Spacex | EVENTS

To book an event, please contact us.

GALLERY

Saturday Tours
17 May 2008, 3.00pm
Free, no need to book. Commencing on the 17 May and each of the following Saturdays at 3.00pm:
24, 31 May
7, 14, 21, 28 June
12 July
Informal tour of the exhibition with a member of Spacex staff or invited guest.
Artist's Talk
5 July 2008, 2.00pm
Free, booking essential.
Join us on a Saturday afternoon at Spacex. Artist Axel Antas in conversation with art historian Liz Wells.

FAMILIES

Family Activity Day
12 July 2008, 1.00pm
Free, no need to book for this workshop which runs from 1-4pm. With creative activities for toddlers, children and adults, this is a great way to explore the art and ideas in within the exhibition.

CHILDREN

Art Trolley
17 May 2008, 10.00am
Free, no need to book. Starting on 17 May and for the duration of the Axel Antas exhibition pick up a free children’s activity bag from the trolley in the atrium and get creative in the gallery.

CHILDREN

MAKE-EXPLORE-CREATE ACTIVITY WEEK
12 August 2008, 10.00am
A week of workshops and activities for children and families between 12 and 16 August 2008

Tuesday August 12
Light Lab
Under 8s, booking essential, Free
Children must be accompanied by an adult, 10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
This day is for kids of up to 8 years old and their parents. We’ll be exploring colour and light and creating mini light installations.

Wednesday August 13,
Image Alchemy
All ages, booking essential, under 8s must be accompanied, Free
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Come and try out cyanotype photography.

Thursday August 14
Photography
10-13 yr olds, Booking essential, £8 (£5) 10am-4pm
This intensive day will give participants the opportunity to explore photography from a fine arts perspective. You will work with 2 different artists to produce a portfolio of images to take home. This workshop will be inspired by the exhibition Hidden

Friday August 15
Animated Friday
8-12 yr olds, £8 (£5) booking essential, 10am-4pm
An opportunity to make your own stop motion animation. This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners and will introduce you to the basics of animation and allow you to make short clip of your own animation.

OFF-SITE
Saturday August 16
Art in the Park, CCANW 11am-4pm, drop-in, FREE, families welcome
Join us at the CCANW, Haldon Forest park and take part in an outdoor workshop. Make a metallic bird sculpture or woodland animal mask with artist Lucy Jackson. SEE SEPERATE LISTING FOR ART IN THE PARK.

OFF-SITE

Animal Big Screen in the Park, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter
13 August 2008, 9.00pm
Outdoor screening event from Wednesday 13 - Saturday 16 August 2008 commencing at 9pm each evening, cost £1.00
Take advantage of the opportunity to sit back and watch a selection of films on a big 10 metre screen in the open air at Northernhay Gardens this summer. As part of this event Spacex will present two films by Ziad Antar and Yael Bartana on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 August, in collaboration with www.tank.tv. For more information visit www.exeterphoenix.org.uk.

OFF-SITE

Art in the Park at CCANW, Haldon Forest, Exeter
16 August 2008, 11.00am
Join us for this one day outdoor festival at CCANW, Haldon Forest Park, Exeter 11am - 4pm, FREE. Plenty of arts activities for the whole family on offer - visual art drop-ins, live music, storytelling, exhibitions, theatre workshop. Arts venues from across Exeter will be participating. There will be an evening performance of 'Henry's Quest' presented by Burn The Curtain Theatre Company in collaboration with Exeter Northcott.

Spacex will be running an exciting children's workshop on the day with artist Lucy Jackson. There will be an opportunity to create wonderful metallic bird sculptures to take home with you. Just drop in and take part.

For more information please contact Hannah Reeves on 01392 431786 or email education@spacex.org.uk. Visit the CCANW website at www.ccanw.co.uk