Bethlem Gallery

28/05/2026

Our latest blog 'Reflective Practice: making space for thinking together' is a summary of a talk on Reflective Practice by Gerard Drennan. We explore what Reflective Practice is, why an arts organisation might need it and what the key elements are that make it work.

Gerard Drennan is a clinical psychologist who has worked alongside Bethlem Gallery for over a decade, holding a reflective practice space for the Bethlem Gallery team. As part of our recent symposium The Art of Practice, he shared some reflections on what it means to hold a Reflective Practice space within an arts organisation in a mental health context.

Read the full blog, including key references Gerard used in his talk here: https://bethlemgallery.com/blog/reflective-practice-making-space-for-thinking-together/

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26/05/2026

👇Great opportunity from Media Trust!

Apply o their free ‘Lives Cut Short’ Training Programme with Health Equals!

They support people with lived experience of health inequalities to:
🎤 Share their stories safely and confidently
📺 Build media and communications skills
📢 Advocate for change and influence conversations

Find out more and apply by 1 June:

Health inequalities are shaping people’s lives every single day - but too often, the people most affected aren’t the ones being heard.

That’s why we’re excited to launch the ‘Lives Cut Short’ Training Programme with Health Equals!

This free online programme will support people with lived experience of health inequalities to:
🎤 Share their stories safely and confidently
📺 Build media and communications skills
📢 Advocate for change and influence conversations

If you’re passionate about creating change and want to use your voice to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

🚨 Do you have any questions regarding the programme’s content, application, or whether you or someone you know is the right fit? Join us for a Q&A on Wednesday 27 May: https://mediatrust.org/events/health-equals-lives-cut-short-training-programme-qa-webinar/

Applications close Monday 1 June:
https://mediatrust.org/communications-support/training-courses/health-equals-training-programme/

21/05/2026

Join us a week today for our next Artist Talks session online where we will hear from Adam Hines-Green.
(Thursday 28 May, 1-1.45pm. Free tickets via link below)

Adam Hines-Green makes art, writes about art, and sometimes organises exhibitions. For his talk he will consider several of his previous projects and how they relate to personal and institutional archives and found material.

He is the Artist in Residence at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, where his exhibition 'In Practice' traced found fragments of text from the College’s antiquarian library and archive. He has an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art and in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths. He is also a doctor and completed core training in psychiatry at South London and Maudsley and is currently a higher trainee in medical psychotherapy and general adult psychiatry in West London.

If you are unable to attend the event, please contact us to cancel your place. We often have a waiting list.

https://bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/artist-talks-adam-hines-green/

Images:
1) Adam Hines-Green
2) - 5) In Practice, photos courtesy Alexander Edwards

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21/05/2026

The Bethlem Gallery produced film 'Something Glamorous, Something Awkward' screened with a Q&A at the Science Gallery London the other night.

Chaired by Bethlem Gallery Director, Sophie Leighton, the brilliant panel consisted of Producer Lucy Owen, Bethlem artist Mr X, Bethlem Artist Development Lead, Josip Lizatovic and Director, Leanne Dimant.

Thanks to everyone who joined us, and for asking such thoughtful questions.

See below for Mr X's vehicle in the courtyard outside the Science Gallery!
And see link in bio to read more about the film.

Photos 2 and 3 courtesy Peter G Ball .

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Maudsley Charity

14/05/2026

Caroline Clark Photography ’s exhibition 'Safe Spaces' is currently on at ORTUS Cafe, Conferencing and Events Venue in Denmark Hill, London. Bethlem Gallery’s curatorial team organises a seasonal programme of exhibitions with ORTUS, in addition to its own gallery spaces.

In our blog this week, we sat down with Caroline to discuss the latest show and the themes of photography and childhood neurodiversity in our everyday lives.

See link below to read the full conversation, and to learn more about getting involved in the project.

https://bethlemgallery.com/blog/safe-spaces-with-caroline-clark/

Image: John, Safe Spaces Project 2025

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12/05/2026

A Thread That Binds Us is now open at Science Gallery London !
Open Mon - Sat, 11am - 6pm.

Two new tapestry-based works by Amber Roper The Blühen studio , created in response to research workshops exploring parents’ beliefs and concerns around mental health in families.

A Thread That Binds Us is a series of two new works by textile and mixed media artist Amber Roper. These were commissioned by Bethlem Gallery as part of ‘Family Footsteps’, a collaborative research project with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London exploring intergenerational mental health and parents’ beliefs and concerns about mental wellbeing within families.

Read more about the project here: https://bethlemgallery.com/projects/a-thread-that-binds-us/

Funded by Wellcome Trust

Photos courtesy Reese Straw

12/05/2026

📢 Join a Creative Workshop with Artist Daniel Regan
Saturday 30 May 2026, 2-4pm
Bethlem Gallery
Book your tickets via link in bio (£5/£20)

Join artist Daniel Regan for a two-hour creative workshop exploring methods of concealment.

This workshop accompanies the current exhibition Daniel Regan: (be)longing and relates to works by Daniel as part of the show including redacted documents, asemic writing works, and altered family photographs.

Participants will move through three connected activities: redacting a piece of text, rewriting it in an invented illegible script, and then working with a printed image to remove or obscure elements. You will leave with a small set of work.

Image: Installation view courtesy Daniel Regan.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Maudsley Charity
Arts Council England

07/05/2026

📢 Join our Making Workshop with Artist Nina Gross
Saturday 30 May 2026, 11am-1pm
Bethlem Gallery

Book your tickets via link below.

(be)longing artist Nina Gross presents an artist-led workshop taking place at Bethlem Gallery on Saturday 30 May at 11am.
The workshop will explore ideas around the spaces we inhabit, the role of memory, and how we can use readily accessible materials in realising them.

Nina creates intricately detailed spaces filled with meaning and drawn from everyday life. She will lead the group in visualising and crafting spaces, drawing from your own experience.

This workshop accompanies the current exhibition Daniel Regan: (be)longing.

Image: work by Nina Gross. Image courtesy Daniel Regan.

https://bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/making-workshop-with-artist-nina-gross/

02/05/2026

Join us a week today for a Still Life Drawing Session!

Saturday 9 May 2026
11am-12.30pm
Bethlem Gallery
£3 - Book your ticket via link below

The still life drawing session will be led by Gallery Assistant and artist Ed Oaks.

It will begin with a short introduction by Ed followed by quick sketches, longer studies and breaks/ time to talk about your work.

You are welcome to bring in any objects you would like to draw.

https://bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/still-life-session-2/

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30/04/2026

Great to see Daniel Regan's photographs featured in the New Scientist!

Daniel created the works by submerging Polaroid photographs into his ADHD medication. Collectively titled “C15H25N3O”, which is the molecular formula for the medication, the works are currently on show at Bethlem Gallery until 11 July 2026.

Come see them in person!

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These unusual images were created by visual artist Daniel Regan by submerging Polaroid photographs in his ADHD medication, to represent his experiences with the condition through art