UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions are making a comeback! You can now find out about our upcoming exhibitions on the new exhibition page on our website.
Derbyshire Young Artist of the Year
If you are between the age of 8 and 18 why not get creative and enter our competition for a chance to be crowned this year’s Derbyshire’s Young Artist of the Year?
The brief:
Create a piece of art which reflects your thoughts, feelings or observations on the theme of ‘The power of creativity.’ Please make sure you have read and understood the competition rules below before entering the competition.
Virginia Chandler’s exhibition
Virginia’s exhibition is the first physical exhibition back at West Studios. Her exhibition is a collection of textured glitterscapes exploring memories and dreams. More information to be released shortly on the exhibition page on our website.
Open Exhibition
Our annual open exhibition happens each September and is a celebration of all artforms. Submissions for the 2021 exhibition is being accepted until Sunday 11th July. 2D & 3D work accepted. The exhibition will run from Thursday 2nd - Thursday 23rd September. Click here to download an application form.
MEET THE TEAM
There has been a few changes to the team lately so we’ve made it easy for you to get to know everyone. The new ‘Meet The Team’ page on the website helps you to find out who to contact for workshops, room hire, selling in the shop or booking onto a course.
ETSY STORE
That’s right - we’ve finally launched an online shop! You can now find a small selection of items from local artists & small businesses on our Esty store. At present there is a small selection of cards, notebooks and pin badges, with more to be added soon.
Click here to go to our Etsy shop.
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.
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.
JOINING THE WEST STUDIOS COMMUNITY - VIRTUAL TENANCY
At just £15 a month, the virtual tenancy offers a professional business address and postal service to allow a small business to separate home and work, at the same time as growing their business without the cost of a physical office space.
In addition to the business address, the virtual tenancy packaged includes:
Inclusion on the tenants section of our website
Share your news via our social media & newsletter
Invited to all West Studios events & exhibitions (some of which are tenant exclusive)
20% discount on all West Studios Room Hire
Get in touch via our contact page to discuss signing up as a virtual tenant.
WORKSHOPS
We’re just in the middle of planning our next set of workshops, that will run from June and throughout the summer.
There will be a mix of mediums in our workshop offer from ceramics to printmaking to poetry. Details will be released in the next couple of weeks so make sure to keep checking our social media pages & the website so you don’t miss out.
Workshops will be run for children & adults so there’s an opportunity for everyone to get creative.
TENANT UPDATES
Chesterfield Yoga Studio
Our style of yoga is gentle and flowing and can be practiced by people of all ages and abilities. We believe in real people connecting with their body and mind in a safe and relaxed setting.
We believe that yoga can enhance creativity and with practice can provide a toolkit to help adopt healthy and balanced lifestyle choices.
To find out more or to book a class click here.
Junction Arts
Activism for Social Change, an online conference for anyone involved in arts and heritage.
Taking place on the 27th May join our speakers Anna Vinegrad, Director of Communications at Artichoke Trust and Panya Banjoko, academic, poet and founder of the Nottingham Black Archive to explore how the arts and heritage sectors can be a tool for protest, in making change and helping to make our voices heard.
Tickets are £5 and you can book via Eventbrite.
Un-hampered
Here at Un-hampered we believe that independent shops, restaurants and bars are the heart of Chesterfield. From our history as a market town through to our contemporary artisan makers, there is a real sense of independence in Chesterfield. We have such an amazing selection of small, creative businesses in and around Chesterfield, but we don’t always shout about it.
Here at Un-hampered, our aim is to collect them all into one place so that you can relax and browse everything that the town has to offer. Un-hampered by the hassle of having to visit multiple places to find what you’re looking for. Here you will find a simple index with links to each retailer or food and drink establishment that the town has to offer.