hospice and Heatherleys School of Fine Art
Please join us in celebrating the life, creativity and enduring artistic legacy of Sir Alan Parker.
https://www.heatherleys.org/events/sir-alan-parker-cbe-artworks/
12/06/2026
Don’t miss your chance to see the annual Contemporary British Portrait Painters exhibition, now entering its second and final weekend.
The CBPP Chair is our alumna and tutor Sarah Jane Moon. Several other Heatherleys tutors have also been invited to participate, including Carl Randall, Tim Benson, and James Hague.
The exhibition continues across the next three days until Sunday 14th June from 10-5 daily. Don’t miss their live painting demonstrations this Saturday and Sunday afternoon 2-4pm.
THE 2026 EXHIBITION
THE CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS
6 June - 14 June 2026
10am - 5pm Daily
The Department Store, 248 Ferndale Rd, Brixton, SW9 9FR
Featured photos from the opening last week by
11/06/2026
SUMMER COURSE: Ceramic Sculpture with Tessa Eastman & Emilia Radlinska
3-7 August • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
10-17 August • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Our Ceramic summer courses offer an exploration of hand building, carving, press moulding and casting techniques, whether your project be large or small.
We focus on hand building techniques, however throwing will also be available if you would like to try it out!
Enjoy a lovely, relaxed and friendly atmosphere, an array of technical possibilities only a multidisciplinary art school can offer and professional tuition from two tutors.
Book here: https://www.heatherleys.org/product-category/holiday-courses/?filter_subject=ceramics&filter_stock_status=instock,outofstock
10/06/2026
Drop-in classes with Fred Crayk start this Saturday! These sessions give artists open access to a studio in which they can work from a model with the assistance of a tutor.
Fred studied in Paris at the Académie Roderer and the Musée du Louvre and then went on to study at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, and Edinburgh College of Art.
🗓️ Dates: Wed 17, Thur 18, Wed 24, Thur 25 June
Morning Sessions 10.00am – 12.30pm
Afternoon Sessions 1.30pm – 4.00pm
🔗 Book at the link in bio.
Featured Painting by Fred Crayk
https://www.heatherleys.org/product/life-pose-with-fred-crayk/
09/06/2026
SUMMER COURSE: Printmaking, Colour & Depth in Etching with Katya Timoshenko
17 - 21 August • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Explores the possibilities of colour in etching, moving from simple techniques to more developed multi-plate processes.
Book Here: https://www.heatherleys.org/product/printmaking-2/
Featured Print by Katya Timoshenko
08/06/2026
📚 Join us in the library on Thursday for a special evening celebrating the launch of Spain Since 1976, the new monograph by artist and tutor .
The evening will include:
- A talk by Susan on the journeys and experiences behind the book
- Insights into her artistic practice and career
- An opportunity to purchase copies of the book
- Light refreshments and networking
📅 Thursday 11 June
🕕 6.00pm
📍 75 Lots Road, London SW10 0RN
Free to attend!
https://www.heatherleys.org/events/book-launch-spain-since-1976-by-susan-wilson/
06/06/2026
SUMMER COURSES: Sculpting The Human Figure with Gil Whyman
10–14 August • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
This hands-on sculpture course offers the opportunity to model both a small-scale figure and a life-size human head from observation.
🔗Book Here: https://www.heatherleys.org/product/sculpting-the-human-figure/
05/06/2026
🔔 New summer short course! Portrait painting with Carl Randall from 3-7 August. An exciting short course which offers a variety of approaches to portrait painting and a balanced experience of the genre.
The first three days focus on traditional Old Masters techniques: creating a cartoon preparatory drawing, then a grisaille underpainting, and finally adding colour using dry brushing and glazing.
The final two days explore contemporary approaches to portraiture, using thicker paint and looser brush marks.
Suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience!
🔗 Book Here: https://www.heatherleys.org/product/portrait-painting-2/
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