Fourth Idea, artists finding ways to make art.
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Independent
Artist led STUDIOS
ROOMS
ONE - 3 studios
TWO - 3 studios
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
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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Current plans are for this space to be rentable from July onwards - dates & times TBC please ask us & if we can, we will.
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£12 - hour
£35 - half day (3hrs)
£70 - full day (6hrs)
Discount rental for studio holders.
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We love this photo of when when arrived, updated photos are coming soon.​​
Studio holders will also have access to our kitchen, 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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We have purposely waited to collaborate with studio holders for the following:
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Mission statement
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Paint colours in communal spaces
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Artwork on the walls
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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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