Arts guide: this month's must-see exhibitions

You Are Here: March 6

‘You are here’ Jenny Weiner informs her audience in a blend of technical drawing, screen print and installation. If you see beauty in mathematics, then Weiner’s number-centric art is bound to intrigue. With units of measurement overlaying fairytale illustrations and historical paintings she exposes the equations of perspective and dimension beneath the images. The artist also wonders to what extent we are all combinations of numerical value via her work. You Are Here by Jenny Weiner. Bearspace, 152 Deptford High Street. 020 8694 8097. March 6 to April 4. Open: Wed to Sat, 12.30pm to 5pm. Free.

Being British: March 20

What does being British mean to you? In Being British, nine contemporary artists from various backgrounds explore the notions of the British identity as the culturally diverse and complex entity it is. Expect Turner Prize-winner Chris Offili alongside Shezad Dawood, John Duncan, Seamus Harahan, Hew Locke, Natalia Mali, Henna Nadeem, and Xi Juan Jun and Cai Yuan. For those taken with the exhibition and questions it raises, join the one day conference plus performance by Natalia Mali on April 15. Being British. The Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich. 020 8331 9420. March 20 to April 17. Open: Mon to Sat, 10am to 5pm. Free.

24:2009: Until March 19

It's the last chance to catch 24:2009, at the Viewfinder Gallery, part of a mammoth photography project spanning a quarter century which finds 24 photographers documenting an hour each of New Year’s Day. This year, the photographers work recording the first day of 2009 is also set alongside highlights from previous years. The exhibition at Viewfinder is in conjunction with another in Greenwich Park which provides a large scale outdoor installation of this year’s images with all their hopes and fears for 2009. 24:2009, Viewfinder Gallery, Gallery Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich. 020 8858 8351. Until March 19. Open: weekdays 9am to 5pm, weekends 1pm to 4pm. Free.

Women in Photography – South of The River: March 11

It’s March, and International Women’s Day has come round again. With this in mind from March 11, Lewisham Arthouse celebrates the achievements of a group of women photographers from south east London. Drawn from local colleges, artist's studios, community groups and schools, the photographers are at different stages of their careers and have a variety of objectives. The diversity of imagery reflects that of women photographers south of the river in this illuminating exhibition. Join Anne-Marie Glasheen, Joan Byrne and Pia Randall-Goddard, for poetry and short story readings with tea and cakes on March 15. 3pm to 4.30pm. Free. Lewisham Arthouse, 140 Lewisham Way, New Cross. 020 8244 3168. Open: March 11 to March 22. Wed to Sun 12pm to 6pm. Free.

The Cat Project: March 25

Also at Lewisham Arthouse is surely one of the most outlandish and exciting artistic projects in south-east London this month: Nazneen Ayyub-Wood’s The Cat Project. The project itself was staged between 2003 and 2006 and involved Ayyub-Wood and later her eight-month-old daughter living for periods of time dressed in a hijab or an Indian style Churidar suit adapted to include feline features (such as tail and whiskers, etc). The Cat Project exhibition at Lewisham Arthouse this month is a document of this three-part project which behind its somewhat comical facade initiates questions of gender and identity politics in the public space. The Cat Project: Nazneen Ayyub-Wood. Lewisham Arthouse, 140 Lewisham Way, New Cross. 020 8244 3168. Open: March 25 to April. Wed to Sun 12pm to 6pm. Free.

Landscape collections: March 4

At Ripley Arts Centre, two Rogers exhibit atmospheric landscapes. Roger Pickett’s collection in watercolour and pencil, The Atmosphere of Britain & France, depicts moody rural and local landscapes in the two countries in a subtle palette and translucent washes. Roger Mortimer’s series Remembered Landscapes is by contrast often as vibrant in colour as memories can be and dominated by vast skies and turbulent weather conditions. Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley. 020 8464 5816. March 4 to March 27. Weekdays 9am to 3pm. Free.

