Blank Canvas
Blank Canvas is a long standing and successful programme operated by Skippko.
Skippko secure leases on temporarily vacant retail and commercial property to create arts and community hubs; the process is commonly known as ‘meanwhile use’. Within this programme we have held a mixed property portfolio including a 10,000 sq ft warehouse on Whitehall Road, Leeds; a 15,000 sq ft set of offices in Lower Wortley, Leeds; 19,000 sq ft offices in York housing a community radio station, film set and artist studios as well as smaller units forming artist in residence hubs in Bradford and York. We currently have spaces in Harrogate, Norwich, York, Shipley, and Northallerton.
Spaces can be used for a variety of purposes for instance; studios, exhibitions, performances, rehearsals, workshops, meetings, artists’ residencies, events and project bases.