On the Surface of Things - opening event
2019-09-20 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
On The Surface Of Things is an exhibition of artworks that relate to our environment, either through our dependency on it, our relationship to it, our interactions with it, or our experiences of it. It is an action affiliated with Extinction Rebellion Sheffield, in response to the declaration from Sheffield City Council of a climate emergency.
Opening Event – Friday 20th September 2019, 7-10pm
With large scale film projection on the exterior of our building.
Short films by:
AsproZingel, Kayla Parker and Stuart Moore, Joshua Evan & Antonis Sideras,
Alessandro Carboni, Lorraine Clewlow, Matteo Zamagn,
alittlepieceofland.org.uk, Dan Shipsides, Andrew Payne,
Eva Rudlinger, D-Fuse, Nichola Rodgers, Richard Bond,
Isabella Martin, Amy Wilson.
Exhibition Open 21st Sept to 4th Oct (Tue-Sat) 11am-6pm
Exhibiting artists:
alittlepieceofland.org.uk,
Krishna Alageswaran, Lizzie Alageswaran,
Annie Anthony-Mays, Anthony Bennett,
John Brokenshire, Daniel Bustamente,
Stephen Carley, Claire Jane Carter,
Jennifer Clowes, Krystal Collison,
Cath Dunn, Alex Ekins, Paul Evans,
Gill Gathercole, Ellie Harrison, Rachael Kidd,
Tessa Amy Lyons, Anne Parfitt, Julia Parks,
Sadie Renwick, Katherine Rhodes, Dan
Shipsides, Ric Warren
Closing Party
Friday 4th October starting at
Access Space at 6pm
(followed by fundraiser for Extinction
Rebellion at venue tbc)
Exhibition curated by Sadie Renwick, Rachael Kidd & Access Space.
More info email jake@access-space.org.
This exhibition is the first of a series of events at Access Space over the coming year which invite artists to respond to the extraordinary contemporary circumstances.

On the Surface of Things - exhibition
2019-09-21 11:00 - 2019-10-04 18:00
On The Surface Of Things is an exhibition of artworks that relate to our environment, either through our dependency on it, our relationship to it, our interactions with it, or our experiences of it. It is an action affiliated with Extinction Rebellion Sheffield, in response to the declaration from Sheffield City Council of a climate emergency.
Opening Event – Friday 20th September 2019, 7-10pm
With large scale film projection on the exterior of our building – artists to be announced soon.
Exhibition Open 21st Sept to 4th Oct (Tue-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat/Sun 11am-5pm)
Exhibiting artists:
alittlepieceofland.org.uk,
Krishna Alageswaran, Lizzie Alageswaran,
Annie Anthony-Mays, Anthony Bennett,
John Brokenshire, Daniel Bustamente,
Stephen Carley, Claire Jane Carter,
Jennifer Clowes, Krystal Collison,
Cath Dunn, Alex Ekins, Paul Evans,
Gill Gathercole, Ellie Harrison, Rachael Kidd,
Tessa Amy Lyons, Anne Parfitt, Julia Parks,
Sadie Renwick, Katherine Rhodes, Dan
Shipsides, Ric Warren
Closing Party
Friday 4th October starting at
Access Space at 6pm
(followed by fundraiser for Extinction
Rebellion at venue tbc)
Exhibition curated by Sadie Renwick, Rachael Kidd & Access Space.
More info email jake@access-space.org
This exhibition is the first of a series of events at Access Space over the coming year which invite artists to respond to the extraordinary contemporary circumstances.

AuduinoMAXX – Build a mini synthesiser
2019-10-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Access Space, AVEC Building, 3-7 Sidney St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4RG, United Kingdom
Build an AuduinoMAXX mini synth its own case, to take home, ready to perform music and noise! Now compatible with Eurorack synthesisers.
Based on the open source granular synthesis Auduino project, the AuduinoMAXX has upgraded software and hardware that extend the sonic possibilities.
9/10 Octave Doctors agree!
This workshop’s AuduinoMax has some alternate firmware to experiment with and is now compatible with Eurorack synthesisers.
Saturday 19 October 2019, 10am-5pm
Places are £50 (inc. all components) available here
The workshop leader is John Moseley, who runs Access Space’s maker space Refab Space. He has a professional background in electronics and media production, with qualifications in electronics, information technology and teaching. He particularly enjoys making robots and electronic musical instruments.
@_Jo_Mo
This course is aimed at adults, but over 16s are welcome.
Here is a link to the video of previous workshop attendees performing with their synths.
Please bring your own lunch or make use of some of the great cafes and pubs close by.
More info: jake@access-space.org

