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Creative Roundup: Slow Business, Inspiration, Funding & Support & More

Here is a roundup of some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week. INSPIRATION Slow Business Movement - we are starting to plan our new programme of events, activities and support,...

Meet our Community: Cotton Court Resident Emanuela Mae Agrini

This week we had a quick catchup with our newest Cotton Court resident creative freelancer Emanuela, who told us a bit about herself and her creative work Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? Hey there! I...

Creative Roundup 10th June

Here is a roundup of some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week. INSPIRATION Belfast School of Art - part of the reason we have chosen to have studios in...

Helena Lavery

Meet our Community: Yoga Teacher Helena Lavery

Blick is all about community, our creative residents and the wider creative community, but also the people who use our facilities for various different activities. Activities that help support Blick financially so that we can provide affordable workspace and run...

Creative Roundup 30th May

We plan to regularly bring you some of our favourite things for NI creatives - upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration. INSPIRATION This week we're loving Belfast Photo Festival, particularly their Botanic Gardens Exhibit which is just near...

Meet Our Community: Blick Founder Christine

Since covid we have been very busy with new residents and behind the scenes work in the studios. We are planning to pick things up again with more for the wider creative business community in Northern Ireland in coming months....

Ronan Bowes – Solo Exhibition with Gallery 545

Ronan Bowes – Solo Exhibition ‘Decompression: Abstract Works on Paper’ Blick is delighted to support resident Francesca Biondi, director of Gallery 545 in her latest virtual exhibition. ‘Decompression’ features award-winning artist Ronan Bowes. This special solo exhibition presents for the...

Story of Blick

The Story of Blick Shared Studios

FUTURE We now have approximately 70 businesses across our studios with 115 creatives working in our spaces. We are excited to continue our different creative adventures and projects and supporting creatives in Belfast. 2021 In 2021 we finished our Womenfolk...

Artist feature – Rhea Hanlon

We are delighted to feature Rhea Hanlons artwork in our Malone Studios atrium where it takes pride of place in this sunny breakout space for residents and visitors to enjoy. Rhea is a freelance Illustrator and Animator and a recent...

Dani McFerran top 100 female entrepreneur

Resident Dani McFerran celebrated as top 100 ƒ:Entrepreneur

Our resident Dani McFerran, founder of award winning Graphic Design studio Done & Dusted , was celebrated for her contribution to entrepreneurship at the House of Lords to mark International Women's Day. Inspirational female founders from across the UK gathered...

Rosie McGurran 'Corners of Time' solo exhibition

Rosie McGurran ‘Corners of Time’ Solo Exhibition

Blick studios is delighted to host the Rosie McGurran 'Corners of Time' solo exhibition, curated by resident Francesca Biondi of Gallery 545. This exhibition features Rosie McGurran, Royal Ulster Academician and award-winning artist. It presents an extraordinary series of new...

Holly Cowley

#MeetTheResident – Holly Cowley

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? Hiya! My name is Holly and I’m a 22-year-old Theatre graduate from the University of York. I moved to Belfast in September because I was ready for something new and far...

Blick's Social Impact

Blick’s 2019-20 Social Impact

Over our 3 sites we supported over 64 small creative businesses to grow their business. Over 96 businesses have benefited from our virtual business services. Our workspace has an average of approximately 97% occupancy during this period. ...

Clever Ghost

Onwards and upwards for Clever Ghost

Hill Street residents Clever Ghost are moving onwards and upwards, moving to a new private studio on the Lisburn Road, where they can continue expanding their Graphic Design business. We caught up with Paul and Danni before they left and...

Gillian Callan

#MeetTheResident – Gillian Callan

Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? I am a documentary filmmaker working in both TV and theatrical feature documentaries. As a freelancer I tend to jump between directing and producing depending on the project and who I...

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...

- - BLICK CREATIVE RESOURCES - USEFUL AUDIO TOOLS & RESOURCES - -

In October 2025 we collaborated with Homewerk and radio and audio producer Owen McFadden from WhyFi Productions, who drew on his experience of creating award-winning audio for BBC Radio Ulster, Radio 4 and more, to give insights into the basics of recording, editing, and shaping audio into compelling listening. Here are some brilliant audio resources Owen shared with us.

