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Owen McFadden

#MeetTheResident – Owen McFadden

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? After more than two decades of creating content for BBC radio, I started my own audio production company last year - WhyFi Productions. I continue to make programmes for BBC Radio,...

Spend local at Blick

Spend Local At Blick this Christmas

Here at Blick we aim to support and promote local creatives in Northern Ireland, and around Christmas, a number of our fantastic residents are crafting, painting and illustrating artwork that would make a perfect christmas gift for your loved ones....

Ray Walsh

#Meettheresident – Ray Walsh

Tell us a bit about yourself and who you work for Hi, I’m Ray! I’m a Graphic Designer working remotely for a Design studio based in Birmingham. Any projects you’re currently working on? I’m working on a lot of promotional...

Autumn

#Meettheresident – Autumn Aurelia

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? My business was essentially born from my lengthy battle with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. I'd been completely unable to leave the house alone for around eight years and was becoming increasingly...

Lyndsay Walker

#Meettheresident – Lyndsay Walker

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? Hi, my name is Lyndsay Walker. I am a freelance presentation designer. I have been self employed for almost 20 years in various creative industries and have been working as a...

Tom Mathews

#Meettheresident – Tom Mathews

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? I'm a digital artist and animator with a focus on video games and interactive software. I'm currently working with Level 91 Entertainment who are based here in Northern Ireland. Any projects...

Eoin O'Shea

#Meettheresident – Eoin O’Shea

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? Hi I’m Eóin O’Shea and I am a Chartered Architectural Technologist. I run a CIAT Chartered Practice called PIM Smart where I specialise in 3D modelled technical layout designs with technical...

New Team Member_Jenny Patterson

New Blick Team Member!

Introducing Jenny Patterson who has joined the Blick team to help with our social media, admin and virtual services. Currently a resident at our Cotton Court Studios, Jenny runs Jenny Eva Design, a Graphic Design and Illustration Studio that specialises...

Aaron Hickland

#Meettheresident – Aaron Hickland

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? I graduated from Queen's University with a degree in Drama in 2014, and since then I've been working freelance as a performer, facilitator and writer. I trained as a clown in...

Liam O'Neill

#Meettheresident – Liam O’Neill

A bit about myself & my business: I’m Liam O’Neill. I’ve spent the last 5 years working at Kaffe O, a Nordic inspired coffee brand with 5 shops throughout Belfast. In those 5 years I went from a full-time Barista...

WEE NULS

#Meettheresident – WEE NULS

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? Hey! I’m Nuala, otherwise known as ‘WEE NULS’. I’m a multi-disciplinary artist working in a variety of mediums including printmaking, digital illustration and spray paint. I create murals to brighten up...

Ciaran Crudden

#Meettheresident – Ciaran Crudden

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? My name is Ciaran, I'm a graphic designer and filmmaker and I'm currently working on launching a small creative agency which will be called STIK Creative. I also run a small...

New Project: Platform for Independent Businesses in Belfast

As a small local business, impacted like so many others over the last year we are really excited to have been working on this project with Belfast Design Week to celebrate and champion local independent businesses My Block is a...

The Importance of Brand Identity with Scarlett Aubrey

Do you struggle with the fundamentals of creating a brand identity? We are excited to release a short video of a branding expert, Scarlett Aubrey as she breaks down the key concepts to cover when creating a brand identity. Scarlett...

MANAGING YOUR FINANCES & USEFUL FINANCE RESOURCES

It's Tax return time! the perfect time to implement new finance management systems and practices for your creative business for the next financial year. Here are some of our tips for day-to-day financial management as well as some useful finance...

Our Highlights of 2020!

Happy New Year everyone! We have made it into 2021 in one piece and we just wanted to take the time to recap our highlights of 2020. In this current climate, things are not easy and it can feel like...

Pop Up Design Museum Exhibition

In our Malone Road studios, we currently have an on going exhibition where we have curated some of the artworks from the Belfast Design Week Pop Up Museum. The artworks are in response to the Belfast Design Week 2020 theme...

Small Town Big Dream: The World Turned Upside Down

The latest season of our podcast project Small Town Big Dreams co-created by Graeme Watson and Karishma Kusurkar presents a 4-part audio documentary. Exploring the personal stories of how the Covid-19 crisis has impacted on the work, communities, networks and...

