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We are thrilled to announce that we won two Lovie Awards! 🏆👏 Huge congratulations to our Digital Engagement team for winning The Lovie Awards for Social Media (Arts and Culture) and Best Writing (Editorial for Websites and Mobile Sites) at last night’s ceremony. Thank you to everyone who follows us on social media, and thank you to Bloomberg Philanthropies for supporting our digital work through the Bloomberg Digital Accelerator Programme.

Koestler Arts' annual exhibition of work created by people in the UK’s criminal justice system opened last week at the Southbank Centre 🎨 No Comment, co-curated by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller and former prisoner-turned-artist John Costi, features 200 artworks selected from over 7,500 submissions. The exhibition aims to address the lack of opportunities for people in secure settings to share their voice and opinions. The curators wanted to ‘let the art speak for itself’, showing the vast range of topics and interests of artists within these settings. No Comment is free to visit until 15 December in the Royal Festival Hall’s Spirit Level. 👉 Find out more about No Comment (1 Nov – 15 Dec) here: https://lnkd.in/dYnbkNUP 📷 Stephen Pover

Today we’re delighted to join celebrations for the National Lottery’s 30th birthday! 🎉 For 30 years, the National Lottery has been a game-changer for cultural and heritage projects across the country, including here at the Southbank Centre. In 2015, the funding provided by The National Lottery Heritage Fund played a pivotal role in supporting renovations of our iconic buildings. As part of this project, the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer was refurbished. The space gained more natural light, better views of the Thames and increased versatility, transforming the foyer into a multifunctional venue for performances, gigs and club nights 🎸 Our Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer is now a space that our audiences use to socialise and access high-quality cultural experiences. As part of our commitment to opening up access to the arts, we regularly programme free events in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer. For example, as part of our futuretense series, we programme free gigs twice a month, providing a platform for emerging artists and enabling our audiences to discover new musicians. 👉 Find out more about futuretense here: https://lnkd.in/dc6tJeaw 📷 Arnaud Mbaki; People Staring #NationalLottery30

📢 Calling all teachers and educators! Ready to discover new ways to inspire your students and spark creativity? Join us at our free Teacher Twilight events to learn about our Schools programme and the resources available to support your school's visit to the exhibition. What to expect: - Introduction to the exhibition by the curatorial team - Resources and ideas to take back to the classroom - Networking with fellow educators - Learning about the different ways your school can get involved with the Hayward Gallery Our next Teacher Twilight events will be in January and February 2025 for the next Hayward Gallery’s exhibitions ‘Mickalene Thomas: All About Love’ and ‘Linder: Danger Came Smiling’. You can already book below. 💻 Thu 23 Jan 2025 (online): https://lnkd.in/dUhi89-W 🖼 Thu 27 Feb 2025 (in-person): https://lnkd.in/dxsrZP8C 👉 Sign up for our Schools mailing list to learn more about our Hayward Gallery Schools programme here: https://lnkd.in/dy97ghuB 📷 David Carter

Our London Literature Festival opens tomorrow 📚🎤 Keanu Reeves will kick off the London Literature Festival tomorrow night with a UK-exclusive event at the Royal Festival Hall to celebrate his book, The Book of Elsewhere. He’s part of an amazing line-up of international and local voices, including British rap icon Ghetts who has co-curated the festival’s opening weekend. This year, we are particularly thrilled to be working with TCL Communications UK & TCL Communication our official Stage Sponsor of the Queen Elizabeth Hall for the 2024 London Literature Festival. 👉 Explore the programme of the London Literature Festival (22 Oct – 3 Nov 2024) here:  https://lnkd.in/dfzC45UH 👉 Ahead of the London Literature Festival, Ted Hodgkinson FRSA (Head of Literature and Spoken Word at the Southbank Centre) wrote about the growing appetite for literature events in The Bookseller. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/dSyC2Y4N

The Hayward Gallery Touring’s exhibition Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles opened last week in Coventry 👏 This ambitious group exhibition explores how artists are using textiles in surprising and radical ways, transforming them into theatrical, bold, unsettling and humorous artworks. In a 4-star review, The Guardian says “This appealing and dynamic show favours substantial works and gives them plenty of space… Material Worlds invites us to see it as an extension of the body, and to ponder what lies beneath.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beginning its tour at the Mead Gallery at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry (9 Oct – 15 Dec 2024) the exhibition will then go to Nottingham (May 2025 – Aug 2025), Cheltenham (Sep 2025 – Jan 2026) and London (Jan 2026 – May 2026). 👉 Find out more about the exhibition and tour dates here : https://lnkd.in/eUHfDXqK 📷 Installation view, Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles, Mead Gallery. From left to right: Yinka Shonibare, Creatures of the Mappa Mundi – Epiphagi, 2018–19, Abstract Spiritual XI, 2024 and Phyllida Barlow, untitled: canvasracks, 2018–19. A Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition. Photography © Luke Pickering

We’ve just announced our Classical Music Spring/Summer 2025 programme! 🎻 Our programme explores all facets of classical music, from pioneering premieres by living composers to our continued commitment to large-scale orchestral work performed by the world’s greatest orchestras. This season also includes Multitudes, our new festival in collaboration with our Resident Orchestras, showcasing unique experiences where world-class orchestras join with some of the most ambitious artists, performers and creatives. Toks Dada, Head of Classical Music at the Southbank Centre: “We continue to showcase the true inventiveness of classical music with this programme of bold new commissions, sparked by daring collaborations and artists finding new ways to work with music and sound.” 👉 Explore our Spring/Summer 2025 programme here: https://lnkd.in/dEmt5wwb 📅 Members can book from Fri 18 October, and the general sale opens on Tue 22 October. 📷 Andy Paradise/Paradise Photo

We're very proud of this - Our latest blog detailing some of the finest spaces for Christmas parties in London. If venues were mince pies, this would be the 'Taste the difference' selection. Check them out here 🎄https://lnkd.in/eqPBY4f3 tvg hospitality L'oscar London Searcys 116 Pall Mall Horizon 22 Events The View at The Royal College of Surgeons Acrylicize Harvey Nichols Southbank Centre Hard Rock Cafe Benugo #canvas #events #christmasevents #christmas #venues #london #inspiringvenues #venuehire

We’re finalists in The Lovie Awards! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have been selected for two categories, Social Media (Arts, Culture & Lifestyle) and Best Writing (Editorial) for our online magazine. Congratulations to our stellar team for their outstanding work Daniel Alicandro, Becks Turner, Glen Wilson, Liam Patrick Harrison, Nadia McVey ✨ It’s an honour to be nominated alongside so many talented individuals and organisations. If you have enjoyed our content lately, help us win and vote for us below 🏆 👉 Vote for Social (Arts, Culture & Lifestyle) here:  https://lnkd.in/dCKMtbhX 👉 Vote for Best Writing (Editorial) here: https://lnkd.in/dxDV95xF Voting is open until Thursday 17 October! 

Yesterday evening we hosted the Opening Night Gala of the 68th edition of the British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival 🎥✨ Since 2021, our Grade I-listed Royal Festival Hall has been hosting red-carpet gala premieres as part of the BFI London Film Festival, including both the Opening and Closing Night galas. This year’s Opening Film was BLITZ, directed by Steve McQueen, and received its World Premiere in our iconic venue. As a multi-arts centre, we're delighted to partner with the BFI to host their BFI London Film Festival as this is not only a key cultural event in London but also one of the world’s best film festivals. We look forward to seeing many film lovers in our buildings over the next couple of weeks 👋 📷 Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI