Open School East is excited to be partnering with Gathering, London to launch a new opportunity for OSE Associate alumni to develop a solo exhibition within Gathering’s project space – GLASSHOUSE.

This partnership is developed as part of Open School East’s Springboard Programme, and will provide essential support and a space for emerging creative practitioners to experiment within a commercial gallery setting.

GLASSHOUSE will present a solo show of the selected OSE Associate alumni in May 2025.

“I am delighted to partner with OSE. Having attended art schools in both the UK and the US, I understand the importance of fostering a collaborative and innovative community of art students. I founded Gathering as a place for people to come together, reflecting the sense of community that often begins at school, university, or within non-traditional learning spaces.

GLASSHOUSE was envisioned as a platform for emerging artists to develop their practices and gain experience exhibiting their work in a commercial gallery. I am thrilled to offer this space to OSE alumni and support their practices,” 

– Alex Flick, founder of Gathering and GLASSHOUSE.

“We are excited to be partnering with Gathering as part of our Alumni focused Springboard Programme. This incredible opportunity enables an Open School East Alumni to realise a solo exhibition at Gathering’s GLASSHOUSE space in May 2025. With the direct support from Gathering’s team, the selected artist will gain insight and guidance in how to develop their practice and better understand how to navigate the sector through 1:1 production support, technical guidance, networking opportunities and ongoing support from Open School East. This partnership with Gathering’s GLASSHOUSE is an integral support structure to ensure that early career artists coming from non-traditional higher education routes have equal opportunities to showcase their work.” 

– Polly Brannan, Artistic Director, Open School East

Recent exhibitions at Gathering, London include solo shows by OSE Mentor Simeon Barclay and Associate Programme Guest Tai Shani.

You can find out more about Gathering at gathering.london and GLASSHOUSE at glasshouseprojects.uk