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Talks & Engagement
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Current ProgrammeSeries
Speaking Futures x Diasporas Now
30 April 2025 – 30 April 2026
Speaking Futures is the ICA’s new flagship programme of talks, performances and workshops celebrating artists as catalysts for imagining and shaping the future.
GLUE Exhibition
Plot 9 by Sana Badri
13 – 14 September 2025
Using a photographic backdrop inspired by the North and West African tradition of studio portraiture, Sana Badri set up a makeshift studio in the empty ‘Plot 9’ in Shepards Bush Market.
GLUE Exhibition
Sign Up by Hot Potato
13 – 14 September 2025
Hot Potato’s new exhibition, Sign Up, uses collaboration as a tool to respond to the increased threat of civic censorship and silencing of artists who use their platform to speak out.
GLUE Workshop
Self Portraiture with Different Gravy
Sat, 13 September
Visit Different Gravy’s pop-up darkroom for a self-portrait workshop with photographers Alex Picasso and Louie Stewart.
GLUE: Book Fair and Creative Programme
13 – 14 September 2025
Calling all publishing creatives and DIY makers! Take part in GLUE, ICA’s new book fair and creative programme taking place across 13 and 14 September.

GLUE Talk
Verso on Britain’s Social Housing
Sat, 13 September
Join Verso authors Holly Smith and Jessica Field as they discuss the rich history of working-class resistance within Britain's social housing.
GLUE Talk
Eva Fotiadi on Artistic and Curatorial Practice
Sat, 13 September
Join Eva Fotiadi, author of Exhibiting for Multiple Senses, for a discussion on artistic and curatorial research practices.
GLUE Workshop
PRIM – Queer Publishing and Zine Making
Sat, 13 September
PRIM - the library and creative agency dedicated to supporting queer creatives of Black ancestry - is bringing an afternoon of queer publishing and zine-making.
GLUE Workshop
Sunday Zine Club with Toe Press
Sun, 14 September
Join Toe Press’s drop-in workshop to learn the principles of basic 3-hole zine construction. Afterwards, get expressive and play around with an array of collage materials to fill in your very own take home zine.
GLUE Talk
Censorship in the Arts with Hot Potato
Sun, 14 September
Hot Potato and contributing artists discuss a new age of censorship and its impact on the arts.
GLUE Talk
An Afternoon with Montez Press
Sun, 14 September
Join Montez Press for a series of readings from their 2025/2026 programme.
GLUE Launch
Effects 4: Holes
Sun, 14 September
Join Effects journal for the launch of their newest issue Holes. The event will include artist readings and a Q+A.
BOOK LAUNCH
Practicing Dying by Charlotte Northall
Wed, 17 September
Join us for the launch of Practicing Dying, the debut book and literary anti-memoir by Charlotte Northall, who will be in conversation with writer and critic Charlie Porter.
Fashion East 25th Anniversary
20 – 21 September 2025
Fashion East celebrates its 25th anniversary at the ICA with a cultural hub and programme of activations.
US LOT: 25 Years of Fashion East
20 – 21 September 2025
This retrospective exhibition offers an intimate look back at Fashion East’s dynamic history.
OFF THE RAILS WITH FASHION EAST AND DAZED
Sat, 20 September
Dazed’s Fashion Features Director Emma Davidson chairs a special panel to celebrate Fashion East turning 25!
DAZED MAGAZINE DROP
Sat, 20 September
Come and get your hands on the Fashion East anniversary issue of Dazed! 
FASHION FILM: THE LANGUAGE OF MOVEMENT
Sat, 20 September
A programme of films exploring how dance and movement bring fashion to life.
UNSCRIPTED: DESIGNERS ON CAMERA
Sun, 21 September
A programme of short films capturing fashion’s most visionary designers in their own words. 
MAKING IT UP AS WE GO ALONG... FASHION EAST 25 SPECIAL EDITION!
Sun, 21 September
Dazed Club Creative Director Jack Sunnucks hosts a special panel to celebrate Fashion East turning 25!
BOOK LAUNCH
Hedonism by Chris McCabe
Wed, 24 September
Join us for an evening of live poetry to celebrate the launch of Chris McCabe’s new collection, Hedonism, featuring readings by London legend Iain Sinclair and leading voices in contemporary poetry. 
ICA Creatives with RIEKO
Term 1
27 September – 6 December 2025
Writing as both an artistic practice and practical tool, with RIEKO. Explore creative and professional forms – from poetry to proposals – in this multidisciplinary course.
ICA Creatives x Diasporas Now
27 September 2025 – 27 June 2026
The 2025/2026 edition of the ICA's core youth programme, will take a multidisciplinary, genre-fluid approach to creativity in collaboration with Diasporas Now.
Members' Reading Group
Practicing Dying by Charlotte Northall
Tue, 30 September
An exciting new offer for ICA Members, the Reading Group is a space to explore art, books and ideas that pertain to the ICA's progressive, cross-disciplinary programme.
Book Launch + Screening
I Will Keep You in Good Company by Liz Johnson Artur
Wed, 1 October
Join photographer Liz Johnson Artur and designer Martine Rose for an evening of film and conversation to celebrate the launch of Johnson Artur’s new book.
Tanoa Sasraku in conversation with Rosalind Nashashibi
Tue, 4 November
Join us for an insightful conversation about the development of Sasraku’s work in the context of her new show at the ICA.