The Island Open Studios 2020

Post date Tuesday 9 March, 2021
Post author The Island

2020 was not a normal year by any stretch of the imagination.

The adaptability, tenacity, and extreme talent shown by each of our tenants was amazing to witness.
In 2020 we moved to a digital format. You can look back at our online open studios event with a virtual tour of the building or check out some of the workshops we hosted online. We hope to welcome you back to classes and workshops in person soon.

Photo series

We commissioned our photographer tenant Chandra Prasad to produce a series of photographs of Island tenants and staff and asked them about how 2020 has been for them.

Take a tour of our 2020 Island Tenants’ Exhibition

Make it full screen, to get the feel of walking around!

Dance classes

We offered low cost dance class with one of our fabulous dance teachers.

Spotlight: Contra Project

Island Circus Training Space members, Laura Murphy and Nicole A’Court-Stuart tell us about Contra Project which they set up during lockdown.

Learn to make animations

Learn how to make short animations on instagram with Molly Fairhurst

Spotlight: Robbie Cathro

Artist Robbie Cathro talked to us about his latest illustration work and a very special book he’s been working on.

Portrait workshop

Rose Popay shows us how to draw a portrait as part of a series of Artspace Lifespace workshops to encourage everyone to make art and reduce isolation.

Spotlight: Rise Youth Dance

We met with Helen Wilson from Rise Youth Dance to learn how she has built a successful dance school.

Futur Ville

Futur Ville launched on 1st June 2019 as a 5-month programme of arts activity culminating in a two-day summit with international, national and local speakers exploring the complex relationship between artists, creative communities, urban regeneration and cultural policies through talks, panel discussions and group workshops.