3D Printing Workshop
2020-01-14 13:00 - 18:00 | Access Space, AVEC Building, 3-7 Sidney St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4RG, United Kingdom
Ideal for people new to 3D printing or those wanting a refresher course,this hands-on 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.
Please note that due to the duration of the printing process your model will be available for collection the following week.
Your tutor will be artist Toni Buckby www.tonibuckby.com
Places are £30 and limited to 6 for this workshop so please book as soon as you can:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/3d-printing-workshop-tickets-86808270875
For more info please email jake@access-space.org
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Intorduction to Digital Making & Fabrication for Artists
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Access Space is a digital arts and education charity located in Sheffield City Centre – a creative space for individuals to design and make their ideas a reality.

Collective Economics
2020-01-18 10:00 - 2020-01-19 18:00 | Access Space, AVEC Building, 3-7 Sidney St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4RG, United Kingdom
Collective Economics is a micro course which forms part of the new initiative; the British College of Mutual Aid (current members are the Foodhall project, Access Space and Redhaus books).
The two day event explores how we organise in a collective way by exchanging theories of best practice and alternative economics, the practical models needed to sustain social, architectural and creative collectives and the hurdles we all face as the social movement has more contributors.
The British College of Mutual Aid is an alternative to current education. With a goal to enable everyone, over time, to contribute to the collective knowledge to enhance a wider scope of views. Including views which don’t have any academic platform. Overcoming the age and financial boundaries of current UK education system by open and equal access. Over the weekend participants and collaborators are invited to come, live together over a two day period in a more immersive and alternative approach to learning and teaching one other.
This idea is in it’s infancy and this is the first event under this banner. It is currently led by a small network of members of independent radical spaces, and members of the international EASA community. These learning and creative exchanges exist beyond traditional academic or formal frameworks, but are qualifiable by the mutual agreement and consensus of the attendees.
Also contributing to this event
* Dougald Hine of the Dark Mountain Project (https://dark-mountain.net/) interviewed especially for this event about his work and creating effective networks of self-organising projects.
* Monika Kostera, academic and author of Occupy Management! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monika_Kostera) in discussion about self-organizing and self-managing of organizations, and collective work for the common good, via Skype
* Larisa Blazic, artist and academic, researching how Blockchain can empower local communities (http://www.e-w-n-s.net/)
*Susie Steed, co-founder of the Brixton Pound (http://brixtonpound.org/)
*Fran Edgerly+maybe others, of Turner Prize winning Assemble London (https://assemblestudio.co.uk/)
* Maria pastuskh. SESAM slavaytich .
*Elina Dzinovic, EASA Real.
+more (to be announced)
Please note that there will be a ticket price to suit you. Not being able to afford it shouldn’t be an obstacle to attending.
Tickets available at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collective-economics-tickets-86795255947
We are looking for more venues who would be happy to deliver programmes under the banner, British College of Mutual Aid.

Craft and Vinyl Cutting Workshop
2020-01-28 13:00 - 18:00
Learn how to create your own cut-outs, stencils, stickers, packaging and paper engineering projects with this day 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.
Places are limited to 6 per workshop so please book as soon as you can.
Any questions please email jake@access-space.org
Workshop places are £16 available here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-and-vinyl-cutting-workshop-tickets-88393277673
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Introduction to Digital Making & Fabrication for Artists
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Access Space is a digital arts and education charity located in Sheffield City Centre – a creative space for individuals to design and make their ideas a reality.

The Two Sarahs, an exhibition by Brian Daines
2020-01-31 - 2020-02-22
Access Space Foyer Gallery
Opening event with artist talk: Friday 31 January 6pm-8pm
Exhibition: 5th – 21st February Wed/Thu/Fri 11am-6pm

The Two Sarahs: Living with Chronic Illness:
Brian Daines is an abstract painter living in Sheffield. His paintings and photography explore the impact of the hidden, whether it be in the unconscious, in past history or somewhere in the present.
http://www.briandainesartist.co.uk/
Both Sarahs have lived with a number of years adjusting their life to the effects and uncertainties of living with the effects of chronic illness. For both of them this has involved limitations on the possibilities in their lives that most of us take for granted: Freedom from pain, normal energy and physical ability to pursue employment, not feeling dependant on daily medications and so on.
Sarah 1 has life threatening cancer with regular health crises. Sarah 2 has the lasting effects of endometriosis and the surgery that was needed for this
At the exhibition opening each Sarah will talk about the experiences they have, and Brian Daines about how he creates his work around the subject of the hidden.
