Press releases

New late night contemporary art festival, Nocturnal Creatures, draws 6000 visitors

Whitechapel Gallery is delighted to announce that Nocturnal Creatures, its new free annual summer late-night contemporary art festival, took over London’s East End on Saturday 21 July attracting more than 6000 visitors in its first year.

Posted in | 24 Jul 2018

Artists added to Nocturnal Creatures, Whitechapel Gallery’s late-night festival   

Final line-up announced for Nocturnal Creatures, Whitechapel Gallery’s inaugural late-night contemporary arts festival taking place Saturday 21 July

Posted in | 10 Jul 2018

Surreal Science: Loudon Collection with Salvatore Arancio

This exhibition presents extraordinarily crafted objects from the Loudon Collection, selected and animated by visual artist Salvatore Arancio (b. 1974).

Posted in | 28 Jun 2018

Whitechapel Gallery reveals first artists for new late-night arts festival, Nocturnal Creatures

Nocturnal Creatures brings together performance, video, sculpture and sound in the heart of the East End for a new late-night contemporary arts festival on Saturday 21 July.

Posted in | 19 Jun 2018

Mariana Mazzucato: Economist in Residence

Whitechapel Gallery announces Professor Mariana Mazzucato as the Gallery’s first Economist-in-Residence.

Posted in | 23 Apr 2026

Gavin Jantjes: The Dream, The Rumour and The Poet’s Song (1985)

Posted in | 15 Jul 2024

Joy Gregory wins the Freelands Award 2023

Joy Gregory with Whitechapel Gallery has won the Freelands Award 2023. This award enables organisations to present an exhibition by a mid-career female-identifying artist who may not yet have received the acclaim or public recognition that her work deserves.

Posted in | 30 Nov 2023

Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Auction 2023

Leading contemporary artists donate works for charitable Art Icon auction in support of Whitechapel Gallery’s education and community programmes.

Posted in | 10 Jan 2023