Key details
Location
- External (UK)
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Battersea Power Station, Putney Exchange, Southside Shopping Centre, Tooting Market & Wandsworth Town Hall
Price
- Free
Who can attend
- Everyone
Type
- Exhibition
Our Beautiful Neighbourhood has been commissioned by Wandsworth Council and the Royal College of Art as part of the Welcome to Wandsworth schools programme for The Mayor’s London Borough of Culture 2025.
There will be five exhibitions on display between 1–23 March 2026 in different locations. They are the culmination of a huge visual arts project for local children and young people from primary and secondary schools across Wandsworth, celebrating nature in our borough.
A team of artists has delivered workshops to over 50 classes, engaging over 1300 children between October 2025 and January 2026.
Pupils explored their local habitats and discovered some of the plants, animals and insects that can be found there. Children developed their observational and recording skills through fun drawing and collage activities. Their work has been photographed and will be displayed on colourful, vibrant banners.
Project credits
Lead Artists: Vanessa Rolf and Hannah Coulson
Workshop Leaders: Isabel Fletcher, Xavier Leopold, Ruth Martin and Olivia Twist
Artwork Photography: Michele Panzeri
Sound: Ed Coulson
Free collage workshops open to the public
7 and 8 March, 11am–1pm and 2–4pm
Putney Exchange & Tooting Market
14 and 15 March, 11am–1pm, 2–4pm
Battersea Power Station & Southside Shopping Centre
