OCTOBER '24 Newsletter

October is Black History Month and Firepit is hosting an incredible programme of events. BHM is such an important month in the calendar and one that Firepit is honoured to be able to support.

Autumn Exhibition Opening Night Party 24th October

WHISPERS OF THE INFINITE - October 24th 6-9pm

Please do reserve your FREE ticket for the opening night. Drinks, snacks, music, LIVE painting performance. We love opening nights, everyone that comes loves them 🙂 We have an awesome selection of Firepit Artists, Guest Artists and Community Artists displaying work, the only time we are all likely to be in the space at the same time is on the 24th. If you ever feel like there is an event to come to that would support us as a Gallery, then this is it. Let’s make it the best one so far, you are our people, we want to celebrate with you. It is also the the last time you will ever get to see the amazing collection of Street Art Stickers, from the GCASFM project, our close friend Matt has made the really hard decision to wrap the project up.

Welcome to "Whispers of the Infinite," an exhibition that delves into the delicate and ephemeral beauty of nature and the human soul, weaving together the mystical and ethereal elements that transcend our everyday perceptions. This collection of works invites you to step into a world where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur, and the essence of the infinite reveals its most subtle and profound secrets.
The Exhibition runs until January 18th 2025.

So what else is new in October?

Do you like wine? do you like food? Then keep October 26th Evening Free and get your tickets while we still have some! These tickets are super cheap for what you are getting. Charlie knows his wine, so you’ll be trying the good stuff.

An informal and exciting South African wine masterclass featuring 6 premium wines from across the Western Cape, presented by Vinoteca founder Charlie Young. Two-Course Dinner - Served by Chef Angelica Furlotti.
There are two separate tickets, so you can come to either the wine masterclass or the food or buy both tickets to come to both.

The two classes we get asked to run, more than any other thing is Life Drawing and Sip and Paint. We recently met Rose, who ran a super successful life drawing class in Hong Kong. Well she is here and going to run a monthly Life Drawing / Sip and draw Class at Firepit! The ticket price is really reasonable for the class and I recommend getting your tickets sooner rather than later as space is limited. October 31st - Halloween, so it will be Halloween themed 🙂 Run by Little Good Nudes, it is a sip and paint event, so 18+ honestly it looks cool AF and will be an enormous amount of fun, get a group of friends together or come on your own.

All Firepit October Events and Workshops

1st Oct: Firepit Regular Evening Meditation Class with Cara. Tickets

2nd Oct: Connections - Arts & Wellbeing Session. With Pragya Kumar. Tickets

3rd Oct: Opening Night 'Stories by the Fire' Exhibition of Art & Culture. Tickets

5th Oct: Lantern Making (Sold Out) - see the image underneath for other awesome lantern things you can take part in.

5th Oct: 'Creation Stories' Storytelling and Creative Workshop. Tickets

8th Oct: Sound Bath, Alchemy Crystal Bowls with Cara. Tickets

9th Oct: Yarn Play with Nicola J Reid - Monthly Workshop. Tickets

12th Oct: Drums and Face. Making Drums and Masks. Tickets

14th Oct: Firepit Tales - Open Mic. Special Edition for Black History Month. Tickets

15th Oct: Firepit Regular Evening Meditation Class with Cara. Tickets

16th Oct: TPF x UKBFTOG Panel Discussion at Firepit Gallery. Tickets

17th - 23rd October: Gallery Closed for exhibition change

24th Oct: Opening Night Party for Whispers of the Infinite. Autumn Exhibition. Tickets

26th Oct: South African Wine Masterclass with Optional Two Course Dinner. Tickets

29th Oct: Firepit Regular Evening Meditation Class with Cara. Tickets

31st Oct: Life Drawing (Sip and Draw) - with Little Good Nudes. Tickets

The Lantern Parade takes place at 6pm on Saturday November 2nd. It starts with us at Firepit Art Gallery, it’s going to be a super fun busy day 🙂 There is also a lantern making workshop in Firepit earlier in the day. All details are here.

We did so many events and workshops in September. We christened Alfie’s Bar! We sold Art, we made Art. We met some incredible people, we had many meetings, made many plans.. My god we had some fun. My stand out event was the Pasta Making, eating and drinking paired Wine! Eating in a large group is such a community building event, it was an absolute honour to be part of it. 🙂 

Firepit is on fire. It grows, it is organic, it’s a very special place. So many of you have started to let us know how important we are to the community and the difference we are making. I am so proud of the Firepit team and all we are achieving. And believe me, we have only just started!

Ok, a very small selection of photographs from September and not in date order lol.

Gallery Opening Hours are:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10am - 5pm
Wednesday: 10am - 5pm
Thursday: 10am - 5pm
Friday : 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 11am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed

How to get here:

The nearest tube is North Greenwich on the Jubilee line. We are a 5 minute walk from here, located right by the Thames Clipper stop. We are on google maps. Search for Firepit Art Gallery, London

We also have directions on our instagram page: Firepit Instagram Page

All Firepit links and info can be found here: Firepit Linktree

We are a Community Interest Company (CIC) & we run as a not-for-profit. In our space we have a beautiful art gallery and artists studios. We run many workshops and events, for both our local community and the general public.

As a CIC, we are committed to reinvesting our profits back into the community, ensuring sustainable and lasting impact. Join us in building a healthier, more vibrant neighbourhood, where the power of creativity becomes a catalyst for positive transformation and well-being for all.