DID YOU GET A TICKET?
If you did, it was lovely to see you there, and if you didn’t - shame on you.
Just kidding. There’s plenty more events to come this year.
As you can see, there was quite a lot going on, from live illustrations to a hanging photography exhibition, drawing wall and even bread towers. We had all sorts for creatives, just like you, to get stuck into.
We hope that you felt a sense of childlike play on your Thursday night - we know we did. We thought the game of ‘last balloon standing gets two free tickets for future events’ might’ve brought out some of our childlike competitive side. And it didn’t disappoint.
Let’s delve into what happened on the night.
THE CREATIVES INVOLVED
Whilst people were filling in, mingling and getting their childhood inspired drinks, we had two main sections which people could interact with, a photography exhibition and an art illustration.
We were lucky enough to have Angel Strong, a photographer, as our curator, who created a hanging exhibition using personal photographs that hold nostalgia, from childhood snapshots and family moments to everyday scenes that linger in memory. These selected images were reproduced as postcards for visitors to take away, transforming private memories into shared keepsakes that continue to travel beyond the exhibition.
The art station during the evening was a mixture of our brilliant illustrator, Gina McClung, who focusses on playful design, drawing live illustrations of visitors on homemade star magnets to take home. We also had a communal drawing wall where everyone got involved and created their own little doodles (some were extremely talented!)
After some serious networking (aka drinking and getting along), we ushered people to take their seats. Each table was set with a drawable cloth, equipped with crayons and pens, and sometimes even childhood toys - special mention to the hot wheels.
The dinner started with a speech from our illustrious founder, Emily, who invited everyone to pair up with the person opposite them and pull a cracker together, which included some homemade goodies inside, namely some Sixth Space matches, and some Sixth Space temporary tattoos!
The food was supplied by the wonderful Alba Elean, co-founder of TÊTE-À-TÊTE SUPPER CLUB. We started the evening with beetroot, turmeric & curry hummus, paired with bread towers, a butter sculpture, fresh springtime veggies, and star & moon shaped vodka pasta (Gigi Hadid would’ve been proud). To finish it all off, biscuits were provided with icing to make your own decorations, and of course, jelly towers with whipped cream on top.
Throughout the night, thanks to your suggestions, a carefully curated playlist filled the room with nostalgic songs that defined our childhoods. As dinner got underway, the soundtrack shifted to live Irish folk music, performed by the extremely talented James Garvin on violin, and Aaron Horlock on guitar & vocals.
WHAT WENT WRONG.
The kind of chaos that makes for a good story afterwards.
POPCORN
Earlier on during the set up, we had a nice little spillage of popcorn on aisle three, but thankfully, we had bought 5 kilos worth. So, plenty to spare.
BUTTER
Seeing as though it was a hot summer’s day, a butter sculpture was always going to be problematic. The first issue was that the whisk wasn’t strong enough to whip the ice-cold butter. In this instance, the heat did actually help us out. Unfortunately, it also created another, more obvious problem. Once that beautiful feat of engineering was set up, we had the slight issue of keeping it intact and stopping the butter from dripping off the cake stand. Thankfully, a few trips to the freezer saved the day.
OVEN
When it came to actually cooking the pasta, Alba (the chef) quietly pulled us aside to ask how to turn the oven on. Just a minor detail, you know. As it turns out, you had to remove the skirting board entirely, twist a few knobs and plug the thing in! Nothing too complicated. Now that could’ve been a disaster.
SOUND
We also had some mic issues for our artists and their instruments, in that they didn’t work. But, to their credit, they gave it 110% and sang over all the laughter and chatter in the room (a nice problem to have).
Few lessons learnt I would say. But, as near-disasters go, I think we handled them pretty well.
WHATS HAPPENING NEXT?
A little sneak peak at the next event. We want it to be like an art flashmob. Think splatter painting, rage room, that kind of thing.
Keep your eyes peeled for more news coming soon. 👀
Massive thanks to everyone who came, we can’t wait to see you again and hopefully see some new faces for the next one!
THE SIXTH SPACE TEAM x
