What’s On?
The Paper Path, 紙の道 - Journeys in Japanese Washi
Opening: Thursday 6th August 18:00 - 20:30
6th - 23rd August 2026
‘The Paper Path’brings together Japanese, US and British artists whose practices are connected by their relationship with Japanese Heritage Washi paper. Functioning not only as a material, but as a sensibility, they consider how we make, live, understand and respond to our environments.
It is kindly supported by The Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and The Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation
The dead cat and everything else
27th - 30th August 2026
Opening: Thursday 27th August 18:00 - 20:30
The dead cat and everything else… takes the theorem of Superposition – that an object (particle) can exist in multiple states simultaneously – and uses that notion to examine artworks that can be said to occupy two or more “states” concurrently.
HAMBURGER
17th - 27th September 2026
Opening: Thursday 17th September 18:00 - 20:00
A survey of the HAMBURGER set to explore its visual and cultural lexicon within the practices of APT artists.
This group exhibition invites APT artists to engage with the familiar and global form that is the HAMBURGER. Considering its significance culturally, conceptually, formally and/or playfully. Stacking, wrapping, filling, producing, deconstructing, consuming; in choosing this food stuff loaded with significance in popular culture we are excited to explore how it can be used to feed active discussion across the membership of APT. The HAMBURGER as a litmus paper for social context and contemporary art dialogues.
Curated by Alice Wilson, Lizzie Munn and Scott McCracken.
Image Credit: Marcus Cope
APT OPEN STUDIOS 2026
Opening hours: 13:00 - 18:00
19th - 20th September 2026
For one weekend every September, APT opens its doors to the public for Open Studios, a unique opportunity for visitors to step into our building and explore the history of our site.
With 42 artists, working in more than 20 disciplines, Open Studios is a celebration of our members and an authentic glimpse at the inspiration and process behind the work.
Long After Tonight Is All Over
Opening: Thursday 1st October 18:00 - 20:00
1st - 4th October 2026
The title comes from the legendary Northern Soul tune by Jimmy Radcliffe. We only have a certain amount of time on the dancefloor before the lights go up and it is time to go home, but feelings of love and memories of joy can carry on, Long After Tonight Is All Over.
Clay in vivo
Opening: Thursday 8th October 18:00 - 20:00
8th - 18th October 2026
Barbara Beyer, Alison Cooke, Alice Cunningham, Stathis Dimitriadis, Beatrice Galletley, Srabani Ghosh, Harriet Hellman, Sandy Layton, Temsüyanger Longkumer, Desa Philippi, Lisa Snook and Livia Spinolo
Clay in vivo pushes the boundaries of what can be sculpted, expressed and exhibited using raw clay. Bringing together twelve artists working collaboratively with this transient material, the exhibition reveals clay's power for embodiment, immediacy and connection.
From excavations of minerals to architectural constructions, from dualities and flux to heritage, identity and sustainability, each artist raises their unique voice through the language of clay. Going beyond the conventional exhibition format, Clay in vivo invites visitors to transform the gallery into 'Collaborative Landshapes' a continually changing clay diary of different topographies reflecting our diversity and collective histories. An artist panel talk, an afternoon of storytelling and a finissage complete the programme.