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Our Aims & Values

Blick exists to support and inspire creatives in Northern Ireland through affordable workspaces, business services and shared learning.

Our Aims
  • To provide working spaces for creatives outside the home to encourage productivity, creativity, connection and better work/life balance.
  • To provide affordable workspace for creatives in beautiful buildings with character in Belfast.
  • To offer fully serviced workspace without commitment that takes the hassle and risk out of renting premises and allows our resident creatives to concentrate on their creative practices.
  • To bring together creatives to encourage community, connection, collaboration and peer learning within our workspace and events and activities.
  • To provide meaningful support for creatives in Belfast to inspire and support them to follow their dreams, gain inspiration and motivation and meet and connect with other like-minded creatives.
  • To remain a financially sustainable and independent organisation, able to provide long-term support and facilities and adapt quickly and flexibly to the needs of creatives.
Blick Summer Meet 2023
Our Values
  • INDEPENDENT
    To remain an independent, financially sustainable social enterprise.
  • ENTREPRENEURIAL
    To maximise opportunities and be flexible and business-minded in our approach so we remain financially independent and sustainable.
  • INCLUSIVE
    Be inclusive and open-minded to new ideas and new people, and be an organisation open to everyone.
  • INDUSTRY FOCUSED
    Remain focused on the needs of creatives.
  • INNOVATIVE
    Be innovative and forward-thinking to provide sustainable solutions to the needs of creatives.
Belfast Design Week Photo credit: Joe Laverty

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We got a lovely new table for our South Belfast studios from the brilliant Ten Foundations charity shop on the Lisburn Road

Affordable, sustainable, supporting a great charity and close enough to our studios that we could carry it down the road!

Apr 15

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We got a lovely new table for our South Belfast studios from the brilliant Ten Foundations charity shop on the Lisburn Road Affordable, sustainable, supporting a great charity and close enough to our studios that we could carry it down the road!

We were featured in Ulster Business along with lots of great companies in an article about coworking in Belfast!
https://issuu.com/ulster_business/docs/ulster_business_february_2025

Apr 10

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We were featured in Ulster Business along with lots of great companies in an article about coworking in Belfast! https://issuu.com/ulster_business/docs/ulster_business_february_2025

Our beautiful Hill Street Studios breakout space. Perfect for an afternoon coffee break in the sun and the chance to step away from your desk for a bit ☕️

Apr 8

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Our beautiful Hill Street Studios breakout space. Perfect for an afternoon coffee break in the sun and the chance to step away from your desk for a bit ☕️

Our next Blick Creative Talk is this Wednesday with local creative @laurenkelsoillustrator sharing her creative story

Lauren graduated in just 2023 but has already achieved so much and has just recently opened her own bricks-and-mortar shop and studio.

In this creative talk, Lauren will share her experiences and some of the highs and lows she has experienced on her creative business journey.

EVENT DETAILS:

Event Date(s): Wednesday, 9th April
Event Time: 7pm-8pm
Location: Blick Shared Studios, 46 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LB

For more information and to book visit the events page of our website (link in profile and below)

https://blickstudios.org/events/creative-talk-with-illustrator-lauren-kelso/

Apr 4

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Our next Blick Creative Talk is this Wednesday with local creative @laurenkelsoillustrator sharing her creative story Lauren graduated in just 2023 but has already achieved so much and has just recently opened her own bricks-and-mortar shop and studio. In this creative talk, Lauren will share her experiences and some of the highs and lows she has experienced on her creative business journey. EVENT DETAILS: Event Date(s): Wednesday, 9th April Event Time: 7pm-8pm Location: Blick Shared Studios, 46 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LB For more information and to book visit the events page of our website (link in profile and below) https://blickstudios.org/events/creative-talk-with-illustrator-lauren-kelso/

For anyone looking to find our Hill Street Studios for events or workshops or anyone who is just curious! They are right in the middle of the Cathedral Quarter. In fact you have probably walked past the entrance on a night out!

Apr 2

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For anyone looking to find our Hill Street Studios for events or workshops or anyone who is just curious! They are right in the middle of the Cathedral Quarter. In fact you have probably walked past the entrance on a night out!

