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With the excitement surrounding Turner Prize winning ActionSpace artist Nnena Kalu, we’ve got lots of new followers to welcome, and we‘d like to share a bit more about what we do.

We’re ActionSpace: a creative hub, a supported studio network, and an artist development agency championing learning disabled artists.

In this post, we’re sharing a quick introduction to who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved.

Swipe through to learn more. ➡️➡️➡️
🔗 Head to the link in our bio to sign up for our monthly newsletter. by @actionspace

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Launching @ActionSpace Creative Pathways 🌟

Moving from education into adult life can be a challenging transition for young learning-disabled people, particularly when the support and opportunities available during education are no longer there.

Creative Pathways is our new year-long project, offering young people the time, space and support to explore their creative practice, experiment with materials and techniques, and develop their artistic practice. 🌀

In an important article from The @Guardian, journalist John Harris highlights the lack of recognition for disabled people’s lives beyond conventional expectations of adulthood, describing a system with “no conception of successful grownup lives that does not involve paid work”.

Led by ActionSpace Artist Facilitator Emily Rees-Haynes at our @ASCstudios Ealing Road studio in Brent, our new project creates opportunities for young people to explore their creativity and what comes next.

Find out more about Creative Pathways via the link in our bio. 🔗

Image: Brent workshop detail. Photo courtesy of ActionSpace

#DisabilityInclusion #ContemporaryArt by @actionspace

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NOW OPEN | @rwabristol 173rd Annual Open Exhibition

📍 Royal West of England Academy, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX
🌀 Until 3 January 2027

The exhibition is now underway at the RWA, and we're pleased to see @ActionSpace artists Sharon Adokorach and Declan Leslie among the artists exhibiting this year. 🌟

Both Sharon and Declan joined the celebrations at the opening and are pictured here with their selected works, now on show in the gallery alongside artists from across the UK.

If you’re in Bristol, there’s plenty of time to visit, explore the exhibition and see Sharon and Declan’s work in person!

Plan you visit via the link in our bio. 🔗

Image 1: Sharon Adokorach with ‘I like buying my own things I like doing my work’, 2026, at the Royal West of England Academy.
Image 2: Declan Leslie with ‘Untitled’, 2026, at the Royal West of England Academy.
Images courtesy of the Artists and ActionSpace.

#ArtExhibiton #RWA #ContemporaryArt by @actionspace

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9 days ago

Long Listed | Linda Bell for The Artist Prize 🌟

@ActionSpace artist Linda Bell has been longlisted for The Artist Prize 2026, with her 'Foil Sheet Series' selected in the Sculpture & Installation category. 🌀

Selected from more than 3,700 entries from across the UK, Linda’s 'Foil Sheet Series' now goes forward to the next stage of the prize, with 20 artists set to be selected on 17th November for a group exhibition at @firstsitecolchester in 2027. @zealous_co

Discover more of Linda's work via the Artists link in our bio 🔗

Image: Linda Bell in the studio. Courtesy of the Artist and ActionSpace.

#TheArtistPrize #Exhibition #ContemporaryArt by @actionspace

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British Art Show 10: Nnena Kalu

🌀2 October 2026 – 3 January 2027
🔹Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry (touring)

@ActionSpace artist Nnena Kalu is featured in British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers, the latest edition of the landmark national exhibition celebrating artists shaping contemporary art in the UK.

Nnena’s practice is rooted in repetition, movement and the physical act of making. Working across drawing and sculpture, she creates large-scale works through sustained physical engagement with materials, building dense surfaces through repeated, energetic marks. The resulting works are expansive, rhythmic and full of movement.

Nnena’s inclusion in British Art Show 10 is a significant recognition of her practice and its place within contemporary British art. The exhibition features two of her works, 'Drawing 55' (2021) and 'Drawing 46' (2022).

Curated by Ekow Eshun @ekoweshun, British Art Show 10 explores human connection and the figure of the Other in divided times, bringing together more than 30 artists. The exhibition tours nationally from Coventry, where it opens today, through to June 2028. 🌟

To explore the exhibition, visit the link in our bio 🔗

Image 1: Nnena Kalu, Drawing 55, 2021. Soft pastel, Oil pastel, acrylic pen, pen and pencil on paper. Installation view. Courtesy of the Artist and @ArcadiaMissa, London

Image 2 : Nnena Kalu, Drawing 46, 2022. Oil stick, pen, oil pastel and pencil on paper, framed. Installation view. Private Collection, Monaco.

#BritishArtShow10 #ContemporaryArt by @actionspace

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In case you missed it, our latest Digital Art School workshop with @actionspace artist Mohammed Imran Khan is live now!⁠

Digital Art School is our free online workshop series, accessible to everyone, wherever you are.⁠

Start with ink, exploring marks, textures and washes, then build depth and vibrancy with layers of pastel. Inspired by Imran's own process-led approach, this workshop is all about taking your time and watching your artwork evolve.⁠

We are proud to work with ActionSpace. ActionSpace supports learning disabled artists, providing them with access to professional art studios, creative mentoring and the opportunities they need to grow and thrive.

🔗 Watch the full workshop via the link in our bio⁠

#DigitalArtSchool #HospitalRooms #ActionSpace #MohammedImranKhan by @actionspace

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As we celebrate this year’s Turner Prize nominees, we’re also reflecting on @ActionSpace artist Nnena Kalu’s historic Turner Prize win in 2025.

