Grounding Practice

A rolling programme of workshops, presentations and peer-to-peer meetups, the series includes both recurring and one-off events. Shaped by Studios residents and members of the wider artistic and cultural community, each session explores different disciplines and themes.

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Grounding Practice: Art Aches with John Costi

Join artist John Costi for an afternoon of honesty, humour, and solidarity, drawing from Instagram story rants that call out the contradictions and injustices of the art world — from class exclusion to the daily grind of being an under-supported artist.

Sun 8 Jun 20252.30–3.30pm

Grounding Practice: A Somerset House Tour with Onyeka Igwe

Artist and filmmaker Onyeka Igwe will reflect on the layered histories of Somerset House — now home to the annual Artists’ Fair and over 70 studio resident artists.

Sun 8 Jun 202512.15 & 1.30pm

With thanks to the Garfield Weston Foundation

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Upgrade Yourself Festival

Somerset House's annual flagship creative careers festival.

June 2025

Future Artists Programme

Immersive, practice led workshops designed and delivered by seasoned Somerset House Studios Artists.

Upgrade Yourself Takeovers

Connecting Young Creatives to Somerset House Exhibitions

Throughout the year

2125: Sophia Al-Maria and Lydia Ourahmane

Sophia Al-Maria and Lydia Ourahmane’s Lancaster Place commission continues their collaborative exploration of the ‘grey areas’ of England’s narratives, focusing on the notion of the ‘right to remain’.

From 25 Apr 2025