"During her residency, Ella made the most of any spare moment by returning to the studio to design and create new products alongside her job. With a lot of stock to make in just six months, Ella used the creative space to its fullest. Toward the end of her residency, she traded at Victorious Music Festival - her first festival and the largest event she had ever traded at. Before this, she had mainly participated in smaller local art markets, so this was a significant leap for her and her business."

Abigail Boyes, Employability and Enterprise Advisor

"The funded studio residency came at the perfect time for me. I spent every minute of spare time I had designing and creating new stock. Having the space separate from my home helped immensely. It led to me achieving my goal of trading at my first festival, which was also my biggest event yet with an 80,000 capacity. Thank you so much for the opportunity, it helped me grow my business so much!"

Ella Gillard, BA (Hons) Fashion Design graduate and Funded Studio Space resident