Transform media – Global tips about recording and audio

Epidemic sound – a global music-tech platform that provides a direct-license catalog of over 50,000 music tracks and 200,000 sound effects for content creators and businesses

Sadie software – For decades, SADiE has been a trusted tool for audio professionals, offering precision and reliability in recording, editing, and production.

Reaper software – REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.

Adobe Audition – Audition is a comprehensive toolset that includes multitrack, waveform and spectral display for creating, mixing, editing and restoring audio content. This powerful audio workstation is designed to accelerate video production workflows and audio finishing — and deliver a polished mix with pristine sound.

Trint – AI transcription software turning speech to text isn’t breaking news. But Trint is. Convert video, audio and live conversations to text in 30+ languages.

Otter – Full AI-powered transcripts with automated summaries. Archived audio and video imports.  AI chat, and more.

Full list including links on our web resources: https://blickstudios.org/resources/useful-audio-tools-resources/

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- - BLICK CREATIVE RESOURCES - USEFUL AUDIO TOOLS & RESOURCES - -

In October 2025 we collaborated with Homewerk and radio and audio producer Owen McFadden from WhyFi Productions, who drew on his experience of creating award-winning audio for BBC Radio Ulster, Radio 4 and more, to give insights into the basics of recording, editing, and shaping audio into compelling listening. Here are some brilliant audio resources Owen shared with us.

Transform media – Global tips about recording and audio

Epidemic sound – a global music-tech platform that provides a direct-license catalog of over 50,000 music tracks and 200,000 sound effects for content creators and businesses

Sadie software – For decades, SADiE has been a trusted tool for audio professionals, offering precision and reliability in recording, editing, and production.

Reaper software – REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.

Adobe Audition – Audition is a comprehensive toolset that includes multitrack, waveform and spectral display for creating, mixing, editing and restoring audio content. This powerful audio workstation is designed to accelerate video production workflows and audio finishing — and deliver a polished mix with pristine sound.

Trint – AI transcription software turning speech to text isn’t breaking news. But Trint is. Convert video, audio and live conversations to text in 30+ languages.

Otter – Full AI-powered transcripts with automated summaries. Archived audio and video imports.  AI chat, and more.

Full list including links on our web resources: https://blickstudios.org/resources/useful-audio-tools-resources/

Very excited to start our new @belfastdesignwk Collab Design Hothouse Residency this week with @beth__schmidt and @rachelcowie_graphics looking forward to seeing what they create over the next couple of months and sharing their progress!

Jul 21

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Very excited to start our new @belfastdesignwk Collab Design Hothouse Residency this week with @beth__schmidt and @rachelcowie_graphics looking forward to seeing what they create over the next couple of months and sharing their progress!

In October 2025 we collaborated with @homewerk.project and radio and audio producer Owen McFadden from @whyfiproductions who drew on his experience of creating award-winning audio for BBC Radio Ulster, Radio 4 and more, to give insights into the basics of recording, editing, and shaping audio into compelling listening. We learnt so much from this amazing workshop, but here are our key takeaways

Jul 21

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In October 2025 we collaborated with @homewerk.project and radio and audio producer Owen McFadden from @whyfiproductions who drew on his experience of creating award-winning audio for BBC Radio Ulster, Radio 4 and more, to give insights into the basics of recording, editing, and shaping audio into compelling listening. We learnt so much from this amazing workshop, but here are our key takeaways

Lovely sunny days and a more relaxed working schedule over the last few weeks, but back properly in the studio this week with our new collab residency with @belfastdesignwk starting and some other exciting new projects!

Jul 20

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Lovely sunny days and a more relaxed working schedule over the last few weeks, but back properly in the studio this week with our new collab residency with @belfastdesignwk starting and some other exciting new projects!

Putting up our new exhibition hanging grids in our Great Northern Street studios earlier this year!
After lots of research we designed our own hanging system.

We bought freestanding grid wall panels and some brackets and mounted them on the walls for an affordable and easy exhibition system
Making it really easy for us to change exhibits in the front windows as well as inside!

