Ripley Arts Centre

This charming Victorian house known as Ripley has a remarkable history of musical association and is located just a short distance from Bromley town centre. Bromley Arts Council is based at Ripley Arts Centre and represents amateur arts organisations throughout the Borough; offering opportunities for artists to exhibit and musicians to perform. Ripley Arts Centre also offers a wide range of educational courses and activities including :

  • Concerts, recitals and recordings
  • Art exhibitions
  • International cinema
  • Poetry meetings and workshops
  • Dance and drama classes
  • Lectures and WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) courses
  • Exam revision courses and musical examinations
  • Art and pottery classes
  • Practical activities from instrumental lessons to children’s sewing classes
  • Storytelling classes
  • Public speaking classes

We also provide a comprehensive ROOM HIRE service which is available for all kinds of arts activities and business CONFERENCES . A range of conference facilities is provided, including; Wi-Fi, flip charts, projection screen and, for the Retro enthusiast, a traditional blackboard with its own easel.

Ripley Arts Centre has traditionally acted as a period wedding venue, the main event taking place in the elegant Georgian Music Room based on a design at Hampton Court Palace. This room provides a stunning vista onto the GARDEN with its magnificent willow tree, classical statue and fountain.

Guests and conference delegates alike are free to walk around the constantly changing art exhibitions, offering a refreshing and unusual atmosphere during their stay.

If you would like to know more about our activities or the Ripley Appeal Fund – to help us develop further – please contact us.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND WORLD CINEMA



The Ghost (2010) – 22nd November 2011

22nd November 2011. The Ghost (2010); Director: Roman Polanski; Cert 15 This award winning thriller ...

Whistle Down the Wind – 20th December 2011

Xmas Special includes a short film, raffle and mince pies!!! 20th December 2011. Whistle Down the Wi...

Marisa Saunders – 22nd November to 23rd December 2011

Marisa Saunders Visions of Sugar-Plums (ring to View) 22nd November to 23rd December 2011 Open eve: ...

George Fifield – 22nd November to 23rd December 2011

George Fifield (Ring to view ) Landscapes of Britain - the four seasons 22nd November to 23rd Decemb...

Francis McQueen – 22nd November to 23rd December 2011

Francis McQueen ( New Gallery Space) OSTENDIT ANIMAM: He shows the soul 22nd November to 23rd Decemb...

John Morgan – 4th Jan to 27th Jan 2011

CLEARINGS Photographs by John Morgan 4th Jan to 27th Jan 2011 Open eve: 4th Jan 7-9pm The exhibition...

Charles Darwin School – 4th Jan to 27th Jan 2011

Charles Darwin School -"Creative Explosion" Please ring to view 020 8464 5816 4th Jan to 27th Jan 20...

Hayes School Art Show – 10th Jan to 27th Jan 2011

Hayes School Art Show 10th Jan to 27th Jan 2011 Open eve: 18th Jan 7-9pm Please ring to view 020 846...

Theo Mendez – 31st January to 24th February

Theo Mendez - "Abstraction in Colour" 31st January to 24th February Open eve 1st Feb 7-9pm A collect...

Colin Fifield and Ray Marshall – 31st January to 24th February

Colin Fifield and Ray Marshall – Waterscapes - Please ring to view 020 8464 5816 31st January to 24t...

Barbara Grainger – 31st January to 24th February

Barbara Grainger: Wild Places and Quiet Places - Please ring to view 020 8464 5816 31st January to 2...

Graham Clarke – 28th Feb to 30th March 2012

Graham Clarke: “ Bromley Boy is Back" 28th Feb to 30th March 2012 Open eve 28th February 7-9pm Pleas...

Jason Clarke – 28th Feb to 30th March 2012

Jason Clarke - "Home Territory" Please ring to view 020 8464 5816 28th Feb to 30th March 2012 Open e...

Jacqueline Glanvile – 3rd April to 27th April 2011

Jacqueline Glanvile , ECLECTIC COLLECTION 3rd April to 27th April 2011 I enjoy portraying my Caribbe...

Claudia Hazzard – 3rd April to 27th April

Claudia Hazzard - Landscapes of Britain and Canada 3rd April to 27th April Open eve 3rd April 7-9pm ...

Geoffrey Leeson – 3rd April to 27th April

THE SHIPPING FORECAST - Please ring to view 020 8464 5816 A new series of paintings by Geoffrey Lees...

The African Queen – 24th January 2012

24th January 2012 The African Queen (1951); Director: John Huston. Cert. PG Set in Africa during the...

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf – 21st February 2012

21st February 2012 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1967); Director: Mike Nichols. Cert. 15 This powe...

Not Here to be Loved – 20th March 2012

20th March 2012 Not Here to be Loved (2005); Director: Stephane Brize. Cert. 15; French (sub-titles)...

Accident – 24th April 2012

24th April 2012 Accident (1967); Director: Harold Pinter. Cert. 12 Set amongst the spires of Oxford,...

Bromley Arts Council, Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley BR1 2PX - Tel: 020 8464 5816 Fax: 020 8464 5816 Email: enquiries@bromleyarts.com

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