differently various in different spaces
We are excited to announce differently various in different spaces, an art trail bringing artwork and events from the differently various exhibition to local community centres across our 13-borough catchment area.
Last summer, more than 5,500 people visited differently various, our 10-day takeover of The Curve gallery at the Barbican and the largest exhibition co-produced by people living with brain injury.
This year, we are touring the artwork from the show to local community venues, alongside workshops, events and screenings between March and July 2024.
Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England, differently various in different spaces will include four exhibitions and a series of public events including collaborative art workshops and member led training sessions that reach all 13 boroughs in our catchment area.
You are invited to follow the exhibition trail, so you can see more differently various artwork, while meeting local members and learning about their story and their experience of life after brain injury.
differently various in different spaces is part of Headway East London 25th Anniversary Heritage Project, which includes setting up an archive to document our 25 years of history and making a film about our work to support people living with brain injury.
As we finalise our rich programme of events, keep an eye for more announcements on our website and social media and get ready to be inspired by our creative community!
Save the dates!
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Location: Applecart Arts
05/03/2024 – 07/04/2024
differently various at Applecart Arts is the first of our four differently various in different spaces exhibitions, bringing artwork and events to local centres in the 13 boroughs we serve.
Enjoy beautiful art by Submit to Love studio artists, meet local Headway East London members and learn about their stories and experience of life after brain injury.
The exhibition at Applecart Arts highlights the Headway community and its relationships with a focus on embroidered artworks.
Reflecting on friendships, members and memories, the exhibition includes the group presentations Sew Bros and Sister Stitch, as well as the intimate embroidery, My Mother by Claudine Roux.
Next to these fantastic stitched artworks you can find the collaged brain sculpture, Waking up to my Destiny, by Dave Mercer.
Join us from Tuesday 5th March to Sunday 7th April 2024.
Free entrance.
Find out more about accessibility at Applecart Arts here.
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Location: UCLH
14/03/2024 – 02/05/2024
differently various at University College London Hospital Street Gallery is part of our four differently various in different spaces exhibitions, bringing artwork and events to local centres in the 13 boroughs we serve.
Enjoy beautiful art by Submit to Love studio artists, meet local Headway East London members and learn about their stories and experience of life after brain injury.
At UCLH’s Street Gallery you will find bold colours and monochromatic details that will capture the imagination of patients, staff and visitors.
The colourful abstract paintings of our Artist Collections will contrast black and white fine line drawings about brain injury.
Giant figures from Jason Ferry’s I all screwed up series will be seen on the hospital windows from Euston Road, alongside micro terracotta sculptures made by the Headway community in Handful of Clay.
Join us from Thursday 14th March to Thursday 2nd May 2024.
Free entrance.
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Location: Shoreditch Library
25/04/2024 – 24/07/2024
differently various at Shoreditch Library is part of our four differently various in different spaces exhibitions, bringing artwork and events to local centres in the 13 boroughs we serve.
Enjoy beautiful art by Submit to Love studio artists, meet local Headway East London members and learn about their stories and experience of life after brain injury.
At Shoreditch Library you will greeted by the vivid figures of I all screwed up by Jason Ferry, while inside you will be able to discover the stories of our community with multimedia and text-based artworks.
For example, in the Survivor’s Corner, you will find a relaxing space inviting visitors to discover more about members’ journeys and Headway community through a curated film reel. This area also showcases the amazing graphic text works of Tony Allen and Tony Brooks.
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about personal stories of members with What is it like to live with a brain injury, a collaborative collection of embroidered textiles, and the intimate podcast series Who Are You Now?
Join us from Tuesday 25th April to Wednesday 24th July 2024.
Free entrance.
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Location: Westminster City Hall
02/06/2024 – 30/07/2024
differently various at Westminster City Hall is part of our four differently various in different spaces exhibitions, bringing artwork and events to local centres in the 13 boroughs we serve.
Enjoy beautiful art by Submit to Love studio artists, meet local Headway East London members and learn about their stories and experience of life after brain injury.
At Westminster City Hall you will find the acclaimed monumental installation Us Lot, a collection of portraits by members of themselves and each other. From Errol Drysdale’s celebratory self-portrait featuring his wheelchair on top of a column to a poem by David Keen, a selection of artworks will explore brain injury, disability and recovery. You will be able to enjoy the intricate details on the sculptural column, When Women and Fish Ruled the World and the monochromatic drawings by Tirzah Mileham. Don’t miss the dazzling and sea-like series of ceramics by Terrance Barr, titled Neural Reef Series, drawing connections between the human brain and coral reefs.
Join us from Sunday 2nd June to Tuesday 30th July 2024.
Free entrance.
