What’s On
Monitor Night
Gather 'round, puppet enthusiasts and festive fans alike! We’re thrilled to announce this year’s Christmas Monitor Night—a spectacular event where puppetry meets holiday cheer. Whether you're a seasoned puppeteer or just curious to try your hand at this delightful art form, this night is for you!
Members Christmas Drinks
Please save the date for our annual members Christmas drinks, taking place this year in the hall at St John's.
All members are invited to join for drinks and snacks to celebrate the festive season.
Christmas Social Drinks🍕🍻🍾
When: Thursday, 12 December 2024
Time: 6pm-22pm
Where: St John's School, Larcom Str, SE17 1NJ
Urban Elephant Festival
Urban Elephant is back - a festival of friendship, understanding and celebration. World fusion and cross-cultural collaboration takes centre stage in Elephant and Castle this September as the festival will animate the beloved London district.
Windrush Day Raffia Embroidery Workshop with Tihara Smith
A free raffia embroidery workshop for young people aged 16+ to celebrate Windrush Day. Join designer Tihara Smith Join for an exciting and creative workshop where you will learn the basics of raffia embroidery and create a beautiful piece of raffia embroidery hoop art. Taking inspiration from your culture, background, and heritage, you will design your embroidery artwork to be stitched with raffia. All the materials and equipment will be provided.
10 free spaces are available, register online today.
Memory Bank
Memory Bank
A Biography of Blythe House
by Kevin Percival
Memory Bank aims to capture and record the current state of Blythe House, the home of the Science Museum, British Museum and V&A's archives, as a testament to the incredible place it is and the central role it has played in not only safely storing national treasures, but also inspiring the next generation. The project combines several methods to do this, creating a multi-faceted exploration of not only the building as it is now, but also incorporating its rich history, the objects it protects and the people who look after them. Part architectural record, part documentary project; part archival exploration, part people’s history, Memory Bank weaves individual narratives together to present the story of a single building and its evolving relationship to people, culture and heritage.
Sidecar Coffee Book Club
Bring a book you would like to share for our first meet and greet! All reading stages welcome!
Micro Acts 17
Artist Lineup: Carl Diehl • Chenmo Wu • Ingrid Gans • Jess Parnell • Kate Jessop • Laura Lewis-Barr • Marie-Sarah Piron • Mattia Biondi • Melisa Bakir • Mischa Andriessen & Arjan Brentjes • Roland Cartagena • Tina Willgren • Yining Zhou • Yue Hua • Zula Rabikowska
Hotel Elephant Members Showcase + Members Christmas Socials
On Friday the 8th of December we will be hosting our member’s Christmas socials which will run in conjunction with our yearly member’s showcase.
Come along, have some drinks, and see our member’s exhibition at Sidecar Coffee Bar.
The Photographer by Martin Galton
Paintings by Martin Galton based on the photographs of a documentary photographer.
Erotic Like Earth by Molly Crisp
Molly Crisp presents ‘Erotic like Earth’ a series of sculpture & fabric works investigating connection to the earth & to one another. Each work plays with form, melding together unlikely materials and images; bone, metal, shell, bamboo & resin. Exhibiting in its form, the idea of a centrifugal force, we are pushed together still, as these materials are, to form sculptures. In alienating times, where we are impelled to dissociate, ‘Erotic like earth’ asks us to pay attention to our innate ability to relate and feel through our senses.
Yarn Sale & Weaving Demonstration with Mairi Gillies
Experience the wellness benefits of mindful winding in this drop-in group workshop. Learn the meditative process of yarn windings. This is a hands-on workshop during which you will learn the different techniques of off-loom weaving and finish with your own yarn creations to take home. All materials will be supplied.
The Secret Craft: Chinese Filigree Inlay - Talk for Southwark Design District Lates
On the evening of the 21st of September we will be hosting a talk; “The Secret Craft: Chinese Filigree Inlay '' which will introduce the audience to the traditional craft of filigree jewellery and its cultural significance in Chinese heritage. The evening will include an interactive demonstration where visitors can try their hand at the wire stretching technique.
