Making Space: A Community Exhibition

DAiSY: Disability Arts in Surrey, Riverhouse Barn Art Center and Elmbridge Borough Council invite you to Making Space 2026, a community exhibition celebrating the creativity and diversity of artists across Elmbridge.

On show at the Robert Phillips Gallery, Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, from 29 July to 23 August 2026, the exhibition brings together artists working across a wide range of artforms, themes and ideas. Creativity blooms across Elmbridge: in local art groups, day service centres, community venues, homes and the natural world.

Making Space builds on the legacy of Moving Art, with a renewed commitment to access, inclusion and community connection. There is no set theme, just a genuine celebration of the creative voices that make Elmbridge what it is, with a particular focus on amplifying underrepresented artists.

The exhibition is free to visit, and selected works will be available to purchase, with all proceeds going directly to the artists.

Featuring the artwork of: Alexandra Ashman – Ashleigh Harford – Bowen Li – David Gamble – Edmund Wooley – Phillip Harding – Mandy Saunders – Teri Skelton – Paul Bassett – Catherine Brown – Rita Kavanagh – Mimi Paxton – Trevor Stevens – Gally Kambeu – Galyna Ludchak – Geraldine Lesley Dahlke – Glen Hammond – Hiroko Shand – Jane Barrett – Janet McDonagh – Joanna Benfield – Johanna Thompson – Kathy Li – Kay Kenyon – Kelly van Der Westhuijzen – Kryssy Byrne – Lesley Illingworth – Lorelei Hopkins – Manuel Bonifacio – Margie Haslewood – Maria Rowden – Mary Budd – Mital Patel – Nigel Parr – Nina Malyon – Ousama Tamlawi – Rabiat Abiola – Richard Mangold – Sangeeta Sagar – Sara Day – Sarah Hogan – Sarah Simonds-Gooding – Saw Koon Pui – Shamim Lodhi – Sharon Finch – Sheila Yelland – Stephen Block – Stuart Baker – Sue Kite – Susan Martin – Theresa Abbott – Wendy Hale – Zena Louhichi