198 Contemporary Arts & Learning

198 Contemporary Arts & Learning 198 is a pre-eminent cultural space in Brixton, exploring the rich diversity of artistic practice

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday for CELCELI, an evening of film presented as part of WoCAA: by blood. by g...
14/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday for CELCELI, an evening of film presented as part of WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.

Developed in partnership with 135 Home Studio, the evening brought together films by WoCAA finalist Deeqa Ismail alongside works by Abdimalig Ibrahim and Bilan Suliman. Through moving image, the screening explored family archives, oral histories, memory, identity, and the ways stories continue to be carried through voice, image, and lived experience.

A huge thank you to Deeqa, Abdimalig, Bilan for sharing such thoughtful and generous work, and to everyone who joined us for the screening and conversations.

WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call. continues until 19 July 2026 at 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning.

We're delighted to offer our FREE Creative Minds Art & Exercise Summer Programme for children aged 7–12 Programme DatesW...
14/07/2026

We're delighted to offer our FREE Creative Minds Art & Exercise Summer Programme for children aged 7–12

Programme Dates
Week 1: 18–21 August 2026
Week 2: 25–28 August 2026

Days & Times
Tuesday–Friday | 11:00am–3:30pm

Location
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning
Railton Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0JT

Our welcoming programme combines creativity with movement, helping children build confidence, stay active, make friends and express themselves in a safe and supportive environment.

Throughout the programme, children will:

Take part in fun, hands-on art activities
Enjoy movement and exercise sessions
Learn in a welcoming, inclusive and SEND-friendly environment
Receive a FREE healthy lunch every day
Be supported by experienced and friendly facilitators

This programme is perfect for children who love to create, explore and have fun during the summer holidays.

Please note: Children must attend the full week they are booked onto.

Places are completely FREE, but spaces are limited.

Register today via the link in our bio or book directly here:
https://eequ.org/book/198-contemporary-arts-summer-school-with-photofusion-31187

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday for Sensory Shadows, a beautiful conversation between Rose Nordin and ...
14/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday for Sensory Shadows, a beautiful conversation between Rose Nordin and Amrita Dhallu as part of WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.

Centred around Rose's work Burnt Cargo (2026), the evening explored scent as a vessel for memory, ecology, and storytelling. Through archival research, folklore, and conversations around colonial extraction, Rose and Amrita reflected on the possibilities of speculative practice, material histories, and olfactory archives.

A huge thank you to Rose and Amrita for sharing such a thoughtful and generous discussion, and to everyone who joined us and contributed to the conversation.

WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call. continues until 19 July 2026 at 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning.

Installation view of works by Kat Anderson, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.For this new body of work, An...
30/06/2026

Installation view of works by Kat Anderson, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.

For this new body of work, Anderson shaves, crushes, and irons sugarcane by hand, transforming its fibres into paper. Through this meditative process, the resulting surfaces resemble maps or shifting terrains, carrying the material memory of sugarcane while reflecting on histories of labour, extraction, and survival.

Drawing on her framework of Episodes of Horror, Anderson reconstructs meaning through making, using sugarcane as both archive and material. The works consider the enduring legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and ask how acts of care, repetition, and transformation might become processes of remembrance and repair.

Developed in partnership with the Rita Keegan Foundation, the third edition of the Women of Colour Art Award (WoCAA) features work by Deeqa Ismail, Kat Anderson, Puer Deorum, Rose Nordin, and Sheida Mehri.

WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call. runs until 19 July 2026.

198 Contemporary Arts & Learning, London

In partnership with the Rita Keegan Foundation.

Photography by Vadimovna Studio ( Vadimovna Studio )

Join us this Saturday for An Embodied Lecture with Blue Yoga LDNSaturday 4 July11am198 Contemporary Arts & LearningJoin ...
30/06/2026

Join us this Saturday for An Embodied Lecture with Blue Yoga LDN

Saturday 4 July
11am
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning

Join Blue Yoga LDN for An Embodied Lecture, a participatory session combining breathwork, yoga, and collective reflection as part of WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.

Pairing breathwork and asana (yoga postures) with the work of Sylvia Wynter and yogic philosophy, the session explores how we define our humanity in relation to the world around us. Together, participants will make space to connect with intuition, exploring rituals of survival, care, and solidarity across the Global South.

Blue's practice is grounded in Black feminist thought, community organising, and nervous system care, creating an accessible and welcoming space for movement, reflection, and collective care.

The session will prioritise Black and Brown participants. Mats will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own.

Tickets are available on a £8 donation basis and can be booked via the link in our bio.

All donations support 198 CAL's arts and learning programmes.

