We’re delighted to announce that our second group show as a walking arts collective launches at •nook• gallery in Birmingham this autumn, running from 15-25 October.
Walkspace is a West Midlands-based co-operative of artists, writers, psychogeographers, photographers, creative practitioners and walkers exploring the many ways walking can inspire creative practice and connect people with place. We support a community of artists and practitioners through collaboration, mutual support and the creation of new work, and organise walks, workshops, film nights, performances, exhibitions and community projects. Our approach to walking is broad and experimental, encompassing everything from art and psychogeography to nature, social, community and solo walks.
Our second show: Walkspace: Contemporary Walking Art runs from 15-25th October at •nook• gallery, 25c Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7EG. There will be an opening private view and various walkshops to attend.
More details on these and how to book a walkshop below…
And a big thank you to •nook• gallery for their hosting and support.
Be among the first to see the show. The private view is from 7-9pm on Friday 16 October. See you there!
About the exhibition
Where: The group exhibition will be hosted at •nook• gallery in Kings Heath, south Birmingham.
When: Thursday 15 October to Sunday 25 October.
Who: 10 members will have artworks featured in the exhibition, including:
- Paul Wakelam
- Helen Nodding
- Andy Howlett
- Rachel Henaghan
- Wan Yu Fish Chan
- Jen Dixon
- Fiona Cullinan
- Roxanna Collins
- Jessie Cape
- Charlie Best
What: Artworks cover a range of practices and topics, including:
- a performative drawing
- planning policy poetry and the emotions of place
- charcoal-penned field notes
- a Halloween walk recipe
- collages and illustrations of overlooked landscapes
- women’s walk safety algorithms
- water as photographic lens
- a screenprint of ‘Pecky Blinders’
We are also hoping to produce a small zine to accompany the exhibition ready for the private view.
Schedule of events
Private view
Friday 16 October, 7-9pm
A chance to meet the artists and argue over the difference between art walking and walking art.
Walkshops
Booking for our walkshops is required as spaces are limited.
Sunday 18 October – Journey Books: collage & paper folding workshop – with Jen Dixon
Thursday 22 October – Walk and Draw: creative mapping walkshop – with Wan Yu Fish
Saturday 24 October – Artist Adventurers: nature walking workshop – with Daniella Turbin
Film screening – cancelled
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel a planned film screening that was advertised on the print posters. We’ll update with a new date when we can.
An invitation to walk
The Walkspace 2026 exhibition aims to open up new ways for people to think about, experience and interact with both urban areas and rural landscapes, and to provide ideas and inspiration around the act of moving (whatever that means for you) from one place to another.
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- browse our archive of posts
- follow us @walkspacewm
