Mother Studios
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Mother Studios is an organisation which provides work spaces for artist
s in London
.
It was founded in August 2001 by Joanna Hughes for artists of multiple disciplines. The studios are based in Hackney Wick
, along the River Lea and immediately opposite to the Olympic Site
. The building, originally a warehouse, was built in 1910 and is typical for the style of the time. The studio spaces (34 in total) comprise situated on the top 3 floors of the building. They are self funded and run as a not for profit organisation.
Also located within the studios is a thriving art gallery
, Elevator Gallery
.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
s in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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It was founded in August 2001 by Joanna Hughes for artists of multiple disciplines. The studios are based in Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick is an area straddling the boundary between the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. It is an inner-city development situated 5 miles northeast of Charing Cross...
, along the River Lea and immediately opposite to the Olympic Site
Olympic Park, London
The Olympic Park in London is a new sporting complex currently under construction, adjacent to the Stratford City development in Stratford, Bow, Leyton & Homerton in East London for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics....
. The building, originally a warehouse, was built in 1910 and is typical for the style of the time. The studio spaces (34 in total) comprise situated on the top 3 floors of the building. They are self funded and run as a not for profit organisation.
Also located within the studios is a thriving art gallery
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
, Elevator Gallery
Elevator Gallery
Elevator Gallery is a contemporary art venue associated with Mother Studios , located on the fifth floor of a former chocolate factory in Hackney Wick, Hackney, east London, England. It was opened on 20 October 2007, with its opening show 'Magical Thinking'. Since then it has mainly been curated by...
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History
Mother Studios opened in 2001 by, and continue to be run by, artist Joanna Hughes. Mother Exhibition and Project space, now known as Elevator Gallery, opened in May 2004. The Hackney Wicked arts festival is partly organized by Mother Studios, and many of its residents take part in the open studios element of the festival.External links
- Mother Studios website
- Elevator Gallery website
- Hackney Wicked website
- A transitional landscape FT.com
- Mother Studios, Mother Studios London - Spoonfed London Page describing Mother Studios.
- Visual Arts - Arts organisations directory - Arts directory - Tower Hamlets - Arts & Entertainment
- Artists fear loss of studios to Games | News Evening Standard article, including interview with founder of Mother Studios.
- The National Federation of Artists’ Studio Providers (NFASP) Listings Page
- Emin comes out fighting for first Olympic losers Times Article mentioning Mother Studios.
- Hackney chic Google Maps listing of art venues in area.