Grounding Practice

A rolling programme of workshops, presentations, conversations, and peer-to-peer meetups, as a resource shaped by and for creative practitioners and critical thinkers.

Archived Event

Dates	Until 19 Apr
Space	Somerset House Studios New Wing

Intended as a space to access and share different methodologies, tools, and experiences for creating and learning, Grounding Practice is built up of modular strands of participation - serial and episodic events led by members of the Studios community and beyond, each unique in their exploration of theme, discipline, and format.

Header image by Anne Tetzlaff

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Resistance, Collaboration & Radical Ways of Living

Join artists Cooking Sections, Ilona Sagar and Leila Dear for a discussion on how to imagine new radical ways of living, practicing and existing in the world, by exploring ideas around resistance, the power of collaboration and rethinking systems and infrastructure. The conversation will be chaired by curator and educator, Anna Colin.

Sun 8 Jun 20255–6.30pm

Housing and Domestic Narratives in a Changing Landscape

Join artists Laura Grace Ford, Jamila Johnson-Small and Harun Morrison for a discussion on the shifting economic landscape in the UK by examining how housing precarity and domestic life shape the ways artists work.

Sat 7 Jun 20255–6.30pm

Grounding Practice: Art Aches with John Costi

Join artist John Costi for an afternoon of honesty, humour, and solidarity, drawing from Instagram story rants that call out the contradictions and injustices of the art world — from class exclusion to the daily grind of being an under-supported artist.

Saturday Family Programme with Spaghetti Club

A special edition of Spaghetti Club—a light-hearted but critical forum where kids take the lead in debating mystery, taste, and creative quality.

Sat 7 Jun 20252–4pm