Access Space is the UK's longest running and most sustainable free, open digital arts lab.

At Access Space, people interested in art, design, computers, recycling, music, electronics, photography and meet more like-minded people, share and develop skills and work on creative, enterprising and technical projects.

We operate at a very low cost with a minimal carbon footprint, because we recycle donated computers and use free, open source software. We run drop-in activities and workshops, exhibitions and arts events and have opportunities for volunteering. We also run the Refab Space fabrication facility and an ethical web design service.

Read more about our ethos...

See our news feed below or the drop down menu above for upcoming events, exhibitions and workshops.

Access Space will be closed until 3pm Thu 28th Feb

Please note that Access Space will open at 3pm next Thursday 28th Feb. We have a MEND*RS COST workshop in the morning and early afternoon.

Scott Hawkins' Refab Space Residency starts today 12th Feb

Scott's residency is called F L I G H T F O R M. He will make a short presentation about his interest in boomerangs this Friday 15th Feb at 3pm. This will be an opportunity to see some of his current boomerang designs and learn a little of the basics of spinning flight.

Check out his website www.redfrogboomerangs.com

For his residency he will be researching the production of boomerangs and other products in Refab Space. These will include auto-rotating gyroscopic sailplanes and gliders. The designs, ideas and experience are derived and developed from Scott’s own small commercial enterprise and current experience as a boomerang designer maker.

Scott is also interested in philosophical objects and the exploration and understanding of three-dimensional form beyond or aside from the traditional perspectives of art and design

There will be an exhibition in Access Space foyer from March 8th.

Open Platform 3 Fri 22nd Feb!!

We welcome back the fabulous Open Platform for a third time.

Performers so far at this random access performance are:

Richard Bolam, Robin Close, Martyn Eggleton, Stuart Faulkner & Susanne Palzer.

RSVP at the Facebook event http://www.facebook.com/events/141493129341898/

Urban Fabric & Refab Cormorant

  • Opening: 5:30pm-8:00pm, Access Space Foyer
  • Exhibition: 26th January - 21st February

Puppet makers Emma Powell & Meg Buick created “Refab Cormorant”, an articulated cormorant puppet, during their time as Access Space artists in residence in December 2012. Read more at http://refabcormorant.wordpress.com

Brazilian artist and architect Gabriel Menotti used his 2012 “Urban Fabric” residency at Access Space to ask the question “Would you like to build another Sheffield?” He used Refabspace's rapid prototyping technologies to create a model of an imaginary Cultural Industries Quarter, as a means to foster critical dialogue.

Xmas holiday

We close at 7pm on Friday 21st Dec and re-open at 11am on Wednesday 2nd Jan 2013

Have a great festive season : )

New Artists in Residence!!

Puppet makers Emma Powell and Meg Buick are our Refab Space artists in residence for December. They will be creating a new work, probably an animal of some kind, for exhibition in the Foyer in January 2013. We're really looking forward to the result…we have a suspicion it may be a sea bird!!

Check out their residency blog

http://refabcormorant.wordpress.com/

Solder Something: Drawdio

Soldering workshops with Dominic Morrow of Nottingham Hackspace coming soon to Access Space. First Session 1st November 2012, create an electronic musical pencil!

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#Lasercut stencil sign @AccessSpace http://t.co/uDXt7pTbAR
About 7 hours, 14 mins ago from accessjames
@GNU_Ninja you could get that bloke from @AccessSpace to make you a wooden one
About 15 hours, 57 mins ago from _Jo_Mo
More of the dark art of #Linux bash learned at @AccessSpace today. Be including full stops in the middle of words when I'm talking soon.
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@_Jo_Mo @AccessSpace You looked it too, if I'm honest.
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@_Jo_Mo @accessspace Flash Mob agadoo Now theres a multidecade-dance if ever there was
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Hey @AccessSpace peeps: I thought you were turning up for a #FlashMob - I felt such a fool doing Agadoo on my own :-/
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Steampunk Hamsters infiltrate @AccessSpace and use cranial expansion technology on this primate test subject ... http://t.co/IEuoT7wcKq
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@AccessSpace > MT @prostheticknowl Instructables walkthrough on converting B&W photos into 3D printed images http://t.co/NMLCKaWzXB
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Helpful @AccessSpace #volunteering from @richerde today. He's made http://t.co/L8ITGkFrl9 forms to create an easier user admin interface.
About 2 days, 7 hours ago from accessjames
A busy day @AccessSpace. 13 participants & 5 volunteers, a very high level of activity!
About 2 days, 8 hours ago from accessjames
The GNU_Ninja is now logged in at @AccessSpace ... Hamster mythology may follow.
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The Gnu_Ninja is lurking in the vicinity of @AccessSpace ... Lurking is a Ninja speciality.
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RT @RBDigiMedia: @colin__drury @blocprojects here's @jakeharries of @AccessSpace, the proud owner of 2 one-x noted from New Bank of X http://t.co/bGNM1o95Aw
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