Outer Spaces

Outer Spaces is a contemporary visual arts organisation and charity established in 2021.

We support a network of over 1000 artists with rent free, self-managed temporary studio and project space.

We lease vacant commercial properties in 12 local authority areas in Scotland on a temporary basis. Our spaces are made available for artists, art collectives, and organisations to use free of charge, while landlords are planning redevelopments or new uses.

Central to Outer Spaces ambition is supporting artists to take risks and progress their work, at all career stages including new graduates, early career artists and those returning to practice. We achieve this through investing in a programme of professional development that engages with artists, curators and partners spanning awards, exhibitions, commissions, studio-residencies, and events.