Y is for Yorkshire Artspace
Yorkshire Artspace supports around 170 artists and makers across two studio sites, Persistence Works and Exchange Place, in the city centre. Established in 1977 by art graduates, it was one of the first studio groups outside London and has grown into one of the UK’s largest and most established studio providers.
Today we went for a look around Persistence Works for their annual Open Studios weekend. The site opened in 2001 and is the UK’s first purpose-built studio complex for artists and craftspeople. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, it offers 68 studio spaces alongside exhibition, education, and office facilities.
Located at the junction of Furnival and Brown Streets in the city’s “Cultural Industries Quarter”, it serves as a hub for creativity and artistic development. The building has received notable recognition, including an RIBA Yorkshire White Rose Award and a Civic Trust Award Commendation, and was a finalist in the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Awards in 2002.
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