2022

What

 Expo


When

14 – 16 June 2024


Where

Colchester, Essex, UK


Theme

The 2024 Sluice expo revolves around the concept of thevernacular as a means to investigate how culture can manifest in response to differing stimuli, be it structural or ethical.


Lead Partner

 The Minories


Participants

The Art Station
Atlas House
Basement Arts Project
Blackwater Polytechnic
C.I.A
Division of Labour
The Folly Building Workshop
Hidden Garage
How Everything Turns
Hardpainting

Modern Tendring Vernacular
Original Projects
Off Site Project
Possible Worlds
Soft Radicle
Small Works
studio1.1
Merrie England
TMLE
Transition Projects
Working Spaces

2022

What

 Expo


When

10 – 13 November 2022


Where

Barriero, Lisbon, Portugal


Theme

What porous borders, rich soils, strategic navigational routes and ideological imperatives shape today’s world? Territory expo brings together 32 artist and curator-led projects from 17 countries. showing over 80 artists in 17 venues throughout Barreiro, Lisbon


Lead Partner

 PADA


Participants

ADAO
Apertura Institute
Basement Arts Project
Border Agency
Cable Depot
CIA
Curiosities
Estacio Sul E Sueste
Fonema
Greycube Projects
Galleri Hi10
Imaginair
IMT
Intersite

Invasion
in between we swim
KNO
Teusink Projects
Making Ground
Mother Mother
nProjekt
OSR Projects
Parallel Cycles
QWERTY
Season
Salt Road
Sastraka Gaztetxea

2019

What

 Screening Programme


When

29 – 31 August 2019


Where

Odense, Denmark


Theme

Sluice. Refresh. is a collaborative cinematic effort that represents a DIY, DIWO, decentralised exercise that connects the residents of Odense with a global network to examine the relationship between creator and viewer. Sluice. Refresh. plays with ideas around collaboration and authorship.


Lead Partner

 M100



Curitorial Partners

IMT
S&P


hq space

What

 Exhibition Programme


When

January 2018 –


Where

London, UK (and elsewhere)


Theme

Sluice HQ began as a two year programme of exhibitions in a meanwhile space in Hackney, London. Sluice invited proposals from artist and curator-led and collaborative practices. When Sluice itself curates peripatetic exhibitions it does so under the title Sluice HQ.

(click on image for pdf of selected exhibitions)


2018

What

 Expo


When

16 – 18 November 2018


Where

Berlin, Germany


Theme

Inter/Nationalism. This expo focuses on the importance of solidarity, inclusion and collaboration. Is there a way to square internationalism with the destructive nature of globalisation? As nationalism rears its head around the world what response does art have?


Lead Partner

 Institut für Alles Mögliche


Participants

Blackwater Polytechnic
PaintLounge
CIA
Dateline
IS
Greycube Projects
Institut für Alles Mögliche
Customer Service
QWERTY

Salt Road
OSR Projects
S&P
studio1.1
Scotty
Season
TMLE
Vane
Grey Wolf Projects
Berlin Blue Projects
AMP Projects

2017

What

 Biennial


When

30 September – 3 October 2017


Where

London, UK


Theme

Values. Sluice Biennial 2017 finds itself located in the middle of a designer-discount retail hub in Hackney Central. Art, like designer fashion, relies on exclusivity to achieve and maintain financial value. Sluice 2017 aims to locate and quantify value in places other than the price tag.


Participants

Atlas House
PaintBritain
PaintUnion
Galitzine Pojects
Flea
Bushwick Community Darkroom
CIA
Black Hole Club
Institut für Alles Mögliche
DKUK
Greycube Projects
Interface

Jugg Art Foundation
MILK
studio1.1
NYHA
Sracok & Pohlmann
Transition
Studio One Gallery
Roaming Projects
DOLPH
Saturtion Point
Ed Video
epodium gallery

2016

What

 Expo


When

20 – 23 October 2016


Where

Bushwick, New York, USA


Theme

The second international collaborative exposition of galleries and projects in and around Bushwich, Brooklyn, NYC.


Lead Partner

 Theodore:art
 Centotto Gallery


Participants

ADAO
ArtHelix
Vane
Wasserman Projects
studio1.1
Scracok & Pohlmann
CBP
Butter Projects
QWERTY
The Buggy Factory
PROTO Gallery
Greycube Projects
12ø
Brooklyn Fire Proof
MADE
Gallery North

Epodium Gallery
Collar
Vacuous
Campbell Works
DOLPH
Centotto Gallery
Saturation Point
ODETTA
SARDINE
Et al. etc.
VI Dancer
Theodore:art
BLAM Projects
Sage Projects

2015

What

 Expo


When

16 – 18 October 2015


Where

South Bank, London, UK


Theme

Thirty-five artist and curator-led and non-profit organisations from The UK, USA and Europe come together over four days to present an alternative fair in central London.


Participants

Slate Projects
DOLPH
Saturation Point
studio1.1
The Florence Trust
Day + Gluckman
Transition Gallery
Studio One
Vacuous
TMLE
studio1.4
Ech-O-Cham-Ber
Caustic Coastal
Paper Gallery
The Penthouse
Islington Mill
Vane

Gallery North
Blackwater Polytechnic
Interview Room 11
BLOC Projects
The Royal Standard
QWERTY
Lateral Art Space
Look & Listen
Made Art
Square Art Project
The Dorado Project
Gallery ELL
Theodore:art
Season
Surface Arts
ArtHelix
Division of Labour

2014

What

 Expo


When

23 – 26 October 2014


Where

Bushwick, New York, USA


Theme

Exchange Rates is an international exposition of artworks and curatorial programmes in which host spaces in one art community open their doors and share their walls with kindred spaces from elsewhere.


Lead Partner

 Theodore:art + Centotto Gallery


Participants

Fresh Window
Random Institute
La Couleeuvre
Storefront Ten Eyke
Theodore:art
Season
Blackwater Polytechnic
Trove
Brooklyn Fire Proof
FBI
QWERTY
Signal Gallery
Up State
Class1
Studio 10
Norte Maar
Durden and Ray
Honey Ramka
Transition Gallery
GSL Projekt
Tiger Strikes Asteroid NY
Centotto Gallery
Schema Projects
Platform Gallery

PAPER Gallery
QPRC
Fuchs Projects
A Brooks Art
Museo Microcollection
ECH-O-CHAM-BER
Parlour Bushwick
Active Space
Associated Gallery
Artist Proof Studios
Telescope Gallery
Outlet
Parallel Art Space
Fort Gallery
SUSAK EXPORT
ArtHelix
The Penthouse
Harbor Gallery
GENERIS
Spaceworks
Division of Labour
studio1.1

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