HOME ARCHES BOOKING
What are HOME Arches?
Since opening in 2015, HOME has been committed to supporting the professional and creative development of artists from all backgrounds.
Situated under the railway arches behind HOME’s main building, the HOME Arches are three unique studio spaces developed in close collaboration with our Artist Panel.
Every year, we will provide 5,000 hours of studio space to artists, completely free of charge. At least 50% of this time will be dedicated to artists from groups currently underrepresented in the industry.
A space to rehearse, develop and experiment, the use of the Arches will be spread between residencies, workshops, and the Open Bookings now being piloted. We know that finding the space to make work can be one of the barriers to creation and hope that this scheme will help ease the financial burden on creatives looking for space to develop their practice.
How to book
Please read our Guidance and FAQs document before completing the form below.
Throughout the form, "you" may refer to you as an individual, or as a collective if you are applying on behalf of a group.
We reserve the right to remove booking requests if they do not meet our criteria.
If you would like to discuss your application before submitting, or need help filling in the form, please contact us at artistdevelopment@homemcr.org or by phone on 0161 212 3400.
Please allow three working days for a reply.
If you would like to prepare before filling in the form, you can download the list of questions below.
Key information
Dates available for booking: Weekdays (Mon – Fri) between Monday 2 March and Friday 29 May 2026, 10:00 - 17:00. In occasions, we will consider bookings that need to take place during the weekend or outside these hours.
You can book between 1 and 5 days. They do not need to be consecutive.
If you feel you need longer, please let us know in your booking form.
Booking requests open: Monday 26th January, 10am
Booking requests close: Friday 13th February, midday
You will be notified by Fri 20th Feb, no matter what the decision. If your booking request is successful, we will also let you know what your booking dates are.
If your request is successful, we will ask that you provide us with a Risk Assessment, agree to sign our Code of Conduct and send space and technical requirements before confirming your booking.
All artists using HOME Arches for the first time will need to complete an induction before using the space, which will take the first 20 minutes of their time.