Starting with our first exhibit - Islands of Design Popup Museum Irish Design Week Part 1

Jul 8

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Putting up our new exhibition hanging grids in our Great Northern Street studios earlier this year!
After lots of research we designed our own hanging system.

We bought freestanding grid wall panels and some brackets and mounted them on the walls for an affordable and easy exhibition system
Making it really easy for us to change exhibits in the front windows as well as inside!

Starting with our first exhibit - Islands of Design Popup Museum Irish Design Week Part 1

Meet The Resident: Lorna McFall User Interface (UI) & User Experience (UX) Designer within the Video Games Industry
In our latest Meet The Resident we get to know one of our new residents at our Hill Street Studios, Lorna McFall a User Interface (UI) & User Experience (UX) Designer within the Video Games Industry
https://blickstudios.org/blog/meet-the-resident-lorna-mcfall-user-interface-ui-user-experience-ux-de

Jul 7

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Meet The Resident: Lorna McFall User Interface (UI) & User Experience (UX) Designer within the Video Games Industry
In our latest Meet The Resident we get to know one of our new residents at our Hill Street Studios, Lorna McFall a User Interface (UI) & User Experience (UX) Designer within the Video Games Industry
https://blickstudios.org/blog/meet-the-resident-lorna-mcfall-user-interface-ui-user-experience-ux-de

Our Great Northern Street studios provide shared and private workspace to over 15 creatives and are located just off the Lisburn Road in South Belfast in a modern glass fronted building nestled between traditional red brick Belfast terrace houses.

You can find out more about our Great Northern Street studios on our website

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Our Great Northern Street studios provide shared and private workspace to over 15 creatives and are located just off the Lisburn Road in South Belfast in a modern glass fronted building nestled between traditional red brick Belfast terrace houses.

You can find out more about our Great Northern Street studios on our website

The beautiful breakout space of our Great Northern Street studios

Jul 1

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The beautiful breakout space of our Great Northern Street studios

Here`s where you can find our Great Northern Street studios, in South Belfast, at the bottom of Chadwick Street just past Tesco on the way out of town, nestled among a row of redbrick terraces!

Jun 30

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Here's where you can find our Great Northern Street studios, in South Belfast, at the bottom of Chadwick Street just past Tesco on the way out of town, nestled among a row of redbrick terraces!

This week we are going to share a bit more about our newest studios, our Great Northern Street studios. The studios provide shared and private workspace to over 15 creatives and are located just off the Lisburn Road in South Belfast in a modern glass fronted building nestled between traditional red brick Belfast terrace houses.

You can find out more about our Great Northern Street studios and available workspace on our website (link in profile and below)

https://blickstudios.org/locations/great-northern-street/

Jun 29

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We have one dedicated deskspace coming available in our Cotton Court shared creative coworking space:

– £130 per dedicated desk per calendar month all inclusive utilities, rates, broadand etc (No VAT)

– 7am – 10.30pm access

– Industrial style building full of creative organisations in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter

– Cathedral Quarter location opposite the Merchant hotel

– Minimum 3 months contract then on a rolling monthly contract

– 1 months rent required as a deposit

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

Or visit the Cotton Court page of our website link below and in profile:

https://blickstudios.org/locations/cotton-court-belfast/

Jun 27

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1 week left to apply for our new design residency in collaboration with @belfastdesignwk this summer!

Design Hothouse is a new Blick Shared Studios X Belfast Design Week collaborative residency, that will support two emerging designers from different disciplines as they work together over a 2-month period from 17th July – 18th September on a live brief.

The Brief

The brief will be to work together to co-design and co-create a body of digital and printed work to promote Design After Dark, a new Blick X Belfast Design Weekinitiative that will bring a series of seasonal evening celebrations of contemporary design in Belfast.

The Details

The residency will take place in Blick Shared Studios, Hill Street Studios from 17th July – 18th September. The selected applicants will have access to workspace to work on the project, weekly workshops, mentoring and professional development support from established creatives. They will each receive a bursary of £800 that they can use for their time, materials and expenses.

