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@The White Cube Gallery, Harrow Arts Centre, Greenhill Art POD and Headstone Manor and Museum. Curated by Harrow Open Studios

The exhibition will run from Monday 4th August to Friday 29^th August (subject to change).  Work will be collected from Harrow Art Centre on 30^th August

Submissions deadline: Friday 18^th July 2025

Title: Life in the 1960s.

What was it like to live in Harrow in the 1960s, artists are encouraged to speak to the older generations who experienced work, play, school, music and dance in the 1960s.  Featuring art from local community members from 0-21 years, this exhibition has been inspired by the archives at Headstone Manor & Museum. This exhibition has been curated by Harrow Open Studios and supported by Harrow Art Centre.

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Details of Exhibition set up and running:

Young Artists who live in Harrow and the surrounding area from 0-21 yrs, what was life in the 1960s like?  This is an Open Call to create a piece of art that gives a sense of the 1960s in Harrow and how it was experienced by those who lived through it.  Speak to members of your family or community that experienced the 1960s, what are their feelings about that time.  The 1960s is an iconic era conjuring images of mini skirts, mini cars, psychedelic and soul music, bright colours and a desire for peace and love in the world?  Put your best creative side into action and paint, draw, collage, model, photograph (or whatever your chosen medium) your thoughts on, or heard experiences of, the 1960s.

You will be notified of acceptance between 19^th – 21^st  July 2025.

Exhibition Dates: Get in/ delivery of work Friday 1^st August 2025.  Best place to deliver to is HAC white cube gallery, then we can sort art for different areas and hang at the weekend in the art centre and move works to green hill pod in one go and set that up on the Monday 4^th August.

Rules for submission:

There is no charge for submissions.  This is not a selling exhibition; work is for display only.

You must be aged 0-21 years and either live or go to school/college in Harrow

When you have created your work,  email your completed submission form to harrowopenstudios@gmail.com, with a Clear photo of your artwork attached to the email.

Submission cannot be accepted if they are deemed to cause offense.  The art work will be displayed in a public area with no restrictions.

The work must be an original piece of art made by the named artist.

All forms of media are accepted, as long as the work comes with a means to show it. E.g. if it needs to be hung, it needs a hanging wire, if it is to go on a plinth, ensure your work is stable and will not damage the plinth, if it needs to be played through video or audio supply the machine through which to play it.

@The White Cube Gallery, Harrow Arts Centre

The Exhibition will run from 7th February until 28th February 2025

“Harrow Open Studios believes that art and creativity is for everyone. This is an Open Call exhibition to celebrate the art that is created in Harrow and the surrounding areas, showcasing diverse forms and media, from a diverse community of artists. This is a celebration of art in which you will find something that sings to your soul, challenges your perceptions and opens your mind to the creativity that surrounds you!”

The Gallery is open from 10am to 5pm weekdays.

FREE TO VIEW

@The White Cube Gallery, Harrow Arts Centre and Greenhill Art POD

Running from Monday 5th August to Friday 30th August

This is the second year for HOS to organise and curate a special exhibition for young creatives in Harrow and beyond. Inspired by the archive collection at Headstone Manor and Museum and supported by Harrow Art Centre, this years theme was Entertainment

Come and join these talented people and help to encourage and respect their artistic development by visiting this free exhibition at Harrow Art Centre White Cube Gallery.

Art will also be displayed at the Green Hill Art POD, behind the Lloyds Bank building off Station Road.

Why is it important that we showcase young creatives?

Since 2010 the take up of creative subjects at exam level has fallen by 47%, schools are reducing access to arts subjects and central and local governments are systematically reducing spending on the arts. Harrow Open Studios wants to develop opportunities for emerging visual artists to be displayed and celebrated by everyone.

The gallery was initially set up in 2012 with lottery funding by a group of artists in Harrow and it was saved from closure in 2022 by a group of artists in Harrow.  If we want to ensure that it stays as a designated art gallery, we need to use it.  If we want to show that there is a need for a better facility for the hundreds of thousands of people in Harrow we need to fill it to bursting with the art that is already happening in and around Harrow. This exhibition is part of Harrow Open Studios’ aim, to celebrate visual art in Harrow, to show the people of Harrow that they are a creative force, to introduce them to the fact that they have a gallery they can use and to work towards a thriving public gallery in the future. 

Come and see what our young poeple have created and tell everybody about it.

@The White Cube Gallery, Harrow Arts Centre

We will have a special preview evening event on Monday 19^th February.  from 6pm – 8pm

Please come along to celebrate the second of our celebration of art exhibitions and bring a friend.

What is A Celebration of Art about?

It is exactly that – a celebration of the art that is being created in Harrow and the surrounding areas by the creatives local to us.

Running from Monday 19th February until Monday 4^th March this exhibition displays the talent of artists from all ages and areas.  The work is diverse and vibrant, very reflective of the Harrow community and it deserves to be celebrated.

Over 250,000 people live in Harrow.  There is a thriving community of artists, art groups and creative enterprises in the borough, but only one small facility offered as a free public space designated for displaying visual art exhibitions – the White Cube Gallery in Harrow Art Centre. 

The gallery was initially set up in 2012 with lottery funding by a group of artists in Harrow and it was saved from closure in 2022 by a group of artists in Harrow.  If we want to ensure that it stays as a designated art gallery, we need to use it.  If we want to show that there is a need for a better facility for the hundreds of thousands of people in Harrow we need to fill it to bursting with the art that is already happening in and around Harrow. This exhibition is part of Harrow Open Studios’ aim, to celebrate visual art in Harrow, to show the people of Harrow that they are a creative force, to introduce them to the fact that they have a gallery they can use and to work towards a thriving public gallery in the future. 

Come and see what your neighbours have created and tell everybody about it.

@The White Cube Gallery, Harrow Arts Centre

Exhibition to run

13^th February to 2^nd March 2023

Harrow Arts Centre

The White Cube Gallery

171 Uxbridge Rd, Pinner HA5 4EA

The Gallery will be Open to the public between 10 am and 5pm weekdays.

What is A Celebration of Art about?

It is exactly that – a celebration of the art that is being created in Harrow by creative people living and working in Harrow.

Running from Monday 13th February until Thursday 2nd March this exhibition displays the talent of over 70 different artists from 8 years to 88 years old.  The work is diverse and vibrant, very reflective of Harrow people and it deserves to be celebrated.

Over 250,000 people live in Harrow.  There is a thriving community of artists, art groups and creative enterprises in the borough, but only one small facility offered as a free public space designated for displaying visual art exhibitions – the White Cube Gallery in Harrow Art Centre.  In 2022 it was decided to close this gallery space and repurpose it into an office.  There had been no consultation and the plans had been put in place without informing those artists and community groups who use the gallery.

When we heard about this Harrow Open Studio artists launched a campaign to save the gallery for its intended use.  The gallery was initially set up in 2012 with lottery funding by a group of artists in Harrow and it was saved from closure by a group of artists in Harrow.  If we want to ensure that it stays as a designated art gallery, we need to use it.  If we want to show that there is a need for a better facility for the hundreds of thousands of people in Harrow we need to fill it to bursting with the art that is already happening in Harrow. This exhibition is part of this campaign, to celebrate the gallery and the art in Harrow, to show the people of Harrow that they are a creative force, to introduce them to the fact that they have a gallery they can use and to work towards a better public gallery in the future.

Come and see what your neighbours have created and tell everybody about it.

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