Wasps Studios

Artists at Wasps’ Cannonwalls and Claverhouse in Kirkcudbright are taking part in this year’s Spring Fling event, which is happening on place 23, 24 and 25 May this year. The event will see 111 artist studios participate across Dumfries & Galloway. This year features more studios than ever before, with a vibrant mix of returning favourites and artists taking part for the first time. At Cannonwalls and Claverhouse, the following artists will be welcoming you in for a visit: Patti Leino, Laura Derby, Maggie Ayres. Michael Johnson, Katy Quinn, Lizzie Gault, David Quinn and Cat Coulson. Plan your visit to the Spring Fling event by checking out the official Instagram page @springfling . Artist studios pictured: 1. Laura Derby 2. Michael Johnson 3. Patti Leino 4. Cat Coulson 5. Katy Quinn #WaspsStudios #DumfriesAndGalloway #OpenStudiosEvents

Langstane Place is Wasps' studio provision in Aberdeen, which has looked after the city's artist community since 2005. The former print works offers 30 studio spaces to painters, printmakers, ceramicists and textile artists, including Lynne Hocking. Lynne has been a handweaver since 2016, and was previously an academic scientist in the field of human genetics. She explores scientific concepts through data physicalisation (giving physical form to information) and material exploration, developing handwoven textile objects that promote conversations about heritage, connection to place, and identity. Her focus is on her family's connection to the weaving trade in north-east Scotland that stretches over at least seven generations. 📸 Photography by Abermedia. #WaspsStudios #ArtistStudios #AberdeenArtists

💛 We are very excited to be hosting our Summer Artists and Makers Market weekend this June in Inverness! 💛 Discover an amazing selection of Highlands-based artisans who'll be set up across the Gym Hall and selling from their studios within the building. Shop original paintings, prints, ceramics, textiles, jewellery and more, all directly from the talented people that made them. Mark your diaries for: Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm) at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups. We'll share more about who'll be in attendance soon! #WaspsStudios #SummerMarket #ArtistsMarket

SPRING MEET-UP 🌼 We're back with another relaxed, in-person meetup - join us for some networking, complimentary refreshments, and the chance to tour @waspsdundee ! 📍 Wasps Studios, Meadow Mill, DD1 5BY ⏱️ Wednesday 20 May, 4-6pm 🎟️ FREE, link in bio ⭐ Part of @dundeemonthofdesign This is a chance to come together with other Design Lives Here supporters, enjoy a drink on us, and tour Meadow Mill with @waspsstudios ' Marketing & Communications Manager, Beth Harvey. We'll also stop by the studios of Design Lives Here supporters @louisekirbydesign , @cararoooney , @jen.collins + @mairi_isla ❤️ This event is open to everyone! Interested in joining our Design Lives Here supporter scheme? Find out more at the link in our bio 🔗 Design Lives Here is @designdundee ’s free supporter scheme, directly connecting individuals, organisations and businesses with our City of Design designation 🙌 📸 Autumn Meetup, September 2025 at @flourmilldundee , photography by Rebecca Gee.

Celebrating our spaces: Inverness Creative Academy Inverness Creative Academy is the Highlands’ first major creative hub. Originally the Inverness Royal Academy building (from 1895 until 1980), Wasps restored the location to provide working accommodation for artists and makers, creative industries, social enterprises and charities. Previously a medical pracitioner and opthalmic surgeon, Ian is now a figurative artist with a studio at Inverness Creative Academy. He said of his time here: 'I’ve been an artist renting studio space since the building reopened, and in that time I’ve watched it grow into a vibrant, thriving creative community. It’s not only a hub for tenants, but a welcoming space for art students, workshop participants, and the wider public, offering access to exhibitions and working studios alike. Working alongside such passionate and talented artists in a beautifully managed environment - with its airy, thoughtfully designed space - has been both inspiring and transformative. ICA has supported my development in meaningful ways, giving me the freedom to grow as an artist and the opportunity to exhibit my work in what is undoubtedly one of the finest exhibition spaces in the Highlands, if not all of Scotland.' Thank you to Ian for sharing your perspective on working at Inverness Creative Academy. 📸 Photography by Paul Campbell. #WaspsStudios #ArtistStudios #HighlandsArtists

Wasps is now recruiting for two full-time members of staff to join our small, dedicated team at head office at The Briggait in Glasgow. Collectively, we care for a portfolio of spaces equivalent to five football pitches, providing vital infrastructure for creativity to thrive. In addition, we collaborate with partner organisations and are confident in engaging with artists, architects, communities and clients, helping to create vibrant, accessible spaces that support both cultural and commercial activity. Details of the roles are: 🎫 Events & Programme Assistant Deadline: Thursday 21 May, 11.59pm 🔐 Lettings Administrator/Receptionist Deadline: Thursday 21 May, 11.59pm 🔗 For full information on each opportunity and how to apply online, please click the link in our bio. #WaspsStudios #JobOppsGlasgow #JobsGlasgow

