More bad news… some of the most established studios in Nottingham look like closing. I was a member of Oldknows Studio Group for many years and I understand the group cannot renew their existing lease.
The landlord needs to upgrade the listed building. These improvements are expensive and significant rent increases are the pipeline. I also understand the units will be smaller. As an artist and studio provider (who also needs to balance the books) I can see the issues from both perspectives: the landlord needs to finance an upgrade which the artists can't afford to pay.
I will always be indebted to Oldknows which provided a model for HMS. In particular, I liked the open plan lay-out, the informal mentoring and the open studio events – good reasons for investing bucket loads of time into HMS.
