Upcoming events & exhibitions
We’re proud to host a regular programme of events and exhibitions celebrating our history and offering a radically inclusive welcome to our local community. To book tickets for an event listed here, please click on the individual event listing for a ticket link.
Find out more about our new arts programme, and book tickets, here.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH (Copy)
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
NG Film Club: Santiago Rising (2021)
Please note: we're starting later for this screening, due to the later sunlight! Doors will open at 7.30pm and we'll show the film from 8pm.
The Newington Green Film Club is back on Saturday 4th May – and we're showing Santiago Rising (2021) by Nick MacWilliam.
The director will be with us after the movie for Q&A along with Cristina Navarrete who is an activist and a former political prisoner in the dictatorship. Santiago Rising takes place on the streets of Chile’s capital city in late 2019 as massive protests over economic inequality engulf the country. Filmed during the weeks after protests began, Santiago Rising meets social movements, protesters and ordinary people in their struggle for equality and human rights.
Check out the trailer on Youtube in a new tab here.
And buy your tickets here.
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
NG Film Club: Certified Copy (2010)
Please note: we're starting later for this screening, due to the later sunlight! Doors will open at 7.30pm and we'll show the film from 8pm.
The Newington Green Film Club is back on Saturday 20th April – and we're showing Certified Copy by Abbas Kiarostami and starring Juliette Binoche.
In the words of The Guardian...
"The film is set in Tuscany, where visiting British author James Miller, played by newcomer William Shimell, is giving a reading from his latest book, entitled Certified Copy. This is a daring work of art history, which claims that a reproduction is as valuable as an original, and that the distinction between the two is founded on fallacious and naive assumptions about authenticity and truth. Binoche plays a French antiques dealer, invited along to his talk, who is fascinated and a little nettled by the man's provocations – her teenage son teasingly accuses her of having a crush on this handsome celebrity."
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/02/certified-copy-review
N-Zine Workshop
Are you an aspiring writer? An experienced, published writer? Someone who has never written before but wants to meet local creative types and be inspired?
Come along to this interactive workshop at the Meeting House for freewrites, prompts and a supportive community environment with the N-Zine team.
We hope that the event will inspire you to contribute to our zine and to be a part of the ’N-Zine’ community!
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/n-zine-workshop-tickets-872361826707
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday life drawing at NGMH
Whether you’re new to art or have previous experience, you are invited to attend a series of dynamic life drawing classes.
They'll explore themes that include mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure – and your skills of drawing from observation will be enhanced. Materials are available.
Please ring the bell when you arrive. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing-classes-at-the-meeting-house-tickets-781922008777?aff=oddtdtcreator
NG Film Club: The Lunchbox (2013)
The Newington Green Film Club is back on Saturday 16th March – and this time we can share in advance what we're showing!
Join us for a screening of Hindi classic drama The Lunchbox, directed by Ritesh Batra.
Book your tickets here.
For future events: we can sometimes tell you the name of the film in advance, but not always. You can find out the name of the film and our full schedule by joining the Newington Green Film Club. Simply head to this page and join the mailing list. You'll be sent a password to access this schedule on our website. Any problems? Email nick@new-unity.org.
Christmas Jazz
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Christmas jazz with the captivating vocals of Sibel Demir and the masterful piano performance by Jan Tabecki in our upcoming concert. Let Sibel’s voice take you on a journey through festive melodies, perfectly complemented by Jan’s intricate piano arrangements. Join us for an evening of joy as these talented artists bring the spirit of Christmas to life through the magical realm of jazz. Don’t miss this extraordinary concert promising an unforgettable fusion of holiday cheer and musical brilliance!
Sibel Demir
Sibel Demir is a Turkish Soprano based in London. After graduating from the Istanbul University State Conservatory Opera Department, she delved into jazz, folk, and classical Turkish music. She enjoys incorporating the diversity of Anatolia into her music, reflecting it in her own performances. Sibel has achieved accolades in the Istanbul Baroque Aria Competition and the Nardis Jazz Vocal Competition. She has performed at the IKSV Jazz Festival and the EFG London Jazz Festival. Continuing to make her mark in London and Istanbul’s jazz clubs and various concert halls, Sibel Demir is an active member of the London Symphony Chorus and performs as a soloist with the London Film Music Orchestra, captivating audiences across the UK and Europe.
Jan Tabecki
Pianist, keyboardist, arranger and music producer. After pursuing a Bachelor’s degree with Honors at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London in Classical Piano, he is now in his first year of postgraduate studies in Electronic and Produced Music in the same institution. He has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and keyboard artist, and has been a member of musical groups in various countries such as England, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, Italy, Scotland and Poland. He has had the pleasure to play in venues such as Milton Court (London), The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Tyne Theatre & Opera House (Newcastle), St James’s Church in London, Villa Wahnfried (Bayreuth), Sheldonian Theatre (Oxford), National Philharmonic (Warsaw) and Tauron Arena (Krakow). Since 2022 he has been a member of the Bauhaus Band directed by John Harle, as well as being the keyboardist of the London Film Music Orchestra, with which he performs regularly around the UK. Jan has always shown interest in various musical genres and he likes to experiment by combining different types of music and creating new compositions. In fact, in addition to his main training in classical piano, he has always been interested in RnB, rock, and electronic and produced music. Jan also released two albums with his own compositions in which he collaborated with several artists of his generation. His latest projects include co-producing and arranging songs with Basia Malecka for her debut EP ‘Cosmic’ (released in September 2023), as well as performing and arranging a recital based on Polish poetry in ‘Scene in the Mountains’. He recently co-produced music for a theatre production in Latvia based on Latvian folk music. Jan is also working on his solo album, which will be released in 2024, as well as the musical arrangement of a show with music by Agnieszka Osiecka directed by Mateusz Mirek in London.
