Fourth Idea, artists finding ways to make art.
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Independent
Artist led STUDIOS
ROOMS
ONE - 3 studios
TWO - 3 studios
Street_Space
AVAILABLE
Cat Fortey
We have 11 artist studios,
set in an industrial stone building, built 1778.
Based in Shipley, Bradford
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Renting £100 - £200pcm
THREE - 5 studios
Alumni
Katie Shepherd
We are minutes walk from the train station, bus stops, canal, shops, good food spots & great coffee.
Cars can drop off and pick up, but parking is also a few minutes walk away.
3 large rooms that are flooded with natural light, each studio has a double plug sockets & flexible shelving with a shared sink in every room.
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2 toilets
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Studio holders will have a their own key.
CCTV security inside communal areas & outside.
A communal kitchen, which can be used as a flexible workshop space.
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Our 4th Room is
'The Basement'
Our 4th room is 'the basement' a large open space for creative (stairs lead down to it). We will be using it as a pop up gallery, gig, rehearsal, social and workshops as well as ways we haven't thought of yet!
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We are open to ideas with this space, it has huge potential!
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This space is rentable for flexible timeperiods, contact us to discuss what you need and if we can help we will.
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£12 - hour
£35 - half day (3hrs)
£70 - full day (8hrs)
Weekly/Montly - Contact us for details.
Discount rental for studio holders.
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We are also open to discuss payment in skills swap so don't close down your ideas and aspirations if you dont have the cash!
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We love this photo of when when arrived May 2025
First Exhibition Nov 2025
To find out what is happening in 'The Basement' check out our instagram
Studio holders will also have access to our kitchen (Recovery Room), social space. We are adding features to this space to allow for workshops to be run. This will be bookable only by studio holders.
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Access to the building will be 24/7 because we all how our own working hours these days, so if a 2am start works for you.
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How we see Fourth Idea
Lauren
Egan
Lauren Egan is an Irish Visual Artist and Lecturer now living and working in Bradford. Her practice explores the Body and Expanded painting using non traditional and natural materials such as Kombucha. Within her role as Co Director and Studio Manager of Fourth Idea she wants to improve access to affordable studio spaces for working class artists and promote contemporary visual art within the district.
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Nicola
Murray
Creativity, for me, is a constant state of play, my skills base is broad & varied. Nature is my go to for inspiration & currently, I am reflecting on my own connection to place, to the Earth by making Dorodangos. Another strand of my work looks at conversations around death, dying and grief. Beyond Forth Idea CIC, I am a woman with fingers in many pies! I run a community cohesion organisation called 'Kynd' & through that connect across many sectors, working with humans in their many forms. Creating opportunities for us all to spend time together is the focus of all my work.
nicolala.design
Can we help?
Email & ask
Fourth Idea Studios, 2 Ashley House, Upper Ashley Lane
Commercial Mills, Shipley, BD17 7DA
