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The Reference Library at SluiceHQ at studio1.1 gallery is a collaborative resource combining the collections of Sluice and studio1.1 with donated books from friends and supporters. Its central focus is artist-led discourse, artist-led archives, and artist published editions. As the library develops, we will invite artists, writers, and curators to engage with its content and taxonomy via invitational residencies — each guest librarian will supplement the collection with personal additions as the basis for thematic inquiry. Alongside the Reference Library, artist publications are available to buy, free samples to take away, and of course Sluice magazine is available to buy (including select back-issues). The library is open Thursday–Sunday during exhibitions. To donate, stock your publication, or enquire about upcoming residencies, subscribe to the Sluice e-newsletter for announcements. this project is inspired by BOOKSHELVES, a residency project by @amandamartinkatz

CONTRARIWISE 7 – 31 May "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass Contrariwise is the first exhibition of the refreshed studio1.1 in partnership with Sluice. To mark this coming together, we're celebrating the communities that support our respective initiatives, presenting an exhibition drawn from Members (studio1.1) and Friends (Sluice). Running artist-led projects has always required a willingness to believe in unlikely things: that spaces will survive, that conversations will continue, that artists with very different approaches but bound by a shared ethos can flourish together. Collaboration itself can feel contrary — improbable, occasionally illogical — yet it persists. This exhibition gathers works that sit beside one another without demanding agreement. Different voices, materials, and intentions coexist here in productive tension. Participating artists: @domingoarjonilla @julie_caves @deepa.chudasama @colecorner @jamesdearlove_art @liz_elton @gobetween_projects @donnellpatrick @ruthphilo @marion_piper @markscottwood @shawn_stipling @sharon.swaine @davidwebbpaintings @mswiftyart

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Alistair Gentry. Those of us lucky enough to work alongside him know how rare it is to find someone who could balance insight, indignant rage and humour in quite the way Alistair did. Alistair was our only regular contributor, and he took great pride in having been published in every edition. His remit was simple: write whatever the hell he wanted. Yet somehow, whatever theme we happened to be running, the piece he filed would invariably betray a disdain for the inequalities he saw at work in the art world. Alistair's legacy will endure in the work he produced as an artist, the advocacy work he undertook for the arts charities he worked with, his writing, and via the friendships he formed. Sluice director Karl England said: "It was the integrity and generosity Alistair advocated for and embodied that I will remember the most. I will miss his counsel and his friendship more than words can express." Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go to Alistair's family and all who loved him. He will be deeply missed. ✦ Photos: 1/ Alistair on a panel at the first Sluice fair in 2011. Photo © Laura Mott. 2/ Alistair displaying the back cover of the Spring 2018 edition of Sluice magazine, whilst innocently drinking a matcha flat white. 3/ Alistair resplendent on the cover of the Autumn 2021 edition of Sluice magazine as Colonel Robin. ✦ We will be launching a writing commission in Alistair's name and will arrange a send-off at Sluice HQ to celebrate Alistair's life. News to follow...

Sluice and studio1.1 are proud to announce a creative partnership. From May 2026 Sluice and studio1.1 will be partaking in a space share, both projects will deliver independent exhibition programmes split equally across the year. Collaborative elements between projects will include a reading room / bookshop / research centre, this will allow both projects to showcase creative practices that extend beyond visual art – including writing, research, publishing and interdisciplinary work.­ During the month of April the gallery will be closed for refurbishment. The reconfiguration will create the opportunity for monthly desk hire. We're also creating a bookable hot-desking slot for Sluice patrons and studio1.1 members. More info to follow. #artistled #projectspace #shoreditch

DEATH: LAUNCHES THIS SATURDAY at @ayeayebooks at @broadside.space 123 Allison St. Glasgow G42 8NE ▼ All sales of the DEATH issue on the night will go towards supporting Aye-Aye Books ▼ The event will be introduced by Sarah Wishart, who alongside local writers Kate Taylor, Sara O'Brien and Lucie McLaughlin, will be performing a selection of work on death ▼ Guest-edited by artist and researcher Dr Sarah Wishart, the DEATH issue brings together artists, writers and performers whose work hovers at the threshold, between absence and presence, ritual and rupture, memory and form. ▼ Contributors: @sarahwishart_art #JohnTroyer #ConorWalker @clayebowler @victoriaemilysharples @jackbrownwork #AlistairGentry @thisladypaints @cappcath @kamiyte @laurieoxenford_art @heavydigestations Cover: detail @victoriaemilysharples (photo: James Clarkson) Guest-editor: @sarahwishart_art Design & art direction: @chkdesign Director: @karl_england Publisher: @sluice__ Editor: @thisladypaints #sluicemagazine #snailfilm #artistled #reanimation #slowscenes #sluice2025 #independent #indiepublishing #glasgow

Subscription and purchase links in bio. ▼ Death edition launches 1 Nov @ayeayebooks Subscription and purchased copies posted weds 29 oct Copies to EU countries will be posted on 5 nov ▼ The Death edition of Sluice Magazine invites you into a quiet reckoning. Guest-edited by artist and researcher Dr Sarah Wishart, it brings together artists, writers and performers whose work hovers at the threshold, between absence and presence, ritual and rupture, memory and form. ▼ Independent publishing needs you. In a cultural landscape shaped by cuts and compromise, Sluice Magazine remains fiercely artist-led. No advertisers. No algorithms. Just experimental, critical, generous work - by artists, for artists. ▼ Contributors: @sarahwishart_writes #JohnTroyer #ConorWalker @clayebowler @victoriaemilysharples @jackbrownwork #AlistairGentry @thisladypaints @cappcath @kamiyte @laurieoxenford_art @heavydigestations Cover: detail @victoriaemilysharples (photo: James Clarkson) Guest-editor: @sarahwishart_writes Design & art direction: @chkdesign Director: @karl_england Publisher: @sluice__ Editor: @thisladypaints #sluicemagazine #snailfilm #artistled #reanimation #slowscenes #sluice2025

Death, reimagined. The Autumn 2025 issue of Sluice Magazine, guest-edited by Dr Sarah Wishart, gathers artists, writers and thinkers who treat death not as an end, but a shift or a presence rearranged. From intimate reflections to structural critiques, this issue holds space for memory, ritual and reanimation. Contributors @sarahwishart_writes #JohnTroyer #ConorWalker @clayebowler @victoriaemilysharples @jackbrownwork #AlistairGentry @thisladypaints @cappcath @kamiyte @laurieoxenford_art @heavydigestations Cover: detail @victoriaemilysharples (photo: James Clarkson) Guest-editor: @sarahwishart_writes Design & art direction: @chkdesign Director: @karl_england Publisher: @sluice__ Editor: @thisladypaints Launch: @ayeayebooks Subscribing to Sluice doesn’t just get you the magazine. It supports a vital platform for artist-led publishing, one that centres experimentation, independence, and critical care. °•°•Link in bio•°•°• #sluicemagazine #snailfilm #artistled #reanimation #slowscenes #sluice2025

Sluice encounter no. 100 Sluice director @karl_england All encounters can be found on

Today! Sluice film festival draws to a close with an out--of-competition screening followed by the awarding of our audience choice, directors choice awards (a slap on the back) and the best in show award - as judged by @david_blandy_ and Kamilla Gylfadóttir In our out-of-competition @sarahwishart_art @nattozer @unknown.artists.collective @ootimknightsoo Screening starts at noon, Herðubio, Seyðisfjörður With thanks to @lungaschool , @herdubio , @sesseljah and @markpajackson