Swiss Church in LondonEglise Suisse de LondresSchweizerkirche in LondonChiesa Svizzera a LondraBaselgia svizra a Londra

poster artwork by Lewis-MRP

23 – 24 November 2024

PORTALS: An Exhibition by Artists with Experience of Homelessness & Poverty

Alan | Andy Palfreyman | David Bedford | David Fussell | Eva | John Joseph Sheehy | Katandpigeon | Lewis-MRP  Lorraine | Matt | Tean | Lui Saatchi | The Homeless Poet

General Opening Hours: 12pm – 6pm

Accompanying Event: Artists’ Brunch | 23 November , 10am – 12pm | RSVP

*please note that this exhibition and accompanying event are free and open to all. So that we can monitor capactity, please RSVP via Eventbrite,

The Swiss Church London is pleased to present ‘PORTALS’, the first Breakfast on the Steps Guests’ art exhibition. The exhibition will be open to the public over two days and highlights the voices, stories and talents of artists with experience of homelessness and poverty.

This collaborative, multimedia exhibition represents a passage to new spaces, be it through doorways, over thresholds and into memories, hallucinations, fantasy, mythology and science fiction. The motivation is simple: art can transport and transform. The exhibition aims to highlight the voices, stories and creativity of the community.

Many of the artworks are currently being made at the weekly Breakfast on the Steps Art Workshop and will be presented alongside submissions from artists and filmmakers who currently or previously visited the weekly breakfasts at the Swiss Church. An artist-led exhibition, the title and themes of ‘PORTALS’ have emerged from the ideas and artworks submitted and produced in the weekly workshops.

The exhibition coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the Breakfast on the Steps programme at the Swiss Church and will feature paintings, drawings, digital collage, short films, photography, poetry and more.

On Saturday 23 November, 10am – 12pm, we are hosting a celebratory Artists’ Brunch. This is an opportunity to meet the exhibiting artists over coffee and pastries provided by local partner, Ole & Steen. It will also be a chance to hear speeches from the artists, the Breakfast on the Steps team and the Swiss Church Art Programme.

*please note that this exhibition and accompanying event are free and open to all. So that we can monitor capactity, please RSVP via Eventbrite.

*this exhibition has been made possible by the generous support from our volunteers, EKS Swiss Abroad Churches Fund, Kirchkreis 9 and local partners The London Graphic Centre and Ole & Steen.