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ActionSpace @THEActionSpace

Visual arts organisation supporting beginning, emerging and established learning disabled artists by providing studio space and exhibition opportunities.

Joined September 2012
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ActionSpace@THEActionSpace
29 Oct 2024
Where else to keep in touch with ActionSpace 🎨 Instagram bit.ly/3NIMZJu Facebook bit.ly/3O4UmLH LinkedIn bit.ly/3YsKXlw Newsletter bit.ly/47SpdCG
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Our artist zine for ‘Crystallising Worlds’ can now be ordered via our online shop. Produced for our exhibition at @cockpitstudios Bloomsbury, this zine profiles the artwork of ActionSpace artists, Evan Bond, Ali Kamalati and Thomas Owen. 🛒Shop now: bit.ly/3XlynmL
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We are delighted to share that @CityBridgeFndn has made a major grant award in support of the work of ActionSpace👏 🎉 This award will support our core work over the next five years and grow our innovative work with learning disabled artists. Learn more: bit.ly/3XmLFSd
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Last chance to see - 'Den!' at @CamdenArtCentre🏕️ Closing on 8 September✨ A culmination of a year-long project with ActionSpace artist Declan Leslie, Tom James and Lucie Macgregor with pupils from SEN Schools. Find out more: bit.ly/4d0dJQk 📸 Hydar Dewachi
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Summer is not over yet! We’re loving these summer inspired artworks by ActionSpace artists Julien Soret, Jerry Abraham, Ophir Yaron and Thomas Owen ☀️🦜🩴 Head over to our artist webapages to view more artworks by each artist profiled: ow.ly/LsBM50T8vbm
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It's the last week to see Andrew Omoding's sculptures in 'Thread Count' at @the_artstation✨ 📅Open until 31 August, 12 – 4 pm Find out more: bit.ly/4bkx0M2
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It’s International Cat Day! In the tradition of artists who have taken inspiration from their feline companions, ActionSpace artist Patricia Morgan creates characterful portraits of cats that show off the charm of many artists’ favourite pet 🐈 View more: bit.ly/3ys071H
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ActionSpace retweeted
Welcome to Wandsworth@wtowandsworth
7 Aug 2024
Join the Liberty Advisory Group! 💫 @LDN_Culture is recruiting five new members for the group, who will help guide the vision for Liberty festival which celebrates the best of D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists in London. Apply by Mon 2 Sep: london.gov.uk/programmes-str…
6 dancers in a concrete building

ALT 6 dancers in a concrete building
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Today we celebrate and remember ActionSpace artist Roland Young (b.1953 - d.2023) on what would have been his birthday🤍🎂 View the first institutional exhibition of Roland’s work at @StudioVoltaire, open until 25 August. Learn more and plan your visit: bit.ly/4bydvjb
Portrait of the artist Roland Young standing in front of a selection of his drawings fixed to a blue wall.

ALT Portrait of the artist Roland Young standing in front of a selection of his drawings fixed to a blue wall.

Installation view of Roland Young at Studio Voltaire. Unframed drawings are arranged in a grid formation on a blue wall.

ALT Installation view of Roland Young at Studio Voltaire. Unframed drawings are arranged in a grid formation on a blue wall.

Angled view of the installation Roland Young at Studio Voltaire. Unframed drawings are arranged in a grid formation on a blue wall.

ALT Angled view of the installation Roland Young at Studio Voltaire. Unframed drawings are arranged in a grid formation on a blue wall.

Detail of a drawing by Roland Young. On off white paper a grouping of semi abstract figures are drawn in red, green and blue.

