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I had the real privilege of being able to sit in on a conversation with the amazing Kenyan born Magdalene Odundo this week as part of my MA course at UCA Farnham. A rare treat to be able to hear her talk about her life and work. She’s one of Britain’s leading ceramicists but more […]
This year, as you most likely have seen through our busy Facebook and Twitter pages, we are curating a Student Showcase for local talented makers to exhibit their work professionally. Made By Hands is based around the theme ‘Craft’, ensuring that the show will be filled with diverse pieces of artwork created by young artists. […]
As most of you probably already know, Making Space’s annual Open Studios event is around the corner! Tying in as usual with the May Day Arts Trail in Havant, this event will be held over the weekend of the 14th and 15th May 2016. We are also hosting a private view for our curated exhibition […]
In October of last year I decided to set myself a challenge and start my Arts Award journey. With the help and support of Making Space as an Arts Award Centre, I enrolled myself onto their 10-week beginners jewellery course with tutor Sharon Justice, which marked my first step in accomplishing the award. Exploring a […]
It’s a short one from me this week but I wanted to update you all on a little London trip I took a couple of Sundays back… I had a fantastic day visiting the London Contemporary Art Fair in Islington. Its a great place to see some of the best in modern British and contemporary […]
Back in the summer of 2015 I had the privilege of going to London for the day with a group of young people as part of the ‘Make Your Mark’ project. Whilst it was a great trip to expose some Leigh Park youngsters to a brilliant London exhibition, selfishly for me, it was also an […]
I’ve been pondering on what it means to work in partnership and why here at Making Space, partnerships are a vital part of how we develop our artistic and community programmes. It’s more than just putting heads together, inventing a joint shopping list or bolting good concepts together. Great ideas are just the start. When […]