Event: RIPE LIVE - Ripe Coconuts #02 / Ren Wooldridge

Event, Exhibitions, Free, In Person, Music, RIPE

Friday 19th September 2025 6:00pm - 10:00pm

The Alfred Arcade, 82a Old Northam Road, Southampton SO14 0PB

RIPE Live: Ripe Coconuts #02 will feature a showcase of new works by local and emerging artists, plus you can enjoy a live DJ set and drinks at the Alfred Arcade and the Alfred Arms on the night.

Explore our latest RIPE exhibition at the Alfred Arcade, Ripe Coconuts #01, the first in a two-part exhibition of outstanding work by a group of recent graduates from Southampton Solent University and Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.

The project has provided an opportunity for a group of emerging artists to exhibit a recent body of work in a new space, the Alfred Arcade. The artists have the opportunity to meet, exhibit and engage in critical debates; forming networks and friendships that will help them sustain a fruitful visual arts practice here in Southampton.

Launch Event: Friday 19th September, 6pm – 10pm

Artist-Led Tours (by appointment): Saturday 20th September & Sunday 21st September, 11am and 2pm both days