Family activities

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

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Past events

13 Jun 2026 11AM - 4PM

Build a Robot – A Free Workshop by Moiz Din & Kishan Poonyth

5 - 7 JUNE 2026

Open Studios 2026 Sara Lane & Timber Wharf

11 APR – 28 APR 2026

SPACE Mare Street

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

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

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

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