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What is North Lands Creative?

North Lands Creative is an award winning, international and influential centre dedicated to the study and development of glass as an art form. It incorporates the Alastair Pilkington Studio, Quatre Bras Gallery, campus accommodation in Dan Klein House that looks onto our Community Art Garden and the Friends’ Lodge.

North Lands Creative offers unique and alternative spaces for venue hire, perfectly located in the inspiring wild and dramatic landscape of Caithness on the North East Coast of Scotland, on the A99 leg of the world famous North Coast 500 route.

North Lands Creative has been providing excellent facilities, opportunities and inspiration to artists working with glass from all over the world for over two decades.

Whether it’s a studio hire, symposium, launch event, photoshoot, film screening, festival or performance, we would be delighted to discuss your event ideas and arrange a tour. As a non-profit organisation and a registered charity, income from venue hire helps fund our innovative artistic programme.

“As a former Artistic Director of North Lands Creative Glass (2002-07), I came to appreciate what a special place North Lands is for the international glass community. Since that time, I have worked with the North Lands team to create and deliver an ongoing series of International Symposia for professional artists and students. My experience of North Lands is that of a unique and valuable resource for artists working in glass. Its location offers an exceptional and inspirational environment and its facilities are impressive supporting a wide range of glass processes and techniques. “ - Jane Bruce, Former Artistic Director.

Cover Image: David Hall Opposite (Top): Roddy Ritchie Opposite (Bottom): Christian Gamauf 02

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Alastair Pilkington Studio Alastair Pilkington Studio is an open-access facility and is the perfect creative hub for an exciting and diverse arts community to make, present and disseminate work where over 1,200 professional artists and students create using glass annually.

North Lands Creative 306 (approx) square metre state-of-the-art studios are housed in a 19th century village school with natural light and the best equipment available. The studio includes a hot shop, cold shop, kiln room, sandblasting room, mould room, and community space. The hot shop has a 180kg furnace, one large (250mm, 370mm, 480mm doors) and two medium (170mm, 250mm, 330mm doors) gloryholes, two annealing kilns alongside a range of tools, blocks, pipes, puntis and optics. The cold shop features two Batisti lathes, two flat bed grinders and three KMK engravers alongside a range of other cold working equipment which can be easily cleaned by hosing down the equipment into large grated floor drainage.

The studios also feature a dedicated kiln room which houses a variety of kiln sizes and a separate mould shop. The multi purpose studio comfortably houses room for research, drawing and meeting space for up to 12 artists with a variety of workstations available.

Basic Hire Charges: • Hot Shop - From £190 per day • Cold Shop - From £50 plus £5 per hour for each piece of equipment • Kiln Room - From £10 per day plus 17p per kilowatt used • Sandblasting - From £30 per cabinet per day • Community Space - From £10 per hour For more detailed information, please see our website: northlandscreative.co.uk Please enquire if the rates quoted don’t match your budget as we offer a not-for-profit rate to charitable organisations and individuals. A signed contract and 25% deposit is required to secure the hire. We recommend that bookings be made a minimum of 4 weeks in advance of start date to allow optimal time for management of your hire. All spaces in the studio are fully wheelchair accessible.

We are very happy to meet and discuss the suitability of your hire and show you the facilities and services on offer at North Lands Creative.

For further information, to arrange a viewing, check availability or make a booking, please contact bookings on: +44(0)1593 721229 or email info@northlandscreative.co.uk

‘The facilities and support for cold working were brilliant and the place itself and the other students were inspiring.’

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Community Space This space is fresh, inspiring and flexible. It is a uniquely versatile space suitable for both day meetings and evening receptions. This modern, light-filled room remains completely undisturbed as it is located at the front of our studio campus and holds a capacity of up to 65 people. There is also a wide range of presentation equipment available for hire including an overhead projector, iMac, MacBook Pro, Canon Camera plus other recording equipment which can be set up prior to your arrival by our efficient and accommodating staff.

Access to our extensive archive library housed in the Dan Klein House is available and catering can also be arranged on request.

Symposia Canapé Reception Meetings Seminars Film and Photoshoots Christmas Parties Evening Receptions Networking Events Launch Events Conferences Screenings Performance Events Private Classes Workshops Interviews Festivals Presentations Rehearsals Lectures Talks Corporate Events *Please note we do not accept proposals for exhibitions.

Basic Hire Charge: Hire of our Community Space starts from just £50 per day.