Confluence: March 19

Curated by Eileen Cooper, the March exhibition at APT Gallery brings Cooper, Fred Gatley, Caroline Isgar, Sara Lee, Sara Radstone, Annie Turner together under the title of Confluence. The works on paper,print and ceramics have a sense of fluidity, as well as a preoccupation with the horizon. Certainly, an exhibition with a sense for beauty. Confluence, APT Gallery, Harold Wharf, 6 Creekside, Deptford. 020 8694 8344. March 19 to5 April 5. Thurs to Sun 12pm to 5pm, otherwise by appointment. Free.

The Robot Zoo: March 28

For a fun day out with the kids try The Robot Zoo, opening at the end of the month at the Horniman Museum. A magical exhibition of robotic creatures which is as entertaining as it is educational with hands on interactive features which inform children of the animal’s real life characteristics. The animals including a giant squid, a giraffe and a grasshopper are created from ordinary machine parts representing different parts of their bodies. Video technology will demonstrate how a chameleon changes colour and put you into battle with a housefly. Having had success abroad this UK debut for The Robot Zoo is not to be missed. The Robot Zoo, Horniman Museum & Gardens, 100 London Rd , Forest Hill. 020 8699 1872. March 28 to November 8. Daily 10.30am to 5.30pm. £5/ £3/£2.50/free.

A Trail of Rusty Memories: March 20

In Deptford’s Utrophia Project Space this month Nom Kinnear King’s gothic and surreal illustrations line the walls. Doll-eyed, slightly creepy girls form a fascination for King’s fascinating yet somewhat dark and unsettling drawings. The exhibition is opened by contemporary folk band, Six Toes on March 20. A Trail of Rusty Memories, Nom Kinnear King, Utrophia Project Space, 136 Tanners Hill, Deptford. 020 8691 8409/07905 468747. March 20 to April 3. 11am to 5pm Thursday to Sunday or by appointment.

Sickert in Venice: March 4

For anyone interested in British Modern Art, the new Walter Sickert exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery curated by Tate Britain’s Robert Upstone, is a must. Regarded as responsible for introducing Post-Impressionism to Britain, Sickert is often seen as the founding father of British modern art. This exhibition focuses on Sikert’s paintings of Venice, produced from 1895 when he first started visiting the Italian city. From alleyways and interiors to mysterious figures and Venetian prostitutes, Sickert captured Venice in Impressionist style and the work he created there was to have a profound influence on the rest of his career. Sickert in Venice, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich. 020 8693 5254. March 4 to May 31. Weekdays 10am to 5pm. Weekends 11am to 5pm. Closed Mondays. £9/£8/£4/free for under 18s and Friends of DPG.

Spare Parts Revisited: March 4

Jenny Thornley’s sculptures explore the effects of ageing on women, physically, mentally and socially. At Lewisham Library’s Limelight Gallery this month is an exhibition which provides a chance to pause and asses how the social pressure is on to maintain the young body. Thornley uses her own body to explore her perceptions of corporeal decay and the changing of her body with age. Spare Parts Revisited, Limelight Gallery, Lewisham Library, 199 Lewisham High Street. 020 7928 1000. March 4 to April 3. Free.

Art and the City, NY:LON: March 8

Despite the dubious reference to hit US drama Sex and the City, Neil Dawson’s tour Art and the City, coming to Bluewater on March 8, is worth a visit for his cityscape paintings of London and New York, NY:LON. Amass with bright lights, depicted as coloured circles and each city’s distinctive taxis, these paintings could be a glamorous addition to your living room. The artist will introduce his work at Castle Galleries on March 8, 1pm to 4pm which will be available to buy and exhibited for a limited period only. NY:LON, Neil Dawson, Castle Galleries, Upper Rose Gallery, Bluewater, Greenhithe. 01322 380038. Free.

Playground London: ongoing

Age Exchange’s motto ‘bringing memories to life’ could easily be speaking about its new exhibition, Playground London, Children at Play (1953-1970), consisting of lively photographs by John Drysdale. The title comes from a set of photographs taken in the 1950s, included in the exhibition, of children playing in the London streets. Drysdale won the1955 British Press Picture of the Year. Playground London, Children at Play (1953-1970), Age Exchange, The Reminiscence Centre, 11 Blackheath Village. 020 8318 9105. Until May 8. Free.