Welcome to ILKON
ILKON is the home of Ilkeston Contemporary Arts which is housed in the former Methodist church on Heanor Road, bringing creative arts to the community and wider region.
ILKON is not a made-up word, it is from the old English ‘ IL’KON ‘ meaning ‘each one, every one’ and appears in Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Second Nun’s Tale’ about the life of Saint Cecilia - who by coincidence graces one of the beautiful stained-glass windows of the church which had been generously donated by the local community in 1936.
We look forward to your visit, find our booking system here.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
11th April - 11th May 2024
By appointment only, book online here.
Doug Smith is a resident of nearby Derby but for 10 years in the ‘70s he lived in London and photographed a huge number of musicians to accompany articles in NME etc.
Bowie, Ian Dury, Rory Gallagher, Lou Reed, Roxy Music all feature in the exhibition along with the colourful graphic work of ‘70s song lyrics curated by Susanne Pinter, a 1970s graduate of Leicester Poly and former art director at Condé Nast Publications.
DOUG SMITH will be giving a talk at ILKON about the history of his iconic images
Friday 19th April
6-8pm
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