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We give artists space to think about, make and produce their work, and we open our doors to share, show and sell it. Our world-class facilities support ambitious, large-scale art production and complex fabrication. Used by internationally-renowned artists, works produced in our Sheffield studios go on to be exhibited across the globe.

Studios

Work here and you join one of the largest creative communities in the UK.

Our studios span two very different buildings: Persistence Works is purpose-built for production, supporting hot works and light-industrial processes. Exchange Place, a former Art Deco department store, offers flexible spaces suited to lighter and more experimental forms of art.

Studios range from 100 to 800 square feet, and come with the freedom, infrastructure and support that artists and makers need to sustain ambitious work.

— 24/7 access

— Heated and secure

— Specialist, purpose-built facilities

— Central Sheffield locations

— Long-term, stable workspace

— Experienced, supportive staff

— Opportunities for collaboration

Persistence Works
Exchange Place

Spacious art studio with views over the city behind. A long jewellery bench on one side and a blurred figure working.

Bright studio with white breezeblock walls, showcasing a range of works on paper and a tshirt reading 'I'm Sorry Simon'. Desk with computer.

Spacious art studio with lots of wall storage, a workshop table set up in the middle, and a large orange chair in the corner. A blurred figure walks through.

Cluttered desk full of fabric samples and small woven vessels; behind, a blue-grey wall with a display of feathers and taxidermy bird wings.

Spacious art studio full of materials and works in progress, including a dress on mannequin that looks like flowing lava. A blurred figure works at a large table.

White studio wall with lots of storage for jugs, brushes, tools, facemasks, etc. Workshop table folded up and leaning against the wall.

Apply for a studio

We advertise studio vacancies through our website, social media, and newsletter. Follow us to find out when studios are available, or check back here.

Please be aware that we receive high levels of interest when studios come vacant, and only accept expressions of interest when spaces are available.

To register interest, you must complete our form to supply information about your requirements and your practice/creative business. This will be live when there is available space. Please check our criteria before filling in the form. We will use your website/social media to see examples of your work and learn about your projects and achievements.

Our Criteria

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Hire a space

Distinctive spaces shaped by art and making – available for events, installations, filming, launches, screenings, and more.

Our spaces bring contemporary art and craft into view.

Persistence Works Gallery presents exhibitions of contemporary British painting, visual art and craft. At Exchange Place, adaptable project spaces host residencies, experimental pop-ups, workshops, artist crits, and work created with our local community and partners. These spaces include:

— Persistence Works Gallery

— Persistence Works Reception Gallery

— Persistence Works Atrium

— Exchange Place Project Space

— Exchange Place Basement

Details about our five distinctive and flexible spaces are available to download below.

Further Information
Booking Enquiry Form

Tall concrete atrium with lots of light, hosting an art fair with many artists stood at stalls of their work on both sides, talking to customers.

Dig Where You Stand (Photo Smart Jervas Banda)

Two men chatting at an art event, a crowd of people looking at art in the background.

Busy crowd of people listening to a man speak on a microphone in a very tall atrium, doors to art studios line both sides.

Dark underground space with overhead pipework and supporting pillars with yellow and black hazard stripes; various projections of watery digital imagery on the walls and floor.

Installation view of a photography exhibition, images displayed on freestanding plywood sheets and floor covered in plywood held together with black and yellow striped tape.

Installation view of three screens displayed on the floor, in a semi-circle. Colourful photographs of feet wearing sandals in the background.

Kiln Yard

The Kiln Yard is our gas kiln facility at Persistence Works — built for serious ceramic production. It houses two large gas-fired kilns, alongside a sheltered outdoor workspace and urban garden, and is the only publicly accessible facility of its kind in the region.

Gas firing enables reduction atmospheres and the rich, complex glaze effects they produce — from copper reds to shinos, celadons and carbon trapping.

Kilns are available to hire by professional ceramicists, individually or shared. Firings are overseen by our dedicated Kiln Technicians.

Kiln Booking Enquiry
Kiln Information Pack

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Silver Space

Silver Space is the northern hub for contemporary silversmithing in Britain. It is a fully equipped silversmithing facility that is available for bench hire and skills training workshops. It is also the base for our Silver Fellowship and over the last 20 years has supported 50+ emerging silversmiths to develop their careers.

The space includes a range of specialist tools, equipment and machinery for contemporary silversmithing, including a hearth, fly press, draw bench, milling machine, polishing wheels, bandsaw, disc sander, and more. It is also equipped with video conferencing tech for online meetings and delivering remote classes.

The facility is often used to deliver silversmithing and jewellery workshops, and hosts the Contemporary British Silversmiths for their skills training courses.

Silver Space is available to hire on a flexible daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

Enquire

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Young blonde woman in green shirt filing metal in a vice, while another blonde woman supervises.

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View of Yorkshire Artspace silversmithing studio with anvils, workbenches, and tools hung on the walls, signs reading: "Learn from the best, hone your skills, connect with your industry".

Clay Space

Clay Space is a communal studio facility for early-career ceramicists. Residents have 24/7 access to the facility, which includes open use of three electric kilns, potters’ wheel, extruder, and more. The offer is for a maximum of three years.

Joining Clay Space makes you a part of a vibrant, experienced and highly skilled ceramics community. It provides the space, facilities, networks, and support to help you develop your work and transition into professional practice in an independent studio.

Current Clay Space residents are George Baggaley, Echino Ceramics, and Eve Gnoyke. We are not currently open for applications.

Persistence Works

Pottery studio with large round silver kiln, the name 'VICTORIA' written across the control panel in black marker.

Large studio full of shelves stacked with pottery.

Carousel Print Studio

Carousel Print Studio is a community-led charity offering a welcoming and fully equipped space for printmaking at Exchange Place. Studio members can book use of the facilities, which include a range of tools, A1 screenprinting bed, A0 etching press, exposure unit, wash-out booth and more.

Carousel also offer a range of workshops and classes including linocut, letterpress, woodblock, collagraph, cyanotype, intaglio, and more.

Become a member
Workshops & classes

Woman wearing a red beanie, grey jumper, and glasses, twisting the handle on a printing press in Carousel Print Studio.

Untitled Print Studio

Untitled Print Studio is a digital print studio based at Persistence Works. They specialise in producing high-quality archival inkjet prints for artists, photographers, designers, and galleries. Their services also include high-resolution scanning, colour correction, resizing, image sharpening, and photo retouching.

Find out more

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