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Provider description

Established in 1976, Spike Print Studio in Bristol is the largest open-access print studio in the South West. Its mission is to provide exceptional resources, inspiration, training and space for artists. The studio is open to anyone with any level of experience and provides 24 hour access to keyholder members.The Print Studio is a site for visual artists to explore and experiment with what printmaking can do. Its facilities are the basis from which learning activities can extend out into the community and into schools. Inside the Studio a new talks and masterclass programme extends learning for the artistic community. Creative excellence and creative learning are seen side by side.

Spike Print Studio is based at Spike Island Artspace , an international arts centre, combining working and exhibition space for the contemporary visual arts.

Spike Print Studio is a licencee of Artspace, renting low cost premises in the building. However, Spike Print Studio is an independent organisation; a non-profit distributing company limited by guarantee.