Belfast Design Week 2020

Belfast Design Week took place from 2nd-8th November 2020 and included a Pop-Up Design Museum in venues across Belfast city centre with work by commissioned designers. It was great to see such variety of work from designers & makers, the...

#Meettheresident – Danni Simpson

What do you do at Danni Simpson Art? Hi, I'm Danni Simpson, an Australian artist who specialises in Commercial murals and Illustrations. My style is an urban fusion of detailed floral illustrations where wildlife clashes with architecture and typography, sprinkled...

BDW20 Pop Up Design Museum

This year for Belfast Design Week, we had the pleasure of curating the Pop Up Design Museum which is the second time in a row it has been running. At Belfast Design Week 2019 we created a Pop Up Design...

Small Town Big Dreams Covid-19 Toolkit

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact across the globe across all industries. As a creative business-focused organization, we wanted to understand how other creatives have been affected by the pandemic as well as how they have coped with...

Meet the Team Small Town Big Dreams – Dr Brian Dixon

Dr. Brian Dixon was our academic partner for Small Town Big Dreams audio-documentary 'The World Turned Upside Down'. He worked with us throughout the series to shape the direction and select participants and to use the evidence gathered to create...

Audio Documentary The World Turned Upside Down: Episode 4 – Staying Sane

Audio Documentary The World Turned Upside Down: Episode 4 - Staying Sane With the world having been turned upside down, many people have struggled to make sense of the new normal. With so much uncertainty and when what’s at risk...

Audio Documentary The World Turned Upside Down: Episode 3 – Connection Lost?

Audio Documentary The World Turned Upside Down: Episode 3 - Connection Lost? The restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic have escalated the adoption of digital communication technologies into almost everyone’s work and personal lives in a way that was unthinkable just...

Meet the team behind Small Town Big Dreams – Karishma Kusurkar

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do? I’m Karishma, a multidisciplinary designer and more recently, podcaster and pod-reviewer. I’m a self-employed creative entrepreneur, Co-Director of Belfast Design Week, and Co-Founder of Small Town Big Dreams...

#Meettheresident – Jenny Eva Design

What do you do at Jenny Eva Design? I am a Graphic Designer and Illustrator, creating branding, logos, editorial reports, album covers, wedding stationary and I also paint custom watercolour commissions. I try to merge the worlds of illustration and...

Audio Documentary The World Turned Upside Down: Episode 2 – Together, Apart

Part 2 of our new Small Town Big Dreams 4-part audio documentary 'The World Turned Upside Down' sharing stories of how the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic has impacted upon the lives and livelihoods of people working in the creative industries in...

Meet the Team behind Small Town Big Dreams – Graeme Watson

Small Town Big Dreams is a podcast which shares the stories of creative entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 2018 by Blick alongside Graeme Watson and Karishma Kusurkar it is a collaborative project that we have worked together...

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Latisha Reihill – ‘Ways of Seeing’ Solo Exhibition

Francesca Biondi, Art Director of Gallery 545 will be having a solo exhibition at their new premises in Blick Shared Studios, Malone Road. The exhibition, ‘Ways of Seeing’ features award-winning emerging artist Latisha Reihill. It presents her new unique abstract...

Audio Documentary The World Turned Upside Down: Episode 1 – The Great Disruption

Part 1 of our new Small Town Big Dreams 4-part audio documentary The World Turned Upside Down sharing stories of how the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic has impacted upon the lives and livelihoods of people working in the creative industries in...

The World Turned Upside Down

Funded by Future Screens NI and Northern Ireland Screen as part of their ‘Rewriting the Narrative’ project, Small Town Big Dreams presents a 4-part audio documentary exploring personal stories of how the Covid-19 crisis has impacted on the work, communities, networks and health of...

#Meettheresident – Rory Quigg Illustration

What do you do at Rory Quigg Illustration? I own and run my small illustration business which I started a few years ago part-time after graduating from university! As of April this year, however, I am fully self-employed. I create...

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Some of our favourite bits from our April Creative Talk with @laurenkelsoillustrator

May 23

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Some of our favourite bits from our April Creative Talk with @laurenkelsoillustrator

In April award-winning illustrator @laurenkelsoillustrator shared her creative story with us at our monthly Creative Talk!

