Founded in 1968 by artists Bridget Riley, Peter Townsend and Peter Sedgley, SPACE produces dynamic environments where individuals and communities can engage in creative processes. SPACE supports artistic production by developing and managing studio space, widens participation in visual arts & media, fostering the creative potential of individuals and communities.

SPACE has constantly developed new strategies to support artists’ changing needs, which today include an increasingly digital and international art scene. In addition to core studio provision, SPACE today provides a wide range of support services for visual artists, art-related creative enterprises and communities local to SPACE buildings. These extensive programmes include Media Arts, Exhibitions at the Triangle, community-based Collaborations, Artists’ Professional Development and international residencies. The completion of refurbishment of the Triangle building on Mare Street in May 2006 has given a substantial base for these activities in a vibrant networking centre for artists and local communities to meet and exchange.