Book now | 11 - 21 Jul 2024

Somerset House Summer Series

Somerset House Summer Series with American Express returns in July 2024 with eleven nights of unmissable gigs in the intimate and immersive setting of our spectacular courtyard. → https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/somerset-house-summer-series
08 Jun - 01 Sep 2024 | Book now

The Lore of LOVERBOY

The first exhibition on international fashion powerhouse Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, which celebrates 10 years of club to catwalk in 2024.  → https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/lore-loverboy

What's On

Until 07 Jul 2024 | Free
Studio 01: Points of Return

A new Somerset House Studios exhibition series presenting the work of three early career visual artists.

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Artists' Fair 2024
Sat 01 Jun 2024 | Book now
The Artists' Fair
Market and artist gathering responding to artists' experiences and creating space for dialogues on navigating the challenges artists face.
Aerial view of the Nelson Stairway, Somerset House, Image by Kevin Meredith
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Historical Highlights Tour
In this one-hour experience, you'll take a walk through the varied and surprising history of Somerset House.
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Vincent Van Gogh, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)The Courtauld
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The Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Gallery, located in the North Wing, is home to one of the world’s great art collections. Open daily, 10.00-18.00.
A collage image of young people enjoying themselves at the last Upgrade Yourself takeover.
07 & 08 Jun 2024 | Book now
Upgrade Yourself Festival
Join us for inspiring talks, workshops, and mentoring sessions plus music and performances, connecting you with trailblazing creatives and industry experts.
Charles Jeffrey in his studio at Somerset House by Dan Wilton
08 Jun - 01 Sep 2024
The Lore of LOVERBOY
The first exhibition on international fashion powerhouse Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, which celebrates 10 years of club to catwalk in 2024. 
Photo London 2024 main background image by Benjamin Youd shows some purple hued flowers floating in water
16 - 19 May 2024 | Book now
Photo London 2024
Photo London’s ninth edition returns to Somerset House with the very best in past, present and future photography.

Explore Channel

Channel is Somerset House’s new curated online space for art, ideas and the artistic process.
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The Power of Cute
Video
The Power of Cute
A video essay unpacking the lure and sinister nature of cuteness.
The Darker Side of Cute Podcast
Podcast
The Darker Side of Cute
Artist Sean-Kierre Lyons explores how cuteness can be used to sugar coat difficult messages
Hannah Diamond
Podcast
Felt Cute, Might Shapeshift Later
Artist Hannah Diamond explores the transformative powers of cuteness and the intersecting aesthetics of pop music and internet culture.
Not Strictly Speaking Assembly Podcast Series
Podcast
Not Strictly Speaking: Assembly Podcast Series
A three-part podcast series exploring different manifestations of the voice in response to the Assembly programme. Underpinned by a new sound commission from French composer Felicia Atkinson.
Studio 01 on Channel
Documentaries & Films
Studio 01
Explore the work of two artists featured in the Jerwood Somerset House Studios Residency.
Zheng-Bo
Video
Bamboo As Method
Artist Zheng Bo explores the restorative nature of creating artworks with plants.
Makerversity Podcast
Podcast
Is Failure More Productive Than Success?
We step inside the community of designers on site at Makerversity in Somerset House to explore the role of mistakes in the design process.
The Process Podcast - The Missing Thread - The Black British Renaissance
Podcast
The Black British Renaissance
Tracing the legacy of Black British fashion with Andrew Ibi, Jazzie B & Martine Rose.
Revital & Tuur In Conversation
Talk
In Conversation: Revital Cohen & Tuur Van Balen
The artist duo sit down with Orit Gat to share the ideas and process behind their commission for Channel.
Revital Cohen & Tuur Van Balen: May The Fox Take You
Editorial
For Resistance is My Nature
Caitlin Quinlan unpacks the tensions in Revital & Tuur’s moving image work: life and death, loss and heartbreak, as well as the systemic violence of industrial and political processes.
Video
Between Beauty & Violence
Revital & Tuur unpack the unique writing and filmmaking process that fuelled their commission for Channel.
Soft Life
Podcast Series
Soft Life
Our new podcast series exploring alternative ideas around work, time, the body and ecology emanating from Somerset House and beyond.
Artist Phoebe Collings James working on some ceramics
Video
Grounding Practice: Phoebe Collings-James
In this Grounding Practice episode, the ceramicist and multi-disciplinary artist takes us on a meditative journey through their moulding, shaping, glazing and painting of clay.
Whorled
Video
Jitish Kallat: Whorled (Here After Here After Here)
Whorled (Here After Here After Here) is the first major public commission in the UK from Mumbai-based artist Jitish Kallat.
serafine-1369
Editorial
The Morning After the Long Night
Artist and writer Harun Morrison reflects upon the long night, an event to mark the final weekend of SERAFINE1369's new large scale, installation We can no longer deny ourselves.
Podcast Series
The Process
The creative process is inspired by worlds beyond itself. Each episode follows an artist in bringing those worlds together, platforming the big conversations which go on to inspire new work.

Somerset House Studios

As the home of cultural innovators, Somerset House connects creativity and the arts with wider society.
Somerset House Studios

Somerset House Studios is an experimental workspace in the centre of London connecting artists, makers and thinkers with audiences.

Artists' Fair 2024
Sat 01 Jun 2024 | Book now
The Artists' Fair 2024
Market and artist gathering responding to artists' experiences and creating space for dialogues on navigating the challenges artists face.
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Somerset House Studios Artists
Up to 70 artists are resident at any one time and are supported to develop their practice for a defined period.
CCI Residency Open Call
Creative Technologies Fellowship
This fellowship in partnership with UAL Creative Computing Institute (CCI) offers a unique development and commission opportunity for an artist who is looking to explore the ways in which computational systems can be used as part of a critical practice exploring social, ecological, or environmental questions. 
A white case of multiple heads with multiple hands holding the chins. To the right is a hand, also cast in a white plaster, reaching down to touch the faces
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G31
G31 is a project space dedicated to the work of Somerset House Studios and its residency programmes. Open year round, G31 hosts a programme of durational installations and activities.
Residency Presentation
Donna Lynas Residency
Artist Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom is announced as the inaugural resident of the Donna Lynas Residency.