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The Art House

Wakefield, United Kingdom

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The Art House is a gallery in Wakefield, United Kingdom.

About The Art House

The Art House is an art gallery and studio complex in the city centre of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, in England.

The Art House was founded in 1994 as a charity, to enable artists with and without disabilities to work together. Initially, it organised events and residencies, but in 2008, it moved into a purpose-built space, on Drury Lane. It then secured funding to expand into the adjoining former library. Its new premises opened in 2015, with 34 studios, an art gallery, meeting room, and shop.

The older part of the building was originally a Carnegie library, completed in 1905. It is in the Baroque style, built of stone, with a slate roof. It is single storey, with an entrance tower, which is topped by a wooden cupola and an iron weathervane.

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Founded: 1994

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Website: the-arthouse.org.uk

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