Koestler Arts: Rock, Paper, Scissors
Fri 16 Oct – Sun 29 Nov 2026 · Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX · London
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About this event
Koestler Arts' annual exhibition of work made in prisons, secure hospitals and immigration removal centres, curated this year by PIC. Painting, sculpture, textiles and writing by people you will not meet, shown on the South Bank at full scale. It is consistently one of the most affecting shows in London, and it costs nothing.
Why we picked it
The Koestler show opens on 16 October and is free for its whole run — the most talked-about free exhibition on the South Bank each autumn.
Free entry
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