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By Space Club
We want to transform old office block in the heart of Edinburgh into fully functional arts space, providing free and affordable opportunities to all members of the community.
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Argyle House, a new creative hub in the heart of Edinburgh was formed by Space Club at start of 2013. From performances and workshops to exhibitions and more, our aim is to provide free and affordable opportunities to all members of the community. Space Club differs from other space providers in that artists join Space Club as members, rather than renting individual studios within the space. Space Club also brings together a range of creatives from different creative disciplines.
Our aim with this project is to develop our second floor providing more facilities for arts groups as well as artist work stations. This floor also hosts our volunteer area which we hope to improve as our volunteers are vital in the maintenance and running of Argyle House.
Future events in the space will include our top floor becoming the youth hub for the Edinburgh International Film Festival, BAFTA run workshops and the Edinburgh Fruit Market Gallery youth exhibition in July.
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Argyle House is currently run by a tiny core team but wouldn't exist without the assistance of our fantastic volunteers. Making the second floor fully functional will allow us to offer more benefits to those who take the time to help run the space. The addition of the two rehearsal rooms will provide more space for us to host regular drop in workshops and classes. One of these rooms will also provide a permanent training base for Psycho Stylez, one of the UK's leading breakdancing crews, allowing them to train in the heart of Edinburgh city centre.
There is a major lack of free and affordable space for emerging arts practitioners in Edinburgh. Argyle House recently took on 9 students from the Edinburgh College of Art, providing free studio space to allow them to continue developing their craft between academic years. With the addition of 40 more artist work stations we will be able to offer more opportunities like this to all members of the community.
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VolunteerIn Edinburgh there lie a number of unoccupied buildings as landlords are unable to find tenants. These abandoned buildings are underused and left to deteriorate into derelict eyesores. But the need for affordable space for creative practitioners in the city is growing.
Space Club was set up in March 2013 as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO SC043954) to transform some of these abandoned, derelict and underused spaces into creative spaces for arts practitioners.
Negotiating free rent and utilities with landlords and agents who are unable to find paying tenants, Space Club provides landlords with a range of benefits including saving money on rates, fulfilling corporate responsibilities and having their space occupied, improved and maintained.
These spaces are transformed by Space Club into affordable spaces accessible for creative practitioners, offering a real alternative to traditional and expensive studio and office rentals.
Space Club differs from other space providers in that artists join Space Club as members, rather than renting individual studios within the space. Space Club also brings together a range of creatives from different creative disciplines. This unique, member-based structure allows members to become part of an integrated communal space, fostering a strong ethos of communality, collaboration and cross-platform creativity.
Space Club also improves access to the arts for the surrounding community, providing free and affordable opportunities to participate in creative performances, workshops and exhibitions.
Currently Space Club operates from Argyle House in Edinburgh.
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