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THIS SATURDAY -> Join us on 7th December for a Wi

THIS SATURDAY ->

Join us on 7th December for a Winter Forum with local residents, supporters, and friends to help shape the future of Chisenhale Art Place (CAP) in Tower Hamlets.

This afternoon forum will include creative discussions about CAP’s programs and the issues that matter most to those who currently engage with us—as well as those who wish to engage more.

Senior staff from across CAP will be present to hear your ideas and share insights, and together we will begin to explore our long-term vision for securing a sustainable future in the borough.

Light refreshments will be provided on the day, alongside art activities for children inspired by Bruno Zhu’s new exhibition, License to Live, at Chisenhale Gallery.

Book a free ticket through Eventbrite through our link in bio!

Chisenhale Art Place comprises three neighbouring organisations that share one building on Chisenhale Road, E3 - Chisenhale Studios, Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Dance Space.

📅 Date & Time: 7th December, 2-4pm
📍 Location: Chisenhale Gallery, 64 Chisenhale Road, E3 5DZ

Join us on 7th December for a Winter Forum with lo

Join us on 7th December for a Winter Forum with local residents, supporters, and friends to help shape the future of Chisenhale Art Place (CAP) in Tower Hamlets.

This afternoon forum will include creative discussions about CAP’s programs and the issues that matter most to those who currently engage with us—as well as those who wish to engage more.

Senior staff from across CAP will be present to hear your ideas and share insights, and together we will begin to explore our long-term vision for securing a sustainable future in the borough.

Light refreshments will be provided on the day, alongside art activities for children inspired by Bruno Zhu’s new exhibition, License to Live, at Chisenhale Gallery.

Chisenhale Art Place comprises three neighbouring organisations that share a single building on Chisenhale Road, E3: Chisenhale Studios, Chisenhale Gallery, and Chisenhale Dance Space.

📅 Date & Time: 7th December, 2-4pm
📍 Location: Chisenhale Gallery, 64 Chisenhale Road, E3 5DZ

🌟 What an incredible day! Thank you to everyone

🌟 What an incredible day! Thank you to everyone that joined us for our Street Party on Chisenhale Road 🌟

On Saturday we brought together friends, neighbours, and new faces from across the community to celebrate creativity, culture, and art. 🎨🎶

A few highlights from the day:

- The beautiful Classical Indian Dance performance 'Empathy' from Mukul and Ghetto Tigers @noeldatta
- An energizing Caribbean Dance workshop with the amazing @shebamontserrat.
- A buzzing mix of live music and DJ sets bringing the vibes
- Inspiring art workshops led by @sara.heywood and Shree Desai where we got to explore cyanotype printing, rangoli painting, and block printing.
- The famous pet show and raffle
- Our new friends @wearebardbooks with their flash fiction competition.
- The Chisenhale Gallery exhibition by @simnikiwebuhlungu
- And, of course, our communal picnic where everyone was welcome to bring food and share stories.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and performed. Special thanks to our wonderful producer @sophiethompsonsemple for bringing the vision to life, and to Action for Bow and the Driffield Conservation Area Residents Association for their vital support in making this day possible.

📸 @brianbett photography

At Chisenhale Art Place, we’re committed to creating more opportunities like this to bring our community together through the arts. Sign up to our newsletter to stay in the loop.

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@chisenhaledance

#ChisenhaleArtPlace #community #streetparty2024 #gratitude #letscreate #ChisenhaleStudios #ChisenhaleDance #ChisenhaleGallery

THAT'S A WRAP! 🎬 A huge thank you to everyone

THAT'S A WRAP! 🎬

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Open House Festival on Sunday!

We hope you enjoyed exploring the studios, meeting our member artists and learning about the rich history of Chisenhale Art Place.

@opencity_uk
#OpenHouseFestival

We are honoured to host ‘The Linkup’ by @openc

We are honoured to host ‘The Linkup’ by @opencity_uk at Chisenhale Art Place this Saturday 21st September.

“The Linkup is a space where young POC and those from working-class communities can connect, create and speak your truth. At The Linkup, we'll dive into real conversations and create a collaborative mural that captures our experiences, our cultures and our vision for the future in London. This is your space to express, explore and inspire.”

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Saturday 21 September, 2-5pm
🔑 Tickets are free via our link in bio.
Food and drink provided on the day.

