The Lightbox

14/09/2026

✨Become A Member✨

If you have enjoyed our Summer Programme, become a Lightbox Member to enjoy free unlimited access to all of our future exhibitions going into our 20th year, we'd love for you to be part of it all!

As a valued member of our community you'll receive:
💫Free, unlimited access to the Gallery and Museum spaces
💫Discounts in our shop and café
💫Exclusive invites to Private Views
💫Regular membership newsletters

Your membership also provides vital support for Lightbox Gallery & Museum, helping us continue to share art, culture and history with everyone.

To find out more and sign up, visit our website (🔗 in bio)

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13/09/2026

✏TODAY: STUDIO SUNDAYS✏

Looking for a creative activities for all of the family this Sunday? Drop into our education studio and enjoy a welcoming space for kids and parents to create together.

All materials provided, just bring your imagination!

Every Sunday, 10:30am - 4:00pm, included with Day Pass Entry

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📸Grahame Larter

12/09/2026

Woking’s Heritage Showcase

Saturday 19 September: 11am-5pm

Join the Lightbox Gallery & Museum and local partners showcasing the rich and varied history of Woking Borough for a day-long celebration of all things heritage in Woking including the Woking's Story gallery, heritage craft displays and the chance to hear from local history experts.

Visitors will also be able to visit our current exhibitions; Animal Encounters and The Lost Gardens of Lobsteropolis.

This event is part of the Unlocking Woking’s Heritage Collection project, more information can be found here: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/wokings-heritage-showcase

Kids go FREE and Entry by Donation applies across this event.

Visit Surrey

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📸: Grahame Larter

11/09/2026

✨Philip Colbert in conversation with Professor Jean Wainwright✨

Join artist Philip Colbert and renowned art historian Professor Jean Wainwright for a revealing discussion, held within the spectacular surroundings of The Lost Gardens of Lobsteropolis and its monumental paintings, sculptures and installations.

This special fundraising event offers a rare opportunity to hear Philip and Professor Wainwright exploring the development of his lobster persona, his fascination with art history and popular culture, and the ideas behind this ambitious exhibition.

Find out more and book tickets for this special event: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/evening-with-philip-colbert

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10/09/2026

ON NOW

🐎Animal Encounters🐎
11 July - 14 October 2026

A family friendly exhibition, Animal Encounters offers an engaging summer highlight, illuminating how artists across generations have turned to the animal world to explore identity, symbolism, and the human experience.

These works reveal how animals have long inspired curiosity, empathy, and imaginative storytelling, from bold sculptural forms to expressive and playful mark making. Featuring paintings, prints, and sculpture by Ruskin Spear, Roger Hilton, Elisabeth Frink, and John Craxton, shown alongside contemporary works from the collection, the exhibition encourages close looking, conversation, and shared discovery designed with families in mind.

🔗For more information, please visit the Lightbox Gallery website: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/animal-encounters



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Images:
Graham Larter

09/09/2026

✨THIS MORNING: Entry By Donation✨

Every Wednesday until 1:30pm we are pleased to offer entry by donation, a morning where visitors can enter and explore all of our gallery spaces and exhibitions with a donation of your choosing.

This morning you can enter and see:

🦞The Lost Gardens of Lobsteropolis, Philip Colbert's debut gallery exhibition showcasing the Lightbox's largest ever painting on display which highlights a fantastical journey through myth, technology, and contemporary visual culture.

🐈‍⬛Animal Encounters, an engaging summer exhibition, illuminating how artists across generations have turned to the animal world to explore identity, symbolism, and the human experience.

☕Alongside our main exhibitions we welcome you into Woking's Story, the Lightbox Cafe and our ground floor shop and gallery spaces to make the most of the amazing deal on offer today.

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08/09/2026

✨September's Featured Artists✨

Discover the best local artists in Surrey at Lightbox Gallery in our gallery shop! These are a few of our favourite picks this month.


Ioanna, The Ottershaw Potter, has taught Arts and crafts for over 25 years and has been in the local community for over 20. She is known for working with terracotta clay and producing unique, hand-built designs suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, of which has been inspired by travels and time spent living in Thailand.


Sheila creates slip-cast coloured porcelain tableware inspired by the Slow Movement and Emotionally Durable Design. Each piece is created uniquely by carefully carved into the clay layers, often to resemble fingerprints where she would hold the pieces. The pots are then burnished, bisque fired, sanded smooth and glazed with a clear gloss inside. They are then sanded once more to ensure a tactile smooth finish.
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Denise is a mixed-media artist who creates shimmering contemporary
mosaics for the home, garden and to wear. Her work plays with the concept of distorted reflections using a range of materials, including reflective metallic surfaces, to capture movement. Working from her studio in Farnham, Denise explores scale and dimension and produces fine art pieces for interior and exterior spaces. Denise was the winner of Surrey Artist of the Year 2016.

Shop local at Lightbox Gallery 🎀

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07/09/2026

ON NOW
🦞Philip Colbert: The Lost Gardens of Lobsteropolis🦞

The Lost Gardens of Lobsteropolis welcomes visitors into Philip Colbert’s bold and exuberant visual universe. Best known for his iconic lobster character, the exhibition presents large scale paintings and immersive environments that combine art history, popular culture, and the imagery of contemporary digital life.

📍Lightbox Gallery & Museum, Woking, Surrey
⏰On until 1 November 2026
🔗Find out more on the Lightbox website
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06/09/2026

✨We're Hiring!✨

The Lightbox Gallery & Museum is looking for a creative, enthusiastic and highly organised Learning & Engagement Manager to help us connect people of all ages and abilities with art, artists and heritage.

The role will deliver a varied programme for schools, families, artists and local communities, ensuring the Lightbox Gallery enables people to explore creativity, build confidence, develop skills and experience the benefits of participation in the arts.

To find out more information on the job description and how to apply, visit here: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/join-our-team

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We are confident in the transformative power of the arts and deliver our message through exhibitions, community outreach and education programmes, providing opportunities for individuals to learn and express themselves. This message is at the centre of our work and is strengthened by the diversity o...

05/09/2026

Happy International Day of Charity 🧡

To mark the occasion, we thought we’d introduce ourselves to any new followers and remind you of our charitable purpose.

Lightbox Gallery & Museum is a registered charity and Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. From creative workshops and free family days to supporting our communities through Art in Mind, our programme for people living with dementia, we bring people together through creativity, art and heritage.

If you’d like to support our work and help us continue enriching lives through art and heritage, you can make a donation here: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/donations

A big thank you for being part of our community and supporting Lightbox Gallery alongside National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England for their continued support.

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