Camden pupils to fill King’s Cross gallery with art: key details

Camden pupils will see their artwork return to a major King’s Cross gallery this summer, as the Camden Schools Art Biennale comes back for a second edition.

The exhibition is due to run from 14 to 26 July 2026 at the Lethaby Gallery, part of Central Saint Martins at the University of the Arts London. It follows the first Camden Schools Art Biennale in 2024 and will again bring together Camden pupils’ art from schools across the borough in a public gallery setting.

For families, teachers and young artists, the biennale offers something simple but rare: school work shown in a professional cultural space in one of London’s busiest creative districts.

Exhibition dates and venue in King’s Cross

The Camden Schools Art Biennale will take place at the Lethaby Gallery at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, from Tuesday 14 July to Sunday 26 July 2026.

The gallery sits in King’s Cross, an area closely associated with art, design, architecture, technology and higher education. Placing pupils’ work there gives the exhibition a direct link between classroom creativity and the wider cultural life of the borough.

Camden Council said the two-week show will showcase the creativity of pupils from schools across Camden. The source announcement did not give ticket prices, daily opening times or a full list of participating schools, so visitors should wait for those details before making firm plans.

At a glance:

• Event: Camden Schools Art Biennale
• Dates: 14 to 26 July 2026
• Venue: Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins
• Area: King’s Cross, Camden
• Participants: pupils from schools across the borough

Schools, artists and cultural organisations involved

The biennale is being framed as a borough-wide schools exhibition rather than a single-school showcase. According to the announcement, it will bring together schools, artists and cultural organisations from across Camden.

That mix matters because school art often stays inside classrooms, corridors or end-of-term displays. A gallery exhibition changes the setting. It asks pupils to think about audience, presentation and how their work sits beside pieces made by other young people from different parts of the borough.

For teachers, the return of the biennale also creates a shared cultural deadline around which art departments and school communities can build work. For pupils, especially those considering creative study or careers, seeing their work connected to Central Saint Martins and University of the Arts London places local school creativity alongside a nationally recognised arts education environment.

A second edition after the 2024 launch

The 2026 event follows the inaugural Camden Schools Art Biennale held in 2024. Its return suggests the format has found a place in the borough’s cultural calendar, with a two-year rhythm that gives schools time to prepare and develop new work.

Camden has a dense cultural landscape, from museums and performance venues to design schools, community arts groups and creative businesses. The Schools Art Biennale draws that landscape closer to pupils by giving young people a visible platform in the same part of London where major art and design students, practitioners and organisations already work.

The announcement does not specify a theme for the 2026 exhibition. That leaves the central focus on the borough’s pupils themselves: their ideas, materials, styles and the different school communities represented inside the gallery.

What families should watch for next

Families and schools are likely to need further practical details before July, including opening hours, access information, booking arrangements if required, and the list of participating schools.

The confirmed spine is already clear: Camden pupils’ artwork will be shown for two weeks at the Lethaby Gallery in King’s Cross, from 14 to 26 July 2026, under the Camden Schools Art Biennale banner.

Source: Camden Council

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