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Mr A moves in mysterious ways (New exhibition running from 15 May to 25 July)

Peltz Gallery Birkbeck School of Arts, 43 Gordon Square, London

Mr A moves in mysterious ways is a new exhibition displaying works from the Adamson Collection. The Adamson Collection is one of the world’s largest collections of artworks made by psychiatric patients. It consists of approximately 6,000 paintings, drawings and sculptural objects by the residents of Netherne, a long-stay British mental hospital.

Free

Picturing Hetty Feather (Exhibition runs from 26 May to 3rd September)

The Foundling Museum 40 Brunswick Square, London

This summer the Foundling Museum presents a new family-friendly exhibition exploring how Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s much-loved character Hetty Feather has brought the history of London’s Foundling Hospital to life.

Free

SKIP Night part of Art Night 2017

Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School playground St James' Passage, Duke's Place, London

In latest news, pioneering street artist and master of street typography Ben Eine has been announced for SKIP Night, an evening of life drawing and live street art as part of Art Night 2017. SKIP Night will feature life drawing classes inside a closed skip situated in the playground of the Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School with classes taught by Draw Brighton founder, Jake Spicer. Featuring a variety of models and poses, the classes will encourage visitors to take up their pencils and sketch a spotlit life model from the intimate, amphitheater style seating area inside the skip.

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