A contemporary Exhibition Space showcasing new and experimental work from established and emerging artists. SVAF also actively promotes and engages with artists’ collaboration projects and formulate interactive community, school and University projects in the Gallery.
Rosalind Barker MA and Susan Evans MFA with the members of the Sevenoaks Visual Arts Forum, run The KCC Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery as an artist led space.The forum is based at the Gallery.
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BOOK/TEXT/OBJECT
Stephen Emmerson
Now – 28 February
Book / Text / Object is an exhibition concerned with language, writing, the book as object, and its historical use as a repository for knowledge. Its aim is to offer visitors an alternative way of approaching books, text and poetry.
Stephen Emmerson is a writer and artist. His most recent publications are: flight, published by Guillemot Press, Big Song, published by Broken Sleep Books, and Gallery and A Box of Ideas, both published by Timglaset Editions.
The springboard for his visual work is the concept, content and physicality of books. His intriguing work is often collaborative and can be seen on is website https://eightox.orgThe next
REPOSITORIES Exhibition in the LIBRARY
An SVAF Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery and Library project.
BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS. THINK BOOK. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS
2026 is The National Year of Reading.
The aim is to inspire people to make reading a regular part of their lives, bringing their reading closer to culture.
As part of our contribution to the national year of reading Sevenoaks Visual Arts Forum SVAF in collaboration with Sevenoaks Library present Repositories: an exhibition to be found on the top of the library shelving throughout the fiction section.
New artwork has been created by 13 SVAF members in response to the concept and physicality of books. They have explored memories and ideas in specific books, discarded books and the book’s components. You will also find handmade artist’s books.
Exhibiting artists: Rosalind Barker, Susanne Beard, Ann Bridges, Sarah Cliff, Louisa Crispin, Duncan Dwinell, Sally Eldars, Sue Evans, Martin Garwood, Marilyn Kyle, Jill Laudet, Irene Simmons, Franny Swann.
NOT JUST 7 OAKS the KALEIDOSCOPE FOREST of the IMAGINATION
The SVAF Community Art Project 2025
Thank you for all your arty Trees in every sort of media for our Forest of the Imagination on the Mezzanine outside the Gallery.
Thank you to The Otford Embroidery Group, The Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Knit and Natter Group, EPIC St Barts Youth Club, Sevenoaks Adult Social Services, Otford Library children’s craft morning and Forget-me-Not-Cafe for many stunning fun trees.
Every Saturday in June and July the drop-in workshops at Kaleidoscope were enthusiastically attended by many families. The inventiveness and pleasure expressed in making by all the family members has made this a joyful project. We owe a big thank you to lead artists Sarah Cliff, Susanne Beard, Sue Evans, Amanda Hopkins and Irene Vaughan who volunteered to run them.
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