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27/04/2019

Blick Animation Club 27th April (Ages 6 – 14 years)

This animation club offers a great introduction to the colourful world of animation! The workshop will allow participants to make a complete animated Lego film on an iPad, using sound effects, visual effects, titles and lots of imagination! Children can bring and use their own lego for their...

18/04/19

Women Who Code x Womenfolk

Shouting out to all women! Women Who Code and Womenfolk are throwing open the Vault doors for an evening of community gathering, career insights and story telling (and so much more!), and they want you to be there. Join them as they bring together software engineers, designers and fine artists to...

02/04/19

Blick Academy: Setting up a website for your creative startup

Do you have a creative start-up or small business and need a website? Come along to this workshop to find out what you need to think about before getting started. Get some advice on what type of website might work best for your needs (SMS, shopify, squarespace etc). How to plan your website and...

27/03/18

Blick Academy: The Ten (Financial) Commandments… for the self-employed creative…

Have you thought about retiring early to sunnier climes? Of course you have, who hasn’t? But have you ever thought practically how to plan for your sun-soaked dream? Do you want to invest in the future of your company but can’t quite decide where to start? Have you ever considered the...

16/03/2019

Blick Animation Club 16th March (Ages 7 – 14 years)

Saturday 16th March 2019 2-4pm Blick Shared Studios 51 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6RY This animation club offers a great introduction to the colourful world of animation! The workshop will allow participants to make a complete animated Lego film on an iPad, using sound effects, visual...

08/03/19

International Women’s Day: Womenfolk Meetup

Friday 8th March 2019 11am Blick Studios 51 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6RY For International Women’s Day 2019 Womenfolk will be hosting a meet up to launch their new online publication promoting women in design (kindly funded by Belfast City Council) and their new mentoring program. They...

29/01/2019 - 05/03/2019

The Faculty: Stand Up Comedy with Graeme Watson (6 week course)

Stand Up Comedy with Graeme Watson £75 Tuesday 29th January - Tuesday 5th March 2019 Each Tuesday 7-9pm Course Outline If you’ve ever been curious about how to get started in the art of stand-up comedy, then join our stand-up comedy course run by The Infinite Jest’s Graeme...

26/01/2018

Blick Animation Club (Ages 7 – 14 years)

Saturday 26th January 2019 2-4pm Blick Shared Studios 51 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6RY This animation club offers a great introduction to the colourful world of animation! The workshop will allow participants to make a complete animated Lego film on an iPad, using sound effects, visual...

12/01/2019

Blick Animation Club (Ages 7 – 14 years)

Saturday 12th January 2019 2-4pm Blick Shared Studios 51 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6RY This animation club offers a great introduction to the colourful world of animation! The workshop will allow participants to make a complete animated Lego film on an iPad, using sound effects, visual...

04/12/18

Blick Academy: Facebook For Your Creative Startup

Blick Academy is an ongoing series of events and workshops for creative industry start-ups, freelancers and small businesses all about sharing skills and knowledge within the creative community. Join us for this session with Gil David and Astra McNicholl who will be sharing their experience and...

06/11/18-13/11/18

Womenfolk Design Exhibition

Launching as part of Belfast Design Week on 6th November and finishing on International Women’s Day 8th March 2019 this exhibition will be a celebration of Belfast’s female design talent. The exhibition will launch in CastleCourt as part of Belfast Design Week and will be on display throughout...

06/11/18

Womenfolk Breakfast: Junior. Senior. // Belfast Design Week

06.11.18 8:00-9:30am 56 Lisburn Rd BT9 6AF This will be the third in our series of breakfast events where a senior designer shares the story of their career path to success. Complimented by a young emerging designer starting out in the professional world, telling their story so far and the...

06/11/2018

Share 6: Heritage

Tuesday 6th November 6:30-8:00pm Blick Studios 46 Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LB Northern Ireland has a rich heritage, that has impacted us in many different ways, from culture and society to our economy and built environment. At this Share 6 event as part of Belfast Design Week we will be...

07/11/2018

Blick Academy: Pricing Your Design Work

Wednesday 7th November 5:00-6:00pm Blick Studios 46 Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LB Blick Academy is an ongoing series of events and workshops for creative industry start-ups, freelancers and small businesses all about sharing skills and knowledge within the creative community. Join us...

