This year has been the busiest yet since the Open Studios began in 1995:
We held the 8th annual Open Studios Weekend, 17/18 May 2003 and attracted over 1,500 visitors from across the borough, county and beyond;
We opened 10 venues, including community halls, studios, workshops, private homes and gardens across Lady Bay;
We invited 30 artists to put on 22 exhibitions, 10 activities and workshops, and 2 music groups to perform in our café;
- We had 50 local volunteers, giving over 500 hours over the weekend; the preparation alone is equivalent to a full-time post for 4 months;
As well as the Open Studios Weekend, we took on three other projects:
- Creation of a textile map of Lady Bay through workshops at a series of community events: this now has permanent place in All Hallows Hall;
- A two-day arts festival with Lady Bay Primary School, in which 19 artists worked with parents and teachers to give 350 children a unique creative experience – 47 days’ of workshop time donated to the school;
- A unique pilot DV Film course, supported by the Borough and County Councils, Awards for All and others, to give 14 young people a chance to work with artists to make movies;
At the same time, we made the organisation more professional by:
- Adopting a written constitution with the help of Rushcliffe CVS;
- Recruiting over 300 members in our first year;
- Holding our first AGM and electing our first management committee.
And we’re building future developments by:
- Connecting with the Arts Council supported open studios network;
- Taking part in Nottingham’s You Are Here 2004 visual arts festival;
- Working with other projects in programming, teaching and advising.
OUR THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE
View images from the 2003 event
View the 2003 report
Lady Bay Open Studios
EVERY YEAR · THIRD WEEKEND IN MAY