Hyenas in Petticoats - Showcase Screening
A showcase of short films made by the participants of the first 12-week Hyenas in Petticoats radical filmmaking course. Most of the directors are first-time filmmakers.
Running order
One Hundred Years Of Olive - a personal and social history of the 20th century and an intimate portrait of a good life lived by a good woman
Opening on 30th of November 6pm
Exhibition on 1st of December 12 - 6pm
14th December 12 - 6pm
15th december 12 - 4pm
Olive was born in Liverpool on 19 December 1923 and died in London on the 27 November 2019. Through a selection of precious documents, photographs, writings, books, artworks, mementoes, artefacts, and curios from a long life, One Hundred Years Of Olive presents a personal and social history of the 20th century and an intimate portrait of a good life lived by a good woman.
Olive Keidan wasn’t a public figure or famous person, but she was a remarkable woman who worked in social policy throughout her adult life, as a psychiatric social worker and university lecturer and was also a keen amateur painter, dressmaker, zoologist, botanist, writer, poet, cook, feminist, and socialist. Olive would have been 100 this year. To mark her centenary and to begin the process of creating a family archive, her daughter planned to select one hundred objects from her life for a simple publication to share with family and friends. As Olive’s life holds up a mirror to the seismic political, social and cultural upheavals, changes and progress of the 20th century, the team at Newington Green Meeting House suggested there might be wider public interest in a small exhibition of aspects of her life.
In recognition of the Unitarian movements’ commitment to social justice and Newington Green’s place in the struggle for women’s rights, One Hundred Years Of Olive will highlight Olive’s professional life and lived experiences in relation to the histories and shifts in social policy for women, children and the family, and particularly the emergence of the welfare state. The great gift of the welfare state was central to Olive’s professional interests, and it cared for her throughout her adult life and in her death. As her beloved NHS now faces its biggest crisis since its formation in 1948, it feels timely to look back at its pre-history, its birth and impact through the lens of Olive’s life, something she herself was thinking and writing about extensively in her later years**.
Olive’s family held her 90th birthday party at Newington Green Meeting House in 2013 and a memorial service for her at the New Unity chapel in Islington in 2019, so we are delighted to be returning to Newington Green to mark Olive’s centenary. Each week of the exhibition we will display different objects from different aspects of her life, offer a few interactions, and encourage everyone to bring and take away their own memories of 20th-century life.
** “People like me, born between the wars, seem to have taken up writing autobiographies as a major leisure activity… I have taken a route that is for me much more interesting – focusing on the social policies that I have lived with and that have been relevant to me, and in which I have had both personal and professional interest…Like rites of passage there are social policies that are important for each period of the life cycle. With marriage came my interest in the financial and work situation of married women, the socially approved family size, and how to achieve it. Then the interest shifted to provisions for families with young children and moved astonishingly rapidly to provision for students. Pension arrangements followed and finally the processes of care in old age, dying and the cost of burial. All along the route health provision goes in and out of focus as need rises and falls, and by old age care provision looks very important.” Olive Keidan, 2007
Exhibition Opening: One Hundred Years Of Olive
Olive was born in Liverpool on 19 December 1923 and died in London on the 27 November 2019. Through a selection of precious documents, photographs, writings, books, artworks, mementoes, artefacts, and curios from a long life, One Hundred Years Of Olive presents a personal and social history of the 20th century and an intimate portrait of a good life lived by a good woman.
Olive Keidan wasn’t a public figure or famous person, but she was a remarkable woman who worked in social policy throughout her adult life, as a psychiatric social worker and university lecturer and was also a keen amateur painter, dressmaker, zoologist, botanist, writer, poet, cook, feminist, and socialist. Olive would have been 100 this year. To mark her centenary and to begin the process of creating a family archive, her daughter planned to select one hundred objects from her life for a simple publication to share with family and friends. As Olive’s life holds up a mirror to the seismic political, social and cultural upheavals, changes and progress of the 20th century, the team at Newington Green Meeting House suggested there might be wider public interest in a small exhibition of aspects of her life.
In recognition of the Unitarian movements’ commitment to social justice and Newington Green’s place in the struggle for women’s rights, One Hundred Years Of Olive will highlight Olive’s professional life and lived experiences in relation to the histories and shifts in social policy for women, children and the family, and particularly the emergence of the welfare state. The great gift of the welfare state was central to Olive’s professional interests, and it cared for her throughout her adult life and in her death. As her beloved NHS now faces its biggest crisis since its formation in 1948, it feels timely to look back at its pre-history, its birth and impact through the lens of Olive’s life, something she herself was thinking and writing about extensively in her later years**.
Olive’s family held her 90th birthday party at Newington Green Meeting House in 2013 and a memorial service for her at the New Unity chapel in Islington in 2019, so we are delighted to be returning to Newington Green to mark Olive’s centenary. Each week of the exhibition we will display different objects from different aspects of her life, offer a few interactions, and encourage everyone to bring and take away their own memories of 20th-century life.
** “People like me, born between the wars, seem to have taken up writing autobiographies as a major leisure activity… I have taken a route that is for me much more interesting – focusing on the social policies that I have lived with and that have been relevant to me, and in which I have had both personal and professional interest…Like rites of passage there are social policies that are important for each period of the life cycle. With marriage came my interest in the financial and work situation of married women, the socially approved family size, and how to achieve it. Then the interest shifted to provisions for families with young children and moved astonishingly rapidly to provision for students. Pension arrangements followed and finally the processes of care in old age, dying and the cost of burial. All along the route health provision goes in and out of focus as need rises and falls, and by old age care provision looks very important.” Olive Keidan, 2007