07/11/2018

The Design Salon: Quarterly // Boundaries //

Wednesday 7th November 8-9am Blick Studios 46 Hill Street Belfast BT9 6RY The second Design Salon “Quarterly” during #BDW18 invites Joe Laverty Photography, a Belfast based photographer to explore the theme of Boundaries. Joe’s artistic work mainly focuses on the interaction of...

08/11/18

Womenfolk – The Time is Now

Thursday, 8 November 2018 from 18:30-21:00 Unique (Ulster Univeristy) 25-51 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1ED Womenfolk, Creating A Space & Blick Shared Studios have teamed up to create a unique interactive event with a panel of female design students talking about their...

10/11/18-11/11/18

25 Pop-Up // 2018

Saturday 10th November 13:00-17:00 Blick Shared Studios 51 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6RY Sunday 11th November 13:00-17:00 The Dome Victoria Square Belfast BT1 4QG 25 is a design-led pop-up store retailing design-led products by NI designers priced at £25 or less. 25 will open its doors...

11/11/18

Womenfolk: Book Design for Girls

Sunday 11th November 2018 1.30-3.00pm Ulster Museum Design Our Future… What do you think our next story should be? This workshop will focus on book design and storytelling. There will be a brief introduction to the different stages of book making. This will include...

11/11/18

Womenfolk: Lego Animation for Girls

Sunday, 11 November 2018 from 15:00-17:00 Ulster Museum This mini animation master classes by Can Do Academy is a great introduction for children to the colourful world of stop motion animation! The workshop will allow participants to make a complete animated Lego film on an iPad, using sound...

11/11/18

Womenfolk: Games Design for Girls

Sunday 11th November 11.30-1.00pm Ulster Musuem Just for girls in this workshop we’re going to work together to design, make the graphics, and produce the sound effects for a new totally unique game. You’ll be given an introduction to GameMaker, a free and easy to use cross-platform...

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Happy Friday everyone - to finish the working week here are some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, ...

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Jun 24

Looking back today at some of our past events as we start to plan a new series of events and workshops for the Autumn. What kind of events would you ...

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Jun 22

Looking back today at some of our past events as we start to plan a new series of events and workshops for the Autumn. What kind of events would you like to see feature? talks, networking, workshops or something else? Do you want to meet more people or get more knowledge or a combination of both? Drop us a dm if you have any ideas or topics you would like covered or anything you wish had existed when you were starting out.

#creativestartup #creativeentrepeneur #startabusiness #freelance #selfemployed #nicreatives #creativecommunity #belfastcreatives #nibusiness #networking #blickstudios #blickbelfast

Here are some of the things that have inspired us at Blick this week

Slow Business Movement - we are starting to plan our new ...

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Jun 17

Here are some of the things that have inspired us at Blick this week

Slow Business Movement - we are starting to plan our new programme of events, activities and support, so I have been looking at what’s already happening in Belfast and globally. We want all our business support to be meaningful and never want to replicate what’s already available. When doing some research and seeking inspiration this week I came across the slow business movement which immediately fascinated me and seems very different to most of the business stuff in Belfast which seems to mostly be about growing and scaling and as quickly as possible.

FUNDING & SUPPORT

Slow Entrepreneur - Some great free resources and exercises

WEBSITE: https://www.slowentrepreneur.com/

Craft NI Gallery - call for application for their retail gallery in Royal Avenue, Belfast

WEBSITE: https://craftni.org/call-for-applications-craft-ni-gallery/

EVENTS

Bernadette Doolan Are We There Yet Exhibition - The first Belfast solo exhibition by award-winning Co Wexford-based artist Bernadette Doolan is currently running at 35DP, a new city centre arts space in Donegall Place.

Presented by Haller Clarke, a local consultancy working to promote culture and arts, Are We There Yet? features 36 original paintings in oils and acrylics which showcase Doolan's trademark combination of vulnerability, humour and intrigue.

It's almost over but in a really convenient location in the city centre and in a really beautiful space so definitely worth a look if you are in town on Saturday.

