Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces
Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces are unique pop-up project spaces and artist studios situated on highstreets in towns across Greater Manchester and the North West. Since the scheme began in 2009, we have established New Art Spaces at multiple locations including Manchester City Centre, Bolton, Wigan, Chester and Warrington.
New Art Spaces provide affordable studio spaces for artists. The studios are set up in prominent but unused buildings, usually in the town centre. This allows connection between artists and their local communities, breathing new life and creativity into the highstreet. Each New Art Spaces location also holds a public-facing exhibition space that is available for artists to use at any time; the artists in residence have used these spaces to produce successful cross-disciplinary projects and group exhibitions.
New Art Spaces encourages engagement and collaboration between local arts and cultural organisations, being invited into the exhibition space but also allowing artists to branch out and work with local organisations and communities.
Depending on the site, the space is often more vast than an average shared studio, and these open areas allow artists the freedom to develop their creative practice and make large-scale artworks without the usual confines and limitations they may face. The possibilities of how the space can be utilised are valuable to all types of creative activity. 24-7 access to the studio is granted for all artists in residence, and one of our priorities is keeping the cost to the artist to a minimum.
AVAILABILITY
We are taking expressions of interest from artists and creative freelancers looking for studio and project space in Greater Manchester. If you would like to express interest in one, or both, of our space, please email kacey@castlefieldgallery.co.uk
NEW ART SPACES OLDHAM
The opening of New Art Spaces Oldham coincides with Oldham being named Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture for 2026–27, launching a year-long program titled “Rising Up” that features festivals, exhibitions, and community events.
New Art Spaces: Oldham is close to the town centre, just a 10 minute walk from Oldham Mumps Tram Stop, and close to the gallery, library, and many local amenities. The site is spacious, warm, bright, secure, has good facilities, outdoor space and dedicated free parking.
Up to 17 Studio spaces available from £80 to £150 per month, dependent on size.
Facilities include
- Private rooms or open-plan, shareable studio spaces
- Large-scale project and ground floor exhibition spaces
- Communal spaces on each floor with shared kitchen spaces throughout
- Accessible toilets
- Extensive free car parking and bicycle storage
- Wi-Fi in communal spaces
Access
The building has access from the ground level, accessible amenities, and ground-floor studio spaces. The accessible toilets are spacious, featuring grab rails, but the doors are not automatic and do not feature a RADAR key, and there are no lift facilities. If you have any access concerns then please email kacey@castlefieldgallery.co.uk.
The building supports a wide range of creative practices, with flexible spaces suitable for making, exhibiting, workshops, collaboration, and large-scale projects. The site offers opportunities for open plan and shared space working as well as ‘closed-door’. We’re particularly interested in creating a space that connects artists and those who want to work as part of a community.
If you’d like to register your interest or hear more about New Art Spaces: Oldham, please email kacey@castlefieldgallery.co.uk.
NEW ART SPACES ALDERLY EDGE
We have four spaces avaiable in our brand new artist studios – New Art Spaces Alderley Edge! This studio is spacious, with incredible natural light. Ideal for artists with a digitial practice, illustrators, arts writers, live art performers, textile artists, and more.
The studios include
- A brand-new kitchennette and spacious bathroom facilities.
- Situated in Alderley’s high street
- On the top floor, with an accessible lift
- 24/7 access
Access
The building has access from the ground level. The studio is situated on the top floor, with an accessible lift. The toilet facilities are large and spacious. If you have any access questions then please email kacey@castlefieldgallery.co.uk.
Eligibility
- Available to members of Castlefield Gallery Associates.
- New Art Spaces Alderley Edge is suited to low-impact practices. Oil painters, carpenters, or artists with more material intensive processes will not find this space suitable. If this applies to you, you could take a look at our other studio spaces at New Art Spaces Oldham.
If you’d like to register your interest or hear more about New Art Spaces Alderley Edge, please email kacey@castlefieldgallery.co.uk.
IMAGES
Banner:
- The Art of Protest – The Story of Hongkongers at Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces: Warrington. Photographed by Long Tse.
From top to bottom:
- “I used to be” by Julia Griffin, produced by Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, supported by Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces Warrington. Photographed by Molly Mansley.
- Pictures of Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces Oldham & Alderly Edge
