Spike Island Artspace
Spike Island was originally founded as a limited company 'Artspace Bristol' (Artists' Studio Provision) in 1976 by a group of six artists in a disused Victorian building next to Bristol's docks.[1]
In December 1998 Artspace Bristol Limited changed its name to 'Spike Island Artspace Limited.[2] It now occupies a former Brooke Bond tea packing factory.[3] Spike Island is a place for the production and exhibition of contemporary art and design,[4] with over 70 artist studios.[5] It offers a public programme of art exhibitions, talks and events.
Spike Island is home to Spike Design, a co-working, incubator space for start-up creative businesses.[6]
In 2015 Spike Island became a member of the Plus Tate network which now has 35 members. The Plus Tate network brings together a variety of organisations from all parts of the UK, including Fruitmarket Gallery, John Hansard Gallery, Modern Art Oxford and Nottingham Contemporary.[7]
Recent exhibitions have included artists such as Andy Holden, David Batchelor, Ivan Seal, Richard Long, Corita Kent and Ciara Phillips.
References
- ↑ "Records of Spike Island Artspace Limited, Bristol". http://archives.bristol.gov.uk. Bristol Museums Galleries Archives. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Records of Spike Island Artspace Limited, Bristol". http://archives.bristol.gov.uk. Bristol Museums Galleries Archives. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Opening Doors » Spike Island". bristolopeningdoors.org. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ "Spike Island". www.themetropolist.com. The Metropolist.
- ↑ "Spike Island Artspace Ltd". www.nfasp.org.uk. National Federation of Artists' Studios Providers.
- ↑ "Spike Design - a Bristol success story". www.bristolpost.co.uk/. Bristol Post.
- ↑ "How Tate is strengthening the state of the arts". www.ft.com. Financial Times.