What's on

9 Oct 2021 — Jan 2022

Free & open to all

Cecilia Charlton, Mammoth loop

An exhibition of textiles exploring Ilford's rich history

Sat 5 Feb, 11am – 3pm

Free, suitable for ages 6+

Lydia Julien zine making workshop at SPACE Ilford Feb 2022

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

Jan – Mar 2022

Free & open to all

Memes for the undiagnosable series, (ongoing). Rowena Harris. Pen on coloured paper. SPACE residency 2022

Long-covid reading group — with Rowena Harris

Free online discussion group for people wanting to critically explore chronic illness and disability with others

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

Free online tour

Lindsey Mendick, Regrets, I've Had a Few, 2019. Photo: Kate Elliott

Lindsey Mendick: virtual tour of Regrets, I’ve had a few

Experience the inaugural exhibition at SPACE Ilford by navigating your way around a 3D virtual tour

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

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.

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

How should artists talk about and present their work to collectors, art professionals, the general public and other artists?

Hugh Mendes, Portrait SPACE studios

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

Wed 21 July 2021

Untitled, Katherine Tulloh painting

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

Reman Sadani SPACE artist awardee 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.

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?

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

How to do PR for artists — with Laura Brown

Learn how to run a successful marketing campaign with top tips and tricks

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

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

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

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

Oct – Dec 2021

Textile workshops with Cecilia Charlton 2021 SPACE Ilford Photo David Mirzoeff

Mammoth loop: family textile workshops — with Cecilia Charlton

Wed 13 Oct, 10.30am – 5pm

Who Cares? about audience engagement

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

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

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

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