COMING UP >> Street Party 2024 🎉 WHEN: 1 - 7pm

COMING UP >> Street Party 2024 🎉

WHEN: 1 - 7pm, Saturday 28th September
WHERE: Chisenhale Road
WHAT: An afternoon of fun, creativity, performances and community!

All activities are free to attend and available on a drop-in basis, just turn up on the day to take part. Check the Eventbrite page in our link in bio to see the full line-up and timings.

Thank you to Action for Bow for making this event possible, and to Driffield Conservation Area Residents Association for partnering up with us to deliver this event.

🔗 Please visit our link in bio for our Eventbrite page
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd E3 5QZ

📸 @brunabalodisphotography

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@chisenhaledance
@chisenhalegallery

REMINDER: OPEN HOUSE 2024--> This Weekend: Sunday,

REMINDER: OPEN HOUSE 2024-->
This Weekend: Sunday, 15th September
12-5pm

On Sunday 15th September, our building will open its doors to offer an insight into the history of the building as part of Open House Festival 2024.

The Chisenhale Works building — now Chisenhale Art Place — was bought by Tower Hamlets Council in 1972 and leased to a group of artists. The derelict remains of Chisenhale Works provided unconventional hope for the founding artists and dancers who were evicted from their former studios at Butlers Wharf in 1980. The artists refurbished the building themselves over a period of 2 years, using cinder blocks to build studio walls.

For Open House Festival, CAP will be presenting an exhibition of its archive, with photographs, floor-plans , documentation and publicity from the last 40 years, as well as opening its doors to a selection of its artists studios.

🔗 Please see the link in bio for more information about the history of the building, the event and accessibility.
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd, E3 5QZ

@opencity_uk
#OpenHouseFestival

Street Party 2024 🎉 Chisenhale Art Place invit

Street Party 2024 🎉

Chisenhale Art Place invites you to join our Street Party, taking place on Chisenhale Road for an afternoon of fun, creativity, performances and community.

Street Party activities include:

- Classical Indian Dance performance ‘Empathy’ with live music from Mukul and Ghetto Tigers
- Caribbean Dance workshop with Sheba Montserrat @shebamontserrat
- Live music and DJ sets
- Art workshops including cyanotype workshops with @sara.heywood
- Rangoli painting and block printing with Shree Desai
- Pet Show and Raffle
- Free exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery by artist Simnikiwe Buhlungu
- Community stalls
- Communal picnic - bring your own food and drink to take part.

To Attend:

All activities are free to attend and available on a drop-in basis, just turn up on the day to take part. Check the Eventbrite page in our link in bio to see the full line-up and timings.

We would also like to say a huge thank you to Action for Bow for making this event possible, and to Driffield Conservation Area Residents Association for partnering up with us to deliver this event.

🔗 Please visit our link in bio for our Eventbrite page
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd E3 5QZ

Chisenhale Art Place is home to three distinct initiatives; Chisenhale Dance Space, Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Studios – with each operating unique programmes that enable emerging and established artists and dancers to develop, experiment and make exceptional work

@chisenhalestudios
@chisenhaledance
@chisenhalegallery

OPEN HOUSE 2024--> Next Sunday, 15th September 12-

OPEN HOUSE 2024-->
Next Sunday, 15th September
12-5pm

On Sunday 15th September, our building will open its doors to offer an insight into the history of the building. We are enormously grateful to Open House for including us in in this years festival.

Chisenhale Art Place (CAP) was founded in 1980 when a group of artists were evicted from their studios at Butlers Wharf, and has since became a multi-disciplinary arts organisation consisting of 40 artist studios, a renowned art gallery and an artist-led dance space.

On the day, CAP will be presenting an exhibition of its archive, with photographs, floor-plans , documentation and publicity from the last 40 years, as well as opening its doors to a selection of its artists studios.

🔗 Please see the link in bio for more information about the history of the building, the event and accessibility.
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd, E3 5QZ

@opencity_uk
#OpenHouseFestival

Chisenhale Studios has been working in conjunction

Chisenhale Studios has been working in conjunction with Tower Hamlets Youth League @towerhamletsnow to deliver a Summer Academy as part of our Future Artists programme, inviting young people to take part in creative activities across 5 days over the last month.

