Community Projects
Are you a young person aged 11-25 with an interest in heritage, craft, film & photography? We’re looking to work with a group of local young people on an exciting project designed, lead & participated by young people! Memories & Keepsakes will look at local heritage, keepsakes that people treasure and the memories associated with […]
Making Space will be taking part in the Love Leigh Park community event held at the Leigh Park Community Centre on Saturday 11 March. Together with Peter Levy and Mary Dalton, we will be running free craft activities for Adults in print making and air-dry clay. There will also be opportunities to fond out more […]
We’re really excited about this new initiative; it’s been something we’ve been wanting to do for a while now. The idea is simple; we, as a creative venue will provide you with “a space to make” (or ASTM) The sessions will be free to attend, although as we are a charity we will welcome donations, […]
Making Space is excited to announce that we’ve secured a grant from Arts Council England to pilot a new education project with four schools in the local area. The project will involve thirty pupils and a teacher from each school, and four professional makers. The project will offer pupils a chance to develop their […]
Making Space is looking to involve young people in planning, making choices and being part of a new creative project in Havant. We’d like to invite any young people who’d like to get involved to come to an ‘ideas session’ with Making Space and the Leigh Park Big World Impact project run by Active Communities Network. […]
Making Space has been working with Glenwood School on a project called Changing Shapes. The project enables pupils to make choices, shape ideas and learn new skills through a series of creative workshops with local professional artists and makers. The project will promote personal and social development through participation in the arts. Funded by the […]
‘Inspired’ is back! With its re-appearance in our annual Open Studios, Making Space is once again showcasing our very talented participants work! Alongside beautiful pieces from our tutors, participants from across our summer, autumn and winter courses will be invited to showcase finished pieces, work in progress and sketchbook designs. This term we have introduced […]
Reach Out is a successful ongoing collaboration with Face it Resources, a local autism support network. The Reach Out programme is an exciting and rewarding series of workshops and events, specifically designed for children and young people with additional needs (including autism, ADHD and asperger’s etc). As with all our workshops, the Reach Out sessions […]
Borrow a Box and discover the past and present in Leigh Park. As part of the 2011- 2014 On The Street Where We Live Project which was funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund, Making Space and the artist and local people involved helped to create a lasting legacy for Leigh Park. Making Space has four Memory […]
As part of the Make Do and Mend project Ami Lowman, who ran the ‘A Stitch in Time’ project in Havant made a short film showing the progress of the participants over the course of her session. You can view the film below.
