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Studios
The term studio has a broad range of definitions, from a space in a group building that is intrinsic to an artist's practice, an arena for exchange, an isolated cell for toil and contemplation or a corner of a flat.
Topic includes material enhancing The studios toolkit, designed especially for artists thinking of setting up workspace facilities and published with Arts Council England support, profiling numerous group studio set ups at different stages of development.
Profiles: studio
S1 Artspace
S1 Artspace provides studios for artists whose work is both contemporary and critically engaged. Read on…
Profile: studio, a-n.co.uk March 2005
Stroud Valleys Artspace
More than just a studios building, Stroud Valleys Artspace (SVA) represents a hub for artists in the area. Read on…
Profile: studio, a-n.co.uk November 2004
tactileBOSCH
tactileBOSCH is a studio group committed to experimentation, presentation and collaboration. Read on…
Profile: studio, a-n.co.uk March 2005
Valley Artists
Valley Artists is a mix of established practitioners, recent graduates and current students. Read on…
Profile: studio, a-n.co.uk March 2005
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Features
Burning down the house
Nina Madden investigates the Acme Fire Station Residency and Bursary Scheme. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine July 2004
Digswell Art Trust open studios
Nick Lambrianou visited this bi-annual showcase to meet some of the emerging artists who have been awarded fellowships from the trust. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine August 2001
New eastenders
Recent developments at the APT studios and gallery at Creekside in Deptford are establishing it as one of the most exciting artists' workspaces in London. And artist-run Temple Arts Group in Bethnal Green is establishing links between the London art community and residents in the East End. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine April 2003
Phoenix Arts Association
Phoenix Arts Association Ltd (Phoenix) is an artist-led organisation with charitable status which provides public access to the arts and arts education, and supplies affordable artists' studios and programmes to aid development. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine March 2001
Suitable space
With a breadth of approaches to finding the perfect workspace, Brigid Howarth talks to artists about their different needs and experiences and explores a variety of studio set-ups. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Work(space) in progress
Studio-based artists have been made vulnerable by the recent property boom as run-down former industrial buildings attract developers with an eye for a lucrative conversion. Some studio providers though, have managed to stay put and in some cases have moved on to better premises. Paul Glinkowski offers this progress report on artist-led studios projects in Leeds and in Stroud. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine November 2004
Artist's toolkits
The studios toolkit
The studios toolkit is a step-by-step guide to developing group studios. It is designed especially for artists thinking of setting up some kind of studio facility to envision what it is you want to achieve and to deconstruct your initial vision… Read on…
Artist's toolkit, a-n.co.uk July 2003
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