Camden school art biennale returns to King’s Cross in July

The Camden Schools Art Biennale 2026 will return to King’s Cross this summer, bringing a two-week exhibition of pupil artwork to the Lethaby Gallery at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL).

The exhibition follows the inaugural Camden Schools Art Biennale in 2024 and will again focus on the creativity of pupils from schools across the borough. Camden Council says the event will bring together schools, artists and cultural organisations from across Camden.

Pupil artwork returns to a central Camden gallery

For families, teachers and local residents, the Biennale offers a direct look at work being made in Camden schools, placed in a gallery setting rather than kept inside classrooms or end-of-year displays.

The setting is part of the draw. Lethaby Gallery sits within Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, in King’s Cross, an area Camden Council describes as one of London’s leading centres for creativity and innovation. That gives the school exhibition a public-facing home in a district already associated with art, design and cultural production.

The source information does not name individual schools, pupils, artists or participating organisations. It confirms the broad shape of the exhibition: a borough-wide showcase built around pupil creativity and collaboration between education and cultural partners.

Dates and venue for Camden Schools Art Biennale 2026

The Camden Schools Art Biennale 2026 is scheduled to run from Tuesday, 14 July to Sunday, 26 July 2026. No daily opening times are included in the supplied event information, so visitors should avoid assuming standard gallery hours until those details are published by the organiser or venue.

The confirmed venue is the Lethaby Gallery at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL), in King’s Cross, London. The event brief gives the venue address only as King’s Cross, London, and does not include room-level directions, entrance details or transport guidance beyond the King’s Cross location.

Cost and booking details have also not been stated in the source material. The event is suitable for the general public, students and families, but the available information does not confirm whether advance booking, ticketing or timed entry will apply.

Schools, artists and cultural groups in one exhibition

The Biennale is framed as a collaboration across Camden, not only a display of finished schoolwork. Camden Council says the exhibition will bring together schools, artists and cultural organisations from across the borough.

That matters for the shape of the event: pupils’ work will be shown in a public gallery connected to a major arts university, while the wider project links education with Camden’s cultural network. The source does not give a programme of workshops, talks or live events, so the confirmed visitor offer at this stage is the exhibition itself.

The return after the first edition in 2024 gives the Biennale a second outing and a clearer place in Camden’s summer cultural calendar. For parents and carers, it may be a chance to see how school creativity is being presented beyond the classroom. For students, it places young work in the same King’s Cross creative setting used by established artists, designers and cultural organisations.

What to check before visiting

Visitors have the essential date range and venue, but some practical details remain unconfirmed in the source information. Before travelling, check for opening times, entry arrangements and any booking requirements once Camden Council or the venue publishes further visitor guidance.

Confirmed details are: Camden Schools Art Biennale 2026, 14 to 26 July 2026, Lethaby Gallery at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, King’s Cross, Camden, London.

Source: Camden Council