The Artist's Window

09/04/2026

🎉 We’re incredibly proud of what’s been happening at Festival Place Shopping Centre in Basingstoke, not just because multiple empty units have been brought back to life, but because local artists and makers have been given a genuine platform to be seen. And it’s been a true success story for all involved.

Read the latest announcement from the 👉 https://loom.ly/qlDaco8

🖼️ Through our charity work at The Artist’s Window, we have been able to provide free space and publicity for 10 talented local artists, crafters and creative groups, who have been able to showcase and sell their work in a busy town-centre location, at zero cost.

🌈 The response from the public has been fantastic. The spaces have brought colour, energy and creativity into the centre, creating moments of discovery for visitors and helping empty units feel welcoming, vibrant and full of possibility. For all our artists, it’s been a chance to connect with new audiences and be part of something bigger.

🤝 Festival Place’s recent success is a brilliant example of what can happen when arts, community and place come together. We’re proud to have supported local creatives while helping make the centre feel more animated, more engaging and more connected to the people who use it every day.

Special thanks go to the endless creativity of our artist network:
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More about Festival Place 👉 https://loom.ly/NO3MouE

Estam, the company that manages Festival Place, is celebrating growth following a year of revitalisation under new management.

19/01/2026

📍We are looking for Arts organisations that might be able to make use of a huge empty retail space in central Redditch - for free!

Right now, we have access to a large number of empty retail spaces in central Redditch — including one huge, multi-level unit — and we’re really keen to see them brought back to life by the local community.

These empty spaces would work brilliantly for all types of Art organisations, who could benefit from extra space / free exposure to the local public. They could be used by:
- Art, photography or craft groups
- Theatre, choir, music or dance groups

They can be used for exhibitions, galleries, rehearsals, meetings and talks, workshops and events, storage, pop-up shops, and plenty more besides.

There’s no rent to pay. Our aim is simply to support local Arts organisations and put empty spaces to good use.

If your Art Group (or one you know) could benefit from this opportunity, please get in touch as soon as possible this week by emailing [email protected] for more information.

Spaces are available from the beginning of February!

Please feel free to tag and share this post — we’d love these spaces to be used by the local Redditch Arts community who can really make something special happen in them.

Thank you 💛