September 2018
Saturday, 01 September 2018, 8pm-2am, DINA Venue
Algorave Sheffield – hosted by Algorave, Access Space and DINA Venue
The big one! Algorithmic and live coded music from Tokyo, SF, Berlin, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, London, Reading, Glasgow + more. Two rooms: one for algorithmic bangers + one for more relaxing experiments. Part of Livecode Festival.
Tickets: £6.10
Saturday, 01 to Monday, 03 September 2018, Access Space/DINA Venue
Livecode Festival– hosted by Yaxu, Algorave, Toplap and Access Space
Sheffield hosted the first livecode fest in 2007, and we’re back 11 years later with part two. Three days of music, visuals, talks, demos and workshops.
Day one will kick off with a beginners’ live coding music workshop for women and non-binary people, plus a live code visualists meetup. Then going into the night with a club event/Algorave with 24 top algorithmic producers over two rooms, one with full-on algorave and another for more chilled experiments. Day two and three will be the “toplap moot” – two days of talks and hands-on workshops aimed at live coders at any stage of their career. Get involved!
Full info and tickets via Toplap.
Thursday, 27 September 2018, Access Space Labs
Clee Claire Lee: Regardez la Fenêtre – residency
Clee Claire Lee will be creating site-sensitive installation(s) at Access Space Labs. She is inviting artists and non-artists to work with her in visual and non-visual media. If you are interested in participating on Sept 27th between 6pm and 10pm please RSVP by emailing clee@claireleeartist.com.
Saturday, 29 September 2018, 1-5pm, Access Space Labs
Twelve Months Notice VI – Having your Cake and Eating it – hosted by Random Access Life and Access Space
Twelve Months Notice is a work in progress by artist Susanne Palzer, happening on or around the 29th of each month until March 2019.
August 2018
Continues until Sunday, 12 August 2018, Access Space Labs
Twelve Months Notice IV – Negotiating Creative Arrest – hosted by Random Access Life and Access Space
Twelve Months Notice is a work in progress by artist Susanne Palzer, happening on or around the 29th of each month until March 2019.
Saturday, 11 August 2018, 1-6pm, Access Space
3D Printing Workshop – hands on workshop
This session will guide you through every step of the 3D printing process. You will learn how to design simple 3D models with TinkerCAD and the process of setting up and calibrating a 3D printer.
Tickets: £30
Monday, 13 to Friday, 24 August 2018, Access Space Labs
Twelve Months Notice IV – Extended – hosted by Random Access Life and Access Space
Over a two week period Susanne Palzer will be Negotiating Collaboration with artist Liz Hall.
Twelve Months Notice is a work in progress by artist Susanne Palzer, happening on or around the 29th of each month until March 2019.
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 7-10pm, Access Space
Yo No Bi #3 – Tomoko Sauvage / Asuna / Charlie Collins
Access Space hosts installation works and performances by two of Japan’s most innovative sound artists, Tomoko Sauvage and ASUNA, featuring special guest Charlie Collins. Hosted by Access Space, ame and FON.
Tickets: £6
Saturday, 25 August 2018, 1pm-6pm, Access Space
Stitched Circuits – Hand embroidery and electronic textiles – Workshop with Toni Buckby
A one day workshop in embroidery and electronic textiles: learn how to stitch simple ‘soft circuits’ using conductive thread and basic electronic components. Ideal for beginners and more experienced stitchers alike.
Tickets: £44 (including materials)
Tuesday, 28 to Thursday, 30 August 2018, Access Space Labs
Twelve Months Notice V – Creative Papers – hosted by Random Access Life and Access Space
Twelve Months Notice is a work in progress by artist Susanne Palzer, happening on or around the 29th of each month until March 2019.
July 2018
Continues until Sunday, 01 July 2018, Access Space Labs/Grace Gallery
A virtual reality exploration into the life experience of multi-disciplinary artist, Marcel Schreur, thirty year oral cancer and seven year vascular dementia survivor.
Wednesday, 04 July to Wednesday, 18 July 2018, on select dates, Access Space
Scents of our Time by Michael Borkowsky
Michael Borkowsky will be investigating scent as a means of communication by creating and exhibiting scented candles in situ in response to the news and current affairs of the day on 04, 11, 13, 14 and 18 July, 11am-4pm.
Friday, 06 July 2018, 8pm-1am, Access Space
Hosted by Algorave and Access Space, featuring ALGOBABEZ, Qirky, Innocent and Class Compliant Audio Interfaces, plus: Khoparzi from Algorave India and Tadokoro via remote link from Tokyo!
