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Visual Art at artsdepot

artsdepot’s visual art exhibitions are committed to showcasing local, national and international art work, striking a balance between painting, sculpture, photography, film, installation and digital art. In both the Apthorp gallery and public spaces, artsdepot’s dynamic exhibtions of contemporary art work seeks to reflect the vibrancy and diversity of the Borough it serves.

The Apthorp Gallery

The Apthorp gallery at artsdepot exhibits the work of emerging and established artists in its annual series of eight professional exhibitions. The process of sourcing, selecting, curating and programming exhibitions for the gallery is overseen by Tracey Lazarus, artsdepot’s Visual Art Programmer, with support from artsdepot’s Artistic Advisory Board. The gallery strives to connect the themes and genres of exhibits with the theatre, dance, music and education programming throughout artsdepot. The gallery is generously supported by the Milly Apthorp Fund. There are two exhibitions which are annual events, these are:

Barnet Open

artsdepotlaunched its first annual Barnet ‘Open’, exhibiting the work of local visual artists in the Apthorp gallery in 2005. Work submitted is reviewed and selected by an Advisory Committee. The next Barnet Open will be in Summer 2008, please click here for details.

Creative Routes

Creative Routes is an artsdepot initiative, sponsored by the Milly Apthorp Fund. It promotes visual arts in Barnet schools by bringing exciting artists into classrooms and culminates in a schools’ exhibition in the Apthorp gallery.