Introduction

Offsite includes commissions, collaborations, residencies and touring programmes all taking place outside the gallery. The core focus is on commissioning artists who have specific interests in collaboration and direct engagement with social and cultural contexts. The format aims to facilitate multi-platform outcomes, from site-specific and live events to online platforms; involving local to international partnerships, both intergenerational and interdisciplinary, and provoking unexpected outcomes. Offsite extends the gallery’s audience reach and opens up the gallery and its activities. 

Current projects include the Neighbourhood Residency in partnership with Victoria Park (September 2012-August 2013) with Cara Tolmie and the Chisenhale Gallery CREATE Residency (November 2012-August 2014) with Edward Thomasson.

In 2010 Ruth Ewan’s project Dreadnoughts produced within our A Sense of Place programme marked the initiation of Offsite and since then we have realised Offsite commissions with Amalia Pica, Matthew Noel-Tod and Benedict Drew. In Summer 2012 we worked with Ikon Gallery in Birmingham to produce Slow Boat Summer 2012, a collaboration with Ikon Youth Programme, Propeller, Chisenhale Gallery’s youth forum and Benedict Drew.


Forthcoming



Edward Thomasson: Between You and Me
Saturday 6 July, 3.30, 5.30 & 7.30pm
The Glass House Community Centre, 161 Old Ford Road, E2 9QB





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