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We now have approximately 70 businesses across our studios with 115 creatives working in our spaces.
We are excited to be turning 10 and can’t wait for the next decade of creative adventures and projects and to continue supporting entrepreneurs.
In 2017 we set up a brand new venture called Womenfolk to celebrate and promote women design entrepreneurs. We were excited to be involved again with Belfast Design Week in its 3rd year & new design events such as Late Night Design.
We moved from 52 Hill Street to Cotton Court in the Cathedral Quarter – a building full of creative companies.
We set up Flock, a trading arm of Blick that brings together the creative talent involved with Blick to work on multidisciplinary creative projects.
Increased income from growing our organisation gave us the opportunity to expand the free support we provide for creative entrepreneurs including:
We opened Eighty81 Creative Workspace in Derry-Londonderry providing workspace for 18 businesses as well as the Nest incubation program, creative events and support.
In Belfast there was a growing market for our services so we opened a second set of premises in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter providing workspace for an additional 18 businesses.
2015 was the year of Irish Design and we secured funding to run a variety of design events and co-founded Belfast Design Week.
We secured a 3 year contract to manage the creative hub in Ebrington in Derry/Londonderry to provide incubation space, workspace and events and support for the creative industries within the city.
We developed the brand and concept for Eighty81 Creative Workspace on behalf of Ilex Urban Regeneration.
We moved into our first Cathedral Quarter premises allowing us to provide space for an additional 15 businesses.
With the premises being so close to Ulster University, we were able to connect more with students and startups and build our existing creative community through meetups and events.
From 2008 – 2010 we ran a variety of events and courses to support small and startup creative businesses within Belfast including Blick Business Blitz and the Evolve Programme.
We saw a need to create more interactive and engaging enterprise events and set up Creative Camp Belfast – an interactive un-conference style event design to connect local creative entrepreneurs and encourage them to share their stories and speak on various topics.
With support from Ulster University and Belfast City Council we moved into our first permanent space at 51 Malone Road.
We focused on becoming independently sustainable by renting our studio spaces, event spaces and offering virtual services. By the end of 2008 we provided space to 15 different creative businesses.
Blick was set up by a group of creative entrepreneurs struggling to find suitable creative studio space in Belfast.
Our first studio was a rented warehouse in the City Centre which we set up with the help of £5000 from UnLtd.
If you are interested in workspace, virtual services, room hire or coming to any of our events or any general enquiries get in touch.
Get in TouchThe Story of Blick... so far!
2007
BY CREATIVES FOR CREATIVES
Blick was set up by a group of creative entrepreneurs struggling to ...
Apr 25
We have one dedicated desk available at our Malone Studios starting from June 2022!
The desk comes fully furnished at £150 per month (no ...
Apr 21
We are delighted to feature @rhea_hanlon_art's artwork in our Malone Road studios atrium where it takes pride of place in this sunny breakout ...
Apr 14
Hill streets lovely breakout areas, where you can sit and have some lunch or a coffee away from your desk
#hillstreetbelfast #sharedstudios ...
Mar 31
Congratulations to our resident Dani McFerran, founder of award winning Graphic Design studio @doneanddusteddesign, as she was recently celebrated for...
Mar 28
Our lovely main room in our Malone studios is available for hire and we now have a special reduced rates for anyone wanting to make an ongoing ...
Mar 24
Our Malone Road studios illustrated by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design 🌿
Offering private and shared studio space, 51 Malone ...
Mar 21
We are delighted to host the Rosie McGurran 'Corners of Time' solo exhibition by resident Francesca Biondi of @gallery545online.
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Mar 17
We have 2 desks coming available in our Cotton Court studios from the start of April. £100 per desk per month all inclusive. Cotton Court is a lovely...
Mar 15
A warm welcome to Holly @holly.e.m who has recently joined Blick as a resident in Cotton Court.
Holly is a theatre graduate and has recently ...
Mar 10
Our second studio space in the Cathedral Quarter; Cotton Court, illustrated by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design ✨
Find it on ...
Mar 7
What a gorgeous weekend. Hope everyone got to enjoy the good weather.
Did you know that as well as providing physical workspace for creatives we ...
Mar 6
Hill St soaking up all the sunlight today ☀️
Our shared studio space on the top floor of this lovely building is the perfect base for a ...
Feb 21
Blick's Social Impact 2019-20 🌿
Here's a quick snapshot of our social impact for this year:
👉 Over our three sites ...
Feb 17
✨ Private studio available ✨
We have a lovely private studio available at our Cotton Court studios in the Cathedral Quarter, just across ...
Feb 14
Our lovely Hill Street studios by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design✨
Check out more of her work at jennyevadesign.com!
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Feb 10
We said a fond farewell to Hill St residents @thatcleverghost recently as they move out of Blick and into private studio space.
Paul and ...
Feb 7
New black walls 🖤 in our Malone atrium. We have lots of studio updates planned for all our studios over the coming months, while covid makes it ...
Jan 26
Beautiful sun filled views from our Hill St. studios this morning ☀️
#blicksharedstudios #belfastcathedralquarter #studiospace ...
Jan 24
We got the chance to chat with Documentary fillmmaker Gillian Callan, one of our newest residents at Cotton Court. Gillian shared her top tips as a ...
Jan 20
We have three desks available in Hill St!
Come and work in this beautiful light and airy space.
All desks come fully furnished at ...
Jan 13
Belated Happy New year, we are easing ourselves into 2022, looking forward to a new year and fresh beginnings. Finishing off a few bits and pieces, ...
Jan 11
Merry Christmas from everyone here at Blick Studios!
We are winding down for the festive period and will be back in the New Year with fresh ...
Dec 16
A warm welcome to Liza Thompson, one of our newest residents to join us at Malone.
Liza is a book editor working remotely for Bloomsbury ...
Dec 9
Here at Blick we aim to support and promote local creatives in Northern Ireland.
A number of our fantastic residents are crafting, painting ...
Dec 6
Check out our resident @wee.nuls amazing new collection release! ✨
Available via @wee.nuls' link in bio 🔗
Photos by ...
Nov 29
Meet Ray Walsh, our newest resident in 46 Hill Street!
Ray is a Graphic Designer working remotely for a design studio based in Birmingham. He...
Nov 25
If you're heading to Belfasts Christmas Market, stop by our resident @dannisimpsonart's amazing stall and #supportlocalartists!
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Nov 22
