Colour, motherhood, fatherhood

October 28, 2016 by freespaceatthewigg

A nice little Friday update of what we have been up to and what is coming up. Create with a colour – Yesterday afternoon we hosted the first of two workshops with current artists in residence Michelle Kurth and Philippa Marshall Create with a colour. These two afternoon workshops give you the opportunity to play with colour, indulge in using a wide range of materials, to weave, paint, make 3d pieces or collage and explore what colour means to you. […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Andrew Foster, artist, collage, colour, free, Michelle Kurth, miscarriage, motherhood, Painting, Philippa Marshall, weaving, workshop

Manifestations of the Mind

September 20, 2016 by freespaceatthewigg

There is a lot going on at Free Space Gallery at the moment with our current exhibition Mother in the Mother our workshop series Motherhood (Un)Speakable, (Un)Spoken and our upcoming collaboration with Antonia Attwood on Manifestations of the Mind. Antonia will be taking up residence with us as from October along side current artists in residence Michelle Kurth and Philippa Marshall. Antonia is looking for your help, she is looking for participants to take part in an innovative in-depth Arts and […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Antonia Attwood, art, creative, film, mental health, workshop

Much is yet to come

June 15, 2016 by freespaceatthewigg

  Free Space Gallery has been incredibly busy in recent weeks and we have lots more planned for the summer months, there is only a chance for  brief summary so please do read on below. Down to Earth – Down to Earth is our current show by artist in residence Sally Buchanan. Sally has created site specific pieces across the building tracing through mixed media and stitch unseen energies which flow through the building. She has captured unseen particles and […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art, art theraphy, Catriona Grey, emotions, gardening, installation, photography, Sally Buchanan, wellbeing, workshop

Polaroid lift & unseen energies

May 25, 2016 by freespaceatthewigg

This week marks the end of Shared Insite an exhibition of work resulting from the residency of Terence Wilde and Harrison Moore. It has been wonderful to hear the reactions to the work which is personal and revealing and we are already looking forward to seeing it in its next incarnation when displayed at Central St Martins later this year. Up next in our exhibition space is Down to Earth an exhibition of site specific work by Sally Buchanan. Sally […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art, Barbara Dean, Catriona Grey, free, Harrison Moore, health, mental health, photography, Sally Buchanan, Terence Wilde, workshop

Creative Collage/Creative Afternoon/Paint Action Method

February 29, 2016 by freespaceatthewigg

The sun is out today and it does feel as though the season is changing. We have a deal of workshops and events starting this week in celebration. On Thursday we play host to an afternoon of creative activities to mark the end of the residency of Charlotte Maclean and Patricia Finnegan.Both artists have been working together inspired by our unique health setting in Kentish Town Health Centre. So do please come and join us on Thursday afternoon 1.30 – 3.30pm […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Action Space, art, creative, free, paint, residency, workshop

Ballet – costume making

February 10, 2016 by freespaceatthewigg

We are pleased to be working in partnership with Royal Opera House in Covent Garden over the coming year to deliver creative and engaging workshops based on their productions as well as give people taking part the opportunity to go and see ballets taking place in the main auditorium. Have you ever fancied trying your hand at making costumes?! In March we will be co-facilitating workshops with the costume designers of the opera house – teaching you how to make […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art, ballet, costume, free, Giselle, Royal Opera House, workshop

Enter the Spirit Parlour

November 10, 2015 by freespaceatthewigg

A round up of what is on at Free Space Gallery

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art, Art Shed, art therapy, free, mono print, Philly Hunt, private view, sign painting, talisman, tattoo, textile, workshop

Cast Your Memories

October 19, 2015 by freespaceatthewigg

I never knew how satisfying it is to agitate plaster until I went along to the second of three free plaster carving workshops hosted by ourselves and facilitated by Mental Spaghetti. Marie of Mental Spaghetti showed the group how to mix and pour plaster and then went on to show how to work with a selection of pointy, smoothy and scrapey tools. We happily whiled away the hours creating carvings which represented something akin to a votive offering. Everything produced […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art, creative, free, mental health, plaster, workshop

Gin, apples, chicken & paint – a winning combination

September 29, 2015 by freespaceatthewigg

Another busy week comes and goes at Free Space Gallery with Creative Arts Well-being Workshop on Friday followed by our Urban Harvest Festival on Saturday. We pressed apples, petted hens, learnt about distilling gin and tried our hand at making planters from old pallets. Quite a weekend. Creative Arts Well-being Workshop, facilitated by artist Barbara Dean, was a day of discussions about creativity and well-being followed by some action painting in the local park. We caused quite a stir marching […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art, creative, festival, garden, harvest, local, sustainable, workshop

Empathy/artist talk/photoshop

June 8, 2015 by freespaceatthewigg

Friday was a day full of activity at the Free Space Gallery with an afternoon empathy and photography workshop followed by an evening artist talk with Daniel Regan, Liz Atkin, Antonia Attwood and chaired by Anna McNay Photographer Daniel Regan led our empathy workshop in the afternoon asking participants to take photographs that represented an individual in their lives, he then helped everyone make their own books again in the style of their chosen individual. After the glitter and paints […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: anna mcnay, Antonia Attwood, art, daniel regan, empathy, free, Liz Atkin, photography, photoshop, workshop