Arrival Gallery’s next London group exhibition runs 13–15 November 2026 at 56 Dawes Road, London SW6 7EJ. Free tickets: Eventbrite London Art Show.
This is not another “why London is creative” essay—we already published Why Exhibit Your Art in London?. Below is a shorter, checkable list of contemporary spaces whose sites were live when we verified them, so you can build a day around the Arrival opening without guessing.
Peckham / Camberwell: public-scale contemporary
Photo: Arrival Gallery
South London Gallery (SLG)
South London Gallery (65–67 and 82 Peckham Road) is free to visit. On 29 October 2026 the homepage listed Monika Sosnowska: Weight of Matter (10 September–22 November 2026) across the Main Gallery and Fire Station, with visit hours stated as Wednesday 12:00–21:00 and Thursday–Sunday 12:00–18:00. Always re-check Your visit before you travel—hours pages are updated independently of exhibition pages.
SLG is a strong daytime stop if you want museum-scale sculpture and installation before an evening opening elsewhere in the city.
Hannah Barry Gallery
Hannah Barry Gallery is a Peckham commercial gallery with a long record of contemporary painting and sculpture programmes. Confirm current exhibition and hours on the gallery site the day you go.
East London: commercial rooms worth the trip
Maureen Paley
Maureen Paley (60 Three Colts Lane, E2) is an established East London commercial gallery. Public listings commonly give Wednesday–Saturday hours; the gallery site is the authority for what is on and whether appointments are preferred.
Pairing SLG or Hannah Barry with a Maureen Paley visit is a full afternoon; leave buffer for the Tube or Overground before heading to Fulham for Arrival.
Getting to Dawes Road without rushing
Arrival’s November London venue is in SW6 (56 Dawes Road). If you spend the afternoon in Peckham, budget a clear Tube or bus transfer before doors—do not treat “nearby contemporary London” as walkable from Peckham to Fulham. If you only have time for one daytime stop plus the opening, choose South London Gallery (free entry; hours on the SLG site) and go straight to Arrival afterwards.
We are not publishing unverified travel times here; check TfL on the day. The only attendance requirement for our show is a free Eventbrite ticket while capacity remains.
What this guide deliberately skips
Mayfair has major commercial galleries, but programmes and temporary closures change quickly. For example, Unit London stated on its site in late October 2026 that its Mayfair space was temporarily closed due to adjacent construction. Rather than send you to a shuttered door, this guide sticks to Peckham and East London rooms that presented as open on their own sites that day. Re-check before you go.
Arrival Gallery — Dawes Road, November
Photo: Arrival Gallery
Venue on the ticket listing: 56 Dawes Road, London SW6 7EJ. Dates: 13–15 November 2026. Reserve via Eventbrite. City overview: arrivalgallery.com/london.
For the feel of a previous London opening night in our rooms, see the July 2026 London recap.
Applying to exhibit in London
Use the live city page London artist open call. The /opencalls hub covers other cities.
A simple November day plan
Afternoon: South London Gallery (and Hannah Barry if open).
Optional add-on: Maureen Paley in East London on a Wednesday–Saturday.
Evening / show days: Arrival Gallery, Dawes Road — free ticket on Eventbrite.