NEIGHBOURHOOD MAKESHOP
WHAT IS THE NEIGHBOURHOOD MAKESHOP?
Neighbourhood Makeshop is a new flexible space for hands-on community and artistic making. It’s a ‘messy creative space’ in complement to ODAC’s main premises, imagined as a practical extension to ODAC’s new Neighbourhood Studio for community meetings and projects.
Located in the Annex of the old Maria Fidelis School, Neighbourhood Makeshop is a brightly-lit and unique space, only three-minutes walk from the main ODAC building. This space is ideal for larger craft projects such as set-building; painting; art classes; and community groups that require a self-contained space, with its own all-gender toilets and wheelchair accessibility.
THE TOOL LIBRARY
Responding to needs Champions and interests identified by residents – particularly those from Community Regent’s Park group - a core programme of the Makeshop is a Tool Library – a basic workshop facility / maker-space for creative DIY, upcycling, repair projects.
At this time, it is conceived as a Tool Library for use in the Makeshop space, not a ‘lending library’ to take the tools away – though this may be possible as the project progresses.
The Tool Library project is funded by a Euston Meanwhile Use Fund grant.
We are hiring a Artist/Maker Tool Library Facilitator (Freelance) for the Neighbourhood Makeshop. It is a direct community-facing role, leading the Tool Library project and facilitating sessions teaching people how to use tools and make their projects, supporting the ideas and ambitions of residents.
The role is a flexible freelance role - a total fee of £5000 is available for a year’s regular Tool Library activity. This fee is estimated at £75 per 2.5 hour session (£30 per hour), to be delivered approx twice weekly.
FIND THE MAKESHOP
The Makeshop is Neighbourhood Makeshop, Annex of Old Maria Fidelis School, Starcross Yard Temporary Open Space, Starcross Street, NW1 2LY.
The Neighbourhood Makeshop is managed by ODAC in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre, supported by Community Champions Regent’s Park and Hopscotch. The space is made possible thanks to The Euston Partnership, Mace Dragados Joint Venture, and Camden Council.
