Turf is Croydon’s homegrown art space.
We put on exhibitions & workshops, provide artists with opportunities, space & resources & host collectives.
Tending
Lina Ivanova, Becky Lyon, Meera Shakti Osborne, Laura Selby
14 Mar
to 20 Jun 2026
Tending invites you to consider how moving through the world can be nurtured through reclaiming our attention and being in our humanness.
Fungus Press: Hibernation
Various Artists
30 Nov
to 28 Feb 2026
Restful resources will be quietly sprouting across our Fungus Press sites throughout the season, offering reflections, prompts and rituals of rest.
Upcoming events
- Sat Apr 18, 2026 @ 14:00
- Led by Meera Shakti Osborne
Join in a gathering with tea and light creative invitations exploring our right to opacity and hiding for safety.
- Sat May 2, 2026 @ 11:00
- Led by MOSS & Laura Selby
Explore a trail made by Turf’s in-house collective MOSS.
- Sat May 9, 2026 @ 10:00
- Led by Turf Projects
Inductions to use the hand building facilities will take place on a monthly basis
- Sat May 9, 2026 @ 15:45
- Led by Shardaé Veniece
Immerse yourself in Tending through a Sound Bath experience that invites you to listen, hear and absorb the artwork.
- Thu May 28, 2026 @ 14:00
- Led by Turf Projects
Inspired by Lina Ivanova’s touch tiles, explore making a cast to capture plants as an act of Tending.
- Sat May 30, 2026 @ 11:00
- Led by Meera Shakti Osborne
Our artist brunches are an opportunity to get feedback on your work, while digesting food and ideas in a supportive environment.
- Sat Jun 6, 2026 @ 14:00
- Led by Turf Projects
Inspired by Becky Lyon’s ‘Muntjac’ project, exploring rebellious ideas, make your own bookmark you can sneak into books at home and beyond.
- Sat Jun 20, 2026 @ 11:00
- Led by Turf Projects
Join us to celebrate the closing of Turf’s latest exhibition Tending.
Black Lives Matter
Art Press: Turf’s resident collective of young Croydon artists.
Makers of Stuff Squad: Turf’s resident collective of local learning disabled artists.