Drawing Room

Following careful consideration in response to the COVID-19 situation, Drawing Room will remain closed to the public until further notice, in order to protect the health and wellbeing of our visitors, supporters and gallery team. In consultation with Hayward Gallery Touring, we have agreed to postpone our planned exhibition Not...

A massive congratulations to Emma Talbot who has been awarded the 8th Max Mara Art Prize for Women. The prize promotes and supports a female artists based in the UK, enabling them to develop their potential through a six month Italian residency followed by major solo exhibitions at the Whitechapel...

Drawing Room invites proposals that examine critical issues around contemporary drawing. We offer postgraduate students and scholars the chance to field test and peer-review research, and to network and engage with a wider community of academics and specialists. Outset Study is a space for knowledge exchange between disciplines, encouraging cross-fertilisation...

Marc Bauer’s Mal Ȇtre / Performance is a new body of work commissioned jointly by Drawing Room and De La Warr Pavilion and is the...

Modern Nature explores our interaction and fascination with plants in relation to aspects of social change, personal well-being and scientific research. Featuring works by artists Alberto...

Focusing on the unique intimacy of drawing, the catalogue for Close: Drawn Portraits reveals encounters between artists and their subjects over the past 200 years, situating contemporary artists alongside...