We don't want finances to be a barrier to attending. If you require a concession ticket, please get in touch via DM or email.

Join us this Thursday for Sensory Shadows, a scented presentation and conversation with artist Rose Nordin and curator A...
28/06/2026

Join us this Thursday for Sensory Shadows, a scented presentation and conversation with artist Rose Nordin and curator Amrita Dhallu.

Wednesday 2 July
6pm

198 Contemporary Arts & Learning
Book via the link in bio

Developed as part of WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call., this intimate event centres Burnt Cargo (2026), Nordin's speculative "ghost scent" created from archival fragments, folklore, and plant histories of Southeast Asia, reflecting on colonial extraction through botanical sampling.

Rose Nordin will present the work through scent samples and conversation, exploring the possibilities of olfactory storytelling, memory, and material speculation alongside curator Amrita Dhallu.

Burnt Cargo was conceptualised by Rose Nordin and formulated by perfumer Ezra Lloyd Jackson.

Detail view of Bound to the Dark (2026) by Deeqa Ismail, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.A woodcut on ply...
28/06/2026

Detail view of Bound to the Dark (2026) by Deeqa Ismail, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.

A woodcut on plywood, Bound to the Dark forms part of Ismail's ongoing exploration of memory, storytelling, and material process. Through the physical act of carving and printing, the work draws attention to the labour of mark-making while holding space for personal and collective histories.

Developed in partnership with the Rita Keegan Foundation, the third edition of the Women of Colour Art Award (WoCAA) features work by Deeqa Ismail, Kat Anderson, Puer Deorum, Rose Nordin, and Sheida Mehri.

Curated by Ariel Nicole Collier, the exhibition explores materiality, process, endurance, and alternative ways of archiving experiences, histories, and knowledge.

WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call. runs until 19 July 2026.

198 Contemporary Arts & Learning, London

In partnership with the Rita Keegan Foundation.

Burnt Cargo (2026) by Rose Nordin, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.Burnt Cargo is a speculative "ghost sc...
28/06/2026

Burnt Cargo (2026) by Rose Nordin, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.

Burnt Cargo is a speculative "ghost scent" developed from archival fragments, folklore, and plant histories of Southeast Asia, reflecting on colonial extraction through botanical sampling. Presented in a cast tin incense vessel, the work combines scent, sculpture, and ritual to consider memory, displacement, and ecology. Notes of jungle humidity, charred wood, sea salt, tropical fruit, tiger fur, Javanese orchids, and rot evoke the imagined aftermath of a Dutch colonial shipwreck carrying botanical and animal specimens from Java.

Burnt Cargo was conceptualised by Rose Nordin and formulated by perfumer Ezra-Lloyd Jackson

by blood. by guide. by call. features work by Deeqa Ismail, Kat Anderson, Puer Deorum, Rose Nordin, and Sheida Mehri.

Photography by Vadimovna Studio ( Vadimovna Studio )

Join us this Saturday for Looking Together with curator Ariel Nicole Collier.Saturday 27 June2pm198 Contemporary Arts & ...
28/06/2026

Join us this Saturday for Looking Together with curator Ariel Nicole Collier.

Saturday 27 June
2pm
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning
FREE | Just drop in

Looking Together is an informal exhibition walkthrough inviting visitors to explore WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call. through conversation, shared observation, and collective reflection.

Join curator Ariel Nicole Collier as she discusses the ideas that shaped the exhibition, the artists' practices, and this year's Women of Colour Art Award. Rather than a traditional tour, Looking Together offers an open space for questions, dialogue, and close engagement with the works on display

Image: Sheida Mehri, Cypress, 2026. Image Courtesy: Aubrey Fagon ( Aubs )

Detail view of 2018–2024 Photo Album by Puer Deorum, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.Drawing on personal ...
28/06/2026

Detail view of 2018–2024 Photo Album by Puer Deorum, featured in WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call.

Drawing on personal and archival imagery, 2018–2024 Photo Album reflects Puer Deorum's ongoing exploration of memory, identity, and lived experience. By bringing together photographs accumulated over six years, the work considers how personal archives become sites of reflection, care, and self-authorship.

Developed in partnership with the Rita Keegan Foundation, the third edition of the Women of Colour Art Award (WoCAA) features work by Deeqa Ismail, Kat Anderson, Puer Deorum, Rose Nordin, and Sheida Mehri.

WoCAA: by blood. by guide. by call. runs until 19 July 2026.

198 Contemporary Arts & Learning, London

In partnership with the Rita Keegan Foundation.

Photography by Vadimovna Studio ( Vadimovna Studio )

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