Slack Space had some fantastic news last week! We have been invited to become fellows of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of our outstanding contribution to promoting the arts at a community level and bringing both art and performance into empty, disused places.

Coordinator, Abigail Cheverst, received a personal letter from the Trustees of the Royal Society inviting Slack Space to become a Fellow “in light of your leading role supporting and developing the arts in Colchester through the Slack Space project and following your extensive success with utilising space and talent.”

The Royal Society of Arts was given a Royal Charter in 1847. For over 250 years it has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress. Its approach is multi-disciplinary, politically independent and combines cutting edge research and policy development with practical action. Famous fellows of the Royal Society include Charles Dickens, William Morris, Samuel Johnston, Karl Marx and Peter Ustinov.

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Forthcoming Auction of Art

SLACK SPACE ART AUCTION on Sunday 28 November at 6.30pm.

Full catalogue can be found here

Follow the huge success of Slack Space’s first art auction in April we will again be conducting this exciting event to raise funds for the organisation. Slack Space is run entirely by volunteers. Come and support us, have a great evening and find some creative solutions to the christmas present dilemma!

The Slack Space art auction will run from 7pm – 9pm and from 9pm onwards we invite you to stay around and listen to some great music from popular local folk band The Medlars. The evening will also feature mulled wine, mince pies and a fundraising raffle. Please try and support us if you can. We rely on your donations!

We offer our sincere thanks to these local artists who have donated their work to support us. There is some amazing work in the auction and we’re sure everyone will find something to their taste.

SLACK SPACE ART AUCTION on Sunday 28 November at 6.30pm.

Follow the huge success of Slack Space’s first art auction in April we will again be conducting this exciting event to raise funds for the organisation. Slack Space is run entirely by volunteers. Come and support us, have a great evening and find some creative solutions to the christmas present dilemma!

The Slack Space art auction will run from 7pm – 9pm and from 9pm onwards we invite you to stay around and listen to some great music from popular local folk band The Medlars. The evening will also feature mulled wine, mince pies and a fundraising raffle. Please try and support us if you can. We rely on your donations!

A current list of art auction contributors is below. We offer our sincere thanks to these local artists who have donated their work to support us. There is some amazing work in the auction and we’re sure everyone will find something to their taste.

For the online auction catalogue please see our flickr page in the next couple of days. Please keep checking the catalogue as not all the images have come in yet and we will keep updating it up to the date of the auction itself.

Contributors to the Slack Space art auction are as follows:

Adrian Mills
Anon
Brave 1
Brenda Jones
Caroline Wright
Charlotte Pratt
Dan Thompson
David Jones
David Ross
Dean
Dot Schwartz
Ekto
Ilona Northall
Jane Ostler
John Livingstone
Little hello
Mariya Ustymenko
Matt Keeling
Nicki Reid
Paula Mc Gregor
Paula Vans
Sarah Barber
Sioux Jordon
Tristan Burfield
Verity Mansfield