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I was delighted to see this by the amazing Anna Farley, whose work is as delightful as they are. Do go see it & use the space at Tate St Ives - it's yours after all! A sensory masterwork full of interesting details & delicious thoughts & ideas inviting experimentation & play, relaxation & quiet if you want it, noise cancelling headphones are provided. Some great reading materials inside too! You could happily lose a few hours in here...👏🏻

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ANNA FARLEY YOUR SPACE

Welcome to Your Space, an evolving experimental environment for rest and learning by artist Anna Farley. It is open to all.

Farley is an autistic artist whose work explores her autism, UK disability culture, and inclusion. Proposing that museums apply the same care to the comfort of their publics as they do to art objects, Farley imagines new possibilities for what inclusive provisions could or should exist.

Farley's second version of Your Space is inspired by the artist, writer and occultist Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988), who was based in Cornwall in her later life. Colquhoun moved between the worlds of surrealism and magic, employing philosophies from around the world. Her influence shows in the colours, textures and shapes of Your Space. On the walls, Farley has borrowed surrealist automatic processes used by Colquhoun to make art without conscious thought. The fluid diagram on the floor alludes to the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and the chakra colours of Hindu Tantra, key reference points for Colquhoun.

Your Space features resources made by Farley and others. These include cushions designed with community groups, responding to and representing the comfort needs of a range of people that may use the space. You are invited to rest, read, listen, play, and get comfy. It's your space.

Anna Farley, Your Space 2026

Farley was born in Bangor, Wales in 1989 and lives in Hull, England

Curated by Georgina Kennedy, Curator, Communities and Cassie Penn, Assistant Curator, Communities.

#community #autism #kabbalah #YourSpace by @the.anna.log

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20 days ago

There is a new Wellbeing Drawing in our vitrine! 🖍️

We are just over halfway through 𝟭𝟴/𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴, a display of new work by artist @the.anna.log

For CONTAINER WORKS Anna Farley is presenting a growing collection of Wellbeing Drawings which will change over time.

The drawings happen when Anna is stuck, overloaded with too many thoughts, tasks, or choices. Putting pencil to paper and scratching in colour channels all of the energy – be it anxiety or confusion or excitement – into a visual map.

𝟭𝟴/𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 is on display until Wednesday 30 September.

CONTAINER WORKS is free to visit, and is publicly accessible at all times.

A small selection of Wellbeing Drawings are also available to view at @juicehull. Please get in touch with them directly to organise a visit to the studios. taken in Kingston upon Hull by @the.anna.log

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For CONTAINER WORKS @the.anna.log is presenting a growing collection of Wellbeing Drawings which will change over time. As Anna’s regular practice of drawing evolves and new drawings are made, the display in the wall vitrine will change, reflecting the pliable and bending nature of Anna’s work.

Anna’s Wellbeing Drawings always start with a membrane around the shape. By colouring inside the lines, Anna creates an anatomy of unintentional, organic references to form.

𝟭𝟴/𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 continues until Wednesday 30 September.

CONTAINER WORKS is organised by @alexanderstubbss by @the.anna.log

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2 months ago

Took a lovely trip to visit Juice Artist @the.anna.log, on her residency at @sunnybankmills. Great to hear about her work with local communities and creating sensory spaces that connect to the heritage of the building. by @the.anna.log

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3 months ago

Have you seen the newly updated Your Space by Anna Farley? It's an evolving experimental environment, especially for rest and learning and it features resources made by Farley and others.

Farley is an autistic artist who explores her autism, UK disability culture and inclusion in her work. Farley’s second version of Your Space is inspired by the artist, writer and occultist Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988), who was based in Cornwall in later life.

Check it out next time you are at Tate St Ives. You are invited to touch, rest, read, listen and play. It’s your space!

📷 Ian Kingsnorth and Tate (Andrew Brown) by @the.anna.log

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3 months ago

𝟭𝟴/𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 new work by Anna Farley, on display until Wednesday 30 September.

For CONTAINER WORKS @the.anna.log is presenting a growing collection of Wellbeing Drawings which will change over time. As Anna’s regular practice of drawing evolves and new drawings are made, the display in the wall vitrine will change, reflecting the pliable and bending nature of Anna’s work.

Wellbeing Drawings are: Carried; Portable; Crayola; Unpredictable; Autonomy.

The drawings happen when Anna is stuck, overloaded with too many thoughts, tasks, or choices. Putting pencil to paper and scratching in colour channels all of the energy – be it anxiety or confusion or excitement – into a visual map.

Anna’s support and care workers make sure she has these drawings with her, or that there is plain paper and colouring pencils available. People see different things in each drawing, a little bit like cloud watching.

Anna’s Wellbeing Drawings always start with a membrane around the shape. By colouring inside the lines, Anna creates an anatomy of unintentional, organic references to form.

Join us on Sunday 19 July 10am - 12pm for Drawing Group, when Anna will lead us through the drawing exercises she uses in her practice. 🖍️

CONTAINER WORKS is organised by @alexanderstubbss by @the.anna.log

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4 months ago

🚨UPCOMING🚨

𝟭𝟴/𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 is a display of new work by artist Anna Farley.

For CONTAINER WORKS @the.anna.log is presenting a growing collection of Wellbeing Drawings which will change over time. As Anna’s regular practice of drawing evolves and new drawings are made, the display in the wall vitrine will change, reflecting the pliable and bending nature of Anna’s work.

Wellbeing Drawings are: Carried; Portable; Crayola; Unpredictable; Autonomy

The drawings happen when Anna is stuck, overloaded with too many thoughts, tasks, or choices. Putting pencil to paper and scratching in colour channels all of the energy – be it anxiety or confusion or excitement – into a visual map.

