Arts Richmond Artist of the Year Competition 2025
Arts Richmond Artist of the Year Competition 2025
In association with Habitats & Heritage
Saturday 5 July 2025
At the beautiful Grade II listed Grove Gardens Chapel in Richmond Old Cemetery, Lower Grove Road, Richmond From 10am – 2pm
The chapel and the historic grounds offer much architectural and natural interest and beauty, so come along with your stool, easel, other artists' requirements, and refreshment to enjoy a creative day. The chapel is undergoing restoration, but it is hoped the work will be completed by the end of June, when facilities inside the chapel will be available (water, toilet). And in case of rain, for judging the works inside the chapel.
Some free parking on the roads, and the 371 bus stops are in Marchmont Road and Park Road (from Richmond and Ham directions).
Hope to see you on the day!
Arts Richmond Drama Party featuring the prestigious SWAN Awa
Saturday 20th September, join Arts Richmond for the annual
ARTS RICHMOND DRAMA PARTY
On Saturday, 20th September, the local theatre community will be gathering for the highlight of our social and creative year. The evening will feature the announcement of the Swan Award winners for 2024/5 but this isn’t just for Swan nominees; it’s for everyone involved in local theatre!
In addition this year the winner of our Radio Plays Competition will be announced at the party.
The evening is the ideal opportunity to socialise, network, party and have fun. This will be a true celebration of the local theatre community, with the venue once again being the glorious
Landmark Centre in Teddington. Doors open at 7.00pm. If you haven’t already booked your tickets, at a very reasonable £20 each, please do so as soon as you can at. https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/shows/arts-richmond-drama-party/
See you on the red carpet, dressed to impress!
Arts Richmond November Literature Festival 2025
5th November: Justin Webb, the long-time Radio 4 Today presenter, will be talking to journalist York Membery about early starts, his life as a broadcaster and his frank, widely-acclaimed childhood memoir, The Gift of a Radio, about growing up in 1970s Britain.
12th November: The former Labour MP and minister, novelist and celebrated diarist Chris Mullin, who famously led a campaign that resulted in the release of the Birmingham Six, talks to York Membery about his latest volume of diaries, Didn’t You Use to Be Chris Mullin?.
17th November: The historian Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at the Historic Royal Palaces and the author of several acclaimed books about Tudor England, talks about her new book, The Stolen Crown, which looks at ‘treachery, deceit and the death of the Tudor dynasty’.
26th November Broadcaster Reeta Chakrabarti is best known for being a BBC television news presenter, but will be talking about both her 30-plus years with ‘The Beeb’, as well her debut novel, Finding Belle, in a wide-ranging talk with journalist York Membery.