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Open Studios 2026 - Sat 20th & Sun 21st June, 11am-4pm
29 studios open to explore and talk to the artists - Artworks for sale - Members' exhibition in the gallery - Hunter Gatherer's Pop-up Cafe

17/06/2026

When chatting to our artists and seeing their amazing creations gets too much for you at Open Studios drop by the gallery to recharge your batteries. Hunter Gatherer Coffee and their pop-up cafe join us again this year with their gorgeous drinks and light snacks. I’ve already placed my order for a sausage roll and latte!
See you this weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.
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16/06/2026

Open Studios preparations are going well as the gallery is made ready for the Members’s Exhibition. At times there was a bit too much frivolity and not enough hanging work, but we got there in the end. But hey, isn’t that what it’s all about? Celebrating our artists and all their creativity. We hope you enjoy it.
See you this weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.
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15/06/2026

Open Studios - Artist Profile
Alice Hume - Studio 29

Alice is a Textile Artist and Weaver based in Portsmouth with 12 years of experience including training from weaving schools in Britain, Japan, and Sweden. Her community-focused practice emphasises collaboration, heritage, and nature through handcrafted techniques. Working mainly on a 56-year-old manual loom, she creates each piece by hand, using plant fibres and vintage yarns. Her weaving integrates embroidery, decorative knots, and spinning techniques. Inspired by the urgency of climate change, Alice aims to foster environmental awareness while preserving traditional crafts and cultural heritage.

It’s a very busy time for Alice, finishing the setting up of her studio here at ASP, having recently moved from Portsmouth Museum. She is also preparing work for the ‘2126: What If?’ exhibition at Aspex Portsmouth that opens 26th June.

See Alice and her work at Art Space Portsmouth Open Studio weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.

Photograph credits: 1 , 2 , 3 & 4
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14/06/2026

Open Studios - Artist Profile
Sophie Bowen - Studio 26

Sophie is a textile artist originally from Somerset, recently moved to Portsmouth after several years spent in Bristol. She works with drawing, natural dyes and hand embroidery, exploring stitch as a way of carrying line through movement, repetition and touch. Influenced by observing seasonality, its irregularities and transitions, her work unfolds gradually through process-led making, paying attention to subtle shifts in spacing, tension and direction as rhythm and form emerge through slow accumulation and care.
Sophie recently joined Art Space Portsmouth and is now working from Studio 26 alongside textile artist Amanda Berridge. The studio is giving her space to further explore natural dyeing, stitching and experimental material processes, and she’s excited to become part of Portsmouth’s creative community.
For Open Studios, she’ll be sharing recent artworks, sketchbooks, naturally dyed materials and stitch experiments to offer an insight into my making process.

See Sophie and her work at Art Space Portsmouth Open Studio weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.
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13/06/2026

Open Studios - Artist Profile
Lorraine Molins - Studio 20

Lorraine has made the huge step from Studio 19 to next door in John Green’s old studio. She says -
“Please make a point and come and see me in Studio 20, a beautiful large space and simply the best studio I have been in! Having been in smaller studios in Art Space, I have luckily recently moved into this wonderful large space, which allows me to house all my work, (having moved it all from storage) and work on several large works at the same time. I did a lot of work to it, re-painting walls & the floor, with help from Clive and Mike who built storage and re-did the main wall so I'm able to view the paintings from a distance.
It is a joy to be in and for me to see work that was done many years ago that is so connected to recent work. The inspiration to work on large connecting canvases stretching around the room inspired by Monet's Water Lilies in the Orangerie in Paris is my next project.”

See Lorraine and her work at Art Space Portsmouth Open Studio weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.
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12/06/2026

Open Studios - Artist Profile
Kye Wilson - Studio 19

Kye is an award-winning visual artist working with moving image to create video art and installations that incorporate multidisciplinary, site-specific, and live artwork. Embedded in his practice is the fusion of live and mediated experiences that explore the human condition and the liminal space between the real and the virtual.
His work has been performed, exhibited, and screened nationally and internationally, including at APT Gallery, London; Portsmouth Historic Dockyard; Wi******er Cathedral; and Circulo de Belles Artes, Museum of Fine Arts, Madrid. Awards include Best Video Artwork at MADATAC, Madrid; Best Film at the Undercover Surrealism exhibition at Hayward Gallery, London; and a jury decoration at the Festival of Video Art "KinoLevchyk", Ukraine.
Kye’s recent work is inspired by Slow Cinema, transforming research into long, contemplative takes that completely immerse viewers in the embodiment of people and places.
He has recently been awarded an Immersive Arts Explore grant to develop Eternal Seasons - a contemplative VR experience that collapses the four seasons into a single, impossible space, inviting embodied reflection on our relationship with the natural world at a time of climate crisis.
Eternal Seasons (Dissolving Time Through 360° Video) is supported by Immersive Arts funding. More information: immersivearts.uk/projects/dissolving-time/

See Kye and his work at Art Space Portsmouth Open Studio weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.
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11/06/2026

Open Studios - Artist Profile
Olana Light - Studio 7

Olana Light recently took over the whole of Studio 7, giving her a dedicated space to develop her practice on a larger scale. Over the past few weeks she has been busy transforming the studio - painting the walls and floor, building new shelving, and creating an environment that truly supports the way she works.
Having a large studio has made a huge difference. Space has always been one of the biggest challenges in Olana’s practice, particularly when creating large sculptural and installation works. Now, for the first time, she has the room to experiment, play, and develop ambitious projects without the limitations she previously faced.
During Open Studios, visitors will have the opportunity to see a sneak preview of a new work in progress from Between Land and Tide, her latest project supported by Arts Council England through a National Lottery Project Grant. The project explores connections between the sea, the body, and Portsmouth's coastal environment through large-scale sculpture, installation and performance.

See Olana and her work at Art Space Portsmouth Open Studio weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.

09/06/2026

Open Studios - Artist Profile
Our new Studio One resident artist is Phoenix Ng, a figurative artist from Hong Kong, now based in Portsmouth. Her art combines the exploration of identity, love and belonging from her lived experience as a young immigrant. She is interested in telling stories, memories and experiences highlighting women’s voices, inspired by both real world events and folklore. She works from life and self-directed photographs, primarily using acrylic, oil pastel and graphite.

On being selected for the Studio One opportunity Phoenix says, “It has been the most amazing time settling into Studio One at Art Space as I slowly transform the space into my own. I cannot be more grateful to have this beautiful space for the next two months and I am beyond excited to start working on new projects here.”

See Phoenix and her work at Art Space Portsmouth Open Studio weekend - 20th & 21st June, 11am-4pm.

07/06/2026

Over the next two weeks we’ll be posting all you need to know about our Open Studios weekend, 20th & 21st June, as we turn our working studios into a showcase for all our member’s work and practices.
We’ll tell you where you can find the artists new to the building; where other artists have moved studios; what special things artists are planning for the weekend; and everything else you’ll need to know to have a great visit.
See you in two weeks.

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27 Brougham Road
Portsmouth
PO54PA

Telephone

+442392874523

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https://linktr.ee/artspaceportsmouth

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