Spike Island Artspace

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Spike Island was founded as a limited company Artspace Bristol Ltd (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 Ltd.[1] It now occupies a former Brooke Bond tea packing factory on Spike Island, Bristol.[2] Spike Island is a place for the production and exhibition of contemporary art and design.[3]

Exhibitions[]

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.[4]

It offers a public programme of art exhibitions, talks and events. Exhibitions have included artists such as Ged Quinn, Andy Holden, David Batchelor, Ivan Seal, Richard Long, Corita Kent and Ciara Phillips.

Studios[]

Spike Island has over 70 artist studios.[5] It is home to Spike Design, a co-working, incubator space for start-up creative businesses.[6] Spike Island Test Space is a project exhibition space on the top floor[7] and is run by studio holders. Test Space exhibitions are featured alongside the main Spike Island exhibition space.[8]

Archives[]

Records of Spike Island Artspace are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 45338) (online catalogue).

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Records of Spike Island Artspace Limited, Bristol". Bristol Archives. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Opening Doors » Spike Island". bristolopeningdoors.org. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Spike Island". www.themetropolist.com. The Metropolist.
  4. ^ "How Tate is strengthening the state of the arts". www.ft.com. Financial Times.
  5. ^ "Spike Island Artspace Ltd". www.nfasp.org.uk. National Federation of Artists' Studios Providers.
  6. ^ "Spike Design - a Bristol success story". www.bristolpost.co.uk/. Bristol Post.
  7. ^ "About". 15 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Test Space".

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