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Groundwerk 4.1: How to Get an Exhibition – TURFDAY 5TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

SAT 20 OCTOBER 2:30-4pm
FREE & OPEN TO ALL AT TURF, WHITGIFT CENTRE, CROYDON CR01UQ

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How do people actually get exhibitions? How do you end up showing at the Tate or even in artist-led galleries or fairs? What do you have to do, or rather, who do you have to know?

Following on from their popular text How To Get An Exhibition, The White Pube will talk critically on how exclusionary the creative industries are, offer a few strategies to intervene, and open up conversation to imagine a whole new art world that does not discriminate.

This session is taking place as part of Turf’s 5th birthday extravaganza!

Groundwerk is a monthly series of free practical workshops for artists and creatives wishing to gain the skills to support their practice.

This workshop is free to attend and open to all but booking is recommended, as spaces are limited.

// ABOUT THE WHITE PUBE

The White Pube is the collaborative identity of Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad under which they write criticism and sometimes curate. It is based at thewhitepube.com and on Instagram and Twitter as @thewhitepube. The duo publish a new text every Sunday in the form of exhibition reviews and occasionally baby essays, videos or podcasts, and work from their respective cities of London and Liverpool.

 

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The White Pube leading sessions at Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin (July 2018). Photos Jennie Guy

KEY ACCESS INFO​

  • To help us support you best, please let us know if you have any access needs when booking.
  • For access info about getting to Turf and the Turf space, click here.
  • Our unit in the Whitgift Centre is 4 minutes walk (0.2 miles) from Wellesley Road Tram stop via the underpass, and 7 minutes walk (0.3 miles) from West Croydon Station and 8 minutes walk (0.4 miles) from East Croydon station.

 

WORKSHOP CODE:

Turf aims to be a space where all are welcomed & respected. We ask all attendees to align with this spirit when booking and support us in creating a welcoming & collaborative atmosphere together. We ask that everyone is;

  • Kind and respectful in our language and behaviour towards others. Turf is a space which is anti racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism.
  • Considerate of others’ time; allowing others room to speak & engage.
  • Respectful of the space itself as belonging to many people, treating the space & objects with care.
  • Attend wherever possible: In 2023, around 30% of people booking free tickets didn’t turn up! Our free tickets are limited and in high demand. Every person who doesn’t turn up means someone else can’t attend, so please let us know if you can’t make it to free up a space. If you don’t attend twice or more without letting us know, you may be restricted from booking again.

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