INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL • YEAR-ROUND EVENTS AT THE THINK TANK • MADE IN IPSWICH

Image credit: Tony Powlett by John Ferguson (2024), commissioned by SPILL as part of THE ICA PROJECT

THE ICA PROJECT

The ICA Project revisited the former Ipswich Caribbean Association building on Woodbridge Road through specially commissioned photography, newly collected oral histories, and archival materials made public for the first time.

Take a look at the ICA Memories website to view the exhibition materials, and submit your own.

IPSWICH AS YOU SEE IT

Are you interested in photography? Want to learn how to use photography to express yourself and tell your story? This spring, our 2025 SPILL Associate Isiah Jordan will be leading a series of free photographic skills workshops for young people in Ipswich

At the end of the workshops, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a special publication and have your work showcased at SPILL Festival 2025.

Image credit: Isiah Jordan. Supported by Norfolk & Norwich Festival’s bursary scheme and Eastern Angle’s Boost Bursary.

Isiah Jordan

Image credit: Fiona Roberts

MONSTERS

Andy Field + Beckie Darlington

MONSTERS is a film project made in collaboration with school children from across East Anglia, creating a fictional documentary that will use the familiar tropes of Hollywood monster movies as a way for young people to reckon with ecological change. The film will screen in Ipswich as part of SPILL Festival 2025.

Image credit: Isabella Grieco’s ‘Access Required’, Kezia Tan

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

We provide opportunities for artist development through bespoke artist residencies in our dedicated White Room space, opportunities for artists to work with SPILL on commissions, and collaborative projects, and mentoring packages from our Artistic Director, Robin Deacon.

SPILL PODCAST

Robin Deacon + Guests

Join our Artistic Director, Robin Deacon, as he chats with incredible artists and makers that SPILL has proudly presented, collaborated with, or admired from afar. You can listen by heading to the Notebook section of our website, or on Spotify via the button below.

If you are an artist, find out about our latest development opportunities and more on our For Artists page.

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Our versatile and affordable spaces are available to hire. The Think Tank is suitable for exhibitions, conferences, team building, classes, screenings, performances, workshops, meetings and more.

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