Welcome to South Bank Studios

A creative community of artists in York, established in 2018

We currently have 19 artists in residence, working in studio spaces on the vibrant Bishy Road in the South Bank area of York.

Meet the artists

There are 19 artists in residence here at South Bank Studios. Our artists work across a range of disciplines that includes painting, textile art, installation art, jewellery and metalwork, collage, printmaking, photography, theatre and social design.

Find out more about our artists and their practice on our ‘creatives’ page.

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South Bank Studios artists run, host and collaborate on a number of community art projects and events.

We’d love you to get involved. Find more information about community projects here

Winter Fair 2024

Come and meet over 40 local artists, makers and crafts people at our Winter Fair. Get all your Christmas shopping done under one roof with original, artisan, locally made art, craft & more. Theres something for everyone - from stocking fillers to investment pieces. It’s a lovely event that’s not to be missed!

This year we also have Christmas workshops, our brilliant cafe to keep you fuelled with hot drinks & treats, and an Art exhibition by our resident South Bank Studios artists too.

We are also raising money for Alzheimers Research UK and York Mind

Saturday 23rd November 2024
10am to 4.30pm

Winter Art Trail

A community open studio and open houses event around the South Bank area of York. Come along to meet artists and makers, buy some unique christmas presents and get into the festive spirit!

Saturday 7th December 2024

More info soon


We hope you can join us.

Upcoming events.

As well as providing studio space, South Bank Studios also has lots of other creative opportunities.

Our artists run art classes, a wide variety of creative workshops, as well as monthly drawing and crafting groups and even art holidays too!

We hold regular exhibitions including our annual Winter Fair in November (great for finding amazing Christmas gifts from local artists and makers), York Open Studios in April, Studio Sales in September and other events throughout the year. We are also involved with a weekly gallery cafe too on Saturdays.