What's on

Exhibition
25 Oct 2024 – 19 Mar 2025
Free and all welcome
SPACE Ilford
Djofray Makumbu, Snap!
An exhibition of portraits capturing the joy of London’s Congolese community in the 80s and 90s
October 2024 – March 2025
Free and open to all
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
pop-up shop
10 – 22 December 2024, 11am – 7pm
Free entry
SPACE Pop-Up, 129 Mare Street, Hackney E8 3RH
Winter Ceramic Pop-up 2024
Workshop
Sat 25 Jan 2025, 11am – 3pm
Free and open to all
SPACE Ilford
Family frames: stop motion animation workshop — with Nicole Morris
open call
Deadline for submissions 30 Jan 2025
Open to ages 18+
Open call for writers and poets — with Alan Abrahams
Be part of an exciting new exhibition that will open in the gallery in the autumn of 2025
Workshop
Sat 22 Feb 2025, 11am – 3pm
Free and all ages welcome
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! 
watch
October 2024 – March 2025
Djofray Makumbu talks about Snap!
Exhibition
15 Jan – 23 Apr 2025
Free and all welcome
SPACE Ilford
Ilford in focus: a street photography exploration

Past events

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
workshops
24 Sep, 1, 8, 15, 22 Oct, 26 Nov, 3, 10 Dec
SPACE Ilford
Andy Singleton, Natural connections paper art workshops
A free 8 week course of workshops exploring the potential of paper as a medium for expressing ideas and creating beautiful artworks
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
19 – 27 October 2024
SPACE Pop-Up, 129 Mare Street, Hackney E8 3RH
Transition Projects, The Look — featuring work by Jacqueline Utley, Janet Sainsbury, Xingxin Hu, Jennifer Caroline Campbell, Alison Jones, Cathy Lomax and Katherine Allen.
workshops
Thu 3, 10 & 17 Oct 2024
SPACE Ilford
Crystal and copper bangle making workshops — with Chrissy Henry
A free short-course in the art of wire wrapping
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
watch
7 Mar – 12 Oct 2024
Kenneth Lam video still taken in Redbridge March 2024
Kenneth Lam talks about A seat at our table
billboard commission
April – October 2024
SPACE Ilford
Erin Aniker, She walked everywhere
A tribute to aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena, who was murdered in June 2022 as she walked home from an evening out in Ilford
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
course
Every Sat 25 May – 6 Jul 2024, 11am – 2pm (no session on 15 Jun)
SPACE Ilford
Ilford in focus: exploring street photography
Mister Geez six week photography course for Redbridge residents
Workshop
Wed 3 Jul 2024, 10am – 2pm
SPACE Ilford
A caring “stitch & sew” event for Elm Breast Care Centre, King George Hospital — with Khim Lee
Thu 27 – Sun 30 Jun 2024
SPACE Pop-Up, 129 Mare Street, Hackney E8 3RH
Karen Davies, Notes to Self
An exhibition that examines the creative process and the critical inner voices that both help and hinder art and life
pop-up shop
8 – 22 Jun 2024, 11am – 7pm
SPACE Pop-Up, 129 Mare Street, Hackney E8 3RH
Summer Ceramic Pop-Up 2024
A curated selection of ceramic objects by London-based makers