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Shared and Private Spaces Currently Available

We currently have 2 dedicated adjacent deskspaces available in our Cotton Court Studios £125 per calendar month all inclusive (rates, utilities, broadband) per desk or £225 for both desks.

We also have a 2-3 person private studio approximately 15sqm available from the start of May

Email christine@blickstudios.org for more info or to arrange a viewing or get in touch below

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Shared Workspace Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court
Shared Workspace Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court

The Workspace

In our Cotton Court studios we offer private and shared workspace to over 12 creatives. The space we offer is fully serviced, flexible, furnished and affordable. Our prices are all inclusive including rent, rates, utilities and broadband.

Shared Workspace

We currently have 2 dedicated deskspaces available in our Cotton Court Studios email christine@blickstudios.org for more info or get in touch below!

– £125 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

– Safe, well-lit Cathedral Quarter location opposite the Merchant hotel and close to Ulster University, the MAC and lots of shops, coffee shops and bars within walking distance.

– Minimum 3 months contract then on a rolling monthly contract

– 1 months rent required as a deposit

Get in touch below!

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Shared Workspace Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court

Our Cotton Court Studios are situated in an industrial style building full of creative organisations in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter

Private Workspace

– We have a number of private workspaces within our Cotton Court studios, suitable for approximately 1 – 3 people. Prices start from £275 per month for an office.

– 7am – 10.30pm access

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

– Safe, well-lit Cathedral Quarter location opposite the Merchant hotel and close to Ulster University, the MAC and lots of shops, coffee shops and bars within walking distance.

– Minimum 3 months contract then on a rolling monthly contract

– 1 months rent required as a deposit

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Private Studio Space Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court
Shared Workspace Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court

Elena, Graphic Designer

“It has been a great experience moving into Blick. The space itself is fresh, vibrant, and in a really good area. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a work space within a creative community.”

Shared Workspace Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court
Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court
Eligibility

The vision of Blick Shared Studios is to focus on the needs of creatives. To be eligible for taking workspace within Blick, you need to be working within the creative industries.

Falling within the UK’s definition of the creative industries – ‘those industries that are based on individual creativity, skill and talent with the potential to create wealth and jobs through developing intellectual property’ – includes thirteen sectors: advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film, interactive leisure software (ie. video games), music, the performing arts, publishing, software, and television and radio.

You will be asked to complete a short application form to ensure your eligibility before taking a space at Blick.

Blick Shared Studios Cotton Court
The Location

The studios are situated in the heart of Belfast’s creative Cathedral Quarter opposite the Merchant Hotel and close to Ulster University, The Mac and the Black Box and many other arts and cultural organisations. It is a well-lit, safe and vibrant area in the city centre with lots of different coffee shops and food and drink offerings.

 

Our Location
Cotton Court is located opposite The Merchant Hotel
Why Choose Blick's Cotton Court Studios

Blick is a local, independent social enterprise offering affordable shared workspace, events, services and support for creatives in Belfast.

We have over 15 years experience providing workspace for creatives. We know what we are doing and can be relied upon to provide a professional service as well as being friendly and approachable.

Our spaces have been designed by creatives for creatives and offer quiet, intimate working spaces in buildings with character and charm to allow for productivity and creativity as well as community and collaboration. We aim to keep our services as affordable as possible so don’t offer free coffee/tea/ additional perks just try to offer really good service in nice spaces with nice people.

Our Cotton Court studios are based in Belfast’s creative and cultural Cathedral Quarter and has eight desk spaces as well as four private studio spaces. 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 and Young at Art.

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. You can read more about the history of our Cotton Court studios below.

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Cotton Court Workspace FAQs

Leases are for a minimum of 3 months followed by a rolling month by month contract.

Rent, Rates, Heating, Electricity, High Speed Broadband, Office Furniture, use of Kitchen, Building maintenance, Cleaning of common areas, access from 7.00am – 10.30pm

We require 1 months rent to be paid by bank transfer as deposit to secure the space. This deposit will then be returned by bank transfer when you move out and have returned your keys and left your workspace clean and tidy without alterations. The first months rent will be due to be paid by bank transfer at the start of your rental term and invoiced thereafter on a monthly basis.

Unfortunately we don’t have a meeting room within our Cotton Court studios, but the facilities within our Malone studios can be accessed free of charge by Cotton Court Blick residents, but is subject to booking and availability.

We do not offer any free parking at our Cotton Court Studios but there is paid on street parking in the surrounding streets and a number of car parks a short walk away, affordable daily parking is available on Corporation Street, Lancaster Street and Little Donegal Street and you can also park within St Anne’s Square Belfast.

Our Cotton Court studios are open for residents to access between 7.00am and 10.30pm daily.

We don’t provide any extra services, we prefer to keep things simple and keep costs down for our resident businesses and put any profits we make back into supporting the local creative economy through free creative business support events and workshops.

Our buildings are fully serviced and furnished, and our prices are inclusive of rent, rates, utilities, broadband and use of communal meeting spaces, making renting an office simple.

Shared Workspace Prices Cotton Court

  • £125 per individual desk-space
  • Discounts for renting multiple desks available

Private Office space costs Cotton Court

Our private offices start from £275 for a small office for 1-2 people but vary depending on size and location. Email christine@blickstudios.org for costs of specific office spaces.

Please get in touch with us, we try to be flexible where we can to meet individual business needs so either give us a call 028 90207832 or drop us an email to christine@blickstudios.org with what you are looking for and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Located in Belfast City Centre, our Cotton Court Studio is based at 30-42 Waring Street, opposite the Merchant Hotel. There is plenty of parking nearby, street parking (free after 6pm and all day Sunday) is located on all surrounding streets, or St. Anne’s Square multi-story car park is a 5 minute walk away and Hi Park Car Park on High Street is 2 minutes walk, whilst more cost effective daily parking rates can be found in the car parks on Corporation Street, Frederick Street or Little Donegal Street behind Belfast Central Library.

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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
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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/

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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 hear about their creative ideas and their journeys with their creative businesses so far! They will each share their experiences and insights of starting a creative business, their advice for other creatives starting out and their hopes and dreams for the future!

Featured Creatives:

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- Bethany Millican Illustrator @bethanysmillican

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- Vera Hylands Artist, Videographer and Content Creator @verahylands

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�Book your ticket to hear their stories on the events page of our website (link in profile)

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- 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/�����