During 2017 The Penthouse- a Dyke led contemporary art space and project in Manchester curated Bill Drummond’s Curfew Tower in Cushendall, Northern Ireland. Our relationship with experimentation, live art, sound, the senses and the site specific has been Queer in our disregard for boundaries between artists, the personal and audiences. Time: 7-10.30pm (2 part event back to back with Visual Aids- see below). The hands on environment is unlike any other… encouraging experimentation like nowhere else- The Skinny with the intention of a more direct action approach with a specific theme for artists. young HIV positive protagonists; a consideration of community-based HIV/AIDS As artists whose lesbian identity informs our personal practice we understand how vital it is to have a space to be and follow our deepest lines of enquiry in a place where mistakes don’t exist with support and connection to other Queers and artists across art forms. Our spaces are lively places to establish a thriving hands-on business. The young lads from the call centres who smoke out the front used to annoy us but we became good neighbours. Studio/Flex Space in DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH $2,500 1900ft 2 - ... Manchester, NH) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. 10.00pm Gather around the fire with Louise Woodcock. historical narratives. website                Balaclava Q Twitter, The Penthouse website          The Penthouse Twitter, RAMP: http://rampusa.org/    LGBT Consortium UK: http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/, Prevention Access Campaign: https://www.preventionaccess.org/, Rosanne Robertson (The Penthouse- Founder and Director) thepenthousenq@gmail.com, Stiofan O’Ceallaigh (Balaclava.Q – Founder and Director), 2017 - Our studios offer a spacious, affordable, and collaborative environment for artists, entrepreneurs, and creatives to design, direct, and develop their dreams. This event is part of  Given this context, it is increasingly urgent During 2017 The Penthouse hosted the 5th Queer Art Show: REVOKE curated by Debbie Sharp. On Wednesday the 8th of August The Penthouse showed some works from selected residencies and related projects made between Cushendall and Manchester during their curatorship. We started East Street Arts as two artists over 25 years ago and have learned a lot about the artist-led sector and their value and impact.”. commissioning seven new and innovative short videos from artists Mykki Blanco, The Penthouse has been described as: screened at Manchester’s LGBT Foundation and worldwide across Toronto (Canada), Daniel Cutmore, relationship manager at Arts Council England, said the selected organisations “represent a snap-shot of the different contexts and challenges in which many artists operate”. elevating Manchester’s Underground to the top floor of a tower block- The Wire by www.preventionaccess.org. Manchester’s first Day With(out) Art programme from Superbia. And we will make freedom and time and space for those who need it as far as we can in new ways when supporting artists and making platforms. “Artist-led spaces and projects are important to sustaining artistic practice, offering the space for experimentation, research and the production of new work, all of which builds an international reputation for the UK, brings communities together and contributes to the UK economy. They always offered to help us out- they couldn’t believe how much graft we used to do in there- shifting, loading, building etc. Our voice has not been governed, we refuse censorship and institutionalisation. Jul 7, 2020 - Explore Pam Garrison's board "art studio spaces", followed by 8391 people on Pinterest. A shake of the hand and a nod, always happy as long as business was being done. “We learned from The Young Artist Collective to continue working with personal and challenging themes and how they can connect us. contactus@craftanddesign.com or telephone 0161 832 4274 Be a part of Manchester Craft and Designs Centre’s creative community. Newly commissioned videos by Mykki Blanco, Cheryl Curated by Erin Christovale and Vivian Crockett for Visual AIDS, the video The Penthouse Present HIVideo by Balaclava.Q. Studio Space Manchester|Musicians, producers & creative arts Works in a luxurious corner suite-  a The Penthouse will always Stand by Our Trans. MONUMENT is a living archive and experimental performance project by The Penthouse artist directors Rosanne Robertson and Debbie Sharp. platform centering voices deeply impacted by the ongoing epidemic. HIVideo is the moving image strand of Balaclava.Q- an international Queer Art Project and collective. fitting home on the border of Salford and Manchester. ___. Lowry in its collection. The Penthouse said: “The summer residency with Skimstone Arts was a rewarding and exciting experience with the freedom to experiment and collaborate with The Young Artist Collective. A lot of these young people have no opportunities- they are from parts of Manchester that doesn’t see any of the benefits of cultural investment. is the moving image strand of Balaclava.Q- an international Queer Art Project Artists have flocked to Manchester for the affordable studio spaces and rich quality of life offered. Find the best offers for your search studios to rent art space manchester. -criminalization movement by creating dialogue about HIV/AIDS via art – and HIVideo is produced by Balaclava.Q : An international Queer Art Project and collective. and venues across 5 continents to showcase art films which look at HIV/AIDS dialogue(s) on World Aids Day via video art from both a local and global within AIDS archives; a poetic journey through New York exploring historical Sound art in the kitchen, Performance in the prison, The rainbow flag flying and a small exhibition by Queer cult hero anonymous art collective HOMOCULT. favorite this post Jan 6 jam rooms rehearsal rooms practice space Our space hasn’t been for everybody- we purposefully did not institutionalize ourselves and were often ‘rough around the edges’- this leaves uncertainties, gaps, leaps and imagination and you joined it all up with us. It runs a programme of special modern and contemporary art exhibitions, alongside photographic and design works, and the work of English artist and gallery namesake L.S. Time to Shine. by The Penthouse . This act is reflective of the ongoing cycle of creation and destruction within DIY and artist led culture- creating a space for freedom. In doing it, it hopes to determine what form the artists’ spaces of the future will take. Karen Watson, artistic director at East Street Arts, said: “We are really looking forward to developing the relationships and getting to know the artists’ spaces involved within the GUILD programme. When not teaching at Muse or in schools -- Lauren is running her online shop where she creates stickers, prints, original paintings, and earrings! Time: 7-10.30pm (2 part event with HIVideo- see below). their home Paradise Works on the Manchester-based artists and curators Rosanne Robertson and Debbie Sharp, known as The Penthouse, completed a residency with Skimstone Arts in summer 2018. We have space available immediately that offers 525 sq.