Brentford Art Trail Returns for Fifth Year
Over 100 artists participating with theme for 2025 being Neighbourhood
Picture: Creative Mile
August 10, 2025
Brentford’s annual art festival, Creative Mile, is set to return for its fifth edition from 29 to 31 August, offering visitors a chance to explore the town’s creative landscape through a diverse programme of exhibitions and open studios. The event begins with a preview evening on Friday 29 August from 6–9pm, followed by two full days of activities from 11am to 5pm.
Now a fixture in West London’s cultural calendar, the Brentford Art Trail draws over 100 participating artists and makers and attracts around 5,000 visitors each year. The 2025 theme, “Neighbourhood,” reflects the town’s evolving identity amid ongoing redevelopment and aims to highlight the role of art in fostering community connections.
Spread across 25 venues, the trail includes a mix of industrial buildings, historic sites, and unconventional spaces such as a convent, boatyard, and local pubs. Artists working in a wide range of disciplines—including painting, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, poetry, and music—will exhibit their work, with many studios opening their doors to the public for the first time.
Among the featured locations are Boston Manor House, recently restored and returning as a venue, and Wallis House, a Grade II listed Art Deco building on the Golden Mile, which joins the trail for the first time. Student artwork from schools in Brentford and Ealing will also be showcased at Brentford School for Girls, following a youth competition centred on the festival’s theme.
Live creative activities are planned throughout the weekend, and visitors can navigate the trail using printed maps available locally. The event coincides with Hounslow’s Summer of Culture programme and is supported by a range of organisations, including the London Borough of Hounslow, local schools, developers, and cultural institutions.
Creative Mile was founded by Brentford-based artist Mr Mr Pearce, who described the event as “an opportunity for artists and other creatives to show their work to a large audience in one weekend.”
Councillor Salman Shaheen, Hounslow’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Public Spaces, noted the borough’s ongoing support for the creative industries and welcomed the return of the trail.
Creative Mile is organised by a not-for-profit Community Interest Company with support from local businesses, the council, Inspire Hounslow and donations from the public.
For more details of what’s planned, visit the Creative Mile web site.
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