Craft
Making Space was set up as a charity in 2005, our bespoke building opened two years later in 2007. With 2 inspiring learning spaces and 7 on-site studios Making Space was designed to be an inspiring creative hub for makers near and far, old and new, established and emerging! 23 people have had their professional […]
I don’t know about you but as soon as the clocks go back as the nights are dark I can’t think of anything better to do with my evenings then to curl up on the sofa, with a blanket and indulge in a little me time. Autumn is when craft projects come out from hiding […]
It’s been a while since we’ve had a fully booked creative season at Making Space but I’m happy to report that A/W 2016 at Making Space is shaping up to be a fun filled and inspiring term for any of our adult customers who love coming on creative courses. Over the next few months we […]
I wanted to create my next blog post around Pinterest and the positive and negative interest around this very useful (in my opinion) creative site. I first started “pinning” whilst in my final year of University studying Illustration. Those who used Pinterest said I would fall in love with the site, with the incredible amount […]
On The Street Where We Live In 2011, the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded Making Space a grant of £50,000 for a project that explored and celebrated life in Leigh Park, from its early development as a housing estate in the 1940s, right up to the present day. The project included an ongoing programme of events […]
Making Stories . “Craft can offer methods of enquiry, can transform modes of learning in schools and can teach us to examine how we live in a material world.” . In July 2013, Making Stories officially launched – an entertaining and scholarly interactive book by Alice Kettle, with co-authors Insa Langhorst and Huw Wahl. Making Stories uses the Making It project as a springboard for even more refreshing […]
Organised by Making Space, Vessels was a selected show that featured a range of high-quality, original craft and artworks, in response to the title theme. After a call out to artists and makers, Making Space was overwhelmed by the creative and varied response. Over 120 pieces of artwork across all manner of art forms (including […]
Make Your Mark was a partnership project organised by Making Space and Big World Impact, with support from Artswork, The Asda Foundation and The Police & Crime Commissioner. The project was focussed around a series of creative workshops for at risk and vulnerable young people in Leigh Park aged 9-19 from June – November 2015. The two-hour sessions […]
