SPACE

SPACE studios will only let vacant studios long term to fine arts practictioners who are registered with SPACE. At present registering is a one off payment of £15 and requires filling in a registration form, and an equal opportunities form, both of which can be downloaded as pdf files from this website. Payment must be sent by cheque payable to 'Art Services Grants Limited'. A current CV must also be submitted and application forms will not be processed without one.  

SPACE can accommodate a number of different arts disciplines in the studios and welcomes diversity, however SPACE does have to exercise discretion over certain studio practices that may be unsuitable for some studios. For example putting noisy work practice in a studio with thin partitions. Also certain studio buildings have received funding requiring the studios to be used for particular purposes and artists fulfilling the relevant criteria will be prioritised. For example the Sara Lane studios received funding for designer/makers and therefore practices such as furniture making, textiles and jewellery are prioritised on this site. At other studios the priority will be painters and sculptors, such as Victor House and Deborah House, because the studios are more suitable.

At present we do not have any soundproofed studios and are not able to let studios to artists working with audible sound. We do not allow the playing of music in the studios, although the use of headphones is fine. In most buildings we are also not able to accommodate arts practices requiring heavy use of telephone or visitors as this is disturbing to other site users and is a security risk. The studios are mostly communally based with shared front entrances, toilet and sink facilities and artists must be responsible and considerate to other studio users. All these factors are taken into account when allocating studios.