Tickets: £6
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 6pm, Access Space
Michael Borkowsky – Artist Talk
Michael Borkowsky is a Sheffield-based artist investigating scent as a means of communication. He will talk about his project Scents of our Time which aims to reveal the capacity candles have for social comment and responsive creative action
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 1pm, Access Space
Hand tools and Workshop skills – hands on workshop
Master the basics with this session on using hand tools effectively and safely. We will also cover a range of useful workshop skills such as how to measure accurately and the most effective ways of joining different materials together.
Tickets: £10
Friday 27th July 2018, 7.30-11pm, Access Space
A Mini Festival of the Apocalypse
Access Space presents an event featuring artists working with sound, code, organic and inorganic materials, and the detritus, be it physical or digital, of the Anthropocene Epoch in which we live.
Featuring Vicky Clarke’s MATERIALITY sound project, Silcone Bake (Alex McLean & Jake Harries) and Bokkusu (Charlie Collins, Lyn Hodnett, Derek Saw).
Tickets for £6 available from here .
This is a fund raiser for Access Space.
Saturday, 28 July 2018, 1pm, Access Space
Soldering Masterclass with John Moseley
If you want to learn or if you want to brush up your skills this workshop will get you soldering creatively. This workshop covers both soldering electronic components and constructional wire techniques.
Tickets: £30
Tuesday, 31 July to Sunday, 12 August 2018, Access Space Labs
Twelve Months Notice IV – Negotiating Creative Arrest – hosted by Random Access Life and Access Space
Twelve Months Notice is a work in progress by artist Susanne Palzer, happening on or around the 29th of each month until March 2019.
June 2018
Continues until Friday, 08 June 2018, Access Space Labs/Grace Gallery
What Is The Sound Of Ice Melting
What Is The Sound Of Ice Melting? is a live, experimental space cultivating the practises of four emerging artists. Over the duration of the show the space will be activated by a series of material growths, fragmentations, digital interventions and live transmissions.
Exhibition open by appointment 25 May to 08 June 2018: email Hannah Lamb
Thursday, 07 June 2018, 5.30-8.30pm, Access Space
Hannah Directory – Sheffield Launch
Call in for a chat with the Sheffield-based contributors to this year’s Hannah Directory and pick up a free copy, hot off the press, of one of the most beautiful publications made in England’s north. Hannah Directory is named after and inspired by suffragette and rebel Hannah Mitchell.
Saturday, 09 June 2018, 7.00-10pm, Access Space
A virtual reality exploration into the life experience of multi-disciplinary artist, Marcel Schreur, thirty year oral cancer and seven year vascular dementia survivor.
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 1-6pm, Access Space
Vinyl and Craft Cutting – Free Workshop
Learn how to create your own cut-outs, stencils, stickers, packaging and paper engineering projects with the first session in our Digital Fabrication for Artists course.You will be introduced to the excellent open source graphics editor Inkscape and gain the skills to translate your designs in vinyl, paper or card using the vinyl cutter.
Please book your place here.
Preview: Friday, 29 June 2018, 6.30-10pm, Access Space Labs/Grace Gallery
A virtual reality exploration into the life experience of multi-disciplinary artist, Marcel Schreur, thirty year oral cancer and seven year vascular dementia survivor.
Installation runs from 28 June to Sunday, 01 July 2018.
Saturday, 30 June 2018, 1.15-2.30pm, Access Space
Alternative Acts of Architecture
A new performance by ‘The DIV’, alter ego of artist in residence Benedict Phillips. The DIV will lead a walk across Sheffield exploring the impact of the invisible, conceptual and ephemeral on the physical environment of the city to revel what was and could be, utilising a brand-new digital visualisation platform (vue-case mark 1) developed with support form Access Space.
May 2018
Tuesday, 01 to 04 May 2018, Access Space Labs
Twelve Months Notice I – hosted by Random Access Life and Access Space
Twelve Months Notice is a work in progress by artist Susanne Palzer, happening on or around the 29th of each month until March 2019.
Saturday, 05 May 2018, 1-4pm, Access Space
BUTOH Workshop, hosted by Beatrix Ward-Fernandez
“Move as own breathing rhythm” – An incredible opportunity to participate in a Butoh dance workshop lead by Mushimaru.
See Facebook event for booking details.
Saturday, 05 May 2018, 7-9.30pm, Access Space
BUTOH Performance with Live music, hosted by Beatrix Ward-Fernandez and Charlie Collins
Butoh dancer Mushimaru Fujieda and vocalist/pianist Aya Ogawa visit Sheffield as the final leg of a short European tour, collaborating with percussionist Charlie Collins and violinist Beatrix Ward-Fernandez. The event is supported by ame, the Yorkshire based arts hub.
