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Chelsea Gallery is a beautiful exhibition space located in the heart of Chelsea, in King's Road, one of the trendiest streets in London.
The Gallery is perfect for both amateur and professional artists or collectors who wish to sell/exhibit their work or collections independently.
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The main Gallery features four glass display cabinets, each with their own light fixtures, suitable for all types of exhibits. These cabinets cannot be removed.
A clip-rail system for hanging pictures and paintings is available along the walls. We provide hanging rods that can be adjusted to suit any size of exhibit.Note: The exhibits must be framed in order for the picture-hanging system to work. Nothing can be attached to the walls in any other way.
The Gallery receives plenty of natural light during the day, but both cabinets and clip-rails have their own lighting if needed.
There is extra space available for hire which is used as the library display space. It is not available for hire separately.
Note: Between October and December each year the charity Christmas cards are on sale in this area.
| Duration of hire | Cost | Concessionary cost* |
|---|---|---|
| One week | £180 | £160 |
| Two weeks | £250 | £210 |
| Extra space ** | £80 | £70 |
| Private View (Wednesday evening only) | £130 | £120 |
* If you live in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, or you are an organisation connected solely with The Royal Borough you can apply to the Head of Libraries to claim the local discount. Please write to the Head of Libraries, Kensington Central Library, Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX.
** The extra space can be used for the additional charge, if it is not in use by the Library.
Note: this space is not hired out separately.
Gallery bookings are from Tuesday to Saturday. The Monday morning is for the dismantling of exhibitions, ready for the next exhibition to be set up on the Monday afternoon/evening.
The Gallery is available for hire throughout the year, except on Bank Holidays. Please see our Library closure dates for 2007 for details.
A private view evening may be booked for a Wednesday during the period of hire. There is a separate charge for this (see table above) as portering staff need to be hired to give access to and provide security for the Library while it is closed.
A Private View is strictly for invited guests - the general public will not be admitted at this time.
Exhibitors and visitors may have access to the Gallery during the following times:
Monday,Tuesday, Thursday : 9.30am - 8pm.
Wednesday,Friday, Saturday : 9.30am - 5pm
Private views can be held between 5pm to 8pm on Wednesdays.
If you hire the Gallery we ask that you ensure visitors have left the premises by the closing times mentioned above.
In terms of promoting exhibitions we offer an entry on the Royal Borough website as well as displaying posters in the Library.
You can submit several images and some text so that a page can be put on the Royal Borough website to promote exhibitions. This can be done as soon as the hire of the Gallery has been finalised.
For current examples of website promotions please see our Chelsea Library page.
In order to promote exhibitions on our website we require the following information:
The Authorisation is a legal requirement and we must have it on file before we can publish the webpage about your exhibition.
The above information will be forwarded to our webmaster for publishing.
We can display three A3-sized posters and three A4-sized posters.
These will be displayed on the board outside the building (on the King's Road) and on different boards in Chelsea Library.
Please send any images and text to ChelseaGalleryHire@rbkc.gov.uk.
If you are interested in hiring the Chelsea Gallery it is necessary to read the terms and conditions.
Please see: Terms and conditions.
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