May 22

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In April award-winning illustrator @laurenkelsoillustrator shared her creative story with us at our monthly Creative Talk!

Our Nurture Creative Talks next Wednesday in our new Great Northern Street studios in South Belfast will be showcasing the creatives who took part in our 8 month Nurture incubation programme!

Hear about their creative ideas and...

May 21

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Some insights and words of wisdom from Juliette El Fouly founder of @lecontourcandles Creative Talk earlier this year!

May 20

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Some insights and words of wisdom from Juliette El Fouly founder of @lecontourcandles Creative Talk earlier this year!

Looking back on this lovely sunny Monday to Juliette El Fouly founder of @lecontourcandles great creative talk for us earlier this year. Today we find out a bit about Juliette and tomorrow we will share some insights and wisdom...

May 19

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Looking back on this lovely sunny Monday to Juliette El Fouly founder of @lecontourcandles great creative talk for us earlier this year. Today we find out a bit about Juliette and tomorrow we will share some insights and wisdom from her talk!

We have 2 dedicated deskspaces with storage available in our Hill St studios in the Cathedral Quarter!

Quiet, professional, working space for creatives in a beautiful building right in the centre of the Cathedral Quarter.

£165...

May 18

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We have 2 dedicated deskspaces with storage available in our Hill St studios in the Cathedral Quarter!

Quiet, professional, working space for creatives in a beautiful building right in the centre of the Cathedral Quarter.

£165 for one desk or £285 for both desks all inclusive (rates, utilities, broadband, 24 hour access, use of communal facilities etc)

Email christine@blickstudios.org for more info or to arrange a viewing

This week’s roundup of local and international funding, support & opportunities for NI creatives

01. EIT Business Development Programmes supporting the growth of start-ups and scale-ups in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and...

May 16

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Some pics of all our lovely studios. If you`re interested in taking a space with us check out our website for current workspace availability or get in touch for more info or to have a look round!

May 15

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Some pics of all our lovely studios. If you're interested in taking a space with us check out our website for current workspace availability or get in touch for more info or to have a look round!

Hello! We thought it would be nice for anyone who doesn’t know the Blick story of how and why we started way back in 2007 (18 years ago!) to share it with you over coming weeks.

Starting with a short intro to sisters Christine and...

May 13

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Hello! We thought it would be nice for anyone who doesn’t know the Blick story of how and why we started way back in 2007 (18 years ago!) to share it with you over coming weeks.

Starting with a short intro to sisters Christine and Rosy who have been running Blick since the organisation was formed in 2007 by a group of young creatives (including Christine) who wanted to come together to create a great workspace for creatives in Belfast.

Our ambition as a group of creatives was to create beautiful but affordable spaces for creatives to work in. Spaces for like-minded creatives to meet and share resources, ideas and inspiration. Spaces to build a sense of community and encourage, support and inspire each other.

As the idea grew and evolved, Christine took over managing Blick while others in the group focused on their own creative businesses. Christine’s sister Rosy came on board as a volunteer initially to manage the financial side of the organisation. Together they have been managing Blick since 2007.

We will be sharing the rest of our story over the next while or you can also find it on our website: https://blickstudios.org/the-team/the-blick-story/

Thanks to @verahylands for creating the video for us and gently encouraging us to do it!

Our Nurture End of Program Creative Talks will be showcasing the creatives who took part in our 8 month Nurture incubation programme which started last October!

Join us on Wednesday 28th May in our Great Northern Street Studios to...

May 12

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Some of our favourite bits from last month (April) at Blick

May 12

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Some of our favourite bits from last month (April) at Blick

Our latest roundup of local and international funding, support & opportunities for NI creatives

01. Belfast City Council Street Art Mentorship Bursaries

Offering six bursaries of £2,000 Belfast street artists to learn new...

May 9

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Thanks so much to @dannisimpsonart for a great creative talk last night and to everyone who joined us for the event!

May 8

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Thanks so much to @dannisimpsonart for a great creative talk last night and to everyone who joined us for the event!

It`s all change at Blick this month as we say goodbye to some of our current residents, allowing us also to welcome in new creatives as space becomes available!