Saturday, 12 May 2018, 10am-5pm, Access Space
Practical Electronics for Artists – Intensive Day Course with John Moseley
In this small group workshop you will learn how electronic components work and how to build circuits. Ideal for those wishing to get started or in need of a refresher course.
Tickets: £36 (including materials)
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 2-4pm, Access Space Labs
Wild Weed Kitchen – a performance by Monika Dutta & Jake Harries
A performance in the large window of Access Space Labs on Fitzalan Square. Bringing wild food plants from their collaborative practice, “a little piece of land”, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the artists will enact ways of creating delicious meals from what would normally be thought of as vegetation to be thrown away or destroyed.
Wednesday, 16 May to Friday, 18 May 2018, Access Space Labs/Grace Gallery
Spring Uprising – a work in progress by Monika Dutta & Jake Harries.
Monika Dutta and Jake Harries have been developing and testing a new work using wild food plants as a starting point. The gently animated sculpture and light installation, emulating movement in the natural environment, will be visible through the door of The Grace Gallery, Fitzalan Square.
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 7-10pm, Access Space
Miki Yui + Ryoko Akama & Charlie Collins
Access Space welcomes the wonderful Miki Yui, joining us as part of her European tour to promote “Mills”, her 6th studio record, and the latest release on the remarkable Cuspeditions label.
Tickets: £5 on the door
Saturday, 19 May, 2018, 10am-5pm, Access Space
Digital Design & Laser Cutting for Artists – Intensive Day Course with Toni Buckby
On this one day small group course, you will learn the basics digital design and how to create a wide variety of objects using using a laser cutter.
Tickets: £30
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 7-9pm, Access Space
Art and the Creative Process Gathering with Lyn Hodnett, hosted by Beatrix Ward-Fernandez
This month Lyn Hodnett, artist painter, will be running the workshop, sharing her point of view in the matter of improvisation.
Wednesday, 23 May to Friday, 25 May 2018, Access Space
Four Short Films by Monika Dutta & Jake Harries
Four Short Films is a video installation in Access Space Foyer comprising of film, animation and drawing.
Opening times: Wed – 1-8pm, Thur-Fri – 11am-6pm
Preview: Thursday, 24 May 2018, 6-9pm, Access Space Labs/Grace Gallery
What Is The Sound Of Ice Melting
What Is The Sound Of Ice Melting? is a live, experimental space cultivating the practises of four emerging artists. Over the duration of the show the space will be activated by a series of material growths, fragmentations, digital interventions and live transmissions.
Exhibition open by appointment 25 May to 08 June 2018: email Hannah Lamb
Tuesday, 29 May to Friday, 01 June 2018, Access Space Labs
Twelve Months Notice II – hosted by Random Access Life and Access Space
Twelve Months Notice is a work in progress by artist Susanne Palzer, happening on or around the 29th of each month until March 2019.
April 2018
Continues until Wednesday, 25 April 2018, Access Space
An exhibition of artists books: a quixotic attempt to hand-make a flawless series of identical objects to appear mass-manufactured.
Saturday, 07 April 2018, 1pm-6pm, Access Space
Stitched Circuits – Hand embroidery and electronic textiles – Workshop with Toni Buckby
A one day workshop in embroidery and electronic textiles: learn how to stitch simple ‘soft circuits’ using conductive thread and basic electronic components. Ideal for beginners and more experienced stitchers alike.
Tickets: £44 (including materials)
Saturday, 19 April 2018, 1-4pm and 6-7pm, Access Space Labs
New Performance by Pink and grAy
Pink and grAy are presenting two Public Performances on Thursday, 19 April, during their ‘Un-residency’ at Access Space Labs from 17 to 20 April. Pink and grAy are following in famous Victorian mediums Georgiana Houghton’s and Agnes Guppy’s footsteps to produce spiritual artwork.
Saturday, 21 April 2018, 9.30am- 1pm, Access Space
Linux & Open Office for Non-Profits
A gentle introduction for beginners. If you are curious but uncertain how to try the free software called Linux this workshop is for you. Learn ordinary office tasks and more without any geeky technical language.
Tickets: £23.64
Sunday, 22 April 2018, 1-6pm, Access Space
Weaving Basics – Intensive Day Course
An introductory, intensive one day course, guiding you through setting up and using a rigid heddle loom to create your own fabrics. Suitable for all abilities.
