ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

​​

Evoke: to summon a memory, sensation, or philosophical state through artistic expression.

 

Invoke: to apply a method, process, structure, or constraint to the making of the work.

 

Evoke:Invoke brings these two ideas into conversation. For this exhibition, artists from the Free Painters and Sculptors were invited to consider how their head and heart converge within their practice—how intuition meets intention, how emotion informs method, and how memory, discipline, and experimentation intertwine.

The resulting works reflect the breadth of the cohort: artists at different stages of
development, working across diverse mediums, each approaching the prompt from a distinct vantage point. Some pieces reach inward, drawing on personal histories or emotional states; others lean into process, rule making, or material exploration. Many occupy the fertile space between the two.

What emerges is a collection that is innovative, thoughtful, and deeply invested in creative growth. Evoke:Invoke celebrates the dynamic interplay between feeling and form, inviting us to understand how artists navigate between what moves them and how they choose to make.

​

Today, FPS remains an established, artist-led organisation, based in London and exhibiting regularly across the capital and the Southeast. The evolving membership of painters, sculptors, printmakers and photographers represents a broad spectrum of contemporary practice and career stages. Through initiatives such as Monthly Artist Exchange sessions—informal Zoom-based gatherings where members share updates, present work, and connect in a supportive environment—it continues to foster a culture of artistic generosity, critical thinking, and creative growth.

​With over 70 years of experience FPS helps artists build long-term networks that develop artistic sustainability, exposure and sales, encouraging artists to create works on their own terms and therefore be ‘free’.