Launching on Friday 1st September, Win It! features the works of 39 talented artists. This year Aire Place Studios has expanded its prize giving to include a solo exhibition at Coles Gallery for the first runner-up. 

Following the big reveal, voting commences for the 2023 People’s Choice Award and we need you to help us decide the deserving winner by telling us your favourite on our website, with the winner of an APS Associate Membership worth £45 announced at the closing of the show.

Disabled people have always been part of the textile workforce of the UK, but their contributions have often gone unrecognised. Once the industrial revolution got underway, the narrative that disabled people were unable to work and had to depend on the workhouse or on charity took hold. This idea of disabled people as being dependent and needy continues to this day. But it’s not the whole story.

Join us this August for the Summer of Play at Sunny Bank Mills - a series of workshops, clubs, events, exhibitions and more.

This August, we're running a 4-day summer school aimed at young people aged 6-11 years of age from the 8th - 11th August. This Summer School is perfect for children who love making and creating. Each day we will be doing a different mix of creative, engaging, and playful arts and crafts - including textile collage, ceramic sculpting, drawing, creative writing, and more! There will also be some movement and dance activities.