ALT Detail of a drawing by Roland Young. On off white paper a grouping of semi abstract figures are drawn in red, green and blue.
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ActionSpace retweeted
Outside In@outsidein_uk
6 Aug 2024
CALL-OUT: Submissions are now open for ‘Shelter’, the seventh @outsidein_uk National Open Exhibition, which will launch at @newartgallery. You can submit an artwork by signing up as an Outside In artists and creating a gallery via the website: 💻 outsidein.org.uk
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We are pleased to announce that ActionSpace artist Nnena Kalu will exhibit a new commission at this year’s Manifesta Biennial @ManifestaDotOrg in Barcelona✨ 📅 Opening 8 September Learn more: bit.ly/3LPerV6
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Project Art Works@ProjectArtWorks
31 Jul 2024
Great review of Kaleidoscopic Realms Nottingham Castle by Mark Sheerin for @disabilityarts. Work by Michelle Roberts and Siddharth Gadiyar are included in the exhibition open till November. Co curated by @J_L_Gallery and Christopher Samuel. disabilityarts.online/magazi…

Review - Kaleidoscopic Realms: accessible, inscrutable and hard to resist

Kaleidoscopic Realms is a group exhibition of ‘intuitive mark-making’ bringing together the vibrant work of eight learning-disabled and neurodivergent artists. It is co-curated by Jennifer Gilbert of...

disabilityarts.online
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The #Olympics has kicked off with a spectacular start and the Paralympics begins later this month 🏅 We love these sports inspired artworks by ActionSpace artists Declan Leslie, Ophir Yaron, Shaquille Oyeyinka and Thomas Owen. 🏊🏼‍♀️🎾🏇
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‘Den!’ at @CamdenArtCentre has been extended until 8 September🏕️ This exhibition is a culmination of a year-long project with ActionSpace artist Declan Leslie, Tom James and Lucie Macgregor and SEN Schools. 📸: Hydar Dewachi Learn more: bit.ly/4d0dJQk
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Artists call on the Government to invest more in arts education and stronger funding structures. theguardian.com/culture/arti… @guardian Our Visual Arts Manifesto - developed by 24 visual arts organisations, provides a roadmap for a more sustainable sector: dacs.org.uk/news-events/visu…

‘The arts stop us killing each other’: stars tell Labour how to rescue Britain’s downtrodden culture

Steve McQueen, Tracey Emin, Steve Coogan, Adjoa Andoh, Danny Dyer, Jesse Darling and many more spell out what must be done to restore Britain’s cultural lifeblood, from ending elitism to supercharg...

theguardian.com
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After 13 wonderful years at ActionSpace, we say goodbye to Siobhan, our Pastoral Care Co-ordinator. Siobhan’s dedication to supporting our artists has been outstanding. Siobhan will be greatly missed and we wish her all the best with her future endeavours🧡
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ActionSpace retweeted
Artswork@ArtsworkLtd
23 Jul 2024
Exciting 6-month creative work placements with training, now available with our Artswork Breakthrough programme. For 16-25 year olds. Eligibility, more info & apply: artswork.org.uk/our-employab… Deadline 11 August.
photo collage of young people in creative workplaces. Text reads breakthrough 2024 opportunities live.

ALT photo collage of young people in creative workplaces. Text reads breakthrough 2024 opportunities live.

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Summer is finally here! ☀️ Across our three studios our artists are preparing for the summer break. The studios will be closed from Tuesday and we look forward to welcoming our artists back in September. In the meantime, explore our artist's work here 👀 bit.ly/4cYlh6p
Artist Mohammed Imran Khan standing in front of an abstract grid of artworks

ALT Artist Mohammed Imran Khan standing in front of an abstract grid of artworks

Artist Kwaga Sillingi sat at a table painting. She is surrounded by paintings of circular forms on the walls.

ALT Artist Kwaga Sillingi sat at a table painting. She is surrounded by paintings of circular forms on the walls.

Artist Ali Kamalati sat at a table painting.

ALT Artist Ali Kamalati sat at a table painting.

Artist Robin Smith standing next to a series of paintings in the studio.

ALT Artist Robin Smith standing next to a series of paintings in the studio.
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There is just under a month left to see ‘Roland Young’ at @StudioVoltaire✨ ActionSpace artist Roland Young (1953–2023) was known for creating minimal compositions of intricate figurative drawings. 📅Until 25 August Find out more: bit.ly/4bydvjb
Photo of a person looking at a series of drawings arranged in a grid form on a blue wall.

ALT Photo of a person looking at a series of drawings arranged in a grid form on a blue wall.

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Read Elizabeth Lynch’s @nefertiti35 report on our Participatory Art Programme. Titled ‘New Ground’, the report examines the activities and impacts of our ambitious three year project. Supported by @phf_uk
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