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Summer Open Studios 2020
2020 Summer Open Studios
Following a successful first Virtual Open Studios back in May we are now excitedly planning our Summer Open Studios to take place later this month on the weekend of the 22 and 23 August. Our Summer Open Studios always coincides with the fantastic Hampshire Open Studios and we are excited to make this weekend bigger, better, more inspiring and engaging then our May event.
We are of course still disappointed that we still can’t open our doors to you properly but your heath and that of our tenants is our top priority and so we hope that you will once again join us online for our second Virtual Open Studios. To find out more about Hampshire Open Studios and other online Open Studio events please click here.
How does a Virtual Open Studios work?
Over the last few months we’ve all adapted and many of us are more familiar and comfortable with online activity now, but for those that are still unsure, let me explain what will happen… As you can’t come to us, we will instead bring our Tenants and Associate Makers to you! Using Social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube & Zoom over the weekend of the 22 & 23 August from 11am-4pm you can join us virtually throughout the day.
Our team will be responsible for sharing across different platforms and we are working on an exciting programme of events and content which we will share soon… There will be ‘Featured Makers‘, where we’ll shine the spotlight on our current Studio Tenants, introduce a brand new tenant and feature some of our fantastic Associate Makers too. In these features they will tell you a little about themselves, their practice and inspirations and then we’ll also share links to their websites and social media pages and ask them to update you on recent news, BTS info, shots of their studio and tools of the trade and show recent work or new projects.
In addition to this and new compared to our May event we will also be organising a series of inspirational & informative videos (featuring demos, talks, advice and introductions) and 3 tenants will also be hosting free Zoom events where you can join them for a demonstration, a Q&A session or a mini online workshop!!
We are working really hard to create an inspiring, engaging and brilliant event where you can discover and support your local craft scene!
Please join us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
We will share the Zoom links below for the 3 Zoom events! We would love it if you can join us at some point throughout the weekend and any stories will be shared to our highlights incase you can’t make it on the day. We would love your support by means of likes, comments and engagements with posts. Follow the makers we’re featuring as times are still hard for makers and they need your support! Don’t forget that if you like what you see, please consider buying or commissioning some work from our makers, booking onto 121 or online sessions or if you can’t do that, simply sharing the posts/stories to your own timelines / feeds as that way you can help them reach more people and a much wider audience.
If you have any questions please email us and we hope to see lots of you on Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 August from 11am-4pm!
Weekend Timetable
Saturday 22 August
11am – Welcome from Making Space Team
11.05am – Featured Maker – Kas Williams
11.15am – Featured Maker – Christine Johnson
11.25am – Video ‘In conversation with Kathryn Green – my recent work / a new focus’
12noon – Featured Maker – Julian Jeremy
12.30pm – Video ‘Stretching a Canvas’ with Agata Wojcieszkiewicz – Timelapse
12.40pm – Featured Maker – Kate O’Connell
1pm – FREE Zoom Event – Live Shibori Demonstration with Kathryn Green
1.30pm – Featured Maker – Richard Walker
2pm – Video ‘Introduction to Pattern Cutting’ with Cabrini Roy
2.20pm – Featured Maker – Sharon Justice
2.40pm – Video ‘Bespoke Jacket in the works’ with Francis Campbell – Timelapse
3pm – Featured Maker – Francis Campbell
3.30pm – Video ‘On the Bench – Making a Ring’ with Emma Burfoot
Sunday 23 August
11am – Welcome from Making Space Team
11.05am – Featured Maker – Sarah Macrae
11.25am – Video Compilation – Sarah Macrae
11.30am – Featured Maker – Agata Wojcieszkiewicz
12noon – FREE Zoom Event – Cutting on the Stand – Historical Costume talk/presentation with Francis Campbell
12.30pm – Video ‘History of Gilding / My Influences / The Possibilities’ with Richard Walker
12.55pm – Featured Maker – Anita Bell
1.15pm – Featured Maker – Emma Burfoot
1.45pm – FREE Zoom Event – Gilding with Dutch leaf with Richard Walker
2.15pm – Featured Maker – Kathryn Green
2.45pm – Video – ‘An Introduction’ with Julian Jeremy
2.55pm – Featured Maker – Mary Dalton
3.10pm – Featured Maker – Cabrini Roy
3.40pm – Featured Maker – Mona Craven
Zoom Events
Below are the log in details for the free Zoom events. We hope you enjoy them!
Kathryn Green | Shibori Demonstration | Saturday 22 Aug | 1pm
Join Zoom Meeting – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 871 1350 3475 | Passcode: 080646
Francis Campbell | Cutting on the Stand / Historical Costume | Sunday 23 Aug | 12noon
Join Zoom Meeting – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 832 7726 2906 | Passcode: 823806
Richard Walker | Gilding Talk | Sunday 23 Aug | 1.45pm
Join Zoom Meeting – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 826 6451 7680 | Passcode: 356597
Meet The Makers
Agata Wojcieszkiewicz | agatawoj.com | Contemporary Fine Artist
Francis Campbell | franciscampbell.co.uk | Couturier and Costumier
Cabrini Roy | cabriniroy.com | Luxury ready-to-wear Fashion
Julian Jeremy | Website coming soon | Milliner
Emma Burfoot | emmaburfootjewellery.co.uk | Contemporary Jeweller
Richard Walker | watergild.com | Master Gilder
Kathryn Green | kathryngreentextiles.co.uk | Textile Designer-Maker
Kate O’Connell | kateoconnell.co.uk | Fused Glass Artist
Kas Williams | kaswilliams.com | Contemporary Artist
Sarah Macrae | sarahmacraejewellery.co.uk | Jeweller
Sharon Justice | thesouthseaworkbench.com | Jeweller
Anita Bell | anitabellpaperworks.com | Paper & Textile Artist
Mona Craven | monacraven.co.uk | Artist
Christine Johnson | christinejohnsonjewellery.com | Jeweller
This Open Studios is free to engage with but if you’d like to support Making Space and the work we do you can support us by making a donation.