Creative Elephant - Members exhibition for London Design Festival & Urban Elephant Festival
Hotel Elephant is pleased to present Creative Elephant, a program of events and workshops celebrating the creative and design talents of our studio members for the London Design Festival and Urban Elephant Festival. The program will include a group exhibition of artwork and objects from our members, including textiles, fashion, fine art and jewellery. The exhibition is free to attend and will run for the duration of the festival. Our events program will include participatory workshops and demonstrations from different craftspeople, alongside an evening talk about Chinese Filigree for the Southwark Design District lates program. Booking will be required for the events, please see our website for more details.
Enamel Jewellery Making Workshop - London Design Festival & Urban Elephant Festival
The Enamel Jewellery Workshop aims to teach individuals the art of creating beautiful enamel jewellery. Participants will be introduced to various techniques and processes involved in making unique and colorful enamel pieces.
Hotel Intimacy
Hotel Intimacy is an exhibition that acts as a temporary shelter for what is personal and private, close and fragile.
The exhibition seeks to expand on the traditionally understood concept of architecture by inviting other creative thinkers alongside architects to define places they find especially personal, whether physical or intangible, remembered or imagined.
BREAKFAST BODIES - Laid Back Life Drawing
In this two-hour life drawing class there will be guided exercises to get your creative juices flowing and your hosts Laura and Rosie will be on hand to offer support and advice throughout. We will have a wonderful model throwing some fun shapes and a playlist chosen by you, the workshop attendees. There will be some materials available, but please feel free to bring your own. Tea, coffee and juice will also be provided. Come wiggle your pencils for some juicy life drawing times!
Jai Chuhan - 'Small Paintings'
Qrystal Partners presents Small Paintings an exhibition by the Manchester, United Kingdom based artist Jai Chuhan. This inaugural project at 7 Newington Causeway in London has been organized by Donald Ryan and Supriya Lele.
BREAKFAST BODIES - Laid Back Life Drawing
We're delighted to be hosting @breakfast.bodies for their life drawing class on the 26th of March at our St Johns Walworth location!
MicroActs 13
Join us for a cosy evening of Artist Film, celebrating the festive season with mince pies, mulled wine and fantastic international short films!
We like our town
I Like My Town - Illustrations by London College of Communication students @ Hotel Elephant St John's Walworth.
Hotel Elephant Members Showcase + Members Christmas Socials
On Friday the 2nd of December we will be hosting our member’s Christmas socials which will run in conjunction with our yearly member’s showcase.
Come along and have some drinks and see our member’s exhibition at Sidecar Coffee Bar on display the whole of December.
MAY NETWORKSHOP BY NOTHING TO PERFORM
🎬David Stoddart (@d.stodd.art) will be joining us this month to talk all things DIRECTING. From Hollyoaks to Hollywood, David will be talking about his experience and journey so far, directing technique as well as answering any questions you have about the role of Director in commercials, TV, shorts and features.
Film Screening: 2040 Join the Regeneration
Following its world premiere at Berlinale ‘19, Damon Gameau brings 2040, his visionary film which offers new hope to the climate crisis conversation, to UK audiences. XR Southwark are proud to partner with Together Films to bring 2040 to Southwark to encourage individuals to join the regeneration, feel invigorated and ready to rise up!
Nothing to Perform: Networkshop
We’re excited to be hosting nothingtoperform again on Monday the 28th!
It’s called ‘Get it Writ’ and we want you to come along to get involved. 🎭 We’ll need actors to help out with the readings, and if you’re generally just keen to hear and potentially get involved with some brand new material on the ground floor - this one is for you.
Photojournalism Nights 20th edition
Photojournalism Hub twentieth edition of the Photojournalism Nights presents a superb line-up of guest photographers: Carol Allen Storey, Christopher Bethell, Kevin Percival.
17th February 2022 06:30 pm till late @ Spare Street
To learn more here.
N2P Network-shop of 2022
After the success of their last event, N2P is back for another event after Hotel Elephant.
Join us on Monday 31st January from 5:30-9:00 PM for a FREE Intro into Meisner Technique.
➡️ To apply: No previous experience or knowledge of the technique is necessary!
Email at n2pnetworkshops@gmail.com with your spotlight/CV and a word or two about why you’d like to attend.
The number of participating actors will be strictly limited to 20, but observers from any discipline are also welcome! (Please specify if you’d just like to observe.)
There will be open networking drinks from 9 pm onwards!