Andy Edwards in conversation with Georgina Bowman illustration by Anamaria Sabino Makespace Oxford is a non-profit community organisation with the aim of unlocking vacant or underused spaces that are revitalised for use on a “meanwhile” basis. Set up in 2015 as a CIC, Makespace is the result of years of collaboration with local community actors, having observed […]
We’re proud to announce the transformation and opening of a previously derelict day-centre into an affordable, accessible space for local artists, entrepreneurs and community groups wanting to connect and flourish in the centre of Wantage. The recently renovated building, named ‘The Old Stables’ in reference to its historic location, was re-opened in December 2022 by Makespace Oxford, as […]
Sowing seeds for disruption and stewardship in the year ahead. You can also read this blog at Medium.com For anyone wanting to visit Oxford at the start of the year, there is no more delicious antidote to the hyper consumerism of the January Sales than a visit to the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC). On the 5th […]
By Andy Edwards, Executive Director & Co-founder of Makespace Oxford The business of making space in our towns and cities genuinely accessible to all is complex. We are attempting to disrupt a deeply entrenched system in an incremental, pragmatic and positive way now. At the same time we are also daring to dream into an emergent future […]
Monday 26 September 2022 – This month marks the end of the first stage of a council-led economic regeneration scheme, delivered by social enterprise Makespace Oxford, that has been reviving underused spaces across Oxfordshire’s five district councils. The programme, called ‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire…’, launched in February of 2021 with the goal of reanimating the vast number of […]
A new exhibition opening at Modern Art Oxford will feature a series of portraits of individuals and organisations that are occupying underused spaces that have been revived, repurposed and reanimated by local Community Interest Company Makespace Oxford.
Earlier this week, Radix think tank and a coalition of high street stakeholders published exciting new plans to revive high streets nation-wide. The report, titled A Platform for Places, includes a number of case studies and proposals to revitalise urban centres, and uses our ‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire…’ programme as an example of models that are already working in this space.
Six of our residents artists and creatives are opening their doors for Oxfordshire Artweeks. Find out more and plan your visit to our Aristotle Lane location.
Dozens of purpose-driven individuals representing funding bodies, key partners and social enterprises from across Oxfordshire came together on Tuesday evening to celebrate the official opening of Makespace Oxford’s new ‘Community Works’. In November last year, Makespace Oxford announced that the third of its flagship city centre workspaces was opening its doors for the first time, with the […]
25 February 2022 – One year after its launch, an innovative pilot scheme from Oxford City Council and Makespace Oxford to transform the use of vacant shops across Oxfordshire is being studied by other councils. Initially launched in February 2021, the £1.875m “Meanwhile in Oxfordshire…” programme has been so successful in its first year that other local […]