Making Space is Havant’s very own community craft charity, based in their purpose-built premises in the heart of Leigh Park.
As well as running regular classes in a variety of craft forms, Making Space has a busy outreach programme, providing subsidised activities in the community, and in its home to a number of professional makers who have their own studios on site. Making Space aim to make crafting available to everyone.
Here’s what is coming up at Making Space.
Welland Trust Bursaries
Have you ever been in care in your life?
Were you fostered as a child, have you had residential care?
Whatever type of care you have received you are able to receive free craft courses at Making Space. We hope to establish a community of care experienced people that will benefit from coming together, increased creative skills & knowledge, enhanced physical and mental well-being and enjoy the opportunities on offer. Over the twelve months of activity, each participant will get to try two specialist 5-wk courses of their choice, join in with a monthly Craft Club and Open Studios taster sessions and take part in a fun initial engagement workshop to get to know one another and get creative!
This opportunity is completely free to access, no referral is needed and is suitable for those 16yrs+ but there is no limit on age for participants. There is space for 10 individuals to get involved there is no application process.
If you are interested please email admin@makingspace.org
Making Space is a craft organisation based in Leigh Park, Hampshire with impact across the UK. We literally make space for people and organisations to get involved in craft whether physically in our own building or digitally in our virtual networks and events.
Raising the profile of craft in all its forms, we work with local and national arts organisations, contributing to debate, supporting makers and providing creative opportunities.
Through our outreach projects we work with partners including schools, children’s centres, family learning environments and retirement homes.
Our specially tailored projects inspire, challenge skill-up, engage to enable people to develop new ways of thinking about the craft and experience first-hand.
Visit; makingspace.org for more about our events, activities and opportunities.
For more information contact Bethany Wood: bethanyw@makingspace.org