We are delighted to be working with the fantastic and unique, Old Jet Arts Centre, based on the former US airforce base at Bentwaters Parks.
At the heart of Old Jet is a two storey ex-maintenance office block that provides studio space for people working within the arts. It is home to painters, photographers, writers, clothing designers and musicians.
They also have several flexible spaces that are frequently used for events, filming, photo-shoots and rehearsals and provide arts-based storage for theatre companies, touring music artists and more.
As part of their Airspace programme, Old Jet are planning to create new studios from re-purposed shipping containers which will be offered free of charge to new artists, along with bespoke mentoring and industry opportunities.
Gipping will be providing the groundworks and services to enable the installation of the first, fully refurbished and repurposed 20ft container. Fully insulated and lined, the container will be fitted with lights and electric sockets, non-slip flooring and new aluminium windows and doors.
This new space will be used as an Art Studio, and the start of an exciting new chapter for Old Jet where more units will be added to create much needed facilities to support Suffolk artists in the future.
To find out more about Old Jet and their work to support emerging artists, visit: https://www.oldjet.co.uk/
For information on their Airspace Programme and how you can support this amazing project: https://lnkd.in/eRYnzGgU