Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre is an innovative cross-disciplinary Arts Centre at a formative stage of development. We provide a home, venue and setting for a wide range of creative individuals, organizations and events: from exhibitions and performances, to education and publishing. A key focus of our work is to encourage hybrid arts projects with a focus on cross media collaboration.
Bank Street Arts is unique in terms of its structure and organization and we have set out our stall to be as questioning and open minded in this area as in our arts programming. We are a registered charity and exist independently of outside funding bodies, giving us the freedom to determine our own remit and operate in ways that organisations at the behest of outside targets are unable to do. This freedom comes at a price in terms of budgets but delivers a premium in terms of flexibility and openness to ideas, suggestions and outside involvement – we do not need to overly define what we do and can respond quickly to suggestions, opportunities and requests.
Please take time to visit the Centre, find out more about what we do and do not hesitate to contact us about getting involved, being part of this unique project and helping to define what we actually do.
Our principle aims are:
- to provide good quality, affordable studio space for creative practitioners
- to provide opportunities for anyone interested in contemporary art, craft, performance and writing to participate and get involved
- to act as a hub for creative practice in Sheffield
- to encourage and promote hybrid arts, in particular collaboration between diverse practitioners
- to reach a wider audience for contemporary art, craft and writing through collaboration with popular festivals and events
Above all, we are open to anyone interested in getting involved and helping to shape the organisation. Please contact us if you are interested in studio space, exhibiting, participating in fairs and markets, organising events, volunteering, applying for our residency programme, becoming a member or … well, you decide. We are counting on the participation of many people to meet the above aims.
