Special Events
On 18 January 2018, Making Space partnered with Rowans Hospice to host ‘The Power of Tin’ – a fundraising exhibition and auction event. The event was a happy finale to our 10th year celebrations here in Leigh Park and marked our growing relationship with Rowans Hospice. The auction was themed around the material ‘Tin’, which […]
For our latest 10th Anniversary event , we’ve teamed up with Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth to put on an exciting exhibition featuring the work of Making Space Associate Makers whilst celebrating 10 years of excellence in craft. Over the last 10 years we have collaborated with and supported a whole host of artists, designers and makers working […]
My interest in representational drawing and painting comes from the very traditional training that I gained during years of studying in Poland, where art education is still quite academic and very much based on the observation of nature. Still life study is a basic exercise that every first and second year student has to practice […]
On 18 January 2018, Making Space is partnering with Rowans Hospice to host ‘The Power of Tin’ – a fundraising exhibition and auction event to bring our 10th Anniversary celebrations to a close. The event is themed around the material ‘Tin’, which traditionally is associated with 10th anniversary celebrations. Professional artists and makers are invited […]
Exhibition Dates: 20 September – 3 December 2017 Making Space is delighted to partner with Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth to host an exhibition as part of our 10th Birthday celebrations. Over the last ten years, Making Space has championed craft making, learning and participation by working with some of the most prominent and most exciting emerging craft […]
Join us on Sat 19 Aug for our annual Open Day! Discover what’s coming up in our craft programme over the next six months. Find out more about what’s on offer and experience a range of craft activities and if you feel you’d like to do more, take advantage of our early bird discount. […]
We’re really excited about our 2017 Open Studios as it marks a special celebration for us. The Making Space building was officially opened by HRH Princess Anne in May 2007 so this year marks 10 years of Making Space. This years Open Studios, in addition to all the regular exhibitions and tenants studios, will also […]
Making Space is thrilled to be part of the first ever Hotwalls Studios Festive Creative Market. The event will be a celebration of designer makers carefully curated by local creative organisations. The Market takes place on Saturday 3 December from 10am – 4pm at Hotwalls Studios & The Round Tower, Old Portsmouth PO1 2FS. On sale […]
October is a great month for all artists as it’s officially The Big Draw month! Founded in 2000, The Big Draw (formally The Campaign for Drawing) is an arts education charity that promotes visual literacy and the universal language of drawing as a tool for learning, expression and invention. The charity leads a diversified programme encompassing […]
Back in August the Making Space team headed out on a little road-trip to Sway, to see the solo exhibition of one of our tenants Mary Dalton. Since joining our little creative community Mary had been working hard on creating work for her solo show ‘Into the Woods, Out of the Trees’ at the ArtSway […]
