Haarlem Artspace will be open in May 2017 and we are looking for more creative practitioners to be part of our exciting venture!

There are both studios and co-working desk spaces available.


Haarlem Artspace is a new artist-led space, which aims to encourage practice and research into contemporary creative practices; we are situated in the historic market town of Wirksworth, (Derbyshire). Haarlem is being setup by members of the community with the ambition of creating a space for talented individuals to work and share ideas as well as an interface to share their work to a wider public.

The space will offer dedicated studios and co-working spaces for creative practitioners in the inspiring and historic Grade II* listed Haarlem Mill building. There will also be a flexible public space that will present an engaging and ambitious program of events and activities. The juxtaposition of contemporary practice against a rural landscape offers a new and exciting platform for artists to work, exhibit and collaborate.

Haarlem Mill was built in 1780 by Sir Richard Arkwright, recognised as the first significant coal powered mill during the industrial revolution. The mill was originally a cotton mill and has some Historic literary links that include; George Elliot, D.H Lawrence, Daniel Defoe, Olive Schreiner, Eleanor Marx and Freidrich Engels.