Studios expose the rich diversity of artists practice, broker new relationships, collaborations and events and play a pivotal role in a city’s cultural and creative identity. Screeeeen would benefit from operating in a fairly cheap temporary studio space to find our feet and begin interacting and engaging with the creative scene of Leeds and the North of England in general. During my time at LCA, I have heard a lot of people talk about Duke Studios in Leeds and how helpful they are in getting start-ups off the ground. I decided to look at them in a bit more detail to see what all the commotion was about.
Duke Studios offer a wide range of facilities that would be very useful to us as a group of young professionals. Renting a studio would cost a minimum of £360 per calendar month and the contract lasts for a minimum of 12 months. This would be a decent set up, but I am sure that there are cheaper options in terms of rent. The location of Duke Studios is another major selling point. Its centrally located within Leeds and is close by to similar businesses, creative hubs and is within walking distance of Leeds Art Quarter which would be highly beneficial to our group.
Duke Studios also have spaces available to rent at Munroe House, which is the gateway to Leeds Art Quarter. This would be an ideal location to set up in, and is reasonably priced.
I then decided to look at what else Leeds has to offer startup creative's. I came across East Street Arts. This organisation is unique in the fact that they offer artists affordable, diverse and managed studios based within active and inspiring environments. Over the last twenty years studios have remained a constant in the work we do in support of artists.
Studio holders are an important part of our community and we work hard to ensure we have the right kind of space for you. We welcome artists working across art forms and at different stages of their careers. They currently have over 200 artists and groups working across our range of venues in the UK. In Leeds we host studios at Patrick Studios, Barkston Studios and Union 105, and in Gateshead Old Town Hall. In addition we have a variety of studios within our Temporary Space scheme.
Studio benefits include:
• Annual Open Studio event
• Professional development sessions• Facilities and equipment
• 24 hour access
• Access to meeting and social spaces
• Wireless broadband
All our studio holders are East Street Arts members, so each member of Screeeeen would need to become a member in order to rent studio space there. We looked at all of the spaces on offer and decided that Patrick Studios would be the most suitable for us to rent as a group.
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