Creative Encounters

Join Creative Encounters for a social Wednesday evening of art, poetry and making as part of Southbank Centre's free events programme Open Doors.

Every two weeks in the Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, a different artist leads an evening of playful creativity.

Aiming to be a place where you can meet and socialise with new people while trying something different, there’s an emphasis on getting to know others through interacting with hands-on creative activities. All events are free and there's no need to book!

Wed 23 Sep, 6pm
2B or not 2B's Life Drawing
Switch off from the world and tune into the form, movement and language of the body with 2B or not 2B Collective’s fresh, welcoming take on life drawing.

Wed 21 Oct, 6pm
Poetry and Ink
Play with words and stamp-making to help create a giant, collaborative visual poem in this London Literature Festival edition of Creative Encounters.

Wed 28 Oct, 6pm
Manifesto Library
Join artist Zoe Thompson for an evening of making inspired by Livraria Lello’s Manifesto Library: a permanent library of books challenging power and censorship.

Wed 11 Nov, 6pm
String Looping
Find your rhythm as you learn the ancient, meditative art of looping to handcraft your own mini baskets using yarn.

Wed 18 Nov, 6pm
We Knead to Talk
Fold your memories and stories of home and food into little dumpling charms crafted from salt dough, at a playful craft workshop from SPILLLL Collective.

Wed 9 Dec, 6pm
Tin Embossing
Gather round this winter and create your own delicate hanging decorations inspired by the Southbank Centre’s iconic architecture, with artist Phoebe Kaniewska.

Wed 16 Dec, 6pm
Matchbox Canvases
Design and make your own beautiful keepsake inspired by vintage South Asian matchboxes and take home a pocketful of potential.