Coming up at Patriothall: 'The Alchemy of Spring: Plants Painted with Plants' by Libby Mitchell 🌸 Opening on Friday 8 May, 6pm–8pm 8–24 May, open Fridays and Saturdays This exhibition explores the expressive possibilities of painting with handmade natural inks and watercolours – materials derived from plants, minerals, and organic matter that carry both visual and ecological narratives. Each work is created using pigments extracted through slow, experimental processes, where Libby engages directly with the environment as both source and collaborator. Libby Mitchell is a multidisciplinary artist with a studio at Riverside House in Edinburgh. Having completed an Advanced Diploma of Visual Art in Melbourne, Australia, she has since travelled New Zealand as a landscape artist, taking inspiration for her Art from the bush and her time working as a landscaper in Northland. Sustainability is not an aesthetic choice but a guiding principle. By rejecting mass-produced materials and minimising environmental impact, Libby challenges conventional art practices and invites a reconsideration of how art is made. Their process is intentionally slow and labour-intensive, emphasising care, patience, and a reconnection with natural cycles. #WaspsStudios #SustainableArt #EdinburghArtists

Celebrating our spaces: The Steeple, Newburgh ⛪ Wasps renovated the former Town Hall, Town House and Corn Exchange in 2008, to provide eight studios spaces and a project/events space. Based there is Gavin Burnett, a ceramicist specialising in porcelain. He said of working at The Steeple: ‘Over the years, I have worked in several studios across North Fife, but my current space at The Steeple offers an ideal combination of scale, accessibility, and comfort. Since 2019, I have been based in a ground floor studio featuring floor to ceiling windows and direct access to an outdoor courtyard. This purpose built environment supports the full scope of my practice, where I create each piece individually using both wheel throwing and slip casting techniques. Within the studio, I produce my own plaster moulds, glazes and coloured porcelain slips, while all carving and kiln firings are also carried out on site. The dedicated nature of the space enables me to focus fully on the design, making, and refinement of my work, while also allowing uninterrupted time to prepare for forthcoming exhibitions, commissions and design markets’. Thank you to Gavin for sharing his experience of his studio space at The Steeple. 📸 Photography by Jilly Noble. #WaspsStudios #ArtistStudios #StudiosFife

This year, the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is celebrating a massive milestone: 50 years of saving the UK’s historic buildings! To celebrate, their UK-wide touring exhibition, “50 Years of Reimagining Heritage,” will be shown in Glasgow at the Briggait building, run by Wasps Studios (@waspsstudios ). Since 1976, the AHF has invested over £182 million into 2,400+ projects, and this is your chance to discover the stories of the people and places shaping our architectural future. Originally built in 1873, the Briggait was the city’s fish market for over 100 years. It has now been transformed into a vibrant new home for up to 100 visual artists and cultural organisations. PLAN YOUR VISIT: 🗓️ When: Open 1st May – 16th May 📍 Where: The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow 🎟️ Entry: Free! The AHF 50th-anniversary celebrations are made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund (@heritagefunduk ) and the National Lottery players. 📸 Pictured here is: 1. The Briggait (Wasps), Glasgow - Andrew Lee. 2. Leith Theatre, Edinburgh. Credit: Ben Glasgow. 3. Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Complex, Ardnamurchan Peninsula. Credit: Michael Macgregor. 4. Collective Gallery at The City Observatory, Edinburgh. Credit: Anna Henly. 5 & 6. The Briggait (Wasps), Glasgow - Andrew Lee. #AHF50 #ArchitecturalHeritage #SustainableDevelopment #Scotland #UKHeritage

Thank you to all of the fantastic artists based at The Courtyard in Irvine for taking part in this short film to talk about their studio practice, what they are working on, and what a space with Wasps means to them. The Courtyard is one of Wasps' smaller buildings, serving a tight-knit group of 18 artists in total, some with spaces there for decades, and some still settling in after just a couple of years. Among them are painters, silversmithers, ceramicists and multimedia artists. 🎥 Videography by Shaun Milne @riseandshinyfilms . #WaspsStudios #ArtistStudios #StudioSpaces

Celebrating our spaces: Meadow Mill, Dundee Meadow Mill has been a part of Wasps since the 80s, and today it provides a total of 58 artist studios within the former jute mill in Blackness. Visual artist and curator Lada Wilson has been based at Meadow Mill for over a decade. She’s said of her experience working there: ‘After many years, my studio is like a second home – the dedicated space where I work on my projects, including my curatorial work and the running of the 201 Telephone Box Gallery @201artgallery . It also holds my artists' book collection, @abc_fsvp . My projects and exhibitions take me to many places and this is exactly why my studio is that steady base to always come back to. Yet, just as Marcel Duchamp, who resisted traditional notions of tidying his studio, I also see my studio as a conceptual laboratory where the accumulation of ‘things’ is considered part of my creative process. Currently, I am creating artworks for 'Shape Shifters', a group exhibition that brings together work of five international artists at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Cambridge in April 2026.' Thank you to Lada for giving us insight into her studio practice. #WaspsStudios #DundeeArtistStudios #ArtistStudios

We're so thrilled to announce that The Briggait will be the central venue for Glasgow International 2026. This special building, a former fish market on the Clyde, is now home to 45 artist studios, 24 cultural organisations, and the largest complex of Victorian market halls in Scotland. We can’t wait to see you there during the festival, from 5-21 June. Huge thanks to our friends at @waspsstudios for welcoming us in 2026!