The fifth and final session saw Chisenhale Art Place deliver a introductory photography workshop led by @gabulaurent, inviting young people to take and work into self portraits taken using polaroid photography. The students were then invited to engage in a dance workshop at @chisenhaledance.

A huge thank you to the artists and facilitators for making these events possible, and to Action for Bow for supporting this project.

📸 Sophie Thompson-Semple
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd E3 5QZ

Chisenhale Studios has been working in conjunction

Chisenhale Studios has been working in conjunction with Tower Hamlets Youth League @towerhamletsnow to deliver a Summer Academy as part of our Future Artists programme, inviting young people to take part in creative activities across 5 days over the last month.

The third session saw Chisenhale Studios deliver a curators tour of @whitechapelgallery 's latest exhibitions, followed by a t-shirt making workshop led by Chisenhale Studios artists @kirsty_harris_art.

The fourth session invited young people to engage with a painting workshop at on Victoria Park, just over the road from @allpointseastuk, led by Chisenhale Studios artist @diana_taylor_studio.

A huge thank you to the artists and facilitators for making these events possible, and to Action for Bow for supporting this project.

📸 Sophie Thompson-Semple
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd E3 5QZ

Chisenhale Studios has been working in conjunction

Chisenhale Studios has been working in conjunction with Tower Hamlets Youth League @towerhamletsnow to deliver a Summer Academy as part of our Future Artists programme, inviting young people to take part in creative activities across 5 days over the last month.

The first session saw Chisenhale Art Place deliver an introductory making session at @bromley_by_bow_centre at their Summer Festival of Wellbeing. A massive thanks to BBB for hosting us on the day!

The second session invited young people to engage with a dance workshop at @chisenhaledance led by Astha Desai through @pagravdanceco, before moving on to a weaving workshop led by @cecilylj and @renrrnren at Chisenhale Studios. Thank you to our fantastic facilitators for making this happen and providing a nourishing experience for all of the young people attending.

A huge thank you to Action for Bow for supporting this project.

📸 Sophie Thompson-Semple
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd E3 5QZ

COMING UP > Kate Hardy Understanding Colour Weekl

COMING UP > Kate Hardy
Understanding Colour
Weekly painting workshops

We are excited to announce that Chisenhale Studios artist @katehardystudio will be once again hosting a 10 week painting course at Chisenhale.

When: Wednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm starting September 25th 2024
Where: Chisenhale Studios, London and Online
Course Fee: £200 (half term option available starting October 30th)

Please contact kate@chisenhale.co.uk to ask any questions or book your place.

Image: Kate Hardy

Chisenhale Studios would like to say a huge thank

Chisenhale Studios would like to say a huge thank you to @chromatic.agency for their fascinating contribution to the legacy of our building during their residency in Studio 4.

Chromatic Agency is a collaborative project between architectural designer Sandy Rompotiyoke and artist nnull that focuses on decolonising space and reclaiming agency. Their work investigates how political structures and value systems inform how we engage with material cultures, landscapes and ecology. They are primarily positioned against economic issues of capitalism, colonialism and neoliberalism and structural issues of modernism.

During their residency at Chisenhale Art Place, Chromatic Agency has been exploring these themes through material investigations based around Tower Hamlets Cemetary Park.

"Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a well-loved 31-acre nature reserve nestled in the heart of East London and is one of its ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries. The cemetery park is an important space for the heritage of working class communities and people of colour. This is because of its proximity to notable sites such as the Docklands, the Bow Road Workhouse and the long-forgotten Chinatown that once existed in Limehouse. Whilst the population of those buried in the cemetery is as diverse as the history of migration in London, only the graves of long deceased wealthy white anglicans are currently visible as they are made of stone. A majority of the burials for working class and global majority people were marked with wooden markers meaning that their histories degraded and became less visible over time. As a result of the varying biodegradability of burial markers in the cemetery, certain communities are not as visibly documented in the rich history of the cemetery."

Please follow @chromatic.agency to keep up to date with their upcoming projects informed by their time at Chisenhale Studios.

📍Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd, E35QZ
📷 Chromatic Agency, 2024

Studio 4 Residency 🪟 @sara.heywood is a mixed

Studio 4 Residency 🪟

@sara.heywood is a mixed media artist, based in East London. Intrinsic to her practice is a collaborative dialogue between people and place and the point where natural and manmade environments and materials converge or impact one another.

