Bankside X Contemporary Collective Artist Residency

16 May - 29 June 2022

Bankside Hotel x Contemporary Collective is thrilled to welcome British Contemporary Artist Lucy Stevens to the Art Yard Gallery as their next Artist in Residence. During the course of her residency, Lucy will create a new collection of 2D mixed media artworks to explore the birdlife along the River Thames and Tower Bridge including local and invasive species.

The residency will present a rare opportunity for Lucy to focus on an area in London where birdlife is under threat when it should be flourishing by the river and surrounding areas. With this concept in mind, she will develop relationships with local members of the London Natural History Society, including poet Nirma who will write a poem for the residency.

Lucy will host a range of events whilst in residency supported by the London National History Society, including a Visualising Birdsong and Collage Workshop and a discussion with Pete Mantle, a local birding expert, about the various birds of London.