Ripley Arts Centre is actively seeking artists and performers to showcase their talents and creations at our venue. We offer a welcoming space for concerts, exhibitions and creative endeavours. We are eager to support and promote the arts within our community.
A Retrospective: Returning to Ripley Arts 50 years
Norha Kam Holfod (1916-1990)
Viewing Mon-Thurs 9.30am to 4.30pm & Sat & Sun mornings other times by appointment
15th to 24th October 2026 Open evening 15th October 7.30-9.30pm
Norah Kam Holford (1916-1990) was an artist and educator of remarkable talent and insight. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in the 1930s, obtaining prizes for Life Drawing and Life Painting. She went on to train as an Art Teacher at the University of London Institute of Education, before teaching art at Bromley High School for Girls in the 1940s, and later, lecturing at Froebel Educational Institute before having children in the 1950s. Norah lived in Beckenham until the 1970s, and continued to paint and draw throughout her life, leaving a remarkable body of work: reviews from her previous exhibitions describe her as ‘an artist of immense depth.’
This is a rare opportunity to see beautiful mid-century expressions of colours in nature, as well as some of Norah’s more surrealist and thought-provoking work, created during periods of acute mental ill health and psychoanalytic treatment in the 1960s. She was a woman of unique artistic skill and vision.
Norah’s art collection remains in the care of her surviving family. This exhibition has been curated by her granddaughter, Zillah.
Deputy Mayor of Bromley Councillor Gemma Turrell, and the Deputy Mayor’s Consort, Councillor Thomas Turrell. At the Bromley Arts Trust launch 27th March 2026
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BAT Chairman Myra Kinghorn, jazz pianist James Haycocks and friends at the Bromley Arts Trust Launch 27th March 2026.
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Warm up this autumn by meeting friends and joining our creative community at the Art Centre! Our studios are prepared for yoga and Tai Chi classes to keep you moving, adult art and drama courses to spark your imagination, and film, art, and Coding classes for children.
Looking for a unique venue? Our versatile function rooms are available for hire, perfect for your next gathering or event.
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Bromley Arts Trust
Opportunity to join the Board
Ready for a challenge? Good team player? Good at seeing the bigger picture ? Consider joining our small Board of Trustees?
The Board of Bromley Arts Trust is eager to expand the number of trustees and is seeking enthusiastic individuals with specialised skills and broad experience to help find solutions to meet future challenges. Whether you are an experienced Trustee or are considering becoming one, we would like to hear from you.
If you have the time available (estimated to average 2 to 3 days per month) to undertake this exciting role, please apply.
More details of the role, person specification, the application process and documentation are set out in the Trustee Application Pack, which is available from Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, BR1 2PX or by emailing the Business Manager at thelma@bromleyarts.com or by telephone 0208 464 5816.
Update from the Trustees of the Bromley Arts Trust
Ripley is Fully Open for Business!
Ripley Arts Centre is operating at full capacity, with a range of well-appointed accommodation, for a small meeting of four people or a wedding, party or concert for 76 to 120 guests.
We welcome bookings for weddings, civil partnerships, funerals and other life events (including receptions, parties and celebrations). To make your booking, please contact: enquiries@bromleyarts.com or 020 8464 5816
For information on our many classes and courses please see our Events Calendar or Newsletter for times, dates and contact details.
Set in a magnificent period property this venue is deep in history with an enviable record for hosting a variety of concerts and exhibitions.
“…. We received many favourable comments from our wedding guests about the ceremony and reception and it would be difficult to suggest any areas in which there could be improvement. We were made to feel so welcome – almost as if Ripley existed only for us”. Joanna & Michael – Cambridge
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Bromley Arts Trust is a registered charity no. 1187209