Creative Mile, Brentford Art Trail

16/06/2026

Just a reminder that the Creative Mile is only a few months away 🌻 Lots of our venues are dog friendly so do bring your little friends along ✨

Save the date: 4th - 6th September

15/06/2026

Young artist in the house? 🎨

The Creative Mile Youth Competition is still open — and there are still a few weeks left to enter.

Painting, drawing, making — all welcome. School work counts too, as long as it connects to our theme: LOVE. ❤️ Group projects and siblings can get involved as well.

Apply via our website

05/06/2026

Tick Tock. Our printing deadline is nearly here, artists and creatives sign up before the 15th June.

Creative Mile Brentford Art Trail is three days of open studios and creative energy across Brentford — and we make it easy to take part, wherever you're based. We'll find you a venue.

Artists, makers, creatives — get your name in the programme before we go to press.

4–6 September 2026. Link in bio.

02/06/2026

"For the Love of Brentford" — Creative Mile and Fairview New Homes are launching an outdoor art installation along the new canal path behind Printmakers Yard. Running until spring 2027, it will feature 10 selected artists responding to this year's Creative Mile theme of love.

Open to painting, printmaking, collage, photography, video stills, and images of 3D work. Selected artists receive a £50 Fairview voucher. The installation launches Saturday 18th July.

Mark Pearce, Creative Director at Creative Mile said: "Brentford has many artists that are inspired by the town, particularly as it goes through a period of significant change. We are looking forward to seeing what they submit.

Link to submission form https://forms.gle/K5RAed6cEuqoqdCWA

20/05/2026

Nice article in Positive News about the National Gallery's Art on Your Doorstep exhibition that will be coming to Brentford in September

Reproductions of works by Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh are being hung in town centres to bring art closer to communities

26/04/2026

Love is in the air — and on the canvas ! Artists are signing up and getting ready for this year's art trail. Our theme? LOVE — in all its colours, forms, and feeling ❤️

Vanessa is already leading the way, painting Grebes — waterbirds famous for their extraordinary courtship dance:

Spots are still available — click the link in our bio to sign up. You don't need to live locally to join us, we can find you a venue to exhibit.

Let's make something beautiful together.

16/04/2026

Check out our new video, thanks for everyone that took part 🤓

08/03/2026

Walk the Walk with Creative Mile ......
4 - 6 September 2026

Registration is now open, sign up during March to get the Early Bird discount.

On International Women’s Day we celebrate the many women who make Creative Mile possible – the artists, makers, curators, organisers and supporters who bring creativity into our streets and spaces.

Thank you for the imagination, generosity and talent you share with our community.

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26/02/2026

Artist Registration is now open ! You can get the early bird discount if you register before the 31st March ! Link in bio.

4-6 September 2026

This year our theme is Love, a celebration of all forms of love including romantic, platonic, parental, passion, friendship, neighbourly, obsession and connection to name a few.

Whether you have your own studio, want to arrange your own place to exhibit or would like us to find a space for you to exhibit – there’s always room for everyone but please book early as we expect spaces will fill up quickly this year.  

Early bird discounts are available until 31 March.

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13/02/2026

ART ON YOUR DOORSTEP:
THE NATIONAL GALLERY IS COMING TO BRENTFORD

An exciting year ahead - Life-size reproductions of masterpieces from the National Gallery will be coming to Brentford.

The second phase of a national touring project, The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep, has just been announced. Organisations across the UK will share paintings from the nation’s collection. Over the course of 3 years the National Gallery will be working with 12 partners.

Creative Mile, Brentford Art Trail will work with the National Gallery and local people to display up to 30 painting reproductions positioned in unexpected places. Each painting is life-sized, in fine detail and in its frame. Outdoors and free to view this exhibition will bring art into the everyday.

Shaped by the community the project, celebrates the creativity and identity of Brentford. The exhibition will run from the opening of the Creative Mile weekend on 4th September 202 until 14th February 2027.

Creative Mile is hosting an Open Day at XYZ Brentford, 40a Brentford High Street on 14th February 10am and 4pm. Come along to find out more about the project.
See our website www.creativemile.org