Saturday 19 April, 11AM - 5PM

Our Open Studios are always the best way to experience 1853 Studios, this is our first Spring Open Studios, and it's a family friendly Easter weekend creative extravaganza!

As well as getting a glimpse inside the studios of up to 50 creatives (including painters, sculptors, printers, photographers and more), you’ll be able to view 2 exhibitions in both our Mill 1 and Mill 2 galleries for the first time ever.

In the Mill 1 Gallery we’ll have a group exhibition of residents in the studios, and in Mill 2 Gallery we’ll have Holding the Shadow While Calling Back The Light by Benjamin Sebastian.

Workshops throughout the day will be hosted by our residents, and include:

collaborative podcasting

fingerprint jewellery making

collage making

electronic noise making

and much more!

Follow us on instagram for more details about workshops throughout the day.

You will receive a map and workshop/event schedule upon arrival, so you won’t miss a thing. Light refreshments will be available on site.

It’s well worth pencilling in for your Easter weekend and we very much hope to see you there!

Accessibility info:

The studios are situated accross 2 mills (1 + 2). There will be stewards around to help guide you.

Mill 1 is not step free, it is accessed up 4 steps from the main entrance, and then via a lift. Mill 2 is step free, with a ramp and a lift and has an accessible toilet.

For more information or access support please email luca@1853studios.co.uk

Getting here:

If you're travelling by car, our google location is here. There is a free carpark on site, entrance on Waddington St, or free street parking around the mill. If you are travelling by public transport, Westwood metrolink station is a 10 minute walk away, travel on the Oldham or Rochdale lines.