Acme Studios news

Major new residency and bursary for Tower Hamlets artist

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Acme Studios, in partnership the Swan Foundation, is offering a 12-month residency to an artist who will develop a project or projects centred on Bow Cross, E3 in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The selected artist will receive a bursary of £10,000 and £10,000 towards project costs.

The application process is currently open until 5pm Friday 10 September 2010. For further information and to complete the online application process, please visit: www.acme.org.uk/bowcross.php

Galleria Open Studios 19 & 20 June 2010

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100

This weekend sees 20 artists open their studios at Acme Studios’ Galleria building in Peckham, SE15. All of the purpose-built studios are wheelchair accessible and will be open from 11am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. The event is part of the Camberwell Arts Festival 2010, for more information visit: www.camberwellarts.org.uk/2010/galleria

Bryen & Langley start creating 30 new studios in Deptford

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Work is underway at Acme’s Childers Street building in Deptford, SE8 to create 30 new self-contained studios on the empty ground floor. Bryen & Langley have been appointed by Acme as they have a proven track record of converting existing buildings including the extensive renovation of Toynbee Hall in Whitechapel. The studios are due to be completed in September 2010 and are part of Acme’s current development programme which will create 94 new studios over the next two years. For more information see the Press Release below:

Acme artist selected for WASPS residency in Fife

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Acme Studios’ tenant Maggie Lill has been selected for a month-long residency at The Steeple studio development in Newburgh, Fife. The residency is a result of a long-standing relationship between Acme and WASPS, the major artists' studios provider in Scotland which has led to the development of a residency exchange programme. The residency provides a studio and flat in a converted Town Hall which also includes studios for local artists and an exhibition space. Maggie explains, ‘This residency will enable me to have the opportunity of quality time for focussed work to develop my art practice and work towards producing a new body of work.’ For more information see Other Projects

Anthony Whishaw (RA, Hon RWA) at 80

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100

To celebrate Anthony Whishaw’s 80th birthday and his 30 year association with Acme Studios, an exhibition of paintings chosen from the last three decades will be shown at his studio in Bethnal Green from 11 June – 27 June. Anthony exhibited at the Acme Gallery in 1978 and has had a studio at Acme’s Robinson Road studios since it opened in1982. For more information, please see below or visit www.anthonywhishaw.com:

â��Contort Yourselfâ�� at the Acme Project Space

Thu, 27 May 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Bringing together the work of three UK based artists in the Acme Project Space, ‘Contort Yourself’ is curated by students in the first year of MA Curating Contemporary Art (Inspire), Royal College of Art. The exhibition will present video works by artists David Blandy and Harold Offeh, alongside a new sound commission by Jan Hendrickse, the Acme Tower Hamlets Studio Residency Holder. ‘Contort Yourself’ and its accompanying programme of events will explore the idea of an ‘authentic’ self-realisation, and critique processes of identity formation and re-formation. For more information see www.contortyourself.org

Studio Residency in Southwark Programme 3 (2010 - 12)

Wed, 05 May 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Acme Studios and Southwark Council are offering a rent-free studio for 18 months plus a grant of £10,000 to an artist living or working in Southwark. The residency (starting in October 2010) is based at Acme’s new-build at The Galleria, Sumner Road, London SE15. For more information and to complete the online application process please visit: www.acme.org.uk/southwark.php

Purpose-built studios in West London now open

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Acme has opened 12 affordable artists’ studios as part of a major mixed-use housing development in Harrow Road, NW10. The purpose-built studios were built in partnership with Catalyst Housing Group and were part-funded by Arts Council England Grants for the arts – capital programme. The studios are fully occupied by local artists and provide high-quality, secure space in an area with few affordable studios. Located on the border of the London Boroughs of Brent and Hammersmith & Fulham, the new development will provide artists with a permanent resource in West London. For more information, please see Press Release below:

Artistsâ�� studios at the Royal Opera House Production Park

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Artists in East London and the East of England are being offered an opportunity to become part of a new creative community in the Thames Gateway. A study is underway to assess potential interest in a purpose-built, artists’ studio building as part of a new £60million cultural centre in Thurrock, Essex, less than 30 minutes by train from London.

The study is being carried out by Acme Studios on behalf of Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation, in partnership with Arts Council England, East. Artists can register an interest in taking a studio or comment on and influence the final outcome of the project itself. The closing date for comments is Friday 30 April. Details are available at www.acme.org.uk/thurrock.php

Artistsâ�� Studios at Snape Maltings

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Aldeburgh Music is exploring the possibility of creating affordable artists’ studios and work/live space at their internationally renowned site at Snape Maltings, Suffolk. Acme Studios is advising Aldeburgh Music on the design and specification of space for artists and is undertaking a demand study to help determine if such a development is feasible. Artists and organisations based in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk are being asked to complete a short questionnaire on their potential interest in this exciting project. For more information and to download a questionnaire, please visit www.acme.org.uk/snape.php