This is the weekly timetable for our studio, showing when Artist Facilitators work and the type of workshop they run.
Please note: This timetable is subject to change, sometimes at short notice.
Artist Hub
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Welcome to our Artist Hub
Based in Manchester, Venture Arts is an award-winning visual arts organisation working with learning disabled artists.
This space within our website is where Venture Arts artists can find out about our studio programmes, upcoming exhibitions and events, as well as opportunities and reminders about holiday/closure dates.
If you’re new to Venture Arts then be sure to check out our video below, from Amber, our Public Engagement Assistant, who will guide you round the studio and show you what to expect.
Reminders
Weekly Structure
Monday
Morning
James Pollitt
Illustration and Animation
Merida Richards
Ceramics
Martin Livesey
Photography
Tuesday
Morning
Laura Nathan
Textiles
Martin Livesey
Photography
James Pollitt
Illustration and Animation
Wednesday
Morning
Louisa Hammond
Textiles
Sarah Crosby
Ceramics
Jacenta Sellars
Printmaking
Thursday
Morning
Martin Livesey
Photography
Selina Pearce
Textiles
James Pollitt
Illustration and Animation
Friday
Morning
Caroline Tattersall
Ceramics
Laura Nathan
Textiles
Jacenta Sellars
Printmaking
Saturday
Morning
Young People's Art Club
Afternoon
James Pollitt
Illustration and Animation
Merida Richards
Ceramics
Martin Livesey
Photography
Afternoon
Laura Nathan
Textiles
Martin Livesey
Photography
James Pollitt
Illustration and Animation
Afternoon
Louisa Hammond
Textiles
Sarah Crosby
Ceramics
Jacenta Sellars
Printmaking
Young People's Art Club
Afternoon
Martin Livesey
Photography
Jacenta Sellars
Printmaking
James Pollitt
Illustration and Animation
Louisa Hammond
The Inbetweeners Group (19-25)
Afternoon
Caroline Tattersall
Ceramics
Laura Nathan
Textiles
Jacenta Sellars
Printmaking
Selina Pearce
The Inbetweeners Group (19-25)
Afternoon
Closed
The studio
Our accessible art studio is based in Hulme, close to Manchester city centre. The studio is a welcoming, friendly and respectful place, working in painting, illustration, animation, photography, printmaking, ceramics, textiles and more.
The studio features a dark room, a kiln, printing press, digital photographic and video equipment, and specialist textiles equipment. Artists use iMacs, MacBooks and iPads as well as professional editing software such as Photoshop and AfterEffects.
Find us
Our Hulme-based studio is fully accessible and close to Manchester city centre so there are many ways to get to us. Here are some transport options, but before visiting please give us a call or email us and we can give you advice about the best transport options.
By car
If you are driving, there is on-street parking on the roads all around our studio, free for two hours. We also have an accessible parking bay just outside our studio on Old Birley Street.
By bus
You can get the 85 or 86 buses to Venture Arts from Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre. The 86 stops outside Hulme Garden Centre, which is directly across the road from us.
You can also get the 263 and 250 busses which stop on Stretford Road by the Co-op. This is about 300 metres away from our studios. You can plan your journey online.
By train
Oxford Road is the closest rail station to Venture Arts and there are bus stops outside The Principal Hotel where you can get the 86 or 85. For information on train services, routes and timetables, please visit the following links:
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Or call +44 (0)8457 484950
By tram
The nearest Metrolink stop to Venture Arts is Deansgate-Castlefield, which is approximately 1 kilometre from our studios. For more information please visit tfgm.com
On foot
We are about 1.5 kilometres from Oxford Road train station. You can find directions to Venture Arts using Google Maps, just type in Venture Arts as your destination and your location as your journey origin.
By bicycle
There are on street bike racks available directly outside our studio and we are happy to find extra room if needs be.
Our Programmes
Open 6 days a week we offer 12 accessible art workshops per week, led by our experienced, professional artists.
Our programmes are developed for all abilities and interests providing a variety of subjects and mediums aimed at giving each participant new progressive experiences of art and the creative process.
Before you join, we will invite you to come to the studio for a chat and meet some of the other artists you will be working alongside. We can also talk about what interests you so we can match you with the right workshop for you.
As well as workshops in our studios we also run programmes enabling people to work with other artists outside of Venture Arts, as well as cultural venues and organisations, across Manchester and the UK.
Get involved
Venture Arts, 43 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RF
+44 0161 232 1223
info@venturearts.org
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