Kingsgate Workshops Open Studios 2016

Kingsgate Workshops is opening up again this year for one weekend only, welcoming the local community in to meet its artists and makers.

The inhabitants of the studios, ranging from film makers, illustrators, painters and ceramicists, through to glass artists, jewellers, sculptors, and even a wedding dress designer, open their doors to give the public a glimpse of their somewhat mysterious world.

The product of all that creativity will also be for sale here, and buying directly from the maker means you support creatively directly at the source.

This year we also have a programme of demonstrations and activities for the public to join in. Our studio holders want to share their skills, from musical instrument making for kids to glass art techniques. Further details will be announced on the website.

Notes to Editors
Kingsgate Workshops is a multi-use art space housed within a labyrinthine Victorian factory, providing affordable workspace for an exciting mix of artists, makers and designers.

Kingsgate Workshops’ Public Programme encourages experimentation, production and conversation. We support a crossover between disciplines, an exchange of skills and the development of critical and timely discussions about process, image making and object making. Our Project Space aims to profile a diverse range of contemporary national and international artists with a focus on emerging talent.

The Public Programme is generously supported by Arts Council England. As part of the programme, artists are provided with a free studio space for six months, a small stipend and professional support in creating a new body of work for exhibition at Kingsgate Project Space.