On the first weekend of October artists and crafts people across the borough of Lambeth will be opening their studio and work spaces to the public. Doors will be open from 10am to 6pm, 6th and 7th October and admission will be free (check individual venues for dates and times of private views).

Last year saw forty one venues opening their doors, exhibiting eighty five artist's work, and we expect this year's event to be even bigger. To find your nearest venue click on one of the dots on the map. More dots will appear as artists subscribe so please bookmark this site.

This event showcases the fantastic range of creative talent tucked away in our borough and is a great way to discover the various art spaces too often hidden in your neighbourhoods. Visitors will be able to see inside the artist's studios and exhibition spaces for a unique personal insight into the individual creative processes. It is also timed to coincide with the first weekend of the neighbouring Wandsworth Open House event.

If you are an artist or craftsperson living or working in the borough of Lambeth and would like to exhibit please create an account and watch the video tutorial.

FEATURED ARTIST - MARTIN GROVER

Martin Grover trained at Croydon Art School, Trent polytechnic and The Royal Academy Schools. His sources and inspirations are varied; childhood recollections, minor street scenes, small news items, poems, short stories, discarded and lost/found objects, abandoned sheds and shelters. From these things and more he constructs scenes from the passing world, reveries of the common place. They are paintings to get lost in, intense and real yet enigmatic and intriguing, they resonate with wit, wonder and melancholy. www.martingrover.com

FEATURED ARTIST - DAVID LENDRUM

David Lendrum's paintings are improvisations derived from the observed world of nature filtered through his feelings. "When I begin a picture, I allow my intuition to dictate the brushstrokes, marks and colours as they build up. They intermingle and reflect each other across the surface. The combination of the layers of paint and the transparency of colour create forms and a sense of depth. The strongly textured surface of some paintings adds a physicality which supports the illusion of space created by the image. An important component in my art is light and I explore different ways in which it can be created through harmonies and contrasts of colour." www.davidlendrum.co.uk

FEATURED ARTIST - TIMOTHY SUTTON

Timothy Sutton is an established painter well known for his photo-realistic portraits of pets and people. He believes the art of portrait painting has once again established itself as an important record for our modern age providing a more permanent record than the disposalbe digital image or glossy throw away tabloid photograph. "One of the constant attractions I find in portrait work is the magical moment when the inanimate materials of pigment and oils turn into a living painting. A careful flick of white suddenly becomes the glint in a person's eye or a subtle smudge of brown becomes the hint of a smile. It is the combination of both art and craft that produces a successful portrait. www.timothysutton.com