Urban studios
On the first weekend in October in over thirty venues across the London Borough of Lambeth, artists are opening their work spaces to the public.
On the first weekend in October in over thirty venues across the London Borough of Lambeth, artists are opening their work spaces to the public.
Wimbledon Art Studios in south west London opens its doors for its Summer Open Studios Art Show 14-17 May.
A £3m investment to Scottish studio development organisation Wasps is designed to make them self-supporting in five years, and no longer dependent on arts revenue funding. A new partnership with the Scottish Arts Council will transform Wasps into one of […]
In response to the lack of affordable wet & dirty spaces in the area, artist Jackie Berridge has purchased the ground and first floor of a Victorian lace mill in Long Eaton, Nottingham, for conversion into studios.
The Secretary of State called a Public Inquiry on 17/18th October at Hackney Town Hall to determine the future of Richmond House, Richmond Road.
Thanks to a substantial grant from Arts Council England, the National Federation of Artists’ Studio Providers will launch in October.
Whilst curators and art stars flock to the Venice Biennale, many artists prefer to stay home and get another kind of public interface. Amongst the plethora of open studio events in June are: Cockpit Arts in Deptford, South East London […]
National artists organisation The Art House, will be building new artists studios in Wakefield following Wakefield Councils decision to grant land for the project. The Art House is an inclusive organisation for visual artists, that particularly addresses the problems facing […]
A group of Brighton artists have got together, taken direct action and converted an empty industrial unit in Hove into a brand new studio space. APEC (Art Producing Economic Community) is a demonstration of what can be achieved when a […]
Visitors to this years Cambridge Open Studios event, presenting over 300 studios open across the city, could not only view works for sale but also the Wide Open exhibition. Held at Cambridge Artworks a cooperative artists studios based in […]
The unique Studios toolkit, freely available on www.a-n.co.uk, is attracting praise from artists needing to know how to establish their own spaces. “The seven members of Valley Artists have read the Studios Toolkit on www.a-n.co.uk and have found it invaluable. […]
Artists at Home in West London, one of the earliest open studio schemes, celebrates its thirtieth year between 17-20 June. Started by Mary Fedden and Julian Trevelyan, it now covers a large part of Chiswick, Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith. In […]
An artist’s dream of transforming a derelict building into an artists’ resource has been realised with the launch of Treruffe Art Studios. Located in Redruth, Cornwall, the project has been championed over a seven-year development period by artist Christine Spencer-Green […]
Every July during one or more weekends for over fifteen years, some 250 artists in the Cambridge area have been opening their doors and studios, providing an opportunity for the public to become involved in the arts by meeting artists […]
An impressive band of forty artists and makers will be presenting their wares to the arts community and general public over the 23 and 24 November, in the annual Lime Street Studio Open. This, the largest and longest-standing studio group […]
Two key factors come up in all surveys of artists’ studios the need for security of tenure and for affordable rents. You don’t have to own your studio building to achieve these but it’s one way of securing them. […]
Shisha, the Manchester-based agency for contemporary South Asian crafts and visual arts has closed.
Former Waygood Gallery and Studios relaunches as Baltic outpost.
For one evening in October, Edinburgh’s Collective Gallery brought together six artist-led studio groups and galleries for an Artists’ DIY Soapbox.
Manchester-based artist Jacqueline Wylie is researching ways in which artists use social media.
New developments in the gallery sector.
Now in its fourteenth year, Deptford X is counting down a programme of events that will build towards the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2012.
Led by curator Vicki Lewis and artist Katherine Clarke (muf), the We Are Artists, How Can We Help? action research project questions the presence of artists as a model in regeneration. What does the artist gain? Is there a benefit swap between the artist constituency and their neighbours?
Artists and arts organisations had the opportunity to debate current and future professional development needs and aspirations in June as part of strategic planning by Turning Point West Midlands.
Report from the recent conference held in London.