Selected participants will be required to attend each of the weekly workshops (time to be agreed based on participants and facilitators availability) and provide weekly reports on project progress. They will be responsible for working together collaboratively to create the digital artwork to promote Design After Dark, Belfast Community Plant Library and Food Loves Design. In addition they will get the opportunity to exhibit printed versions of their work and talk about their experience on the residency during Design After Dark.

Applicants can be emerging creatives (working in industry for less than 2 years), students or graduates or self-taught designers looking to build their skills, experience and connections.

Visit our website for full details ✨️

Jun 26

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1 week left to apply for our new design residency in collaboration with @belfastdesignwk this summer!

Design Hothouse is a new Blick Shared Studios X Belfast Design Week collaborative residency, that will support two emerging designers from different disciplines as they work together over a 2-month period from 17th July – 18th September on a live brief.

The Brief

The brief will be to work together to co-design and co-create a body of digital and printed work to promote Design After Dark, a new Blick X Belfast Design Weekinitiative that will bring a series of seasonal evening celebrations of contemporary design in Belfast.

The Details

The residency will take place in Blick Shared Studios, Hill Street Studios from 17th July – 18th September. The selected applicants will have access to workspace to work on the project, weekly workshops, mentoring and professional development support from established creatives. They will each receive a bursary of £800 that they can use for their time, materials and expenses.

Selected participants will be required to attend each of the weekly workshops (time to be agreed based on participants and facilitators availability) and provide weekly reports on project progress. They will be responsible for working together collaboratively to create the digital artwork to promote Design After Dark, Belfast Community Plant Library and Food Loves Design. In addition they will get the opportunity to exhibit printed versions of their work and talk about their experience on the residency during Design After Dark.

Applicants can be emerging creatives (working in industry for less than 2 years), students or graduates or self-taught designers looking to build their skills, experience and connections.

Visit our website for full details ✨️

Cotton Court is a converted Cotton Mill. Throughout the 18 and early 19th Century, Belfast was a landmark city for the textile industries of Linen and Cotton. By 1804 there were 27,000 people in Northern Ireland being employed in cotton mills, one of which was Cotton Court. Cotton Court is our smallest studios, making it a more cosy and intimate space, we have eight desk spaces and four private offices in our Cotton Court studios! It is also our most affordable space with dedicated deskspaces costing just £130 per calendar month all inclusive!

Cotton Court is part of a managed workspace building, which operates in the Cathedral Quarter with a focus on not-for-profit organisations from the Arts, Cultural & Community Sector. Other businesses who reside in Cotton Court include Belfast Print Workshop, Destination CQ and Young at Art!

As well as the industrial interiors and creative feel of the building it has an amazing location in the Cathedral Quarter right opposite the main entrance to the Merchant Hotel on Waring Street!

You can find out more about our Cotton Court studios and any available workspace on our website: https://blickstudios.org/locations/cotton-court-belfast/

Jun 26

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Cotton Court is a converted Cotton Mill. Throughout the 18 and early 19th Century, Belfast was a landmark city for the textile industries of Linen and Cotton. By 1804 there were 27,000 people in Northern Ireland being employed in cotton mills, one of which was Cotton Court. Cotton Court is our smallest studios, making it a more cosy and intimate space, we have eight desk spaces and four private offices in our Cotton Court studios! It is also our most affordable space with dedicated deskspaces costing just £130 per calendar month all inclusive!

Cotton Court is part of a managed workspace building, which operates in the Cathedral Quarter with a focus on not-for-profit organisations from the Arts, Cultural & Community Sector. Other businesses who reside in Cotton Court include Belfast Print Workshop, Destination CQ and Young at Art!

As well as the industrial interiors and creative feel of the building it has an amazing location in the Cathedral Quarter right opposite the main entrance to the Merchant Hotel on Waring Street!

You can find out more about our Cotton Court studios and any available workspace on our website: https://blickstudios.org/locations/cotton-court-belfast/

Our cosy and creative Cotton Court studios in Belfast`s Cathedral Quarter, we have a dedicated deskspace coming available soon for £130 per calendar month all inclusive! Visit the Cotton Court page of our website (link in profile) or get in touch by emailling christine@blickstudios.org for more info

Jun 24

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On Tuesday 9th June I was lucky enough to attend the Creative Health Northern Ireland: Co-creating a Policy Framework for Northern Ireland event, so much great information to take away and thought provoking conversations that hopefully can inform some of our programming at Blick and Belfast Design Week.

