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2026 OPEN CALL

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see you in the park

this exhibition is a celebration of everyday life in the park – people from different backgrounds coming together, sharing space, stories, and inspiration. in parks we not only coexist, but we grow - personally, artistically, and collectively.

we believe that parks are deeply political - not through noise, but through quietness, through care, through presence, through being open. the park is peaceful, but powerful. it is where we gather, where we rest, where we learn from each other, where power and profit are not listening. and here we are, inside brunswick park in south east london.

see you in the park brings together sculptures, paintings, sound, and found objects to create a space that listens, shapes conversations, and allows conversations to happen. it’s a reminder that every healthy ecosystem needs diversity – and that art, like nature, thrives when we make space for it to breathe.

outhouse is like a plant growing through concrete – small and humble yet powerful, shaped by care, and growing without anyone’s permission. like the park, we value resistance, peaceful growth, and radical hospitality.

the quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.

- lao tzu

the six artists in this exhibition have been central to the early life of outhouse, helping to shape its foundations and its spirit. they not only supported the gallery in its first steps but also played an important role in discovering what outhouse could be.

estelle simpson and miya kosowick both took part in bloom, the very first exhibition at outhouse in march 2024. it was also the first show curated by outhouse founder alicja orzechowska, and their presence helped set the tone for everything that followed.

miya’s magical, delicate works continue to shape alicja’s understanding of what outhouse is and can be – a space that values vulnerability, care, and quiet strength.

estelle, with her dedication, passion, and generosity, has been equally important in nurturing the gallery’s growth. she returned a year later for home, an exhibition for local residents, where natasha burton also exhibited at outhouse for the first time.

natasha discovered the open call for home through a flyer pinned up in brunswick park. she soon became an important member of the outhouse community, after many insightful conversations with alicja about the realities of being a working-class female artist, the weight of systemic racism within art institutions, and the everyday challenges of living with neurodivergence. her presence has brought depth, honesty, and resilience to the conversations shaping the gallery.

christie swallow joined the outhouse community through boundaries, a group show curated by sian zhang. since then, christie has pushed the gallery into bold and unexpected directions: from installing the first birdhive outside the building to wrapping the entire gallery in pink fabric – perhaps the most surreal project we’ve hosted so far.

hannah archambault first came to outhouse simply by turning up at an exhibition opening. with her vibrant energy and kind spirit, she quickly became part of the community, returning to perform and lead music workshops that brought people together in new ways.

olivia crosby became connected to outhouse while studying in south london. her work public offering – a bench that needed a new home when olivia returned to the u.s. – was adopted by outhouse and placed outside the gallery. for several months, it welcomed the brunswick park community, until it was eventually removed at the request of the council.

read more about the artists:

hannah archambault
natasha burton
olivia crosby
miya kosowick
estelle simpson
christie swallow

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further reading:

Shy Radicals: The Antisystemic Politics of the Militant Introvert by Hamja Ahsan

Take Back Mokum: Squatting and the housing struggle in Amsterdam by Mokum Kraakt

How to disappear by Haytham El-Wardany

Not Going it Alone: Collective Curatorial Curating by Paul O’Neill