St Helens was at risk, with the announcement that Platform Studios (established 2015) would be demolished under the redevelopment plan for the town centre.
Artists in the town knew that regeneration can only happen when creativity is thriving. For this to happen, people needed space to be creative.
- By artists, for artists (this includes, visual artists, performers, writers and makers)
- To benefit artists and creative people in and around St Helens
- Supporting the creative development of artists, by increasing stability and combatting isolation
We post advice, learning and reflections on our Wiki and if you think something is missing, you can too.
Sometimes, our artists host and put on events, you can see these on our Eventbrite page.
A. We currently have a waiting list for Studio Members which you can join by emailing us, tell us a bit about what you’re looking for in your email.
Can you help me access funding?
A. Sometimes we host events around getting access to funding, like Social Economy Club, so check our Eventbrite page for upcoming events. We also partner with inviduals and organisations on funding bids, if you’d like to apply for some funding together, contact us.
Can you help me to meet other artists?
A. The events we work on are social, welcoming and inclusive. Check our Eventbrite page to see what we have coming up. We also regularly repost other people’s events on our Instagram page. We also have some advice on different groups on our Wiki page.
This privacy policy will explain how we use the personal data we collect from you when you use our website or attend one of our events.
What data do we collect?
If you contact us online (via email, online form or similar) we collect:- Personal identification information (Name and email address)
If you participate in an event we may request the following:
- Personal identification information (Name and email address)
- Demographic data (Postcode, Gender, Ethnicity, Age Range, Disability)
- Your opinions about the activity that we run (via evaluation forms)
If you are a Studio Member we may request the following:
- Personal Identification information (Name, Address, Email, Phone, Next of Kin etc)
- Demographic data (Postcode, Gender, Ethnicity, Age Range, Disability)
- Business and impact data
How do we store your data?
We securely store your data on our password-protected online cloud services. Any hard copy paperwork will be stored confidentially and shredded once inputted to our digital documents.We will keep your personal identification information until consent is withdrawn as per the data sharing agreements and at that point the details are to be deleted from systems. We will delete your data by deleting the securely stored documents, or deleting old emails.
Marketing
We would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of our funding partners. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other partners.
If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please let us know by emailing or completing the contact form on our website.
What are your data protection rights?
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Our Company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Our Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Our Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Our Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Our Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Our Company transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Our Company’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us by email studiosinsthelens@gmail.comHow to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Our Company has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide us with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:- Use a contact form, application form on our website or a web platform
- Email us directly
- Sign up to an event via a third party (e.g. Eventbrite)
- Voluntarily complete a survey or provide feedback via online or printed forms
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
How will we use your data?
We collect your data so that we can:
- Respond to your queries, or contact you in future about studio space if you have expressed an interest.
- Email you about events or artistic opportunities that we think you may be interested in.
- Report to our funders about who took part in our funded activities using anonymously completed forms.
If you give consent when completing a project form, we will share your personal contact information with our partner organisations so that they may continue to stay in touch once our funded project has ended. Projects where this is relevant include:
2024-2026 Creatives Development Project data shared with St Helens
Borough Council Arts Service
2026 Social Economy Club data shared with Kindred LCR CIC
Cookies
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For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
Cookies help us to:
- Understand how you use our website
- Distinguish human users from bots
How to manage cookies
There is a banner at the top of our website that gives you the option to agree to the essential cookies or to dismiss the message.
Privacy policies of other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.