Celebrating its 10th year, NOW Gallery is a free public exhibition space for contemporary art, fashion, photography, and design on Greenwich Peninsula, Southeast London.

NOW Gallery’s intention is to provide an arts space accessible to all which showcases creativity in all its complexity and diversity.

From the outset NOW Gallery has worked with forward thinking curators Jemima Burrill and Kaia Charles who have invited artists, designers and creatives spanning a breadth of career levels and backgrounds to freely express their point of view in both the unique gallery building and wider Greenwich Peninsula public realm.  Jemima was part of the team that was instrumental is setting up the NOW Gallery, which has gone from strength to strength over the past 10 years.

Curated by Kaia Charles, the programme presents an evolving programme, that spotlights cutting edge fashion talent including Charles Jeffrey, Molly Goddard and more recently Robyn Lynch.

Ambitious design – led commissions have included visionary practitioners such as Emmanuelle Moureaux, Lydia Chan and Camille Walala. The Future Space Award features illustrators and visual artists pushing the boundaries in this field and has featured concepts by Hattie Stewart, Sara Shakeel, Joy Yamusangie and Charlotte Mei.

Additionally, Human Stories is our annual photographic series unpicking the social constructs around race, identity and aesthetics.

Alongside NOW Gallery, Greenwich Peninsula has featured an unrivalled collection of free to view public art by Ian Davenport, Liz West, Morag Myerscough, Murugiah and Marwan Kaabour. Greenwich Peninsula with NOW Gallery also commissioned seating for Peninsula Square and a picnic table for along the Thames. Raw Edges “Steps’ created a place to pause with presence and with a sense of fun on the square. Whilst Studio Morison designed, Seafood Disco, a 60-seater table for all to enjoy the river views.

“Our public art program explores interdisciplinary collaboration – architects, illustrators and designers jointly creating innovative community spaces.” – Kaia Charles

NOW LATER EVENTS

Our dynamic and multi-faceted events strand combining live art, music and performance invites audiences to experience artists’ work from an alternate perspective. With life drawing, collage, storytelling and knitting, our NOW Later’s ensure a new audience enjoying art events. We have also featured WITCiH, Patternity, Yinka Ilori, Laundry Service, Resolve Collective, i.as.in.we, Idler Magazine and Photography Foundation.

NOW Gallery is a cultural partner of the Design District at Greenwich Peninsula.