Art in Perpetuity Trust

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⭐ Highlights

APT Gallery exhibitions

Regular contemporary art programme with invited curators and artists.

Shows range from solo projects to the juried ‘Creekside Open,’ mapping what artists are making right now.

📍 Ground-floor gallery on Deptford Creek

Open Studios

Rare access to dozens of working studios in one visit.

Meet painters, printmakers, sculptors and film-makers at their benches; see tests, maquettes and works-in-progress.

📍 Across the studio blocks

Sculpture yard & performance space

Outdoor works and occasional performances expand what fits inside the white cube.

Large pieces are trial-assembled in the yard; events spill out by the tidal creek.

📍 Creekside forecourt / project space

Opening Hours

Sunday: 12:00 – 17:00

Thursday: 12:00 – 17:00

Friday: 12:00 – 17:00

Saturday: 12:00 – 17:00

Inside the museum

Artist-founded and artist-run since the mid-1990s, APT anchors Deptford’s creekside arts ecology with long-term studios and a public gallery. Expect contemporary shows in APT Gallery, occasional performance/events in the project space, and (if you time it right) open-studio weekends that let you see working practices up close. The charity’s freehold on its wharf-side site has helped keep a critical mass of makers in the area, and its ‘Creekside Open’ exhibition turns the gallery into a snapshot of current practice selected by guest artists.

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🤓 Fun Facts

APT was founded in 1995 by artists specifically to secure affordable, long-term workspace in Deptford and remains an artist-run charity.

The charity owns the freehold of its wharf-side premises on the banks of Deptford Creek—unusual in London—and maintains around 42 studios.

APT Gallery’s flagship juried show, the ‘Creekside Open,’ is selected by invited artist-judges, keeping the exhibition closely tuned to peer practice.