02 – 12 October 2025
A TRUMPET THROUGH A MEGAPHONE ON A HILLTOP
Intoart Collection 2025 exhibition
at Copeland Gallery, London
About the exhibition
A Trumpet Through a Megaphone on a Hilltop is Intoart’s fourth annual collection exhibition and draws from an extensive collection of over 5,700 artworks. Collections tell stories, and stories create the world. They help us navigate difficulty, bring joy and make sense of reality. Intoart’s collection is a time capsule of tangible artworks and intangible tales; of friendship, conversations and influence between artists.
In offering a snapshot of this significant collection, the exhibition draws out fresh relationships and weaves unexpected affinities. The title, taken from conversations between artists in the collective, acts as an amplified call for fresh connection. It is a tuneful command, for the artists’ ambition and vision to be met with curiosity and attention. In hearing the trumpet’s call, you are invited to look, connect, and be inspired to create a new set of stories inspired by Intoart’s growing collection.
Celebrating Intoart’s 25th year, this exhibition is envisioned as an extension of the artists’ studio – bringing the artworks to life through conversation and new encounters. It offers an opportunity to reflect on past achievements and look ahead to the next 25 years. Artists in the exhibition explore a diverse range of themes and materials, working with typography and book design, rendering kaleidoscopic visions of Peckham, sculpting ceramic creatures and building fantastical modes of transport. Painted portrayals of shy court jesters share space with lyrical, colourful abstractions. Some merge fashion, sculpture, and performance to create layered and hybrid installations. A sense of playful experimentation pervades. Colour abounds. Pattern spills across the room. Ideas and eclectic influences echo from work to work. The world is picked at and transformed.
Exhibiting Artists
Abigail Purnell | Andre Williams | Aysen Aktu | Christian Ovonlen | Clifton Wright | Danielle Green | Dawn Wilson | Ishaq Beckford | Jordan Moody | Kevin Jacobs | Lisa Contucci | Lisa Trim | Luca Brophy | Luigi Lollobrigida | Makhaya Clairmont | Mawuena Kattah | Nancy Clayton | Nick Fenn | Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye | Samuel Jegede | Stanley Galton | Uduehi Imienwanrin | William Mukui
Intoart celebrates its 25th year with a programme of major exhibitions and public commissions in the UK and Internationally.
Intoart is supported by Arts Council England, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, City Bridge Foundation, Goldsmiths Foundation, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, Baily Thomas Charitable Fund, J P Jacobs Charitable Trust, London Catalyst, Maudsley Charity, Merchant Taylors’ Foundation. Thanks to Small Beer brewery for event drinks.
About the Intoart Studio
Based in Peckham, Intoart is a pioneering visual arts organisation championing people with learning Intoart is an evolving alternative art school and pioneering studio programme committed to equity, visibility and social justice, led by the creative ambition of people with learning disabilities as artists and designers. We curate award winning exhibitions, and wide ranging public commissions, publishing and design collaborations in the UK and internationally
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