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DEPTFORD ART MAP details the most exciting galleries and art spaces in Deptford. From up and coming curated and artist-run spaces to established commercial galleries and warehouse spaces, each art venue has a different flavour from emerging artists to Turner Prize nominees.
Deptford has recently been dubbed by the New York Times,' as a 'boisterous concoction of blue-collar aesthetics and intermittent hipsterism,'. With Deptford Art Map you won't miss an exhibition or event, helping you get the best out of the Deptford art scene.
The Deptford Art Map can be found at all leading arts venue and can be downloaded directly from www.deptfordartmap.com alongside an interactive daily calendar and an online magazine featuring unmisable events and venues in the area.
The Deptford Art Map Tour (First Saturday of every month)
Next Tour: March 6, 2-5 pm
Deptford is fast becoming one of the most talked about creative areas in London, with galleries and studios opening constantly, expanding the wealth of exciting visuals and innovative experiences that already inhabit the area. Explore this creative hub, with an experienced tour guide, who will show you another side to the area. Visit galleries and studios, meet artists and directors, and have the chance to view and buy amazing artwork. A chance to experience a behind the scenes viewpoint of the phenomenon that is Deptford.
Book online via www.deptfordartmap.com tours are £9.50 with free homemade cake and tea/coffee!
Deptford Last Fridays (Last Friday of every month from 6.30-8.30 pm with afterparty at local venue)
Next Last Friday: 26 February
Deptford Last Fridays provides a great opportunity to visit galleries in the area until 8.30 pm in the evening, followed by late night antics at a local venue often ‘The Old Police Station' in New Cross, or stay for a drink and food at one of the local Vietnamese restaurants. Similar to the First Thursdays inattentive, Deptford galleries open their doors with events, openings, talks, drink and exhibitions which provides a varied and exciting evening.
