Bringing engagement with the arts to communities across the UK
WHAT WE DO
We are able to collaborate with property owners to encourage them to bring into use their long term vacant retail spaces by making these properties temporarily available for use by artists, art collectives and art organisations rent and cost free while they continue to seek a longer term tenant.
In this way we can support and promote the creative arts by placing our registered artists into empty shops to bring art onto our local highstreets, and into our shopping centres whilst at the same time reviving tired, dull and vacant property.
We support artistic practice by enabling artists to engage with new audiences in the local community. We help artists across all disciplines from visual, musical and theatrical to promote their name, showcase their work and business and establish themselves to develop their future. Artists learn more here.
70% said The Artist's Window initiative enhanced the local area.
WHY WE DO IT
Our unique idea developed from a close relationship with artists and desire to use our knowledge and connections to support the arts in a unique way.
Through our trustees, we benefit from a network of contacts within both the art world and with landlords, property owners and agents.
Our inspiration was to bring the two worlds together to benefit the arts!
The Artist’s Window is proud to support artists with free display space at a time when increased financial pressure from the cost-of-living crisis, funding cuts and the loss of gallery and exhibition opportunities have combined detrimentally to impact the lives and opportunities of artists.
The Artist’s Window is proud to support landlords with free commercial advice. We realised that landlords are struggling too with rapidly increasing retail vacancies on our highstreets and within our shopping centres and higher financial liabilities. We help landlords to manage liabilities and achieve broader benefits from our Artist’s Window initiative.
HOW WE DO IT
Genuinely free space, no strings, no hidden costs.
A clear and transparent process achieved through standard terms and conditions for all parties.
The Artist's Window arranges access to and enables a short-term occupation of empty shop spaces, from where artists, art collectives or arts organisations can benefit from a retail window to display, showcase and sell their work for free whilst often also benefitting from an internal shop area which provides other functional space.
OUR PROCESS
Standard, Clear, Transparent.
We are strongly invested in making each opportunity a success for our artists, our landlords, the property and the local community. The Artist’s Window is a valuable opportunity for everyone and we provide an accessible, transparent and standardised approach to reassure all parties. We are on hand to help throughout the process.
How it works:
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Once registered with us, our landlords confirm when and where they have an empty shop window available for artists to occupy and they accept our Standard Terms for Landlords.
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We advertise newly available Artist’s Windows on our website.
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The Artist’s Window notifies artists registered with us of newly available window space. Sign-up here. If you are not registered, you can monitor our website or follow our social media channels.
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Our artists complete the application process and accept our Standard Terms for Artists.
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We select a successful candidate based on transparent selection criteria — click here.
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Both parties have accepted our terms and conditions and we provide a standardised short-term occupational licence for both parties to sign.
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We enable the artist and property owner/manager to arrange access and ensure to the property all parties have the relevant and necessary information to proceed.
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All parties follow our clear guide for enabling occupation and we are on hand to trouble shoot if necessary.
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We provide social media support to promote our artists during their occupation and offer an on-going promotional legacy via our webpage — click here.
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All parties follow our clear guide for vacating at the end of the agreed term and we are on hand to trouble shoot if necessary.
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Our artists can apply for additional Artist’s Window opportunities as often as they like.
