Our latest news plus blogs from staff, artists and more.
Browse our latest news and blog posts below. Our blog posts come from a wide range of contributors, some of them are about our work – events, partnerships or projects – some of them are about stuff happening in the arts or our local area.
We hope you’ll find something to interest you and we love comments and conversation so feel free to post them on the blog pages or get in touch on email or social media. We’d also like to hear from you if you have an idea for a blog or you’ve written something you’d like to appear here.
Top image from a performance of NoFit State Circus and Motionhouse’s BLOCK in Fordham Park. Photo by @TheSnapshotCafe.
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Grow Your Own… Tomatoes
Tue 7 Apr 2020
As we sadly can’t open our garden due to the ongoing situation around COVID-19, we wanted to bring a little bit of the Albany Garden into your home. Growing and caring for plants is proven to have a positive effect on wellbeing and mental health (as well as giving you
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Covid-19 Update
Tue 17 Mar 2020
We are sorry for the disappointment this may cause but the decision has been made with the best interests of our audiences, visitors and staff in mind. If you have booked tickets for events or hired a space we will be in touch with you directly. Our team will remain
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Ageing Well: Creative Ageing and the City Symposium Report
Thu 5 Mar 2020
Co-produced by Entelechy Arts and the Albany, the symposium brought together contributors from Manchester, London and Toyko to explore effective ways in which artists, arts organisations, local authorities, health and other community partners can effectively work together to support isolated older people to connect with, and contribute to, the cultural
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Christmas Show Commission 2020-21
Fri 17 Jan 2020
About the venues: The Albany is a performing arts centre with a history stretching back to the nineteenth century. Over the last few years, it has emerged as a new type of arts venue, very much driven by the cultural diversity and creative mix of South East London. Involving people,
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What is Here and Now and how does it work? Here and Now is a national and local celebration of culture within communities. 40 brand new projects will take place in and around 40 arts centres across the country throughout 2020, led by artists and co-created with local people. These
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Future Arts Centres £40,000 opportunity for artists
Mon 25 Nov 2019
Want to play a crucial role in an exciting national project? Watch this video to find out more. A written version of the brief can be found here. If you would like to look at the previous artist brief, which the 40 Arts Centres