It was great in particular to hear illustrator Conor McClure talking about his work on Graphic Medicine and to see his beautiful accompanying illustrations.

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Jun 23

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On Tuesday 9th June I was lucky enough to attend the Creative Health Northern Ireland: Co-creating a Policy Framework for Northern Ireland event, so much great information to take away and thought provoking conversations that hopefully can inform some of our programming at Blick and Belfast Design Week.

It was great in particular to hear illustrator Conor McClure talking about his work on Graphic Medicine and to see his beautiful accompanying illustrations.

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Here`s where you can find our Cotton Court studios in the Cathedral Quarter on Waring Street (right opposite the gorgeous Merchant Hotel) in the same building as Belfast Print Workshop, Young at Art and more

https://blickstudios.org/locations/cotton-court-belfast/

Jun 23

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Here's where you can find our Cotton Court studios in the Cathedral Quarter on Waring Street (right opposite the gorgeous Merchant Hotel) in the same building as Belfast Print Workshop, Young at Art and more

https://blickstudios.org/locations/cotton-court-belfast/

- - OUR COTTON COURT STUDIOS - -

Cotton Court is a converted Cotton Mill. Throughout the 18 and early 19th Century, Belfast was a landmark city for the textile industries of Linen and Cotton. By 1804 there were 27,000 people in Northern Ireland being employed in cotton mills, one of which was Cotton Court. Cotton Court is our smallest studios, making it a more cosy and intimate space, we have eight desk spaces and four private offices in our Cotton Court studios! It is also our most affordable space with dedicated deskspaces costing just £125 per calendar month all inclusive!

Cotton Court is part of a managed workspace building, which operates in the Cathedral Quarter with a focus on not-for-profit organisations from the Arts, Cultural & Community Sector. Other businesses who reside in Cotton Court include Belfast Print Workshop, Destination CQ and Young at Art!

As well as the industrial interiors and creative feel of the building it has an amazing location in the Cathedral Quarter right opposite the main entrance to the Merchant Hotel on Waring Street!

You can find out more about our Cotton Court studios and any available workspace on our website:

https://blickstudios.org/locations/cotton-court-belfast/

Jun 22

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- - OUR COTTON COURT STUDIOS - -

Cotton Court is a converted Cotton Mill. Throughout the 18 and early 19th Century, Belfast was a landmark city for the textile industries of Linen and Cotton. By 1804 there were 27,000 people in Northern Ireland being employed in cotton mills, one of which was Cotton Court. Cotton Court is our smallest studios, making it a more cosy and intimate space, we have eight desk spaces and four private offices in our Cotton Court studios! It is also our most affordable space with dedicated deskspaces costing just £125 per calendar month all inclusive!

Cotton Court is part of a managed workspace building, which operates in the Cathedral Quarter with a focus on not-for-profit organisations from the Arts, Cultural & Community Sector. Other businesses who reside in Cotton Court include Belfast Print Workshop, Destination CQ and Young at Art!

As well as the industrial interiors and creative feel of the building it has an amazing location in the Cathedral Quarter right opposite the main entrance to the Merchant Hotel on Waring Street!

You can find out more about our Cotton Court studios and any available workspace on our website:

https://blickstudios.org/locations/cotton-court-belfast/

Last Monday night I had the privilege of attending the WE Innovate Programme Final Queen’s University Belfast after working in a small way with some of the programme finalists. It was great to see all the final pitches and the progress of the participants in a beautiful setting. Great keynote speech by @granlab_skin and panel discussion on women in entrepreneurship

Well done to everyone involved and especially the participants who had the scary job of pitching their ideas, they all did it beautifully.

https://blickstudios.org/blog/we-innovate-programme-final-queens-university-belfast/

Jun 17

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Last Monday night I had the privilege of attending the WE Innovate Programme Final Queen’s University Belfast after working in a small way with some of the programme finalists. It was great to see all the final pitches and the progress of the participants in a beautiful setting. Great keynote speech by @granlab_skin and panel discussion on women in entrepreneurship

Well done to everyone involved and especially the participants who had the scary job of pitching their ideas, they all did it beautifully.

https://blickstudios.org/blog/we-innovate-programme-final-queens-university-belfast/

Some belated pics from our @belfastdesignwk creative talk with Blick resident product and fashion designer @maureenselinalaverty
Maureen`s wonderful talk about inclusive design was really inspiring and informative, we will share a write up over coming weeks!

