Family activities

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

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Sat 15 Nov 2025, 11am – 3pm

Fantastic fractals creative workshop — with Mary Pullen Deacon

Explore mathematical and natural science and making in this fun and engaging workshop

Sat 23 Aug, Wed 24 Sep, Sat 8 Nov, Wed 26 Nov 2025

Beauty Fall: creative workshops exploring representations of beauty — with Sabrina Tirvengadum

A series of free creative workshops exploring how modern beauty standards affect our identity and connection to our heritage

Sat 6 Dec 2025, 11am – 3pm

Festive decoration making workshop — with Linzie Hunter and Jill Tytherliegh

14 Oct 2025 – 15 Apr 2026

Robert Cervera, Hiddenware

An exhibition that makes visible the material components of our digital world through sculpture, video, music and live streaming

24 Jan – 17 Jun 2026

Tadhg Charles, Ley Lines – sharing stories through technology

An exhibition that explores whether emerging technology can help us share our lived experiences and spark genuine dialogue

Past events

Sat 11 Oct 2025, 11am – 3pm

Experimental sound and drawing workshop — with Sophie Seita

1 Apr – 1 Oct 2025

Andy Singleton, Natural connections

An exhibition that explores our connection to nature through a series of large scale paper installations

Sat 13 Sep 2025, 11am – 3pm

Inside out – infinity worlds! — with Emily Tracy

Create an infinite mirrored box of your drawings and collage

14 May – 6 Sep 2025

Ray McSharry, Landmarks

9 Aug 2025, 11am – 3pm

A trip to your happy place: writing and art-making workshop — with Sena Başöz and Ülgen Semerci

billboard commission

October 2024 – July 2025

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

Sat 14 Jun 2025, 11am – 4pm

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!

Sat 17 May 2025, 11am – 3pm

Decorative tile making workshop — with Bhavin Bhadresa

15 Jan – 7 May 2025

Ilford in focus: a street photography exploration

Sat 19 Apr 2025, 11am – 3pm

Beautiful bargello embroidery workshop — with Cecilia Charlton

Sat 22 Mar 2025, 11am – 3pm

Slices of Ilford: a visual montage workshop — with Susanne Dietz

25 Oct 2024 – 19 Mar 2025

Djofray Makumbu, Snap!

An exhibition of portraits capturing the joy of London’s Congolese community in the 80s and 90s

Sat 22 Feb 2025, 11am – 3pm

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!

Sat 25 Jan 2025, 11am – 3pm

Family frames: stop motion animation workshop — with Nicole Morris

11 Sep – 14 Dec 2024

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

Sat 7 Dec 2024, 11am – 3pm

Experimental sound and drawing workshop — with Sophie Seita

Sat 30 Nov 2024, 11am – 3pm

Festive decoration making workshop — with Katherine Tulloh

Make a lovely gift or family keepsake that you can bring out every year

Sat 9 Nov 2024, 11am – 3pm

Look, see, make creative workshop — with Emma Douglas

7 Mar – 12 Oct 2024

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

Sat 12 Oct 2024, 11am – 3pm

Still lives – drawing and painting workshop — with Isha Bøhling