Springhill Institute
Bringing people together in constructive discourse.
Springhill Institute was established in 2003 with the simple intention of bringing people together in constructive discourse. The programme began with a series of lectures in which artists were invited to talk on a subject of their choosing; while exhibitions such as Time & Breakfast (2004) – which opened at 6am with a free fried breakfast – created an alternative platform for social interaction. From 2004 to 2006 the institute hosted seven international artist's residencies, in which each participant made an ambitious project in an intensive two-week process, while living in an apartment in the Victorian factory that houses the institute's studio and gallery. Springhill Institute is now in a process of reconfiguration, establishing a structure to support our present activities, extend our terms of collaboration and increase our mobility.
Essays
Not about institutions, but why we are so unsure of them, by J.J. Charlesworth.
Why an institution of contemporary art(s) like this, and not any other?
Gazetteer
Artist-run spaces and organisations (England, not London)
Artist-led organisations that support networks of emerging art in England outside London.
Coverage
Nought to Sixty in pictures
Photos of the projects, artists and audiences taking part in Nought to Sixty.
Coverage
Salon Discussions
Nought to Sixty includes a series of monthly discussions that address the networks that form and contribute to an emerging scene.