All events

Kingston Singers

Monday 27 January - Monday 6 April 2020

Rose Theatre

Love singing? Join your local community choir. No need to have a fantastic voice or be able to read music. Just bring along your enthusiasm. Free to students

Michel Foucault, The Punitive Society: Lectures 1972-1973

Friday 31 January 2020, 11.00am - 5.30pm

Penrhyn Road campus

Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy

Kingston is Global: Reunion in Sri Lanka

Saturday 1 February 2020, 7.00pm

We are delighted to be hosting a reunion in Sri Lanka in the coming weeks as part of our Kingston is Global series and to celebrate the launch of the ESOFT partnership.

Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration

Sunday 2 February 2020, 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Council Chambers, Guildhall, High Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 1EU.

A joint commemoration in the Guildhall at Kingston of all the victims and survivors of genocides, with performances from local groups and the University.

Penrhyn Faith and Spirituality Book Group

Monday 3 February 2020, 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Penrhyn Road campus

For discussion tonight (Mon 3 February 2020): "Rerum novarum", an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on 15 May 1891. We meet in the Quiet Room within the Faith Centre at the Penrhyn Road campus from 7-8.30pm (drinks and nibbles from 6.30pm). All welcome - no need to book or have a ticket, just read the text and then come on the day itself.

Judy Price ‘The End Of The Sentence' Exhibition Launch at Stanley Picker Gallery

Wednesday 5 February 2020, 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Stanley Picker Gallery

Judy Price (Kingston University Course Leader, MA Photography) has been an active member of the Reclaim Holloway campaign group since the closure of Holloway Women's Prison in 2016. This exhibition will present Price's research into the history of the prison, the lived experiences of the local area and reflect on the impact of the criminal justice system on women, featuring new work by Price, other selected artists and archival material.

Kingston alumni ‘Crafternoon' at the Stanley Picker Gallery

Friday 7 February 2020, 3.00pm - 4.30pm

Stanley Picker Gallery

Join us at the Stanley Picker Gallery to see a new exhibition and take part in a workshop to create your own artwork.

Kingston School of Art ‘Open House'

Saturday 8 February 2020, 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Kingston School of Art at Knights Park

Kingston School of Art celebrates the completion of a two year project to refurbish studio spaces, workshops and facilities with a special community-based event marking the official launch and re-naming of the refurbished building. Local residents are invited to visit Knights Park campus to tour the new spaces and get a feel for the art school experience.