Hire The Front Room at The Beaney

Hire The Front Room

The Front Room is a contemporary, flexible gallery space in the heart of Canterbury which is available for hire. If you have any enquiries please contact: thefrontroom@canterbury.gov.uk

Art by Post, photographed by Tim Stubbings, commissioned by Southbank Centre

Gallery Hire

Are you looking to hire a contemporary gallery space in the heart of Canterbury?

The Front Room is a dynamic and collaborative temporary exhibition space. The gallery provides the opportunity for community generated exhibitions to be displayed and celebrated and for emerging and established artists, art, craft and community groups (including schools and colleges) to showcase and sell their work.

“Exhibiting here is more than just being offered a space and being left to get on with things. Publicity via their website and assistance with labelling and information boards presents a cohesive package. Having presence in the High Street at the centre of our city signposts your work to a huge audience.”

Joyce Armstrong, Canterbury Art Studio

Guidelines and Criteria

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UPDATE: The Front Room is fully booked for 2026/2027. Applications for 2028 will be reviewed in early Summer 2027.

For consideration to exhibit in 2028/2029 please submit your interest by Monday 31 May 2027.

Submissions should be for the exhibition of new artwork or projects that have not been exhibited elsewhere previously.

Submit your application using The Beaney Front Room Proposal Application Form

More Information

The Front Room is a community exhibition space situated within The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge.

Exhibitors will have exclusive use of The Front Room and facilities required to professionally exhibit work.

Exhibitors will benefit from the museum and gallery’s high footfall and prominent high street location (averaging 10,000 per eight week exhibition) as well as excellent facilities.

There is no commission charge on artists’ sales from the gallery walls.

The Front Room is available to hire at £1500 + VAT per eight week block, additional weeks charged at £230 + VAT.

The Beaney and The Front Room goes from strength to strength and is more popular than ever with not only the locals but further afield, especially with the open exhibitions which get a lot of publicity on social media which extends its profile. I have been honoured to have exhibited and sold work in The Front Room. It makes me very happy to be part of The Front Room’s artistic hub!
Adam de Ville, Artist