Credit: Elly Bazigos
Coventry Artspace is a charity dedicated to supporting the development of artists and strengthening the visual arts in Coventry. Our mission is to enable artists to create, exhibit and grow through space, support and collaboration.
Artist-led since 1991
Originally established in 1991 by a group of graduates and artists seeking space to create, the organisation first found its home at 16 Lower Holyhead Road. This former Friends Meeting House, owned by Coventry City Council since the 1930s, provided studio spaces, community workshops, exhibition areas, storage, and meeting rooms for Artspace members. Despite years of wear and tear – the building remained a much-loved and resilient home for Coventry Artspace for many years, symbolising the need for creativity and collaboration that continues to define us today.
Since 2009, we’ve been a registered charity, and between 2016 and 2026 we were based at Eaton House, where we provided 22 affordable studios, project, workshop and meeting spaces. Working with partners across Coventry, we raise the profile of the visual arts, build community, and create development opportunities for the artists we work with. We moved out of Eaton House in June 2026 due to site development plans and we are now seeking a new home from which to offer artists physical creative space.
Coventry Artspace continues to be a space where artists come together to develop and support the contemporary arts practice in the city.
