Family activities

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

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7 – 8 Mar 2026, 9-5 pm

SPACE Mare Street

Ruby Lee, Rowe Lane

7 – 8 MAR 2026, 9AM - 5PM

SPACE Pop-Up, 129-131 Mare Street, London E8 3RH

Ruby Lee, Rowe Lane

Rowe Lane – Solo Exhibition by Ruby Lee

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

SPACE Mare Street

Kinska invites you to be part of her next exhibition, VOID

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 21 FEB 2026, 11AM - 3PM

clare sams mobile mobile workshop

Mobile Mobile Sculpture Making Workshop — Clare Sams

Sat 24th Jan 2026, 11am – 3pm

Material World Sculpture Making Workshop

Create sculptures using everyday found objects, making something beautiful out of existing materials that might otherwise be thrown away

Sat 6 Dec 2025, 11am – 3pm

Festive decoration making workshop — with Linzie Hunter and Jill Tytherliegh

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 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 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