TRANSACTIONLAND
ART BUSINESS LTD
THURS 21 - SUN 24 MAY 2026 | ANCIENT HOUSE
It’s shopping, but not as you know it!
Call in at Transactionland, a thoroughly unusual high-street retail emporium. From Thurs 21 May ‘til Sun 24 May, Transactionland will be open for a bit of browsing.
Transactionland is a response to a collective fear of talking about the economy - both ‘The Economy’, and the many other economies small and large we interact with every day. It aims to be a brave space for exploring alternatives and having some tongue-and-cheek fun with Very Serious Stuff.
Hosted by artist-turned-shopkeeper Rachael Clerke, Transactionland rejects the idea that economics is not for the likes of you or me: why leave it to the men in suits to design the systems that rule our lives?
Transactionland invites you to shop 'til you drop alongside a packed programme of conversations, workshops, performances and more, with visiting artists working the tills.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Date: Thurs 21 - Sun 24 May
Time: 12:30 - 17:00, with morning and evening events
Venue: Ancient House, Ipswich
Tickets: FREE - some events need to be booked
Ages: All ages
Access: If you have any access requirements you would like to discuss with us, please call 01473 210169 or email boxoffice@spillfestival.com.
BOARD GAME NIGHT
Thurs 21 | 18:30 - 21:30
Can you control the markets? Are you going to win big? Will you make your millions before the time is up?!
Only one way to find out - join our special board game night, with host Dr Amy Edwards.
WORK PARTY FOR CHEATS
Sat 23 | 10:00 - 12:00
World’s biggest procrastinator? Work Party for Cheats is a communal space for getting the stuff done that you just can’t get done.
TIME BROKERING WITH PAULA VARJACK
Sat 23 | 13:00 - 16:00
How are you spending your time? Would you like to save more? Or spend more intentionally? Book a time consultation today!
DOUGHNUT HOUR
Friday 22 & Sunday 24 | 12:30 - 13:30
12:30 - 13:30 on Friday and Sunday is doughnut hour at Transactionland! Join us to eat free doughnuts and learn about economics.
No need to book, just pop in.
SHOPLIFT 'O’CLOCK
Thurs 21 - Sun 24 | 16:00 - 16:30
An hour where shoplifting is playfully encouraged, with creative consequences that focus on exploring the ethics of theft.
No need to book, just pop in and try your luck!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Art Business Ltd is a new company from lead artist Rachael Clerke. Launched on the first day of the 2024-25 financial year, Art Business Ltd’s first project tracked the inner workings of the Art Business for a full year, and also saw the creation of a collection of useful gestures in The Dance of Professionalisation for Survival (in collaboration with Clara Potter-Sweet). Find our more at artbusiness.ltd
Rachael Clerke is a Bristol-based artist working across many mediums. They make generous artworks that sit somewhere on the edge of live art and community infrastructure; playful experiments about what real life might look like if we were less concerned with what real life 'should' look like. Find out more at rachaelclerke.com.
Photo: Ruby Turner
Supported by Arts Council England, Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Borough Council. Originally supported by Bricks, Bristol City Council, the 2021 Situations Award & Out of Hand.
Transactionland is part of In the Works Festival. Championing new work and emerging ideas from across the region and the UK.
