Banks Mill Studios | Made for Success

At the moment Banks Mill Studios remains open to our businesses only with new measures in place to provide a safe and socially distanced creative environment.

Our foyer exhibitions remain closed, however we are hoping to resume these later this year.

You can take a virtual tour of the studios and make online purchases and commissions from our artists, just search our community pages.

If you are interested in a studio space please do get in touch.

The stepped rental packages and range of business support services means everything about Banks Mill is designed to give you the opportunity to grow.

We have the spaces and support to help you succeed

Our Community

Browse through our directory of resident, member and affilate artists, makers and designers.

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Membership Packages

You don't have to be a resident to access the support options at Banks Mill Studios - you can also become a member or affiliate member:

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Spaces & Pricing

Banks Mill is a refurbished landmark building, only a few minutes’ walk from the city centre.

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What we offer

The University of Derby’s business support and incubation service are here to give you the best possible chance of success, helping you access all the support you need to establish and grow your business, wherever you are located.

We can support you and your business through the critical stages of start-up and growth, helping you to flourish. We’ll help you right from the beginning, when your idea is just the seed of something great, guiding you through business planning, launch and expansion.

Whatever stage you’re at on your business journey, we offer a range of support and guidance and access to business growth workshops to help you achieve your ambitions. And you don’t have to be based here in Derby, most of our services are also available online, so you can access them from wherever you are based.

The University also supports non-creative businesses through our facilities at the iD Centre on the RTC Business Park and St Helena campus in Chesterfield.

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Testimonials

Koobr

Craig Barker is the managing director of creative design agency Koobr and is a former University of Derby graduate.

Koobr occupied a studio in Banks Mill from 2014 - 2016.

Green Door Printmaking Studio

Pandora and Anna from Green Door Printmaking Studio talk about being part of the Banks Mill community:

Kerri Pratt

Kerri Pratt is a visual artist based in the East Midlands and her practice focuses on an exploration of painting processes, manipulation of paint, surfaces, marks and colour.

Abbie Sunter Ceramic Artist

04 Mar 2021

Abbie Sunter is a ceramicist based at Banks Mill who developed her business after graduating from the University of Derby in 2014 with a BA (Hons)

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papercut artwork using fabrics for the colours -showing a field of wildflowers

Unique Papercut Artwork by Zaza Lewis

24 Feb 2021

Zaza Lewis is an award winning mixed media artist who has an unusual technique to create her pieces. She has chosen to cut card with a scalpel to

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Move for Wellbeing join the Banks Mill Community

16 Feb 2021

Aishwarya Deshpande runs Move for Wellbeing and has recently joined Banks Mill as an affiliate member, read her story here.

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Diane Daley working in her studio at Banks Mill

How China Petals Grew a Business Despite a Global Pandemic

09 Feb 2021

Just before the first Lockdown in March 2020 we welcomed mosaic artist Diane Daley, who runs China Petals and makes personal keepsakes out of fine

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