DATE: Until 18th June

TIME: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

LOCATION: 35DP Donegall Place

WEBSITE: https://bernadettedoolan.com/

Full blog and links on our website

This week we had a quick catchup with our newest Cotton Court resident creative freelancer @emanuela_mae_agrini_art who told us a bit about herself ...

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Jun 15

Would you like to share a studio with us?

We have a lovely window desk with a big window and great natural light and view available in our ...

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Jun 13

Here is a roundup of some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week.
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Jun 10

Blick is all about community, our creative residents and the wider
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Jun 7

Don't forget to take a break for the long weekend. It can be hard when you're self employed to justify taking time off to relax and rest and...

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Jun 1

Don't forget to take a break for the long weekend. It can be hard when you're self employed to justify taking time off to relax and rest and not feel guilty about it and for many if you arent working you arent earning. But there is always more that could be done so take as much of a break as possible and enjoy the peace of these extra couple of days when people don't expect you to be answering emails or phone calls

#worklifebalance #bankholiday #longweekend #balance #rest #relax #smallbusinessbelfast #selfemployed #freelance #smallbusinessowner

We have a new feature on our blog. Each week we plan to bring you some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, ...

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May 30

We have a new feature on our blog. Each week we plan to bring you some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration.

INSPIRATION

Belfast Photo Festival. This week we're loving Belfast Photo Festival, particularly their Botanic Gardens Exhibit which is just near our Malone Studios and a lovely lunchtime activity, especially on sunny days.

DATE: 02 - 30 June 2022
https://www.belfastphotofestival.com/

FUNDING & SUPPORT

Advantage Creative started out as investors in Creative Industries startups – investing £5.4m into 55 companies over a period of 5 years through our Advantage Creative Fund. From these beginnings, they have developed a virtual hub that supports the creative entrepreneurs on their programmes.
https://www.advantagecreative.co.uk

EVENTS

Creative Circles - facilitating meaningful conversations around responsible design and creative collaborations.

DATE: Friday 24th June
TIME: 9-11AM
LOCATION: Online
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-circles-tickets-324833233947

Future Foundation Meets: Andrea Dempster-Chung, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kingston Creative! - Andrea is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kingston Creative, a nonprofit arts organisation whose mission is to empower creatives and transform Downtown Kingston.

DATE: Tuesday 7TH June
TIME: 1PM
LOCATION: Online
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-foundation-meets-andrea-dempster-chu

Founders Night Belfast - is building the largest community of founders, investors and startup interested people in Belfast and the surrounding area.

They will come together on a monthly basis to build relationships and strengthen the network.

DATE: Thursday 9th June
TIME: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
LOCATION: Ormeau Baths

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/founders-night-belfast-tickets-348311307497

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Since the pandemic we have been very busy with new residents and behind the scenes work in the studios, but are planning to start picking things up ...

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May 25

Since the pandemic we have been very busy with new residents and behind the scenes work in the studios, but are planning to start picking things up again with more for the wider creative business community in Northern Ireland in coming months. So we thought it would be a good time to re-introduce the people involved with Blick. Who we are and more importantly why we do it, starting with Blick founder Christine.

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? How has your work at Blick compared to what you imagined you would end up doing?

I'm Christine. I studied fashion and textiles at Belfast School of Art and worked briefly as a textile designer for fashion in Italy before returning to NI to start my own creative business. I was one of the founders of Blick way back in 2007 with a group of other creatives all struggling to find suitable workspace in Belfast, somewhere affordable and flexible alongside other like minded creatives. I will talk more about that journey and the story of Blick in future posts. I currently run Blick with my sister Rosy who does all our finance and operations with support from our board of Trustees as Blick is also a registered charity.

I always wanted to work in fashion for as long as I can remember, so working at Blick is very different to what I imagined in one way, but I also always dreamed of working for myself. I just didn't think it was even possible. Not knowing any business owners and going to a very traditional grammar school starting a business just didn't seem feasible to me when growing up. So I ended up pursuing a career in fashion, but the reality of having to work in a big city, sitting at a desk all day, alongside the financial challenges of working within the industry led me to make the decision to return to NI to start my own fashion business. I struggled working alone at home and then met a group of creatives on a creative business course at Ulster University and we all realised just how important being with other like minded creatives on a similar path was and we came up with the idea for Blick. I ended up then taking over running Blick myself
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The Story of Blick... so far!