Building Facilities • Common Room with filtered water and tea & coffee making facilities • Inclusive toilet facilities • Wifi access • Loading Access • Laptop and Mobile Phone Charge Points • Car parking

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Lodge Interior

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Friends’ Lodge

Accommodation Dan Klein House was acquired and refurbished in 2004 to provide a library and residential accommodation for visiting artists taking part in our extensive class programme. It is located adjacent to the Studio. It has three twin bedrooms plus a single bedroom sleeping 7 and two bathrooms, a well equipped kitchen and dining area.

There is WiFi access throughout the building.

Friends’ Lodge is located to the rear of our world famous Glass Studio. It has 3 bedrooms, sleeping 6 with two bathrooms (one of which is wheelchair accessible) and a joint kitchen/sitting room area. There is a balcony and garden area. Free private parking is available for up to four vehicles. Our biggest asset is the stunning views from the Lodge, located in the heart of Lybster village and within a five minute walk of all local amenities.

Basic Hire Charge: A room in either of our accommodation buildings start at ÂŁ24 per night (single occupancy)

View from Lodge

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Image: Jean Simon Trottier and Montserrat Duran Muntadas, Full Moon Scotch Glasses, 09 Hand blown, solid glass and gold inclusion, 2016.

What We Do THERE ARE FIVE STRANDS TO OUR WORK:

Creative Learning Curation Creative Spaces Cultural Tourism Commission and Research North Lands Creative offers exhibitions from international and UK artists, artist in residence opportunities and a participatory programme. We are unique in Scotland in terms of our resources and delivery and have been particularly successful in the pioneering and responding to changes in studio glass, broader contemporary culture, audience expectations and operating environments within the arts.

North Lands Creative continues to develop an International network of exemplary artists, designers, makers and students and to provide them with outstanding support for producing new work and learning new techniques. Five integrated strands make North Lands Creative an unparalled organisation for producing, presenting and contextualising contemporary studio glass through a diverse range of international perspectives.

Bespoke Commission Service Interested in working together? With a diverse range of technical skills and creative appreciation for the process of glass making, we successfully collaborate with a variety of clients, including artists, interior designers, architectural and landscape architects, galleries and museums, on a range of bespoke projects both locally and internationally.

Every client brings a new challenge to our studio.

We are highly capable of adapting and managing these opportunities, and work closely with our clients to create works that fulfill concept and design,

Tours & Events Would you like a behind the scenes tour of North Lands Creative studio and take a peek into the secrets of making unique hand made glass?

North Lands Creative offer tours for a wide range of groups tailored to meet the needs, age range and interests of the group. We can also organise corporate team building, community and family experiences, including VIP demonstrations in our hot shop and a chance to try a beginners’ class in glass blowing in our hot shop. We can tailor the experience for your group and are happy to discuss and arrange an itinerary, which will suit your groups’ needs.

Artists We bring world-class national and international artists to North Lands Creative, commission distinctive new work, and nurture artists. We present innovative programming and offer great experiences for our many diverse audiences. We represent some of the best UK and International practicing contemporary glass artists in our collection and encourage their artistic careers through our vibrant Artist in Residency programme and exhibition opportunities.

Further information about our services and programme can be found on our website: northlandscreative.co.uk 10

SUpport US Support North Lands Creative Today.

Make a Difference to the Next Generation of Glass Artists.

As a non-profit organisation, North Lands Creative relies greatly on the contributions of individuals, corporations and foundations. You can make a real contribution to supporting the next generation of independent glass artists. Have plenty of great experiences and know at the same time that your support is directly helping to make this work happen.

Supporters’ Club Membership begins from as little as £50 (or £25 for students/unwaged). Benefits include access to an exclusive programme by guest speakers including writers, curators and artists; tickets to the NLC Supporters Day and a NLC t-shirt.

For those who want to play an even greater role in supporting NLC, they can join for £250. £500 and £900 respectively and will receive extra benefits, such as Artist-led tours of the studios, discounts on art work and a direct line to the executive and curatorial team for advice on collecting, installing and conservation of your artworks.

Now, more than ever we need your support. Help us to make our future and that of the artists we support secure and bright – you can make a difference.

Support us your way, join our Supporters Club or contact us on +44 (0)1593 721229 or visit our website for more information on how you can enjoy a closer association with North Lands Creative.

“North Lands Creative is an invaluable resource for both the national and international glass community” - Corporate Sponsor

North Lands Creative, Quatre Bras, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland, KW3 6BN T: +44(0)1593721229 E: info@northlandscreative.co.uk Scottish Charity Number: SCO23805