SPACE Advice Bureau

Free advice and guidance for all members of our SPACE artist community. Including weekly online support with SPACE to space and a series of pre-recorded webinars which are free to watch at any time…

Tue 28 Oct and 4, 11, 18 Nov, 2025, 10.30am – 12pm

Online via Zoom

SAB SPACE Advice Bureau -

Work on an individual project or task in the same online space with other artists and creatives

How to prepare your CV, bio, artist portfolio and website

How to do PR for artists

Learn how to run a successful marketing campaign with top tips and tricks

How to write about your work & artist statement

How to prepare for a studio visit, both online and IRL

How to start presenting and selling yourself and your work online

How to drive better and more traffic to your creative website

Diversification, or how to make a living as a creative

artist opportunity

SPACE artist workshops FAQs

Come and deliver creative workshops for all ages and abilities at our SPACE Ilford gallery

free to view webinar

Unlock Your Artworld Network with Ceri Hand

Learn how to leverage networking for artists to create opportunities, gain exposure, and increase your sales

SPACE Colchester

SPACE Colchester Creative Practitioner Support Programme (paint brushes)

SPACE peer-to-peer

Fortnightly peer-to-peer feedback sessions for artists in person and online

SPACE Advice Bureau

SPACE artist resources

Signposting SPACE artists where to go for resources, opportunities, funding and networks

Past events

Tuesday 7 October, 6.30 – 7.30pm

Online via Zoom

Ben Cove Award 2026: Q&A with Melanie Cove and Karen Davies

Get top tips on how to submit your best application

Online recording

Publishing practices with London Centre for Book Arts

A practical workshop on DIY publishing methods led by Simon Goode

artist resources

Getting ready for September Open Studios 2024

Information for studio artists taking part in this year's open studios

Tue 16 Jul 2024, 6 – 7pm

Starting out: resources for artists

A signposting session for SPACE artists, directing you where to look for artist resources, opportunities, funding and networks

Wed 6 Oct, 12 – 1.30pm

Dyslexia awareness week: celebrating neurodiversity — with Katrina Cochrane

Tue 21 Sept, 10am – 5pm

SPACE members only

1-2-1 mentoring — with Lisa Slominski

Mon 20 Sept, 10am – 5pm

SPACE members only

1-2-1 mentoring — with Lisa Slominski

Wed 15 Sept, 12 – 1.30pm

Identification and specific support for dyslexia and co-occurring conditions — with Katrina Cochrane

April – July 2021

SPACE members only

Coaching with Lucy Cullingford

Book a free 1-2-1 online coaching session and explore your personal development in a safe and supportive space

Thursday 1 July, 1 – 4pm

SPACE members only

Simon Willems SPACE Advice Bureau painting crit sessions

TFAC materials workshop with Simon Willems

A demonstration workshop discussing the materials and methods the artist uses in his painting practice

Various dates
April – June

SPACE members only

Practice & project advice — with Artquest

Free 1-2-1 mentoring with an Artquest specialist

May – June 2021

SPACE members only

Peer-to-peer mentoring: video and sound with Teresa Cos

Online group sessions for artists working at the intersection of film, video, sound, experimental music, visual poetry, installation and performance.

Mon 28 June, 12 – 1.30pm

SPACE members only

Introductory session on dyslexia, neurodiversity and creativity — with Katrina Cochrane

Thu 24 June, 2 – 4pm

SPACE members only

Simon Willems painting crit sessions SPACE Advice Bureau

Painting practice — with Simon Willems

A group crit session for artists to discuss the formal, practical and contextual concerns of their practice

Thu 24 June, 11am – 12.30pm

Know your rights: IP, contracts, commissioning, online rights & Covid issues — with law firm James Ware Stephenson

Wed 23 June, 10 – 11.30am

Building a sustainable practice, part 2 — with Dana Segal

Providing you with the tools to write successful funding bids

May – June 2021

SPACE members only

Group crit sessions with Lydia Smith

A series of online group crit sessions for SPACE studio holders. All disciplines and media welcome

Thu 10 June, 11am – 1pm

Developing resilience: how to navigate isolation and rejection and regain a sense of direction — with Ceri Hand

Tue 8 June, 2 – 3.30pm

Getting online for creatives — with Patricia van den Akker

Practical advice on taking the first steps to getting your own website or online shop

Tuesday 18 May
11.30am — 1pm

Artists and unions: organising in precarious times — with Katriona Beales

A talk exploring the tools the trade union movement offers artists to collectively negotiate the art world