For Chisenhale Studio 4 Summer Residency 2024, Sara plans to explore the boundaries of experimental analogue photographic developing processes using locally sourced natural and found materials. The residency will also research and take inspiration from the work of the late photographer and collagist Nigel Henderson, who lived at 46 Chisenhale Road in the 1940s and 50s.

Images: courtesy the artist @sara.heywood
Find out more about Sara's work www.saraheywood.net

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From May to September 2024, Chisenhale Studios will be hosting 3 exceptional artists in its residency space in Studio 4. Please use the links in bio to find out more information about each artist and how they will be engaging with Chisenhale Studios and the surrounding community.

Chisenhale Art Place would like to say a huge than

Chisenhale Art Place would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to our Family Day back in May 🎉

Part of our Future Artists initiative, the Family Day was an incredibly important day for us. It aimed to bring members of our community together, in the immediate area and beyond, to celebrate creativity in all forms. We achieved this vision, as record numbers of families and visitors were welcomed to our building to engage in various events across the building, such as a community picnic, dance and art workshops, open studios and guided tours.

We would also like to say a special thanks to all who helped to enrich the experience of visitors: @orlandaotley who ran creative dance workshops at Chisenhale Dance Space, Deshi Shad who provided samosas for our community lunch, @sara.heywood who led guided SEN tours around Chisenhale Studios, @cecilylj and @renrrnren who led a fantastic textile and casting workshop and Richard Layzell for running performative tours of the Studios.

We would also like to say a huge thank you to @towerhamletsnow and Action for Bow for making this event possible.

📸 @brunabalodisphotography
📍 Chisenhale Art Place, 64-84 Chisenhale Rd E3 5QZ

Chisenhale Art Place is home to three distinct initiatives; Chisenhale Dance Space, Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Studios – with each operating unique programmes that enable emerging and established artists and dancers to develop, experiment and make exceptional work

@chisenhalestudiosartists
@chisenhaledance
@chisenhalegallery

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Our studio 4 exhibition is now open- with works fr

Our studio 4 exhibition is now open- with works from us all here at Chisenhale. Please join us tonight from 6-9, and Sat and Sun from 2-6. Most works are for sale.
#chisenhale #openstudio #exhibition #londonartists

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

David Blackmore
You’ll finish your current allocation in…
2024
Bookmark: Prism holographic silver foil embossed on Chromolux 250gsm card
55 x 170 mm
Edition of 50

Studio 36

A new work by studio member David Blackmore will be on show in the Studio 4 Exhibition during this years Open Weekend. The work is available in an edition of 50. To purchase one please see David’s site or Instagram Linktree for more info. The work was made in response to an invitation to alter a blank bookmark by Nuts and Bolts Publishing (North Manchester) and was printed by Folium.

#davidblackmore @nutsandboltspublishers @folium_publishing #bookmark #limitededition #chisenhalestudios #openweekend

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Edward Chell
‘Sky Tip St Austell’ 2018.
Acrylic and lacquer on gesso on transport pallet.
300mm x 400mm x 14.7mm

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Diana Taylor- studio 8

Image 1:
As Eden Sinks Into Grief, 2023
Oil and acrylic Silkscreen on canvas, 180 x 140cm

Image 2:
Pluto and Persephone (Detail from textile assemblage) 2024
Various stitches and printed fabrics
280 x 170cm

Working across painting, printing, textile assemblage, collage and weaving, shifting between traditional and digital media, my practice converges times and technologies, assembling the past within the present. Through an archive of reproductions I investigate a material presence (and the absence of things) of our times- living in an age of the ‘re’.
The images and processes in my work are linked by my pre-occupation with loss and the ruin in visual culture through the circulation, saturation and degradation of files.

Currently showing at Bobinska Browlee New River, 36 Gt. Pulteney St, with solo show ‘Borrowed Time’ until 8/6, in conversation with Rosalind Davis- 1/6, 3pm.

‘Landscape of Chance’ inaugural show with SLQS gallery opening 30/5, 56 Conduit St. In conversation with Damaris Athene- 2/6, 3pm.

#contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #textiles #openstudio

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OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Out of the House (rust, bramble, soot and earth)
2023
Pigments and inks from materials found at 195 Mare Street, on paper with Japanese tissue collage
65 x 55 cm

Sam Hodge works with paint and print to find out what materials do and what tales they tell. She picks up things that she encounters in her local environment or on walks around the uncertain coastal edges of England and they make their way into her work. Earths, plants and human debris are transformed into pigments and inks and encouraged to make their mark on paper, while ambiguous forms of disintegrating pieces of rubbish are transferred onto paper using printmaking processes.

Some of her recent work will be on display in studio 33A and in the Studio 4 group exhibition.

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OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Kirsty Harris Studio 21, 2nd floor
@kirsty_harris_art

Track Record (How I Learned to Stop Worrying 1945-2024), Portable record player, 12” Vinyl picture disc, Audio 15:42mins

This audio composition is a musical account of every (officially recorded) nuclear detonation from 1945 - present day.
The outcome is something lingering between free jazz and the end of the world.

Harris has exhibited widely: @Saatchi_Gallery, @VaneGallery (Gateshead), @LondonArtFair, @RoyalAcademyArts, @TheAuxiliaryProjectSpace (Middlesbrough), @Studio.kind (Devon), @G37.Galerie (Berlin) & enacted DIY Performances during the 59th Venice Biennale (Italy).

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Gabby Laurent
Studio 34

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

John Peter Askew, studio 39, ground floor

Surgeon with Gun 4000cm x 3000cm, c-type photograph prints, 2003. From the series ‘TV Pictures’.

New photographs, from an upcoming publication, ‘O Zero’, will be on show alongside Lee Maelzer’s large scale dystopian paintings.

His long-form photographic work ‘We | Photographs from Russia 1996-2017’, published in two volumes by Kerber, Berlin [2019 & 2022] and launched at the Photographers’ Gallery London is a timely reminder of humanity, celebrating friendship, communality and kindness.

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Henrietta Armstrong MRSS - Studio 21
@henri-armstrong-art

‘Heaven Swallowed the Smoke’
2024
Currently at G37 Galerie, Berlin - ‘How Long is Forever’ exhibition.

Henrietta Armstrong specialises in sculpture, installation and public art. This installation evokes the remnants of an unfinished ritual, questioning the historical authenticity and gruesome nature of sacred objects. Interweaving themes of witchcraft, charms and apotropaic practices, viewers are asked to reflect on the complex dynamics of symbols, rituals and shifting perceptions that shape human belief systems.

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Considerate Construction, 2024, oil & latex on canvas, 152.5 x 170 cm

Lee Maelzer. b. London. Foundation & BA at Central St Martins College of Art, MA at the Royal College of Art. She works primarily on large oil paintings but also makes smaller works, drawings, collages and occasionally experiments with video and stop motion film. Her work is exhibited and collected internationally. New pictures will be on show at the Open Studios alongside John Peter Askew in studio 39.

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND- 17-19th May
Fri- 6-9pm, Sat/Sun- 2-6pm

Nigel O’Neill

Studio 10

He is a founder member of Chisenhale Artplace. Achieved a M.A. degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College. Exhibitions include The Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy of Arts, Geometry and Colour, The Poussin Gallery 2008, and many others. His work is represented in the collections of Paul Smith Ltd, Derwent London, and Coca Cola.
Image 1) Painting 3 2023 177cm x 127.5cm
Image 2) Drawings at 45 Whitfield Street London 2023.
@nigeloneill1234

Posted @withregram • @kirsty_harris_art It’s C

Posted @withregram • @kirsty_harris_art It’s Chisenhale Studios Open Weekend again in May!
@chisenhalestudiosartists

Friday 17 May 6-9pm
Saturday 18 May 2-6pm
Sunday 19 May 2-6pm

Free to come along and everyone is welcome to see what happens bts.

@henri_armstrong_art and me are in Studio 21 on the 2nd floor.

Chisenhale Art Place, 64-68 Chisenhale Rd, London, E3 5QZ

Family Day on Saturday 18 May with events for the kiddos!

(Flyer designed by me)

#openstudios #artiststudios #chisopenwknd #chisenhalestudios #kirstyharris #henriettaarmstrong #behindthescenes #artstudios #openweekend #openday #thingstodoinlondon #studiolife

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