2007
BY CREATIVES FOR CREATIVES
Blick was set up by a group of creative entrepreneurs struggling to ...

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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 ...

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Apr 21

We have one dedicated desk available at our Malone Studios starting from June 2022!

The desk comes fully furnished at £150 per month (no vat). This price is all inclusive (rent, rates, utilities and wifi) with free use of meeting rooms and 24 hour access.

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

Fancy having this address but still working from home? We offer virtual post services too! Find out more info on the website - link in bio.

#blicksharedstudios #studio #coworkingspace #belfast #creativebusinesssupport

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 ...

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Apr 14

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 space for residents and visitors to enjoy.

Have a read on the blog more about Rhea and her amazing artwork!

@rhea_hanlon_art
@lost___lines

#blicksharedstudios #localartist #belfastart #maloneroadbelfast #illustrator

Hill streets lovely breakout areas, where you can sit and have some lunch or a coffee away from your desk

#hillstreetbelfast #sharedstudios ...

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Mar 31

Hill streets lovely breakout areas, where you can sit and have some lunch or a coffee away from your desk

#hillstreetbelfast #sharedstudios #coworkingspace #blicksharedstudios #cathedralquarterbelfast

Congratulations to our resident Dani McFerran, founder of award winning Graphic Design studio @doneanddusteddesign, as she was recently celebrated for...

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Mar 28

Congratulations to our resident Dani McFerran, founder of award winning Graphic Design studio @doneanddusteddesign, as she was recently celebrated for her contribution to entrepreneurship at the House of Lords to mark International Women's Day!

Read all about the F:Entrepreneur event, and Dani's amazing businesses on our blog - link in bio.

#residentnews #residentpromotion #blickresidents #blicksharedstudios

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 ...

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Mar 24

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 longterm booking of 8 weeks or more, we currently still have availability for Thursday and Friday evenings and Sundays. Prices and details are on our website (link in bio) or email christine@blickstudios.org for more info

#roomhire #maloneroadbelfast #belfast #eventspace #blicksharedstudios

Our Malone Road studios illustrated by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design 🌿

Offering private and shared studio space, 51 Malone ...

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Mar 21

Our Malone Road studios illustrated by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design 🌿

Offering private and shared studio space, 51 Malone Road is a beautiful space full of character and natural sunlight, perfect for finding some Monday motivation!

Find more of Jenny's work at jennyevadesign.com ✨

#blicksharedstudios #blickresidents #belfastcreatives #belfast #maloneroadbelfast #illustration #studio #coworkingspace

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 are delighted to host the Rosie McGurran 'Corners of Time' solo exhibition by resident Francesca Biondi of @gallery545online.

Come see this exhibition featuring an extraordinary series of paintings inspired by the people and places of Belfast and imagined characters. Painted by award winning artist @mcgurranrosie.

Opening on Saturday 26th March 1.30 - 5.30pm

Running from 26th March - 10th April 2022

Open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10.30 - 5.30pm and Sundays 1.30 - 5.30pm.

Contact Francesca for more information hello@gallery545.com

All artworks are for sale.

More information on our blog > link in bio!

Image: Rosie McGurran, The Juggler, 2021, acrylic and watercolour on paper, 20x20cm

Image: Rosie McGurran, Looking for the Lost Hat, 2021, acrylic and watercolour on paper, 29.5x21cm

#localart #blicksharedstudios
#gallery545 #collaboration #belfastart #galleryspace #spendlocalbelfast

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...

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Mar 15

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 building housing lots of other creatives including @belfastprintworkshop and @youngatartbelfast in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter just opposite the Merchant Hotel on Waring Street

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 ...

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Mar 10

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 moved to Belfast, working as the marketing and growth lead for a production company called Tell based in York!

Check out @tellyork and our interview with Holly on our Blog >> link in bio ✨

#meettheresident #blicksharedstudios #coworkingspace #studio #remoteoffice #dedicateddesk #cottoncourt #belfastcreatives

Our second studio space in the Cathedral Quarter; Cotton Court, illustrated by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design ✨

Find it on ...

