Posted in Manor Oaks Studios | Mon 4th January | 12:00am | permalink |
Available:Studio 1
at Manor Oaks
Our brand new eco-designed studios at Manor Oaks in Sheffield are due for completion on 17th July 2010.
We have selected artists for 3 of the units and are inviting applications for our last remaining studio 1 (on the left in picture above taken early May 2010). The unit is 55 sq m and, if needed, can be divided in two, each with separate entrance and is particularly suitable for crafts people/maker(s) to join ceramicist Susan Disley (selected for studio 3) and furniture maker Finnbar Lucas (selected for studio 4)
For more detailed information about studio specification can be downloaded from our Manor Oaks studio page.
Yorkshire Artspace has been successful with funding bids to equip one of the studios (no. 4) as a start-up unit for emerging ceramicists. This programme will start in October 2010.
We have been working in close partnership with Green Estate who has developed this site over the last 10 years. Situated in close proximity of Sheffield City Centre, this former Tudor estate and deer park now houses an educational facility, with a farm shop and artists’ studios due for completion this summer and a heritage skills centre scheduled to open in Summer 2011.
For more information on the work of Green Estate, visit their website: www.greenestate.org.uk
Posted in Manor Oaks Studios | Thu 10th December | 12:00am | permalink |
Manor Oaks Studios
Update
All is still well at Manor Oaks. At the Manor Oaks Discovery Centre’s Christmas Fair on Sunday 13th December ceramicist Penny Withers was busy with the ‘make-your-own-clay-castle’ workshop, amongst other workshops and metal casting demonstrations.
The studios are also developing swiftly with the first walls going up and doorways being put in. We took some ceramicists down to Manor Oaks in December to meet Sue France, the Director of Green Estate to talk about the possibility of having a wood fired kiln on the site and we’ll keep you informed of the progress on these talks in future newsletters.
If anyone is interested in a studio space at Manor Oaks please download the studio application form from our website at www.artspace.org.uk/studios or just give us a ring on 0114 2761769 an informal chat.
Posted in Manor Oaks Studios | Thu 10th December | 12:00am | permalink |
Manor Oaks event
Christmas Fair
Why not take the opportunity to visit the sites where the studios are being built and join in some festive fun...
Manor Oaks Christmas Fair
Manor Lodge Discovery Centre,
115 Manor Lane
Sunday 13th December 11 am to 4 pm
Penny Withers, ceramic artist based at Persistence Works, will be running a participatory workshop using clay at the Manor Oaks Christmas Fair. This is a good opportunity to get a feel for the environment where the new studios will be based and everyone is welcome.
image: Manor Oaks' Discovery Centre