The PITT artist-led project space opened in December 2006. It currently operates independent of funding.
We are a project space and not a representation gallery as the project has a limited operational scope in terms of time; opening and office hours.
Primarily the PITT studio is a gallery and resource for contemporary visual artists and their work. PITT plays a strategic role in the development of contemporary visual art. It does so by supporting the professional careers of artists and curators through research, production, presentation and interpretation. It engages with new audiences by working with regional, national and international partners.
The success of the project can be measured, not only in the number of visitors and the extensive network of artists and patrons, but from the extended invitations to join several arts public policy initiatives. The PITT has representation on the Worcester City Public Art Panel and enjoys close links with the Worcester City Gallery, Museums, local Universities and Colleges.
The PITT is an essential part of the visual arts community in Worcester and the West Midlands, maintaining close relationships with artists, collectors, patrons, studio groups and artist-led initiatives.
About the Studio
The gallery is located in the Barbourne, Aboretum W1 district of Worcester and we are 5 min walk from the centre of town, we are hidden away on the corner of Chestnut Walk and Landsdowne Road behind Chestnut Cottage. So you will need to seek us out, please don't feel intimidated about crossing the drive to access the gallery.
The space started life in and around 1880 as a coach house with accommodation for two horses and a carriage, and may have been in the employment of the Georgian houses from either Britannia Square or the estate up on the hillside over the canal. It went through many changes in commercial use and at one point was a abattoir for the slaughter of livestock and indeed Chestnut Walk and our cottage was once known as cut-throat cottage and cut-throat lane. We found it in 2002 in a state of disrepair derelict and rotting over the following three years we have refurnished the building and lanscaped the sculpture garden.
The renovated coach-house gallery has 24m2 floor space with over 50m2 of wall space.
The gallery is versatile and welcomes site specific proposals as well as large installations that require a lot of vertical space.
