The Studios at Forbes building is opening itself for the first time to new occupants who work within the creative industries. Here is an opportunity to move into a studio workspace environment alongside other creative people whether your forte be fashion, art, sculpture, graphics or music, the list goes on.

As an introduction to the this fabulous victorian building an open evening has been organised for the evening of:

♦ ♦ ♦ WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER. 6-9pm ♦ ♦ ♦

♦ ♦ DESIGNERS MARKETPLACE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE EVENING HOSTING STALLS FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF OUR REGULAR ARTSIST AND DESIGNERS ♦ ♦

Representing some of its most loyal artsist and designers by selling high end quality designer maker products and artwork..

IF YOU ARE A CURRENT STALL HOLDER AT THE DESIGNERS MARKETPLACE AND ARE INTERESTED IN RESERVING A STALL SPACE FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE EVENING please email:

reservations@designersmarketplace.org.uk.

Please remember its first come first served as stall spaces are limited.

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THERE WILL ALSO BE EXHIBITIONS BY:

♦ TEXTILE ARTIST VICKI GRAHAM - 'A Walk In The Park'

♦ PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVEN PHILIP BROWN - 'Sacred Paces'

♦ A screening of 'MIGRATION (TONAL); EXCERPT by local VIDEO ARTIST RICHARD A LEHMAN

♦ ADAM CLARKE - contemporary graphic artwork

♦ ANTHONY JOHN GARRETT with his touring illustration exhibition 'The Ghouls Of Summer'

♦ RACHEL POWELL representing and recruiting for FASHION NETWORK NORTH EAST

♦ Open studio of PAGE & PARKIN™ - an artistic combination of Robert Page (Tubbyphunk) and Nicola Parkin (The Wednesday Project)

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♦ COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS ON ALL EVENING ♦

Members of the Middlesbrough Council, the owner of Forbes building and creative consultant for the Forbes project will be at hand to answer any further questions on the development of the building and queries on renting studio space.