A new exhibition by members of Chelsea Arts Club has opened at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, marking the 10th annual exhibition in a creative partnership that began in 2017.
Through the partnership, CW+ brings an ever-changing collection of the club members’ work into the hospital, adding colour, creativity and interest to public spaces.
The latest exhibition opened on 27 October and features work by 18 Chelsea Arts Club members for patients, staff and visitors to enjoy. Over the years, the exhibitions have featured an eclectic mix of media, including oil, pastel, photography, ink, prints and even Lego.
Trystan Hawkins, Director of Patient Environment at CW+, said:
‘Our 10th exhibition with Chelsea Arts Club is a lovely milestone to mark. Each exhibition brings something new to the hospital, with different artists, styles and perspectives for patients, staff and visitors to discover. We’re grateful to everyone who has helped make this partnership such an enduring part of our Arts in Health programme.’
About Chelsea Arts Club
Founded by artists in 1890, Chelsea Arts Club has been based in the local area for more than a century. Two thirds of its 4,000 members are practising artists, with skills spanning all areas of the arts, while its wider membership includes curators, gallery owners, writers, dancers and musicians. Several of its artists are also represented in the wider CW+ art collection.
Ginger Gibbons from Chelsea Arts Club said:
‘We’re pleased to be continuing our long-standing partnership with CW+, and to see the work of our members displayed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our artists to share their work with people beyond a traditional gallery setting, and we’re proud to be marking our 10th exhibition together.’
The Chelsea Arts Club exhibition is part of the CW+ Arts in Health programme, which brings art, music, performance and creative activity into Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex University hospitals. CW+ manages a collection of more than 2,000 artworks, ranging from a Renaissance masterpiece to contemporary digital art, many of which are on permanent display throughout the hospitals.
The exhibition is located in the ground-floor corridor between Lift Banks C and D and the first-floor walkway between Lift Banks B and C at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
Works in the exhibition are available to purchase. For enquiries, please contact arts@cwplus.org.uk or call 020 3315 6600.
