Turf is Croydon’s homegrown art space.

We put on exhibitions & workshops, provide artists with opportunities, space & resources & host collectives.

Tending

Lina Ivanova, Becky Lyon, Meera Shakti Osborne, Laura Selby

14 Mar

 to 20 Jun 2026

Tending invites you to consider how moving through the world can be nurtured through reclaiming our attention and being in our humanness.

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Fungus Press: Hibernation

Various Artists

30 Nov

 to 28 Feb 2026

Restful resources will be quietly sprouting across our Fungus Press sites throughout the season, offering reflections, prompts and rituals of rest.

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Upcoming events

Family Art Fun Day: Make a Touch Tile

  • Thu May 28, 2026 @ 14:00
  • Led by Turf Projects
Inspired by Lina Ivanova’s touch tiles, explore making a cast to capture plants as an act of Tending.
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Family Art Fun Day: Make a Sneaky Bookmark

  • Sat Jun 6, 2026 @ 14:00
  • Led by Turf Projects
Inspired by Becky Lyon’s ‘Muntjac’ project, exploring rebellious ideas, make your own bookmark you can sneak into books at home and beyond.
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Build Your Own Biosphere. Part 3: Building the Biosphere (Art Press)

  • Sat Jun 13, 2026 @ 14:00
  • Led by Amy J WIlson & Meitao Qu
Explore how methods of model-making can be used to imagine utopian futures and prompt reflective dialogue about climate challenges.
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Tending – Closing Gathering

  • Sat Jun 20, 2026 @ 13:00
  • Led by Turf Projects
Join us to celebrate the closing of Turf’s latest exhibition Tending. 
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Art Press: Turf’s resident collective of young Croydon artists.

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3 Hour Open-Access Ceramics Voucher

£15.00
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Makers of Stuff Squad: Turf’s resident collective of local learning disabled artists.