About The Art House
The Art House is a unique national membership organisation for visual artists. It was created in 1994, by a group of visual artists, in order to begin a campaign for equality of access to opportunities for work, training and exhibiting for both disabled and non-disabled artists. Membership includes professional practitioners in all visual and tactile art forms and approaches to art and artists are welcomed whether or not they have taken a traditional route to development of their practice. An inclusive organisation, The Art House offers support to all visual artists in the development of their professional practice and the realisation of their creative ambitions. The Art House works to create purpose-built accessible and supported studio spaces, like its workspace in Wakefield, where artists can work alongside each other on equal terms. It also designs and manages high quality visual arts projects nationwide, including residencies, exhibitions, commissions and research, all in accessible settings. The Art House speaks on behalf of all artists and represents their interests to funding and commissioning bodies, to training institutions, to galleries and venues, and to others. It aims to be a facilitator, enabling artists to take up opportunities and to gain experience that will strengthen their creative practice and further their careers.