Nnena’s achievement as the first learning-disabled artist to win continues to challenge ideas about who gets to be recognised within the visual arts, and has had a significant ripple effect on the visibility of learning-disabled artists. 🌟

Congratulations to Marguerite Humeau, Tanoa Sasraku, Simeon Barclay and Kira Freije on their nominations. Having experienced the excitement and significance of the Turner Prize with Nnena last year, we know what an extraordinary moment this can be, and we’re wishing all of this year’s nominees the very best of luck. 💫

@tate @mimauseful

Explore more of Nnena’s work via the Artists link in our bio. 🔗

Image 1: Nnena Kalu at the Turner Prize Award Ceremony 2025. Photo credit: James Speakman

Image 2: Drawing 12, 2021, Nnena Kalu. Installation view at Turner Prize 2025, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Courtesy of the artist, ActionSpace and Arcadia Missa. Photo credit: David Levene

Image: 3: Installation view of Nnena Kalu’s presentation at the Turner Prize 2025, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Photo credit: David Levene

#TurnerPrize #VisualArt by @actionspace

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Our new Digital Art School workshop with @actionspace artist Mohammed Imran Khan is live now! 🎨⁠
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Digital Art School is @_hospitalrooms free online workshop series, releasing new workshops monthly and accessible to everyone, wherever you are.⁠

In this workshop, begin by experimenting with ink, exploring marks, textures and washes, before gradually building depth and vibrancy with pastels.⁠
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Inspired by Imran's own approach to creating, this workshop is all about embracing the process. Take your time, experiment freely and enjoy watching your artwork evolve as you continue to layer, blend and add expression.⁠
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Watch now via link in bio.⁠
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#DigitalArtSchool #HospitalRooms #ActionSpace #MohammedImranKhan by @actionspace

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Last chance to see 🚨 It's the last few days to view ActionSpace artist Thompson Hall's @thebombfactoryartfoundation’s Window Gallery in Holborn.

Bringing together five major artworks, the display offers a focused look at Thompson’s ongoing exploration of politics, inequality and social change. His large-scale paintings combine bold colour, text, pattern and recognisable symbols, drawing on news, political events and his own observations of the world around him.

📍 The Bomb Factory, 103 Kingsway, London WC2B
🌀 On display until 24 September 2026

Explore the exhibition via the link in our bio 🔗

#ArtExhibition #ContemporaryArt by @actionspace

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New Digital Art School workshop dropping Thursday! 🎨⁠
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Join @actionspace artist Mohammed Imran Khan as he guides you through his process-led approach to building layers of colour.⁠
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Imran works with a variety of materials, carefully considering surface, placement and pattern. With a strong sense of colour and form, he works abstractly, shaping blocks of colour and building up multiple layers of pastel to complete larger works or series of smaller works.⁠
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In this workshop, expect ink, texture and pastel, all coming together to create something beautifully layered.⁠
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Watch this space, the full workshop lands Thursday.⁠
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#DigitalArtSchool #HospitalRooms #ActionSpace #MohammedImranKhan by @actionspace

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Immanuel Adelowo and James Heath: Skydde by Imogen Stidworthy at Matt’s Gallery

🌀 30 September – 22 November 2026
📍 6 Charles Clowes Walk, London, SW11 7AN

ActionSpace artists Immanuel and James, alongside Artist and ActionSpace Facilitator Louis Caseley, feature in Imogen Stidworthy’s @stidworthyimogen new exhibition Skydde at @mattsgallerylondon, contributing audio guides developed through a series of workshops with the artist and gallery.

Bringing together film, sound, sculpture and installation, the exhibition explores different forms of communication, connection and ways of being together. Immanuel and James’ audio guides offer visitors alternative ways into the exhibition, with each artist responding to the work on their own terms.

The project forms part of Radical Audio Guides, a collaborative programme developed with ActionSpace artists throughout 2026, in partnership with @blinkdancetheatre and supported by @wandsworth_council and @welcometowandsworth.

Explore the exhibition via the link in our bio. 🔗

Image: James Heath during a Radical Audio Guides workshop at Matt's Gallery. Photo: Imogen Stidworthy. Courtesy of the Artist, ActionSpace and Matt’s Gallery.

#ArtExhibition #ContemporaryArt by @actionspace

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Last week 2026-27 Residency Artist Pardip Kapil and the team at @actionspace joined us at Wysing to spend a few days making in the project space. Using cardboard, scrap paper, fairylights, tape, christmas decorations, alongside his own drawings, projections and collages, Pardip took over the whole space to create an installation that was worked and reworked over the two days 🪩🎉

Pardip Kapil (he/him) is an artist who creates immersive, interactive environments shaped through installation and live performance. His practice centres on the creation of spontaneous, site-specific structures that evolve through participation, often with Kapil at their core. Combining handmade costumes and props, found objects, music, and projection, his work brings together recurring themes of celebration, including Christmas, discos, and funfairs. Through these playful and layered encounters, his installations invite collective experience and engagement through his ongoing commitment to accessibility, participation, and shared moments of joy.

Find out more about Pardip’s practice via @actionspace and stay up-to-date with Pardip’s work with Wysing by subscribing to our newsletter at the link in our bio.

#PardipKapil #WysingArtsCentre #ResidencyArtist #Installation #collage taken in Wysing Arts Centre by @actionspace

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