Family activities

The gallery at SPACE Ilford is FREE and open every Wednesday 11am – 5pm and every Saturday 11am – 3pm.

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exhibition
25 Oct 2024 – 19 Mar 2025
SPACE Ilford
Djofray Makumbu, Snap!
An exhibition of portraits capturing the joy of London’s Congolese community in the 80s and 90s
Workshop
Sat 22 Mar 2025, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Slices of Ilford: a visual montage workshop — with Susanne Dietz
billboard commission
October 2024 – March 2025
SPACE Ilford
Nigel Benn, Ilford son, Mister Geez billboard commission October 2024
Mister Geez, Ilford son
A tribute to the life of Ilford-born boxing legend Nigel Benn
Workshop
Sat 19 Apr 2025, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Beautiful bargello embroidery workshop — with Cecilia Charlton
exhibition
15 Jan – 23 Apr 2025
SPACE Ilford
Ilford in focus: a street photography exploration
Workshop
Sat 17 May 2025, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Decorative tile making workshop — with Bhavin Bhadresa
Workshop
Sat 14 Jun 2025, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Build, scan, create! – part of Tech Ilford — with Tadhg Charles
A fun, hands-on workshop where kids can explore the magic of 3D scanning using just a smartphone!
Exhibition
1 Apr – 1 Oct 2025
SPACE Ilford
Andy Singleton, Natural connections
An exhibition that explores our connection to nature through a series of large scale paper installations

Past events

Workshop
Sat 22 Feb 2025, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
House party – make a mini model of your home — with Katie Kennedy
Create a mini model of a party happening in your home, complete with paper puppets of your family and friends! 
workshop
Sat 25 Jan 2025, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Family frames: stop motion animation workshop — with Nicole Morris
exhibition
11 Sep – 14 Dec 2024
SPACE Ilford
Kassandra Gordon, Contours of belonging
A multimedia exhibition that uses jewellery as a lens to explore the impact our environment has on our sense of home and belonging
Workshop
Sat 7 Dec 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Experimental sound and drawing workshop — with Sophie Seita
Workshop
Sat 30 Nov, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Festive decoration making workshop — with Katherine Tulloh
Make a lovely gift or family keepsake that you can bring out every year
Workshop
Sat 9 Nov 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Look, see, make creative workshop — with Emma Douglas
exhibition
7 Mar – 12 Oct 2024
SPACE Ilford
Kenneth Lam, A seat at our table
An exhibition of photographs exploring heritage, diaspora and food as a common language between our neighbours and residents of Redbridge
Workshop
Sat 12 Oct 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Still lives – drawing and painting workshop — with Isha Bøhling
open studios
Last two weekends in September 2024
September Open Studios 2024
workshop
Sat 7 Sep 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Eco-music workshop — with Amanda Fisher
exhibition
22 May – 28 Aug 2024
SPACE Ilford
Schools Exhibition 2024
An exhibition of portraits created by Redbridge students, inspired by Kenneth Lam's photographs
workshop
Sat 10 Aug 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Exploring identity: a journey through painting and collage — with Dene Leigh
workshop
Sat 13 Jul 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Compact companions – plushie making workshop — with Katie Schreiber
Create your own plushie, patching together fabric and sentiments that reflect who you are
workshop
Sat 15 Jun 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Kristina Pulejkova, Make your own Hologram workshop June 2024
Make your own hologram — with Kristina Pulejkova
Pop along to this family-friendly workshop and learn how to create a hologram – part of Tech Ilford's programme of events
exhibition
10 Jan – 11 May 2024
SPACE Ilford
Fran Copeman, Folk discourse
An exhibition that explores land access in Ilford through the broader lens of the right to roam
workshop
Sat 11 May 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Make a pop-up book — with Fran Copeman
workshop
Sat 20 April 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Food for thought — with Louise Weir
Share your stories, memories and experiences of food and eating in this creative workshop
billboard commission
October 2023 – March 2024
SPACE Ilford
Sabrina Tirvengadum, Afternoon Chai
Our sixth billboard commission sheds light on the fascinating historical links between Redbridge and the East India Company
workshop
Sat 16 Mar 2024, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Past life/new life – printing with found objects — with Gal Leshem
A printmaking session that transforms everyday objects and scrap materials into surprising tools for printing and mark making
exhibition
11 Jul 2023 – 21 Feb 2024
SPACE Ilford
Ben Cove in SPACE
An exhibition of paintings by an artist who was part of our community for 10 years