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In Conversation with Peter Walker: Art, Scale and Collective Hope
Join us for an exclusive evening with the artist behind the artwork on the opening night of Peace Doves.
For millennia, doves have been symbols of hope, peace and love across many cultures.
Taking inspiration from this, Peace Doves is a mass participation artwork from renowned artist and sculptor, Peter Walker.
In this exclusive event, Peter will delve into his artistic approach, the meaning behind the artwork – and how thousands of individual, hand-folded paper doves inscribed with messages of peace come together to create the artwork and transform the Painted Hall in its 300th anniversary year.
Peter Walker is a renowned sculptor and artist based in Staffordshire, with over 25 years of experience creating compelling public artworks and installations. Known for his mastery in bronze and contemporary sculpture, his work is inspired by themes of dynamic form, heritage, and the human spirit.
His work has been widely exhibited across the UK and internationally, including commissions for cathedrals, civic spaces, and large-scale public art projects regarded highly for captivating new audiences and transforming unusual places and spaces.
Peace Doves will be on display in the Painted Hall from 20 November until 7 February 2027.
Made up of individual doves created by members of the public, complete with handwritten messages of peace, this promises to be an art installation like no other.
Book now to view this breathtaking installation, as we celebrate 300 years of this astonishing Baroque masterpiece.
Painted Hall 300
Over the last three centuries, artists and storytellers have invited visitors to look up, pause, and imagine inside the Painted Hall.
One of the world’s most breathtaking Baroque interiors, it remains a place where creativity continues to thrive.
We invite you to join us and help us write the next chapter of our story together.
For millennia, doves have been symbols of hope, peace and love across many cultures.
Taking inspiration from this, Peace Doves is a mass participation artwork from renowned artist and sculptor, Peter Walker.
In this exclusive event, Peter will delve into his artistic approach, the meaning behind the artwork – and how thousands of individual, hand-folded paper doves inscribed with messages of peace come together to create the artwork and transform the Painted Hall in its 300th anniversary year.
Peter Walker is a renowned sculptor and artist based in Staffordshire, with over 25 years of experience creating compelling public artworks and installations. Known for his mastery in bronze and contemporary sculpture, his work is inspired by themes of dynamic form, heritage, and the human spirit.
His work has been widely exhibited across the UK and internationally, including commissions for cathedrals, civic spaces, and large-scale public art projects regarded highly for captivating new audiences and transforming unusual places and spaces.
Peace Doves will be on display in the Painted Hall from 20 November until 7 February 2027.
Made up of individual doves created by members of the public, complete with handwritten messages of peace, this promises to be an art installation like no other.
Book now to view this breathtaking installation, as we celebrate 300 years of this astonishing Baroque masterpiece.
Painted Hall 300
Over the last three centuries, artists and storytellers have invited visitors to look up, pause, and imagine inside the Painted Hall.
One of the world’s most breathtaking Baroque interiors, it remains a place where creativity continues to thrive.
We invite you to join us and help us write the next chapter of our story together.
Friday 20 November
Painted Hall
Old Naval College
King William Walk
Greenwich London SE10 9NN
7pm - 8:30pmTickets: £30 (Adults), £25 (Concession)
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