Exhibitions.
Workshops.
Community Events.
Unity of Sincere - The Halpern Gallery
Unity of the Sincere is a solo exhibition of Ukrainian artist Viacheslav Malyna, who has become a soldier during the large-scale invasion and is currently at the frontline.
The Beauty in the Ordinary - The Halpern Pop
Yekatierina Bondar
“The Beauty of the Ordinary is a visual story of inner transformation and a way of sharing how I see the world - a world where even the ordinary is filled with diverse beauty, something quietly magical and deeply inspiring. While many pass by, I choose to look closer, to look within. It is an attempt to notice vivid shades in unexpected places and to invite the viewer, if only for a moment, to see in the same way.”
Young at Art - Needle Felting
Join our guest artist Sarah Dunn for her first Nucleus workshop! Sarah will share her skills and knowledge of needle felting and guide you through the process of creating one of these beautiful pieces. Please note that all materials are provided including glass ramekin.
Please note if you wish to create the butterfly garden you will need to provide your own teacup.
£10pp
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Embroidered Codes - The Halpern Gallery
Embroidered Codes is the final exhibition as part of Ukrainian Art Month in Medway. This exhibition is a group exhibition by Identity Community. A community of Ukrainian artists, who are creating in the midst of historical events affecting the world and their individual destinies.
Living Resonance - The Halpern Pop
Nataliia Revoniuk
Living Resonance is a process in which painting evokes an emotional response shaped through the interaction between the artwork and the viewer’s inner state.
The exhibition is part of the Month of Ukrainian Art in Medway, a series of exhibitions of Ukrainian artists organised by the IDENTITY Community, running from March 5th to April 7th at Halpern Pop Rochester and The Halpern Gallery Chatham.
Curated by Tetiana Voronova.
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Lego and Art Club
Family sessions for those with children aged 4+.
First Saturday of the month. £4 per family. Booking Required.
Creative Medway Meet- Up
This month our guest speaker is Tetiana Voronova. Tetiana is an independent curator and founder of the Ukrainian Art Community “Identity,” shares her experience organising Ukrainian Art Month in Medway this March. The programme featured five solo exhibitions and one group show across Halpern Pop and Halpern Gallery in Chatham, alongside participation in the Rochester Art Fair.
Now working with over 80 Ukrainian artists based in the UK and internationally, “Identity” continues to grow as a platform for connection and visibility. Tetiana will reflect on building and sustaining an art community, and the opportunities it creates for artists.
Free event, monthly event. First Tuesday of the month, no need to book.
Cosmic Visions - The Halpern Gallery
This must see exhibition by Kent Artist Roger Mortimer BA (Hons) . The exhibition entitled Cosmic Visions are representations of vistas of space, light and time .
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Vessels of Memory - The Halpern Gallery
Venezuelan artist Gledys Ibarra presents her first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom with Vessels of Memory, a series of recent paintings exploring memory and the recurring motif of the vessel.
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Young at Art - Needle Felting
Join our guest artist Sarah Dunn for her first Nucleus workshop! Sarah will share her skills and knowledge of needle felting and guide you through the process of creating one of these beautiful pieces. Please note that all materials are provided including glass ramekin.
Please note if you wish to create the butterfly garden you will need to provide your own teacup.
£10pp
Young at Art - Needle Felting
Join our guest artist Sarah Dunn for her first Nucleus workshop! Sarah will share her skills and knowledge of needle felting and guide you through the process of creating one of these beautiful pieces. Please note that all materials are provided including glass ramekin.
Please note if you wish to create the butterfly garden you will need to provide your own teacup.
£10pp
Lego and Art Club
Family sessions for those with children aged 4+.
First Saturday of the month. £4 per family. Booking Required.
Inner Landscapes - The Halpern Gallery
Inner Landscapes is the first of the solo exhibitions as part of Ukrainian Art Month in Medway. This exhibition by Anna Moses presents a collection of abstract landscapes that explore inner listening, emotional resilience, and the subtle moments where transformation begins. The works do not depict literal places, but rather emotional and psychological spaces—quiet horizons shaped by memory, feeling, and intuition.
Chatham Chinese New Year Festival
Join us in Chatham Town Centre to explore community and market stalls, immerse yourself in traditional dance performances, indulge in street food and more! Don’t miss the spectacular parade down the High Street at 12pm!
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Digital Teen Art
FREE Digital creative sessions for 13-17 year olds at The Lightbox, Halpern Conservancy, Rochester High Street.
Booking Required. Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm
Young at Art - Paper Clay Trinket Dishes with Sue Maddocks
Join our resident artist Sue Maddocks will guide you through creating a gorgeous trinket bowl. These bowls can be used for an array of different purposes. All materials are provided (along with an apron). Your creations will need to be fired in our kiln, so they will able to be collected after the firing process.
£10pp
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Medway Pride LGBTQIA+ History Month Exhibition - The Halpern Gallery
Medway Pride LGBTQIA+ History Month Exhibition
Digital Teen Art
FREE Digital creative sessions for 13-17 year olds at The Lightbox, Halpern Conservancy, Rochester High Street.
Booking Required. Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm
Arts Award Discover
Where the Arts Award adventure begins...
Arts Award Discover is the start of the Arts Award adventure. It takes children and young people on an artistic journey as they explore the arts all around them, investigate different art forms, research an artist, and then share their discoveries with others.
As well as developing their knowledge and understanding of the arts, Arts Award Discover boosts children's creativity, curiosity, confidence and communication skills
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Digital Teen Art
FREE Digital creative sessions for 13-17 year olds at The Lightbox, Halpern Conservancy, Rochester High Street.
Booking Required. Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm
Young at Art - Paper Clay Trinket Dishes with Sue Maddocks
Join our resident artist Sue Maddocks will guide you through creating a gorgeous trinket bowl. These bowls can be used for an array of different purposes. All materials are provided (along with an apron). Your creations will need to be fired in our kiln, so they will able to be collected after the firing process.
£10pp
Lego and Art Club
Family sessions for those with children aged 4+.
First Saturday of the month. £4 per family. Booking Required.
The Craft Club
Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds.
Booking Required. £2.00 per child
Digital Teen Art
FREE Digital creative sessions for 13-17 year olds at The Lightbox, Halpern Conservancy, Rochester High Street.
Booking Required. Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm
Young at Art - Paper Clay Trinket Dishes with Sue Maddocks
Join our resident artist Sue Maddocks will guide you through creating a gorgeous trinket bowl. These bowls can be used for an array of different purposes. All materials are provided (along with an apron). Your creations will need to be fired in our kiln, so they will able to be collected after the firing process.
£10pp