THEN & NOW

Great Western Studios was previously housed, since 1994, in a formerly redundant railway warehouse in Westbourne Park in the West of London.

In early November 2009, 80 of the existing studio holders moved the huge distance of 30 metres North to the new building which now sits alongside the Grand Union Canal.

This is now accessed from Alfred Road off Harrow Road by all transport. We also have a dedicated access from the canal for visitors by foot or bicycle, we are midway between the Great Western Road and Harrow Road canal access points.

The new building now secures a long term future for all at Great Western Studios.

We will continue with our mission to provide well managed, affordable workspace for artists & creative businesses. The 62 studios of Phase 1 are now fully let. 45 new studios of Phase 2 will be available in the New Year.

The people in the studios work in a diverse range of creative areas, including painting, visual art, sculpture, illustration, architecture, product design, art direction, costume design, fashion and textile design, photography, jewellery, ceramics, glass design, printmaking and furniture design.

The people working from the building include people fresh from art college to those who have established creative businesses. This mix of people and disciplines means that a broad range of experience and knowledge can be shared between the artists.

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Great Western Studios aims to provide affordable studio space to practitioners across the visual arts. The individual studio spaces range in size from 250 sq ft plus. Good light is afforded by the internal glass atrium and all studios come with integrated broadband and telephone systems. 24 hour access is from the main entrance by individual electronic fob.

Alongside the studio spaces Great Western Studios also houses a cafe that is open weekdays from 10am - 4pm and caters for everything from morning coffee and breakfast to cheap, delicious and nutritious lunches. Studio users also have access to basic office facilities such as the photocopier and fax.

If you are interested on applying for studio space at Great Western Studios please e-mail us here with your contact details and some idea of the kind of size space that you require.

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