Artist support

SPACE supports and promotes artists through tailored professional development programmes, practical workshops, one-to-one mentoring, peer crit sessions and artist awards. Find out how SPACE can support you and your creative practice.

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SPACE Advice Bureau
Out of SPACE Podcast
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Artist Awards
SPACE Colchester Creative Practitioner Support Programme (paint brushes)
SPACE peer-to-peer
Impact & research
February – December 2025

SPACE artist workshops FAQs
2023

Jhonatan Pulido: Valerie Beston Award 2023
2023

Gal Lesham: SPACE/New Contemporaries Studio Award 2023
CURRENT

Publishing practices with London Centre for Book Arts 
September 2024

Getting ready for September Open Studios 2024
CURRENT

SPACE artist resources
CURRENT

Diversification, or how to make a living as a creative
CURRENT

How to drive better and more traffic to your creative website
CURRENT

How to start presenting and selling yourself and your work online
CURRENT

How to prepare for a studio visit, both online and IRL
CURRENT

How to write about your work & artist statement
CURRENT

How to do PR for artists
CURRENT

How to prepare your CV, bio, artist portfolio and website
Tue 16 Jul 2024, 6 – 7pm

Starting out: resources for artists
April – June 2024

Tatu Gustafsson Saastamoinen Residency Artist 2023 – 2024
26 NOV & 3 DEC CANCELLED, next sessions 10 & 17 Dec 2024

SPACE to space

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22 Feb 2024

Jo Longhurst: Ben Cove Award winner 2024
February – July 2024

SPACE Colchester Studio Awardee: Selena Chandler

Selena Chandler SPACE Colchester Studio Award 2024
2023

Edmond Brooks-Beckman: Valerie Beston Award 2023