Queer Along the River: South London LGBTQ+ History and Drawing Workshop

Join Dr Catherine Hahn in a history and drawing workshop on queer South London.

You will learn about LGBTQ+ South London history starting in the 17th century, then use a variety of drawing methods and experiments to recall queer pasts.

About this event

The workshop reclaims diverse, working-class LGBTQ+ South East London history through local stories and drawing. In doing so, it challenges Victorian accounts of poverty and crime that served as cultural erasure in the area.

In the workshop, we will explore how drawing methods can revive queer history. Art produced in Queer Along the River will be shown in Deptford Lounge for LGBTQ+ History month in February 2026.

Together, we will put South London’s LGBTQ+ heritage on the map!

Any level of art experience, including none, is welcome.

Historic resources, art material and support will be provided.

About the facilitator

Dr Catherine Hahn (she/her) is an artist and social researcher and has taught extensively in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths and Art History at the University of Kent. Catherine has facilitated collaborative art workshops for many years.

She draws on her personal experience and research on queer South London for the tour.

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