Tell us about Wasps Studios. Why did you get started?
Wasps (Workshop and Artists’ Studio Provision Scotland) was established in 1977 in Dundee by a small group of visual artists at Meadow Mill. Since then, we have grown to support around a thousand artists, creative businesses and social enterprises at over 20 buildings across Scotland, from Shetland to the Borders. Wasps is the nation’s largest provider of creative spaces, offering artist studios, office spaces, residencies and exhibition venues.
Your studios house more than 1000 artists across Scotland. Who are some of your prominent clients?
We are very proud to support an expansive range of artistic practice at our studios, including glass-making, painting, ceramics, sound production, sculpture, film-making, installation art, printmaking, textiles, performance, fashion design and illustration. On top of that, our creative industries offices are held by brand agencies, publishers, arts charities, tech startups and social enterprises. Across the Wasps network we have Turner prize-winning and nominated artists, world renowned painters and sculptors, member-led communities like Glasgow Ceramics Studio and Soulisquoy Printmakers, and influential cultural organisations like Scottish Contemporary Art Network and Scottish Artists’ Union.