Makerversity - Artist Residency

About

About Makerversity

Makerversity provides affordable workspace for making, design, digital, manufacturing, and materials innovation businesses. Since 2014, it has supported businesses with workshops and work space, enabling them to experiment and prototype using specialist machinery and tools for a range of creative practices. Makerversity's ethos is to ensure all creative talent is included. Makerversity members also provide training for young people through innovative learning programs.

Residencies

Under 30s: 3 months free. Open to individuals from diverse backgrounds, including freelancers, start-up founders, or those with existing companies.
Makers with a Mission: 6 months free. For values-driven individuals looking to challenge society’s ideas and behaviours through their creations, focusing on social or environmental agendas, or disruptive technologies.
Black Business Residency: Empowering the Next Generation of Black Creative Entrepreneurs.

Amenities & Membership Options

All Access Workshops: Woodwork, Fashion, Engineering, Digital Fabrication, Electronics, Material Exploration and The Land Lab, Film Studio, Photography Studio, Podcast Studio.
Technical training and expertise.
Free software access on digital suites.
Free meeting rooms.
Free tea & coffee and onsite cafe & bar.
Job opportunities and networking with 300+ members.
Lockers and Material Storage, Bike Storage and Showers.
Free Business support and community events.
Membership Options: Hot Desking (from £275+VAT), Desks and Bays (from £425+VAT), Studio floors (from £1200+VAT).

Creative Spaces

Coworking at Exchange: Hot-desk in a beautiful, collaborative, and dynamic coworking space.
Private Offices: Choose from dedicated private offices, part-time office options, and fixed desks in shared workspaces.

Award: 3-month free residency for 'Under 30s' or 6-month free residency for 'Makers with a Mission'.
Entry fee: Free to enter
Theme: The 'Makers with a Mission' residency focuses on individuals challenging societal ideas and behaviors through their creations, particularly those pushing social or environmental agendas or using disruptive technologies.
Eligibility: Residencies are offered to those at the beginning of their journey, or without the means to participate, specifically 'Under 30s' and 'Makers with a Mission'.
Audience: Individuals under 30 or makers with a social/environmental mission.