- - APRIL AT BLICK - UPCOMING EVENTS, WORKSHOPS & MEETUPS FOR CREATIVES - -

CREATIVE SKILLS WORKSHOP - ADVENTURES IN CHAT GPT - SOLD OUT
Wednesday 2nd April
7pm - 9pm

CREATIVE TALK - ILLUSTRATOR LAUREN KELSO
Wednesday 9th April
7pm - 9pm

WOMENFOLK PEER MENTORING
Tuesday 29th April
7pm - 9pm

https://blickstudios.org/events/

Apr 1

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- - APRIL AT BLICK - UPCOMING EVENTS, WORKSHOPS & MEETUPS FOR CREATIVES - - CREATIVE SKILLS WORKSHOP - ADVENTURES IN CHAT GPT - SOLD OUT Wednesday 2nd April 7pm - 9pm CREATIVE TALK - ILLUSTRATOR LAUREN KELSO Wednesday 9th April 7pm - 9pm WOMENFOLK PEER MENTORING Tuesday 29th April 7pm - 9pm https://blickstudios.org/events/

Meet the facilitators of our next creative skills workshop - Adventures in ChatGPT `Homewerk` @homewerk.project

Graeme Watson �����@graeme_theory and Katya Buryakova @stormy_kate are the founders of Homewerk, a project that designs workshops, courses and projects to give creative professionals time, space and inspiration to learn new tools and tricks, and make new connections.

Graeme Watson has worked in marketing, communication and events in higher education and the arts for almost two decades, and played a leading role in building the stand-up comedy scene in Northern Ireland through his production company The Infinite Jest. Graeme also worked in collaboration with us in the past as a co-creator and co-presenter of the Small Town Big Dreams creative industries podcast.

Katya Buryakova is an artist, designer, and educator with a background in fine art and design. She graduated from the Moscow Academic Art College and the National Design Institute before moving to Belfast to complete her Master’s in Fine Art.

With experience teaching painting, composition, and design, she now helps craft makers boost their digital presence at Craft NI. Now, as Craft NI’s Digital Development Officer, she oversees website development and design while helping craft makers improve their digital presence through running workshops on Canva, Photoshop, Video Editing tools and social media marketing.

Beyond her work at Craft NI, Katya continues her artistic practice, focusing primarily on digital art.

We have an interview with Graeme and Katya on our website

Or you can also still book tickets to attend their FREE workshop!

WORKSHOP DETAILS
�Event Date(s): April 2, 2025
Event Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Location: Blick Shared Studios, 46 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LB
Cost: Free

�Book your place on our website link in profile

Mar 27

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Meet the facilitators of our next creative skills workshop - Adventures in ChatGPT 'Homewerk' @homewerk.project Graeme Watson �����@graeme_theory and Katya Buryakova @stormy_kate are the founders of Homewerk, a project that designs workshops, courses and projects to give creative professionals time, space and inspiration to learn new tools and tricks, and make new connections. Graeme Watson has worked in marketing, communication and events in higher education and the arts for almost two decades, and played a leading role in building the stand-up comedy scene in Northern Ireland through his production company The Infinite Jest. Graeme also worked in collaboration with us in the past as a co-creator and co-presenter of the Small Town Big Dreams creative industries podcast. Katya Buryakova is an artist, designer, and educator with a background in fine art and design. She graduated from the Moscow Academic Art College and the National Design Institute before moving to Belfast to complete her Master’s in Fine Art. With experience teaching painting, composition, and design, she now helps craft makers boost their digital presence at Craft NI. Now, as Craft NI’s Digital Development Officer, she oversees website development and design while helping craft makers improve their digital presence through running workshops on Canva, Photoshop, Video Editing tools and social media marketing. Beyond her work at Craft NI, Katya continues her artistic practice, focusing primarily on digital art. We have an interview with Graeme and Katya on our website Or you can also still book tickets to attend their FREE workshop! WORKSHOP DETAILS �Event Date(s): April 2, 2025 Event Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Location: Blick Shared Studios, 46 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LB Cost: Free �Book your place on our website link in profile