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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 1d

Upcoming Community Events for October 2025

🗓️ 16th October 12-1 PM
VENICE FELLOWSHIP: QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

🗓️ 23rd October 6-7 PM
HOW TO START SOMETHING

🗓️ 30th October 12-1 PM
Meet & Greet: Drawing Club

🧭 Head to the Axis Community to read more and RSVP here:
buff.ly/LGWwyii

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 3d

TONIGHT! Sustaining a Creative Career with Saad Qureshi
📆 8th October | 7 pm

Award-winning artist Saad Qureshi will reflect on creating a sustainable artistic practice.
🎾 Tickets are FREE here: buff.ly/kT40WyP

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 4d

TOMORROW! Sustaining a Creative Career with Saad Qureshi
📆 8th October | 7 pm

Award-winning artist Saad Qureshi will reflect on creating a sustainable artistic practice. Register here: buff.ly/kT40WyP

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 5d

VENICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME: Open Call for Axis Members

Axis is delighted to have partnered with the British Council to be part of the 2026 Venice Fellowship Programme and offer the opportunity for one member from Axis to spend a month in Venice!

🔗 Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/e8Qr3Qe

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 6d

Highlights: buff.ly/RkAaHa8
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1. Heal, Home, Hmmm, 2025 by Roo Dhissou

2. You Make Me Sick, 2025 by Andrea Mindel

3. Man & Plant, 2025 by Charlotte Houlihan

4. Saturday Night at Morrisons, 2025 by Helen Hamilton

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 8d

Next Guest Curator: Nicola Singh

We’re thrilled to welcome Nicola Singh, who’s curating a special Axis Artist Gallery showcase this November!

🔗 For more information, click the link in our bio or head to the Community here: buff.ly/sOlmuiA

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 11d

BACK TO SCHOOL with Axis is our annual season of events dedicated to lifelong learning and helping artists to keep going.

Get Your Tickets:
🎾 Tickets are FREE (to Axis Members, with a small fee/donation for non-members)
🎾 Register here: buff.ly/hPTSvS5 or click the link in our bio.

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 12d

VENICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME: Open Call for Axis Members

Axis is delighted to have partnered with the British Council this year to be part of the 2026 Venice Fellowship Programme.

🔗 Find out more about the Venice Fellowship Programme and apply here: buff.ly/m3jhKYm

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 13d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'Hushing the Room Enclosed' (2008) taken from the 'Waste Land' project, by Sally Waterman.

See more of Sally's work here: buff.ly/L3HniPs

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 14d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'Spaces between', 2022, by Charys Wilson.

See more of Charys's work here: buff.ly/xHlawYO

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 15d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'What is home? - drawing 1', 2023, by Jilly Morris.

See more of Jilly's work here: buff.ly/tD2IhA4

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 16d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'Bedroom Reflection', 2023 by Sharon Baker.

See more of Sharon's work here: buff.ly/pHW9qWL

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 16d

TONIGHT! 🖍️ DRAWING CLUB: Getting Started with Sustainable Materials
❕ All Axis Members

This session aims to be a friendly and informal chat & draw, with a demo & warm up from Emma. Follow the link in our bio to book or visit: buff.ly/lQqTyj0

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 17d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'Dark History (Hallway)', 2021, by Ruth Wallace

See more of Ruth's work here: buff.ly/DaqpCiK

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 18d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'A House for Getting in the Way', 2022 by Sarah Feinmann.

See more of Sarah's work here: buff.ly/tUnY2OX

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 19d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'A home for my son’, 2023 by Henny Burnett.

Explore the selected works from the link in our bio, and see more of Henny's work here: buff.ly/o6o8Tdp

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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 20d

This month, artist and Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq presents a curated selection titled ‘A House Without Walls'. Included in this selection is 'unknown bounty, draft, (. . .), 2024 by Dorothy Hunter.

Explore the selected works and see more of Dorothy's work here: buff.ly/hEehTNk

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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 21d

September Curated Selection: A House Without Walls

Featuring artworks by: Lucy Bevin, Dorothy Hunter, Henny Burnett, Sarah Feinmann, Sharon Baker, Ruth Wallace, Jilly Morris, Charys Wilson, and Sally Waterman.

🔗 Explore A House Without Walls in the Axis Gallery: buff.ly/y09mXLZ

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 22d

CURATED SELECTION: A House Without Walls
Curated by Axis Fellow Alumnus Asuf Ishaq

👉 We will be sharing the work throughout the week, or you can explore 'A House Without Walls' now, in the Axis Community: buff.ly/y09mXLZ

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 24d

TOMORROW! 💬 POP-UP CRIT CLUB: Failed Projects
❕Professional Member Event

Each participant will have the chance to present, followed by supportive peer feedback, comments and observations. Follow the link in our bio to book or visit: buff.ly/jJA5m5e

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · Sep 7

Highlights ⁠https://buff.ly/TfHzB9l
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1. Fragile, 2025 by Kuch Bhogal

2. de la boue et des racines, 2022 by n:u (melissandre varin)

3. In Praise Of Raw Data, 2024 - 2025 by Dr Melanie King

4. Flower Shop, 2023 - 2024 by Uzma Sultan

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · Sep 4

Upcoming Community Events

📆 18th September 6-7 PM
POP-UP CRIT CLUB: Failed Projects

📆 25th September 6-7 PM
DRAWING CLUB: Getting started with sustainable materials

📆 30th September 12-1 PM
MEET & GREET: Say Hello

Head to the Axis Community to read more and RSVP:
buff.ly/3x5IDHG

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations to Axis artist Helen Snell on her feature on Channel 4 News!

🔎 See more from Helen, and explore the interviews with staff here:
buff.ly/aETYghL

📺 Watch the full feature here:
buff.ly/9KfoVBh

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · Sep 2

🏡 AXIS ART FILM FESTIVAL: Notes from Home

📅 Saturday 13th September 🕖 7 - 9 pm
📍 Online — watch from anywhere

What does it mean to be displaced?

🔗 Book now → buff.ly/zMe8YxA

📷 Image: Still from 'Pomo D'Orographies' by Francesca Paola Beltrame

axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · Aug 30

What do artists do all day? Over to You!

As a walking artist, Tracy Hill considers her studio to be as much the landscapes she moves through as the physical space she works in - sites of thinking, collecting and making.

👉 See more from Tracy here: buff.ly/aldbm24

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