Bethlem_Gallery Knowpia

Bethlem Gallery
	Main building of Bethlem Royal Hospital, which houses the Bethlem Museum of the Mind and the Bethlem Gallery
Formation	1997
Type	Subsidiary of the Maudsley Charity (UK registered number 1055440-3)
Location	Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, London BR3 3BX, United Kingdom;
Coordinates	51°22′51.3″N 0°1′46.9″W / 51.380917°N 0.029694°W
Area served	National
Method	Exhibitions and events are programmed throughout the year; Campaign for access to the arts in healthcare environments
Key people	Sophie Leighton, Gallery Director
Website	www.bethlemgallery.com

The Bethlem Gallery is an art gallery in Beckenham, Bromley, England. It was established in 1997 to support and exhibit artists who are current or former patients of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.^[2] The gallery is housed in an Art Deco building shared with the Bethlem Museum of the Mind,^[3] with exhibits about the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital.

The small gallery team supports and encourages artists who may feel excluded from artistic endeavour otherwise. The gallery provides facilities for collaboration, experimentation, and skills exchange.

Quotation edit

Pills are ok, counselling is ok and it will get you back on the streets, but what keeps your mind alive is what you learn here. That’s what it’s about – keeping your spirit alive.

– Lee, Bethlem artist.^[4]

Studio edit

For long term patients, the art studio is a place to spend time away from the ward.

Available resources facilitate sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking and screen printing, among others.

References edit

^ "About Us". Bethlem Gallery. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^ "Bethlem Gallery". About Us. UK: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^ "Bethlem Gallery and Museum - South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust". Slam.nhs.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ "Who we are - Bethlem GalleryBethlem Gallery". Bethlemgallery.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.