Coming soon: Skylark at the Affordable Art Fair

The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park is coming soon, and Skylark Galleries are going to be there once more. More than 25,000 people come each year to the UK's leading showcase of contemporary art under £3,000. Running from 21-24 October, it is the perfect place to meet Skylark artists and find a great new piece of affordable work.

Skylark has special vouchers offering half price entry for up to two people. Like one? Email us at info@skylarkgallery.com, or come in to either of the Skylark galleries to pick one up.

More information about the Affordable Art Fair will be appearing here soon.

Dreambank images sent worldwide

During the Dreambank weekend in July, visitors to Skylark 2 were given the chance to create a mini work of art on a postcard that expressed their hopes and aspirations.

About 40 postcards were made with Skylark artists over the weekend, and these have just been sent on to their creators around the globe.








Most have been sent to inland UK, but others were sent to France, Romania, Bulgaria and the United States.






Here are some of the works made by visitors to the gallery.
















Greetings to those who took part!






The Dreambank weekend was such a success, the gallery has its own dream and aspiration: we are planning similar events in Skylark in the future. Keep an eye on this blog!

Four Skylark artists shortlisted in Blackfriars competition

Four Skylark artists or with links to Skylark have been shortlisted for the London Lives competition - the winner, to be announced on 8 September, will have their work enlarged and exhibited on Blackfriars Bridge, the bridge closest to the Skylark Galleries.


Clare Johnson (above), Sara Sherwood, James Hobbs (below) and Kelly Stewart, the Edinburgh-based artist who showed in Skylark's recent Oxo Gallery exhibition, are among the 100 shortlisted artists whose entries will be shown at the Bankside Gallery, close to Tate Modern, in September. The competition is a partnership between the Bankside Gallery, Network Rail and Cass Art with the support of the Guardian.


The winning work will be shown on hoardings across the bridge while the new Thames-spanning Blackfriars railway station is being built. A selection of longlisted artists can be seen here on the Guardian's website.

London Lives, Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, from 9-19 September
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