March…the month of Spring where the nights begin to get brighter, the weather becomes warmer and colour begins to return with blooming flowers. There’s a lot that is happening in March as we transition from winter to spring and there’s a lot happening within the studios as our spring activities start to take shape.
Upcoming Workshops
Pottery workshop
Due to the intense interest in our spring adult pottery workshop we have launched another workshop taking place on Saturday 28 March. This is a two hour workshop where you will learn how to slab-build a jug. Collection of fired work will be arranged at a later date and agreed with the artist on the day of the workshop.
£20 per person.
Click here for more information & to book your place.
Lino Printing Workshop
Lino printing has been around for over 100 years and is a great introduction to Printmaking. You'll learn how to create a small lino image which you'll then be able to print onto paper or even onto your own personalised greeting cards.
£20 per person.
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Silversmithing Workshop
If you are interested in ‘having a go’ at this unique art form, you can attend our three-hour taster workshop on Tuesday 17 March between 1-4pm at Chesterfield College’s Infirmary Road campus.
Over the course of the evening you will be taught how to craft your own piece of jewellery, using real silver, that you will be able to take away with you at the end of the night.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Arts & Minds - Creating a Togetherness.
Arts & Minds are returning this March with their Second Exhibition at West Studios. Their exhibition will run from 13th March to 3rd April. We’re also open two Saturdays over the exhibition, Saturday 21st & Saturday 28th March.
Firecracker Art by Denise Glover
Doctor Denise Glover will be returning in April for her second exhibition at West Studios. The exhibition will run from Friday 10th April to Friday 1st May.
More information about Denise’s upcoming exhibition will be released shortly.
Young Contemporaries
The Young Contemporaries are a collection of Chesterfield College Students who have come together to create an exhibition of their work in May 2020. More details to be released shortly but for now you can take a look at some of the Young Contemporaries on our Instagram Page.
Derbyshire Young Artists of the Year
This year’s ‘Derbyshire Young Artist of the Year’ competition is now live!
The theme this year is ‘Modern Day Britain’. The exhibition will take place from Monday 22nd June to Friday 3rd July, with the celebration event taking place on Monday 22nd June 6-7PM.
Full terms and conditions can be found here.
Join West Studios
Become a tenant
Are you looking for a new office/creative space for your creative, digital or community business? Then enquire today as we have spaces available with immediate start.
As a tenant of West Studios you’ll be part of our creative community & work within a shared creative environment. Internet (Ethernet & Wi-Fi), heating & electricity are included within your monthly rent cost. Current spaces cost between £60-£120PCM.
Click here to find out more information or to arrange a viewing.
Virtual Tenancy
Have you been using your home address for your business? Want to be a part of a business network and creative community?
For just £15 a month,
- use the West Studios address as your businesses registered address and postal service
- use our Gallery for informal meetings for up to 4 people
- receive 20% off Monday - Friday bookings for the Meeting Room and Studio
- receive exclusive tenant communications, offers and invitations
- be included on the West Studios website, social media and within our newsletter
Click here to download an application form. Once completed please post or email the form to us and a member of the West Studios Team will be in touch to let you know if your application has been successful.
Grow your community Group…
Are you part of (or know of a) community group in need of a professional creative environment? We’re offering a gallery space for community groups to use during Wednesday evenings from 5.30 - 8PM. Get in touch to find out more information & to secure the space for your group.
Regular Bookings & Events
We have a range of bookings taking place each week that you may want to get involved in!
Music with Mummy - Tuesdays 9:30am - 11:30am
Life Drawing with John King -
Youth Theatre and Gekkota Arts - Tuesdays 6pm-8pm
Stronger Women’s Fitness Class - Wednesday 7pm - 8pm.
Choir - Thursdays 10am-12noon.
Stop…Breathe…Yoga - Thursdays 5:15pm-6:45pm & 6:45pm-8:15pm
We don’t just take regular group bookings. We have a range of creative spaces suitable for performances, talks, business catch ups and board meetings.
Event Hire Facilities
Whether you are celebrating an occasion, want a large space to hold a dance class or simply need a professional environment to conduct a meeting, the Chesterfield College Group has a range of contemporary spaces to accommodate a variety of needs.
Enquire now and get 20% off the theatre bookings during half terms (excluding Christmas) & summer holiday’s.
Further information about West Studios room hire can be found here.
For information about facility hire across the Chesterfield College Group, click here.
To Download our Room Hire Brochure click here.
News from our tenants…
Pomegranate Youth Theatre & Gekkota Arts
The Pomegranate Youth Theatre offers weekly drama workshops that are available to all regardless of their ethnic or social background at a low cost. The Pomegranate Youth Theatre was formed in 2002 from an external drama group consisting of 10 to 15 members. It has grown to existing groups of up to 90 young people ages 7-30, drawn from all around the Chesterfield and outlying area.
The fun workshops provide a service to teach all aspects of stagecraft with professional facilitators which promote teamwork, social skills, emotional intelligence, creativity and confidence. The young people involved choose and explore issues relevant to themselves and the area in which they live as well as subjects and events from other aspects of life through research, improvisation, devising, scripting and performing.
For more information about joining the Pomegranate Youth Theatre or Gekkota Arts, click here.
S40 & S41 Local
S40 Local & and sister publication S41 Local have outgrown their space within studio 1 and have now moved into a bigger space space within our Studio 2.