Town Toolkit | Inverness Creative Academy

Inverness Creative Academy

market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)
market day and open studios (image courtesy of Wasps)

Since 2018, Wasps has transformed two B-listed former school and college buildings in the centre of Inverness to create Inverness Creative Academy – the Highlands’ first major creative hub.

The first phase, an ‘artists and makers’ wing, was completed in 2018. It provides 30 artist’s studios, a community-run traditional darkroom, a designated workshop space for classes, and an events/exhibition space in the old gym. The studios were almost fully let within a year.

Phase 2 provides the ‘creative industries’ wing. It went on-site in early 2020, with completion due by Spring 2021. It includes:

  • 54 workspaces for creative industries and cultural social enterprises including long term office space.
  • Flexible co-working spaces for 26 creatives.
  • Public exhibition, events and workshop spaces on two levels overlooking the hall.
  • Fully accessible meeting rooms and facilities for hire.
  • Public café within the restored, double-height, former Assembly Hall.

For more information, visit invernesscreativeacademy.org.uk or their Facebook page.

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