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What's on
Thu 16 June, 12.30 – 1.30pm
Free
Online event
Artist Talk | Making work with long-covid knowledges — with Rowena Harris and Susanna Davies-Crook
Workshop
Sat 18 June 11am – 3pm
Free and all ages welcome
SPACE Ilford
Turn your drawings into music — with Kristina Pulejkova
A fun, interactive creative workshop suitable for all ages
Wed 8 – Wed 22 June, open everyday 12 – 7pm
Free entry
SPACE Mare Street
Summer Ceramic Pop Up
Ceramicists from SPACE studios s
Sat 2 July, 10am – 5pm
Free entry
London Borough of Hackney
Open Studios 2022
Visit over 100 artists across 6 of SPACE's Hackney-based studio buildings
Exhibition
February – July 2022
Free & open to all
SPACE Ilford
Djofray Makumbu,
Out of this world
SPACE's new billboard commission is a joyful vision of life in Redbridge in the 21st century co-created with Hainault Youth Centre
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February 2022
Djofray Makumbu talks about his billboard commission for SPACE Ilford
Exhibition
26 May – 30 Sept
Free & open to all
SPACE Ilford
Lina Lapelytė:
Here Hear Hare Hair
A new immersive sound installation by the award-winning artist developed in collaboration with Ilford residents
Lina Lapelytė talks about
Here Hear Hare Hair
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May 2020
Artist project
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
read
June 2020
Artist project
MyZine — led by artist Tamu Nkiwane
Enjoy the poems, stories and drawings created by young people during lockdown
virtual exhibition
January 2022
Free online tour
Lindsey Mendick: virtual tour of
Regrets, I’ve had a few
Experience the inaugural exhibition at SPACE Ilford by navigating your way around this 3D virtual exhibition
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August 2021
SPACE Ilford
Mammoth loop: a stitch in time
textile workshops
Redbridge people talk about their experience of working with artist Cecilia Charlton on the current exhibition
listen
Wed 3 Nov 2021
Out of SPACE | Episode 8: Community — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax
Artists Serena Korda and Emma Cousin consider how being in an artist-gang can be empowering.
podcast
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?
podcast
Wed 20 Oct 2021
Out of SPACE | Episode 7: Presentation — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax
How should artists talk about and present their work to collectors, art professionals, the general public and other artists?
podcast
Wed 6 Oct 2021
Out of SPACE | Episode 6: Walking the line: between copy and remake — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax
Artist Hugh Mendes and IP lawyer Jon Sharples discuss the issue of copyright
listen
Wed 21 July 2021
Out of SPACE | Episode 1: Art and caring — podcast hosted by Cathy Lomax
What impact does parenthood have on an artist's practice?
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Wed 4 August 2021
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.
listen
Wed 18 August 2021
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?
listen
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
Exhibition
Sat 19 Mar – Sat 7 May 2022
SPACE Ilford
SPACE Artist Awards Exhibition
A group show featuring work by artists selected for a SPACE Artist Award in 2021
screening
Sat 23 April – Sat 7 May
SPACE Ilford
Djofray Makumbu,
Hello Mr Officer
A moving image work that navigates the everyday experiences of young black men from across London
workshops
February – March 2022
SPACE Ilford
Get involved in SPACE’s next exhibition
Come and take part in these drop-in artist workshops and help shape the next show
event
Jan – Mar 2022
Online event
Long-covid reading group — with Rowena Harris
Free online discussion group for people wanting to critically explore chronic illness and disability with others
event
Sat 12 March, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Make a zine! — with artist Lydia Julien
Get creative and learn to make a DIY mini-magazine – or 'zine' – on any topic you want at this drop-in workshop
event
Sat 5 March, 11am – 3pm
SPACE Ilford
Thomas Pellerey Grogan,
Thinking like a mountain
A new VR experience to come and play
Exhibition
9 Oct 2021 — 26 Feb 2022
SPACE Ilford
Cecilia Charlton,
Mammoth loop
An exhibition of textiles exploring Ilford's rich history
watch
9 Oct 2021 – 25 Feb 2022
SPACE Ilford
Cecilia Charlton talks about
Mammoth loop
Exhibition
June 2021 – February 2022
SPACE Ilford
Yasmin Falahat,
With these hands
A new billboard artwork celebrating the care we show each other
watch
June 2021 – February 2022
Online
Yasmin Falahat talks about
With these hands
Discover the local stories behind the new billboard commission at SPACE Ilford
watch
CURRENT
Online event
How to do PR for artists — with Laura Brown
Learn how to run a successful marketing campaign with top tips and tricks
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current
Online event
How to write about your work & artist statement — with Adelaide Bannerman
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CURRENT
Online event
How to prepare for a studio visit, both online and IRL — with Adelaide Bannerman
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current
Online event
How to start presenting and selling yourself and your work online — with Patricia van den Akker
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CURRENT
Online event
Diversification, or how to make a living as a creative — with Patricia van den Akker
families
Oct – Dec 2021
SPACE Ilford
Mammoth loop
: family textile workshops — with Cecilia Charlton
symposium
Wed 13 Oct, 10.30am – 5pm
SPACE Ilford
Who Cares? about audience engagement
A one-day event for artists, practitioners and producers working in community engagement
webinar
Fri 8 Oct, 2 – 3pm
Online event
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
Online event
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
Online event
Dyslexia awareness week: celebrating neurodiversity — with Katrina Cochrane