Events Archive

Room to Move

Throughout 2018, the Project Space continued to play host to a programme of City Club related exhibitions which purposefully set out to connect artists and audiences in a conversation that promotes ownership, civic pride and the importance of ‘place’.

Sounds & Words

Throughout October, Freee Art Collective and Caroline Devine displayed work and materials associated with their respective City Club commissions Citizen Ship and City of Things.

A Game Played in the Gallery Over Two Days

A Game Played in the Gallery Over Two Days was an exhibition made by children using things gathered by adults – a public expression of a game played for personal enjoyment.

World Listening Day – Deep Listening Workshop

To coincide with World Listening Day 2017, we invited you to a workshop on Deep Listening.

Musarc presents To Mill Two Queens

Musarc + Neil Luck + Joseph Kohlmaier + TONGUE + Sarah Kate Wilson

Music director Cathy Heller Jones

Exhibition: Every House on Langland Road

Every House on Langland Road was an exploration of Netherfield, a unique housing project built in the new city of Milton Keynes in the early 1970s.

Julie Myers - Site Specific Composition

Part of MK CityFest, this event produced three unique soundtracks for public space in Central Milton Keynes.

New Town Films

Curator and researcher Claire Louise Staunton introduced a selection of artists’ films which explore international New Towns.

Film screening: Stone Bodies, Red Sea: Judith Noble with Charlotte Prodger and Frances Young

To coincide with Midsummer, Stone Bodies, Red Sea brought together the work of three artists as part of an evening of moving image, readings and music.

Children's Art Week 2017

This week, MK Gallery celebrated Children’s Art Week (10 – 18 June) with a programme exploring outdoor learning with five local schools.

Talks: Iain Borden - Skateboarding, Space and the City

A fascinating talk by Professor Iain Borden on his long term research into skateboarding and the urban environment.

Family-in-Residence: The Lakes Estate

April’s exhibition was co-created with members of the Lakes Estate, which is MK Gallery’s extended Family-in-Residence.

Exhibition: The Art of Outdoor Learning

This exhibition was the culmination of James Aldridge’s year-long residency at MK Gallery and presents the journey of the Green Town Group an exiting progamme of artist-led activity which tested out new approaches to outdoor learning in relation to contemporary arts practice.

Exhibition: Josh Gurner, Through the Concrete, and Andy Holden, Manifesto Paintings

Through the Concrete was a work by local videographer and musician, Josh Gurner, in collaboration with members of Milton Keynes Youth Faculty.