Visitors at Articulate Project Space’s April 2014 group exhibition ‘Fair Isle’. Image by Alexander Vine.
Many artists with an entrepreneurial flair are setting up studio spaces, or artist-run-initiatives (ARIs), across the country. Warehouses and unoccupied spaces are transforming into buzzing hubs for artists, where like-minded individuals can foster their creativity, create a supportive, cross-disciplinary network and engage in stimulating conversation.