"'The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep' is a programme aiming to bring life-sized reproductions of 30 world-famous paintings to neighbourhoods across the UK. The project has already been to Stoke and will also come to 10 other UK locations between now and 2027. Croydon is the first London borough on the docket. The exhibition will debut on February 3 and run all the way until July 5."
"They'll be dotted around town centre locations including The Queen's Gardens, Croydon Minster, Whitgift Shopping Centre and Park Hill Park. The National Gallery is also installing artworks in Coulsdon, New Addington, Purley, Thornton Heath and Upper Norwood. Croydonites with artistic flair of your own, listen up, because the exhibition also has an interactive element. British visual artist Rachel Gadsden has come on board to lead free drop-in workshops during February half-term (Feb 16-22)."
Life-sized reproductions of 30 world-famous paintings by artists such as Van Gogh, Turner, Monet, Picasso, Michelangelo and Renoir will appear across Croydon from February 3 to July 5. The free 'Art On Your Doorstep' programme moves artworks to neighbourhoods and has already visited Stoke, with 10 other UK locations scheduled through 2027. Reproductions will be installed at town centre sites including The Queen's Gardens, Croydon Minster, Whitgift Shopping Centre and Park Hill Park, and in Coulsdon, New Addington, Purley, Thornton Heath and Upper Norwood. British visual artist Rachel Gadsden will lead free drop-in workshops during the February half-term, open to all ages.
Read at Time Out London
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