Anna’s support and care workers make sure she has these drawings with her, or that there is plain paper and colouring pencils available. People see different things in each drawing, a little bit like cloud watching.

Anna’s Wellbeing Drawings always start with a membrane around the shape. By colouring inside the lines, Anna creates an anatomy of unintentional, organic references to form.

🥂Join us on Wednesday 1 July, 17:00 – 19:00 for a quiet launch with refreshments. All welcome. RSVP via DM.

Address: (between Clifton Gardens and Ashdene), Goddard Avenue, Hull, HU5 2AU

🖍️ On Sunday 19 July, Anna will be exploring the processes of her Wellbeing Drawings and teaching you how you can make your own. Free to attend and soft refreshments will be provided. 10am - 12pm.

💤 Every Sunday, CONTAINER WORKS will host Relaxed Mornings. Join us outside for free teas and coffees (and biscuits!) and a chance to see the work in a social setting. Free to attend, just turn up! 10am - 12pm throughout the duration of the exhibition. taken in Hull, United Kingdom by @the.anna.log

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4 months ago

"If an environment could give you a hug, maybe this is what it would look like" Anna Farley

Welcome to version two of Anna Farley's Your Space at Tate St Ives, inspired by the artist, writer and occultist Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988).

Check it out next time you visit. You are invited to rest, read, listen, play and get comfy. It’s your space!

Ithell Colquhoun images: Attributes of the Moon, 1947 © Tate.
Alcove, 1946 and Scylla, 1938 © Noise Abatement Society, Samaritans and Spire Healthcare. by @the.anna.log

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5 months ago

Welcome to Your Space at Tate St Ives.

A place to rest and explore.
To look, to listen, to touch.

Artist Anna Farley has shaped this environment as an invitation centred on comfort, sensory experience and exploration.

Rooted in Farley’s own lived experience of autism and passion for more inclusive cultural spaces, Your Space provides a sensory friendly opportunity for rest during your visit to Tate St Ives.

Farley’s second iteration of Your Space is inspired by the artist, writer and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, who was based in Cornwall in later life. by @the.anna.log

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8 months ago

NOW OPEN! 🩷

Explore the newly updated Your Space by Anna Farley, an evolving experimental environment for rest and learning.

Farley is an autistic artist whose work explores her autism, UK disability culture and inclusion. Farley’s second version of Your Space is inspired by the artist, writer and occultist Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988), who was based in Cornwall in later life.

Your Space features resources made by Farley and others. You are invited to rest, read, listen, play and get comfy. It’s your space.

📷 Ian Kingsnorth and Tate (Andrew Brown) by @the.anna.log

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8 months ago

Since August 2025, Humber Street Gallery have been working alongside Friends of Alderman Kneeshaw Park and artist Anna Farley ( @the.anna.log ) to collectively develop a 12-month residency.

Over the past few months, Anna has worked with the residents of Bilton Grange to understand their needs and experience the structures of the community.

Exploring photography, neighbourhood mapping, games, and community-centred care, Anna has spent the first half of the residency grounding herself in the community and getting to know the people there.

Recently Anna has been helping to deliver storytelling workshops in the run up to Wassail celebrations, led by Friends of Alderman Kneeshaw and Pickering Road Community Orchard.

You can join in the celebrations on Saturday 31 January at Alderman Kneeshaw Park, Bilton Grange from 2pm, where we’ll be travelling around the park, sharing a story created together through the workshops.

If you would like to hear more about Anna's work, join Hull's 107FM at Midday today for Artists Talking. Humber Street Gallery’s Alex speaks with artist Anna about their practice, their current exhibition Your Space at Tate St Ives, and their ongoing residency with The Friends of Alderman Kneeshaw Park in Bilton Grange.

Learn more about Anna's residency here on the Stories page on our website (link in bio) by @the.anna.log

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9 months ago

CONTAINER WORKS will be showing the work of Abby Poulson, Anna Farley, and Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin in 2026.

April - June
Abby Poulson
Abby Poulson (she/her, b. 1998) is an artist, photographer, and curator from Carmarthenshire, based in Wales. Her artistic practice explores themes of cultural heritage and rurality, often rooted in the landscape and identity of place. Through personal research and inquiry, she works across disciplines, combining lens-based media, analogue processes, and experimental or cameraless techniques.

@abpoulson

July - September
Anna Farley
Anna Farley (b.1989) is an autistic artist based near Hull. She makes work exploring her autism and co-occurring conditions & UK disability benefit culture.

Anna’s practice is socially engaged & process based, focusing on the principle of inclusion. It sees her consult and network with other members from the disabled community and beyond. Carving methods of access to the art industry on her own terms. She creates and delivers bespoke autism inclusion training for arts institutions & organisations nationally and internationally.

In 2024 Anna undertook a flexible residency to develop Your Space for Tate St Ives.

@the.anna.log

October - December
Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin
Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin is an artist based in London. Her multidisciplinary practice considers notions of connectivity, Afro-Caribbean diasporic identity, spiritual ecology, and slowness as solace. Via seen and unseen methods of communication, she engages in aesthetic exploration, cultural research, and communal exchange.

@oceanloren

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Abby Poulson, Sticky Willy, 35mm analogue print. Photograph courtesy of the artist.

Anna Farley, artist holding white plastic tubing to their ear and smiling. Photograph courtesy of the artist.

Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin, Pendulum: Still, 2024, 300x50x10cm, dimensions variable. Cut glass, epoxy, Caribbean-sun-charged clear quartz, stainless steel chain. Photography by Rita Silva/Studio Damian Griffiths. by @the.anna.log

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