Each year, Chisenhale Studios, Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Dance Space open the doors of our shared building for a free weekend of open studios, tours, exhibitions, performance and events. Everyone is welcome to join us, whether you’d like to see the studios, the current exhibition or new performances – or just get a glimpse into what happens inside.
This year, Chisenhale Studios will have all forty studios open throughout the weekend, along with special event-exhibitions, book launches and guided tours. See below for fuller information.
Also on the weekend, Chisenhale Dance Space will host two free workshops on Saturday afternoon, plus two evening performances. See their full schedule here. Chisenhale Gallery will be extending the opening hours of the current solo exhibition by artist Mandy El-Sayegh and have a free family workshop on Saturday afternoon. More details here.
Studios Schedule
Friday 17th May 6-9pm
Open Studios
All forty artist studios will be open throughout the weekend. You can view the work of the artists in each and learn more about their working processes. Some of the work is also available to buy, so do chat with the artist if you see something you might like to purchase. The Friday of Open Weekend tends to be a busy and fun evening.
Event-Exhibitions
Your Head, Mind is the first event-exhibition from the How Does it Feel? series of workshops and events organised by artist and poet Josh Leon at Chisenhale Studios. For this one-night only event, Leon will collaborate with artist Luli Perez to produce a unique space that pursues the idea of being caught in the moment of the un-understandable. More info
Lost and Found Out is a collection of everyday evidence and found material curated by Charlotte and Charlotte during their residency at Victoria Park. Continues throughout the weekend. More info
Saturday 1-6pm
Open Studios Continue +
Free Guided Tours Saturday afternoon (1.30-4.30pm) with a five minute intro to each artist/studio. You can join at any point, just ask at front reception on arrival if you’d like to know current location.
Lost and Found Out is a collection of everyday evidence and found material curated by Charlotte and Charlotte during their residency at Victoria Park. Continues throughout the weekend. More info
Film Screening & Discussion (6-9pm). Join the artists from our Into the Wild programme for a screening of the film Born in Flames, followed by a discussion which will explore how the film sits within contemporary discourse today. More info
Sunday 1-6pm
Open Studios Continue +
Lost and Found Out is a collection of everyday evidence and found material curated by Charlotte and Charlotte during their residency at Victoria Park. More info
New Books 2-6pm John Peter Askew will have his new book We available in his studio, alongside a new book by artist and writer Felicity Allen, titled Psycho-Neurological Poem in 3 Parts. At 4.45pm, Allen will give a special reading from her book. More info
Tape Looping Workshop 2-3pm Love using cassette tapes? Then join this free workshop to learn how to make basic audio loops using cassette tapes. More info
Riff-Raffle 3.30-4.30pm Riff-Raffle is an hour long event that gives audience members the opportunity to perform, showcase sound or display moving image work for exactly 5 minutes. More info