What's on

Oct – Dec 2021

Free & open to all

Textile workshops with Cecilia Charlton 2021 SPACE Ilford Photo David Mirzoeff

Mammoth loop: family textile workshops — with Cecilia Charlton

9 Oct 2021 – Jan 2022

Free & open to all

Cecilia Charlton, Water Matter (Earth series), 2019

Cecilia Charlton, Mammoth loop

An exhibition of textiles exploring Ilford's rich history

Yasmin Falahat fig ceramic from billboard commission video

Yasmin Falahat talks about With these hands

Discover the local stories behind the new billboard commission at SPACE Ilford

Free & open to all

Yasmin Falahat With these hands billboard commission SPACE 2021

Yasmin Falahat billboard commission

A new artwork celebrating the care we show each other

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

MyZine — led by artist Tamu Nkiwane

Enjoy the poems, stories and drawings created by young people during lockdown

Cecilia Charlton talks about her textile exhibition Mammoth Loop at SPACE Ilford

Cecilia Charlton talks about Mammoth loop

Mammoth loop: a stitch in time workshop participants, SPACE studios 2021

Mammoth loop: a stitch in time textile workshops

Redbridge people talk about their experience of working with artist Cecilia Charlton on the current exhibition

Emma Cousin, SPACE studios

Out of SPACE | Episode 8: Community — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

Wed 22 Sept 2021

Out of SPACE | Episode 5: Carefree — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

In order to make good art, should we think and care less?

Wed 20 Oct 2021

Mirror Me, 2019, Oil on Canvas, by Tobi Alexandra Falade. Installation shot at The Wing London

Out of SPACE | Episode 7: Presentation — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

Hugh Mendes, Portrait SPACE studios

Out of SPACE | Episode 6: Walking the line: between copy and remake — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

Wed 21 July 2021

SPACE podcast Out of SPACE

Out of SPACE | Episode 1: Art and caring — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

What impact does parenthood have on an artist's practice?

Wed 4 August 2021

SPACE podcast Out of SPACE

Out of SPACE | Episode 2: TCB (Taking Care of Business) — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

Talking about all those elements of admin that get put off but are a vital part of developing careers, and in some cases protecting livelihoods.

Wed 18 August 2021

SPACE podcast Out of SPACE

Out of SPACE | Episode 3: The message — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

To what extent should artists exercise care when making and exhibiting work that has controversial or provocative content?

Wed 1 Sept 2021

Out of SPACE | Episode 4: Looking after the art — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax

What happens to an artwork once it leaves the studio?

Past events

Wed 13 Oct, 10.30am – 5pm

Who Cares? about audience engagement

A one-day event for artists, practitioners and producers working in community engagement

Tue 12 Oct, 10 – 11am

Diversification, or how to make a living as a creative — with Patricia van den Akker

Fri 8 Oct, 2 – 3pm

How to drive better and more traffic to your creative website — with Patricia van den Akker

digital showcase

Thu 7 Oct, 6.30 – 8.30pm

lumen print created by Holly Sandiford Collaborative Online Residency 2021

Online Collaborative Residency: Digital Showcase

A live presentation and discussion of the artists' final outcomes from this year's online residency programme

Wed 6 Oct, 12 – 1.30pm

Dyslexia awareness week: celebrating neurodiversity — with Katrina Cochrane

Tue 5 Oct, 10 – 11am

How to start presenting and selling yourself and your work online — with Patricia van den Akker

1 – 30 September 2021

Reflections of care

An exhibition co-created by artists and local people

Sat 25 Sept, 11am – 3pm

Thomas Grogran, Thinking like a mountain 2021

Thomas Pellerey Grogan, Thinking like a mountain

A new VR experience to come and play

Tue 21 Sept, 10am – 5pm

SPACE members only

1-2-1 mentoring — with Lisa Slominski

Mon 20 Sept, 10am – 5pm

SPACE members only

1-2-1 mentoring — with Lisa Slominski

Mon 20 Sept, 3 – 4.30pm

How to create and launch your own pop up shop — with Janet's List & Ata Rodo

Wed 15 Sept, 12 – 1.30pm

Identification and specific support for dyslexia and co-occurring conditions — with Katrina Cochrane

Sat 4 Sept, 11am – 3pm

A day of creative activity for all the family

July – Sept 2021

Mammoth loop: a stitch in time — with Cecilia Charlton

Textile workshops for the over 55s exploring Ilford's rich history

Wed 18 August, 5.30 – 8.30pm

2nd photography workshop exploring HIV treatment as prevention — with Mareike Günsche & Positive East

Come and take part in this collaborative art project

Sat 14 August, 1.30 – 5pm

1st photography workshop exploring HIV treatment as prevention — with Mareike Günsche & Positive East

Come and take part in this collaborative art project

April – July 2021

SPACE members only

Coaching with Lucy Cullingford

Book a free 1-2-1 online coaching session and explore your personal development in a safe and supportive space

Tue 27 July, 11am – 12.20pm

How to prepare for a studio visit, both online and IRL — with Adelaide Bannerman

Tue 20 July, 11am – 12.20pm

How to write about your work & artist statement — with Adelaide Bannerman

Tue 13 July, 11am – 12.20pm

How to prepare your CV, bio, artist portfolio and website — with Adelaide Bannerman