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Mar 7

Our second studio space in the Cathedral Quarter; Cotton Court, illustrated by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design ✨

Find it on waring Street opposite the Merchant Hotel. This space provides dedicated desks and private offices for creative businesses, and is the perfect city centre base to meet clients!

Find more of Jenny's work at jennyevadesign.com 👀

#belfastcreatives #supportlocalartists
#blickresidents #blicksharedstudios
#illustration #hillstreetbelfast #belfastcathedralquarter

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 ...

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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 ...

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Feb 21

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 growing creative business, with great coffee around the corner, break out spaces to catch up with clients and a friendly organising team on hand to help!

Find out about our other studio spaces on our website > link in bio 🌿

#blicksharedstudios #belfaststudiospace #coworkingspace #sharedstudios #dedicateddesk #networking #belfastcitycentre #belfastcreatives #inspiration

Blick's Social Impact 2019-20 🌿

Here's a quick snapshot of our social impact for this year:

👉 Over our three sites ...

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Feb 17

Blick's Social Impact 2019-20 🌿

Here's a quick snapshot of our social impact for this year:

👉 Over our three sites we supported over 64 small creative businesses to grow

👉 Over 96 businesses have benefited from our virtual services

👉 Our workspace has an average of approximately 97% occupancy during this period

👉 Approximately 2500 members of the public viewed our exhibitions

👉 Blick has supported approximately 700 creatives through FREE creative industry networking and business advice events and activities

👉 Over 3200 people attended or participated in Blick events during this year

👉 Over 10,000 people attended Belfast Design Week which was co-organised by Blick

#socialimpact
#blicksharedstudios
#supportlocalcreatives #supportlocalbusiness
#northernirelandbusiness
#northernirelandcreatives

✨ Private studio available ✨

We have a lovely private studio available at our Cotton Court studios in the Cathedral Quarter, just across ...

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Feb 14

✨ Private studio available ✨

We have a lovely private studio available at our Cotton Court studios in the Cathedral Quarter, just across from the Merchant Hotel.

The space is available for 1-2 people from the beginning of March. The studio comes fully furnished at £250 per month, inclusive of vat, rent, rates, utilities and WiFi with opening hours 7 days a week 7am - 11pm.

The perfect space for a growing business looking to have a city centre base.

Contact christine@blickstudios.org for more info or to arrange a viewing 👀

#blicksharedstudios #studiospace #privateworkspace #growingbusiness #productivity #belfastcathedralquarter #belfastcreatives #supportlocalcreatives #belfastcitycentre

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

Our lovely Hill Street studios by resident and team member @jenny_eva_design✨

Check out more of her work at jennyevadesign.com!

#belfastcreatives #supportlocalartists
#blickresidents #blicksharedstudios
#illustration #hillstreetbelfast #belfastcathedralquarter

We said a fond farewell to Hill St residents @thatcleverghost recently as they move out of Blick and into private studio space.

Paul and ...

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Feb 7

We said a fond farewell to Hill St residents @thatcleverghost recently as they move out of Blick and into private studio space.

Paul and Danni have been with us for over 2 and a half years, and we are proud to have been the base for their business to grow.

We wish them every success in the future!

Have a read on our Blog to find out more >> link in bio ✨

#supportsmallbusinesses #businessgrowth #nibusiness #creativesofbelfast #blicksharedstudios #studiospace #supportlocalartists

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 ...

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Jan 26

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 tricky still to host events and workshops

Beautiful sun filled views from our Hill St. studios this morning ☀️

#blicksharedstudios #belfastcathedralquarter #studiospace ...

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Jan 24

Beautiful sun filled views from our Hill St. studios this morning ☀️

#blicksharedstudios #belfastcathedralquarter #studiospace #inspiration #sunlight #workspace #workspacegoals

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 ...

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Jan 20

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 freelancer, who inspires her (Whitney Houston!) and how she overcame any hurdles starting out.

Have a read on the blog 👉 link in bio!

#meettheresident #blicksharedstudios #studiospace #belfastcreatives