Hotwalls Studios
Artform: Fashion, jewellery and textiles / Visual Arts
Services: Classes & Workshop – children and young people / Classes & Workshop – adults / Products & Commissions / Spaces & room hire
Address: Hotwalls Studios Point Battery and Barracks Old Portsmouth Portsmouth Hampshire
PO1 2FS
Telephone: 02392 02392 794810
hotwallsstudios.co.uk/
Hotwalls Studios provides workspaces for its ever-evolving creative community.
Transforming part of the city’s historic coastal defences, the design and layout of the site is intended to allow visitors to see artists and makers at work. Visitors can meet the creatives, take part in workshops and purchase or commission professional pieces from the artists and makers directly.
Hotwalls Studios is managed by Portsmouth City Council, and aims to:
-MEET THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE FOR ARTISTS AND MAKERS TO DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVE VENTURES WITHIN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH.
-PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVES
-BECOME A CULTURAL HUB FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY BY SHOWCASING A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE, HIGH QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND MAKERS AND THROUGH A WIDE AND VARIED CULTURAL AND CREATIVE EVENTS PROGRAMME.
What is now Hotwalls Studios started out as Point Battery and Barracks, which along with the Round Tower formed part of Portsmouth’s original military defences built to protect the port from attack by sea. Hotwalls Studios is also home to the historic Round Tower, once commisioned by King Henry V, the 600 year old venue now hosts exhibtions and events throughout the year.