IOU Creation Centre
Situated at the intersection of contemporary art, engineering, technology, the IOU Creation Centre supports the development of skills and talent through workshops, artist support, studio space, work experience, and mentoring.

IOU Art School
Workshops, short courses and masterclasses for shared learning and multi-artform interdisciplinary practice in site-specific locations for artists, adults, children and young people.

IOU Labs
Offering an open space for a diverse community of artists, makers, and students to delve into the exploration, development, testing, and iteration of new ideas spent living at the Hostel.

IOU Presents
A year-round programme of live and online productions, exhibitions, workshops, co-produced and co-created with artists in IOU’s Labs
IOU Artist in Residence
IOU has created a rolling 6 month opportunity for artists to live, work and develop their creative practice at the IOU Creation Centre Hostel, Hebden Bridge
The Artist in Residency opportunity is open to artists specialising in any art form interested in IOU’s approach. The residency includes living rent and bill free in a self contained artist apartment to develop their practice and create an art project in response to time spent living at the Hostel.
During their residency artists have the opportunity to lead a workshop at the Hostel or the IOU studio and to hold a final exhibition of their work
Find out about all of our previous Artist in Residence

Artist in Residence 2024 Georgia D'Silva preparing her final exhibition No 182 Homes of Hebden Bridge

Our Current Artist in Residence Stewart Knight is working towards an exhibition based on the cairns of the South Pennine moors