What's on

We look forward to welcoming you back to our gallery and event space soon – meanwhile, take a look at what’s on offer online…

mentoring
May – June 2021
SPACE members only
Online event
Peer-to-peer mentoring: video and sound with Teresa Cos
Online group sessions for artists working at the intersection of film, video, sound, experimental music, visual poetry, installation and performance.
coaching
April – July 2021
SPACE members only
Online event
Coaching with Lucy Cullingford
Book a free 1-2-1 online coaching session and explore your personal development in a safe and supportive space
group crit
May – June 2021
SPACE members only
Online event
Group crit sessions with Lydia Smith
A series of online group crit sessions for SPACE studio holders. All disciplines and media welcome
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Artist project
MyZine — led by artist Tamu Nkiwane
Enjoy the poems, stories and drawings created by young people during lockdown
event
June 2021
Free & open to all
SPACE Ilford
Lindsey Mendick Kate Elliott
Gallery reopening soon
webinar
Tuesday 18 May
11.30am — 1pm
SPACE members only
Online event
Artists and unions: organising in precarious times — with Katriona Beales
A talk exploring the tools the trade union movement offers artists to collectively negotiate the art world
webinar
Thursday 13 May
11am — 12.30pm
SPACE members only
Online event
How to price and sell your work — with Ceri Hand
Learn practical steps you can action to optimise your chance of sales
group crit
Thursday 10 June
2 — 4pm
SPACE members only
Online event
Simon Willems SPACE Advice Bureau painting crit sessions
Painting practice — with Simon Willems
A group crit session for artists to discuss the formal, practical and contextual concerns of their practice
group crit
Thursday 20 May
2 — 4pm
SPACE members only
Online event
Simon Willems SPACE Advice Bureau painting crit sessions
Painting practice — with Simon Willems
A group crit session for artists to discuss the formal, practical and contextual concerns of their practice
mentoring
Various dates
April – June
SPACE members only
Online event
Practice & project advice — with Artquest
Free 1-2-1 mentoring with an Artquest specialist
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Artist project
Making in Isolation, Together outcomes booklet
Making in Isolation, Together: Confinement, Solidarity and Survival — Nicole Morris
A record of the batiks created and the conversations had during remotely-led workshops for Ilford's +65s
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Artist interview
Lindsey Mendick Regrets I have a few SPACE Ilford Grand Opening Gallery
Artist Lindsey Mendick talks about Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
An exhibition created in collaboration with a group of Ilford's +65s

Past events

group crit
Thursday 6 May
2 — 4pm
SPACE members only
Online Event
Simon Willems painting crit sessions SPACE Advice Bureau
Painting practice — with Simon Willems
A group crit session for artists to discuss the formal, practical and contextual concerns of their practice
webinar
Wednesday 28 April
11am — 12.30pm
SPACE members only
Online event
How to work with agents & gallerists — with Ceri Hand
An overview, illustrated by real examples, of how galleries operate and how they build a market for an artist
10 — 21 February, from 12pm
£5 / £3 conc.
SPACE Colchester
Test Future Event
Workshop
April - Sept 2020
Image: Participants' workshop for Lindsey Mendick's exhibition at SPACE Ilford. Photo: Kate Elliott
Making in Isolation, Together: Artist-led Workshops for Over-65s — Nicole Morris & Lara Hailey
A series of artist-led workshops run remotely for the over-65s during lockdown
Art + Tech
Wed 4 Mar 2020
SPACE Ilford
Workshop: Art Pose Flow — Libby Heaney
A yoga-inspired participatory workshop that looks at the inherent biases in machine learning algorithms. Wed 4 Mar 6.30 – 8.30pm, SPACE Ilford
Exhibition
8 January 2020
Lindsey mendick: Regrets, I've Had a Few
Curator Tour: Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
Discover more about our current exhibition, Lindsey Mendick: Regrets, I've Had a Few on this free tour
Exhibition
December 2019
Sophie Collins on Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
Author and poet Sophie Collins considers the themes of our current exhibition, Lindsey Mendick's Regrets, I've Had a Few
Art + Tech
10 Dec 2019
Workshop: The Prime Directive
Book now for this role-playing workshop that explores parallel worlds never before visited by Earthlings. Tue 10 Dec 6.30 – 8.30pm, SPACE Ilford
Exhibition
Dec 2019 – Mar 2020
Free
SPACE Ilford
Lindsey Mendick Regrets I've had a few at SPACE ILFORD
Lindsey Mendick: Regrets, I’ve Had a Few — Lindsey Mendick
Our current exhibition explores hindsight, nostalgia and folklore through ceramics and textiles. Free & all welcome
Exhibition
13 June 2019
Bring Your Own Performance (BYOP) 2019
A DIY one-night-only exhibition of performance created on site in collaboration with other artists. SPACE Mare St. FREE & all welcome!
Exhibition
13 June - 6 July 2019
Sophie Sieta SPACE Mare Street My Little Enlightenment
Sophie Seita My Little Enlightenment Plays
A queer-feminist look at Enlightenment texts and ideas. SPACE Mare St until Sat 6 Jul. FREE & all welcome
Art + Tech
27 June 2019
£7/5
Workshop: The Last Resort
Workshop investigating the ethics, economics and eccentricities of life extension technology. Thu 27 Jun 6.30-8.30, SPACE Mare St.
Exhibition
17 May 2019
Photo: After the Event. Prospects and Retrospects of Revolution, UCL Anthropology 15-17 May. Image Kaya Uzel
After the Event – Prospects and Retrospects of Revolution
A panel discussion that addresses the effects of revolution in shaping anthropological discourse. Fri 17 May, 10-2.30, SPACE Mare St
Exhibition
14 May 2019
Photo: 'Invisible infrastructure made visible' (Anna Santomauro, Arts Catalyst)
Workshop: Making Water Infrastructure Visible
A live diagramming workshop exploring how our (now) privatised waterways are run and maintained. Tue 14 May, 10-2. FREE, book here.
Exhibition
11 May 2019
Ethnographic diagramming workshop at SPACE Mare Street
Workshop: Ethnographic Diagramming
A crash course in ethnographic diagramming with Martin Holbraad. Sat 11 May, 11-5
Exhibition
4 May 2019
Dean Kenning Morphologies of Invisible Agents at SPACE Mare Street
Talks: Cannibal Metaphysics/BC Time-Slip (Part 2) and Diagramming Politics
John Cussans and Dean Kenning discuss cannibal metaphysics and how to diagram the political landscape. Sat 4 May, 2-5pm, SPACE Mare St
Art + Tech
11 July 2019
Workshop: Death Beta
Join residency artists Rachel McRae and Sarah Derat (Digital&Dead) to explore digital life-extension and memorial preservation. Thu 11 Jul 6.30-8.30 SPACE Mare St
Art + Tech
12 April 2019
Algorave SPACE Mare St
Algorave 2019
Join us for a performative experience that blends live coding with music and visual making. Thu 12 Apr, 6-9pm, SPACE Mare St, FREE & all welcome.
Art + Tech
4 – 12 April 2019
Focus – Next: Showcase
SPACE Art + Tech residency artists explore what it means to be human in the digital age. Opens Thu 4 Apr, 6-9pm, SPACE Mare St, FREE & all welcome.
Art + Tech
28 March 2019
CBT, CBT_Pull Requests, Tate Modern, November 2018. (video still). Image courtesy Isaac Kariuki
Workshop: Digital Dropout/Abstraction – CBT and Coding for (In)visibility
Workshop: an open session discussing the duelling histories of privacy and surveillance, Thu 28 Mar, 6.30-8.30pm, SPACE Mare St.