Tickets: £70 (includes all materials and a loom for you to take home
Saturday, 28 April 2018, 10am-5pm, Access Space
AuduinoMAXX – Build a mini synthesiser Workshop with John Moseley
Auduino = audio + Arduino: build an AuduinoMAXX mini synth to take home, ready to perform music and noise!
Tickets: £50 (including all materials)
Saturday, 28 April 2018, 8-11pm, Access Space
Rian Treanor, Renick Bell, Heavy Lifting x Yaxu
A computer music showcase featuring artists from Yorkshire and Tokyo!
Tickets: £5.10 – £11.10
March 2018
Continues until Monday, 12 March 2018, AS Labs and Access Space
The Path of Least Resistance – Stephen Carley
New work by Stephen Carley. Exhibitions and performances across two sites.
Thursday, 01 March 2018, 7 – 10pm, Access Space
Anton Mobin, Charlie Collins, Derek Saw, performing as a newly formed intense but thought provoking electro-acoustic trio.
Tickets: £5 on the door
Friday, 02 March 2018, 5-9.30pm, AS Labs and Access Space
The Path of Least Resistance – Stephen Carley – Exhibition completion event: Access Space Labs, 5-7pm, followed by a performance at Access Space, Sidney St, 8-9.30pm
Saturday, 03 March, 2018, 10am-5pm, Access Space
Digital Design & Laser Cutting for Artists – Intensive Day Course with Toni Buckby
On this one day small group course, you will learn the basics digital design and how to create a wide variety of objects using using a laser cutter.
You will be introduced to the excellent Open Source graphics editor Inkscape and learn how to configure the laser cutter to bring your creative ideas to life in wood, acrylic, mdf or card.
Tickets: £30
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 6-8pm, Access Space
Kay Grant with Art and the Creative Process Gathering, hosted by Beatrix Ward-Fernandez
Join Kay Grant for a free-improvisation workshop celebrating our most deep-seated human skill. Open to all levels and all instruments / sound-sources.
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 8.30-10pm, Access Space
Kay Grant and guests in concert, hosted by Beatrix Ward-Fernandez
Art and the Creative Process Gathering at Access.
Kay Grant will present a concert with the members of the Art and the Creative Process Gathering workshop, exploring sounds and other creative genres.
Tickets: £3 on the door
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 2-4pm, Access Space
Modified Records for Mechanical Techno – Workshop
A two hour, hands-on workshop with Graham Dunning in advance of his mechanical techno show in Access Space later that same evening at Eulerroom #9.
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 7.30 – 10.30pm, Access Space
Eulerroom#9: Top broken algorithmic and mechanical noise for dancing featuring Miri Kat, Graham Dunning, Spednar, Callum Gunn, Heavy Lifting, Class Compliant Audio and Interfaces.
Tickets: £5
Preview: Friday, 23 March 2018, 6-8pm, Access Space
An exhibition of artists books: a quixotic attempt to hand-make a flawless series of identical objects to appear mass-manufactured.
Exhibition: 27 March -25 April, Tue/Thu/Fri 11am-6pm, Wed 1pm-8pm
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 10am-5pm, Access Space
Practical Electronics for Artists – Intensive Day Course with John Moseley
In this small group workshop you will learn how electronic components work and how to build circuits. Ideal for those wishing to get started or in need of a refresher course.
Tickets: £36 (including materials)
February 2018
Thursday, 01 February, 2018, 7 -10pm, Access Space
Score by Lois Palframan, the first performance of the latest work by artist Lois Palframan – with Charlie Collins, Beatrix Ward-Fernandez & Faye MacCalman
Thursday 8th February 2018, 7pm-10pm, Access Space
Eun-Jung Kim & Charlie Collins + Max Hummus (solo)
Access Space presents the only UK concert by the remarkable komungo player Eun-Jung Kim, in partnership with regular collaborator Charlie Collins. While exploring both traditional and contemporary techniques they create an improvised music uniquely informed by both non-Western and Western tradition.
Friday, 09 February 2018, 6-8pm, AS Labs and Access Space
The Path of Least Resistance – Stephen Carley
Exhibitions and performances across two sites. Preview events at Access Space Labs, Fitzalan Sq (6-6.45pm) and Access Space, Sidney Street (7-8pm). Exhibitions run 9 Feb-12 March.
January 2018
Friday, 08 December, 2017 – Friday, 19 January, 2018, Access Space
20×20 2017, Access Space’s annual open submission art exhibition.
Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 7-9pm, Access Space
Art and the Creative Process Gathering, hosted by Beatrix Ward-Fernandez