We have the following dedicated deskspaces available in our shared...

May 7

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It's all change at Blick this month as we say goodbye to some of our current residents, allowing us also to welcome in new creatives as space becomes available!

We have the following dedicated deskspaces available in our shared creative coworking spaces.

HILL ST
2 adjacent desks available £165 for 1 or £285 for both desks per calendar month

COTTON COURT
2 adjacent desks available £125 for 1 desk or £225 for both desks per calendar month

GREAT NORTHERN STREET
1 desk available £150 per calendar month

ABOUT THE WORKSPACE:
– All prices are all inclusive (rent, rates, utilities, broadband)
– Minimum 3 months contract then on a rolling monthly contract
– 1 months rent required as a deposit

WORKSPACE BENEFITS:

– Networking and collaborative opportunities with other studio members

– Quiet environment for working creatively and productively away from home distractions

– Professional commercial address for customer confidence and to keep your home address private

– Better work-life balance. Keep your work and home-life separate

– Dedicated deskspace with storage you can leave equipment and know where you will be sitting each day!

– Opportunity to attend events and workshops in the studios and build your network and improve your skills

– All studios are in great locations in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter or South Belfast

– Flexible and affordable contracts (Minimum of 3 months then on a month by month basis)

– Blick is an independent social enterprise. Profits from our creative workspace services go back into supporting the creative community through our different events, workshops, residencies, programs and resources.

For more email or to arrange a viewing message us, email christine@blickstudios.org or visit our website www.blickstudios.org

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!! Just a couple of tickets left for this tomorrow night!

- - CREATIVE TALK - ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR DANNI SIMPSON - -
Come join us tomorrow evening for our next creative talk with the talented artist and...

May 6

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Happy Bank Holiday Weekend! Here`s what`s on at Blick this Month!

- Wed 7th May - Creative Talk - Artist & Illustrator Danni Simpson
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Venue: Blick Hill St

- Sun 4th May - Seaside Books Beginner 6...

May 6

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Happy Bank Holiday Weekend! Here's what's on at Blick this Month!

- Wed 7th May - Creative Talk - Artist & Illustrator Danni Simpson
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Venue: Blick Hill St

- Sun 4th May - Seaside Books Beginner 6 Week Poetry Workshop Course�
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Venue: Blick Great Northern Street

- Tues 6th May - Seaside Books Intermediate 6 Week Poetry Workshop Course�
Time: 6.30pm - 8pm
Venue: Blick Great Northern Street

- Tuesday 27th May - Womenfolk Peer Mentoring�
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Venue: Blick Hill St

�- Wednesday 28th May - Nurture Program Participants Creative Talks
�Time: 7pm - 9pm
�Venue: Blick Great Northern Street�

�Find out more on our website: �https://blickstudios.org/events/��

After a busy year moving buildings and doing lots of things behind the scenes, we are bringing back our regular roundup of local and international funding, support & opportunities for NI creatives. Here are some of the opportunities...

May 2

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What`s on at Blick this month!

- Wed 7th May - Creative Talk - Artist & Illustrator Danni Simpson
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Venue: Blick Hill St

- Sun 4th May - Seaside Books Beginner 6 Week Poetry Workshop Course�
Time:...

May 1

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- - NEXT WEEK - CREATIVE TALK - ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR DANNI SIMPSON - -

Come join us next Wednesday evening for our next creative talk with the talented artist and illustrator, Danni Simpson sharing her creative story!...

Apr 30

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We had a lovely few days touring around different creative projects in Belfast last week with Alan and Sarah from @onebite.design who we met in Hong Kong last October when we were visiting for our British Council @the_design_salon and...

Apr 29

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We had a lovely few days touring around different creative projects in Belfast last week with Alan and Sarah from @onebite.design who we met in Hong Kong last October when we were visiting for our British Council @the_design_salon and @belfastdesignwk project. It was like being tourists in our own city, and it was great to
see how much Belfast has changed and is continuing to grow and change to reconnect with people we hadn't had the opportunity to connect with
recently, and to get outsiders' perspectives on the many possibilities the City offers!

Thanks to Alan and Sarah for visiting and inspiring us with their amazing work and to everyone who took the time to chat with them and welcome them to Belfast!

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