Jun 15

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Some belated pics from our @belfastdesignwk creative talk with Blick resident product and fashion designer @maureenselinalaverty
Maureen's wonderful talk about inclusive design was really inspiring and informative, we will share a write up over coming weeks!

Our latest roundup of funding and opportunities for NI Creatives

01 . Blick X Belfast Design Week Design Hothouse Residency

Design Hothouse is a new Blick Shared Studios X Belfast Design Week collaborative residency, that will support two emerging designers from different disciplines as they work together over a 2-month period from 17th July – 18th September on a live brief. £800 bursary available for each designer.
Closing date: Friday 3rd July

02. GoSEA Artists-in-Residence programme Vietnam
GoSEA welcomes UK-based artists and creative practitioners from all disciplines – from music, film, and visual arts to craft, creative research and production, and even puppet theatre!

Closing date: Monday 15th June

03. ImmerseHER
A cross‑border immersive arts adventure exploring Irish cultural heritage, identity, co‑creative storytelling, and digital futures for young women aged 16 – 25.

Closing date: 30th June

04. The Radcliffe Trust

The Radcliffe Trust supports the development and practice of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s heritage and crafts sector. This includes support for emerging craftspeople of high quality, craft and conservation projects and training, projects demonstrating creative outcomes by designer-makers, projects with potential for capacity building within the sector, and some special needs projects focusing on the therapeutic benefits of skills development.

Closing date: Friday 31st July

05. Culture Night Application
Just like last year, Culture Night Belfast 2026 will be an artist-led and venue based city-wide experience.

Deadline: Friday 19th June

06. Creative Lives Micro Grant

Has your creative group found a useful software package, app, or system that helps you run things more efficiently?
Deadline: Monday 6th April

07. Digital Arts Studios – Home Residency
The DAS Home Residency provides four months for you to develop a project of your choice.

Closing date: 8th July

08. Dormant Assets for All
The Dormant Assets for All fund is for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
You can apply for between £300 and £20,000.

See the full listings including links on our website blog

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Our latest roundup of funding and opportunities for NI Creatives

01 . Blick X Belfast Design Week Design Hothouse Residency

Design Hothouse is a new Blick Shared Studios X Belfast Design Week collaborative residency, that will support two emerging designers from different disciplines as they work together over a 2-month period from 17th July – 18th September on a live brief. £800 bursary available for each designer.
Closing date: Friday 3rd July

02. GoSEA Artists-in-Residence programme Vietnam
GoSEA welcomes UK-based artists and creative practitioners from all disciplines – from music, film, and visual arts to craft, creative research and production, and even puppet theatre!

Closing date: Monday 15th June

03. ImmerseHER
A cross‑border immersive arts adventure exploring Irish cultural heritage, identity, co‑creative storytelling, and digital futures for young women aged 16 – 25.

Closing date: 30th June

04. The Radcliffe Trust

The Radcliffe Trust supports the development and practice of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s heritage and crafts sector. This includes support for emerging craftspeople of high quality, craft and conservation projects and training, projects demonstrating creative outcomes by designer-makers, projects with potential for capacity building within the sector, and some special needs projects focusing on the therapeutic benefits of skills development.

Closing date: Friday 31st July

05. Culture Night Application
Just like last year, Culture Night Belfast 2026 will be an artist-led and venue based city-wide experience.

Deadline: Friday 19th June

06. Creative Lives Micro Grant

Has your creative group found a useful software package, app, or system that helps you run things more efficiently?
Deadline: Monday 6th April

07. Digital Arts Studios – Home Residency
The DAS Home Residency provides four months for you to develop a project of your choice.

Closing date: 8th July

08. Dormant Assets for All
The Dormant Assets for All fund is for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
You can apply for between £300 and £20,000.

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