Wasps reopened the building in November 2016. Today, The Old Library provides studios to a small group of Orcadian artists across five spaces, and is the location of Soulisquoy Printmakers.

Located in Stromness in Orkney, The Old Library on Hellihole Road was established by the local community in 1906. The first librarian and custodian of the building, James Brass, was paid a salary of £6 per annum and given accommodation in the rooms (with a fireplace) above the library and reading room on the ground floor.

The Admiral’s House is set in an idyllic location in the Braes on the east coast of the Isle of Skye. A former blackhouse, the building was donated to Wasps by the family of Vice Admiral Sir Roderick (Roddy) Macdonald KBE.

The site is surrounded by stunning land and sea views. The closest town of Portree is a 15-minute drive away.

We invite applications from artists of all disciplines and stages in their career. Collectives as well as individuals are accepted as residents.

Being surrounded by the sea and ever changing light and weather at The Booth was immensely inspiring. The focused environment and studio where so many others have created work proved to be highly productive. – Gail Turpin, visual artist

The Booth consists of a combined ‘clean’ working area and living space which is located on the upper level and a stone-walled basement for more ‘dirty’ work. The living accommodation has a fully fitted kitchen, washing machine/tumble dryer and a bathroom with a fully accessible shower. There is a bed space located above the kitchen/bathroom, the sofa also opens up into a double bed and towels and bedlinen are provided.

Riverside House is Wasps’ newest studio provision in Edinburgh, offering exclusively artist spaces in this concrete office block. Located in the Gorgie Road area, Riverside House was acquired by Wasps in 2023.

Gorgie is in the west end of Edinburgh, and boasts many small local businesses along the main road where Riverside House is located.

Selkirk is one of the first Royal Burghs and marks the site of one of the oldest settlements in what is now known as the Scottish Borders. St Mary’s Mill sits on the bank of the Ettrick Water, a tributary of the River Tweed.

The studios are all similar in size (around 200 sq ft.) and house a strong, close-knit community of artists and makers. The Selkirk artists regularly hold popular open studios and events for the local community making use of their communal areas.

First opened in February 1903, Granton Railway Station was built to accommodate the commute for people working at the nearby Gas Works. Just over 120 years later, Wasps Studios (in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council) has established a new hub for artists, makers and the creative industries.

Granton Station is Wasps’ newest building in Edinburgh, providing artist studio and creative office provision.

Granton Station features:

• 24/7 secure building access
• parking facilities across the road at Morrisons supermarket – £2.50 per day or £45 per month with Euro Car Parks
• high-speed fibre broadband
• meeting room for hire
• bookable project space
• cycle parking
• lockers and shower facility

Perth Creative Exchange is Wasps’ twentieth building, and the first studio building in this region. The complex was opened to tenants in October 2019 and officially opened by the Provost of Perth and Kinross, Dennis Melloy on 26 February 2020.

Perth Creative Exchange provides vibrant and connected spaces over three floors including:

• twenty-six studio spaces for designers, artists and makers, ranging in size from 150 – 580 sq. ft.
• thirteen workspaces for creative industries and cultural social enterprises, ranging in size from 100 – 1,400 sq. ft
• the Perth Ideas Centre, with high spec printing equipment and computers for building users
• the Creative Business Incubation Space
• the Gannochy Project Space for exhibitions and events
• a bright, large workshop space – the Forteviot Workshop Space
  
• staffed reception during office hours
• meeting rooms available to hire
• fixed desks for freelancers

Wasps renovated the former Town Hall, Town House and Corn Exchange in 2008, to provide eight studios spaces and a project/events space.

The Steeple is right at the heart of this creative community, and plays host to classes, events and exhibitions, engaging local people in the arts while acting as a focal point for artists from Newburgh and the surrounding areas.

After eight years of support from local artists and planning on Wasps’ part, Cannonwalls and Claverhouse was opened in 2010.

This linked townhouse development provides 14 artist studio spaces, as well as a communal kitchen and toilet facilities in a contemporary facility in the heart of Kirkcudbright, Scotland’s Artist Town.

The Courtyard provides seventeen studios housing a small, close-knit group of artists who take inspiration from their nearby coastal surroundings.

Inverness Creative Academy is the Highlands’ first major creative hub. It offers working accommodation for artists and makers, creative industries, social enterprises and charities.

Inverness Creative Academy also offers flexible workplace options, including fixed desk, hot desk and meeting room provision. It boasts an award winning café and a stunning gallery space in the former Assembly Hall, as well as a sizeable event space in the Gym Hall. Located close to the city centre, it is the perfect location for this welcome mix of art, business, creativity and events.

Wasps redeveloped and opened The Briggait as a cultural hub in 2009, following its closure as the city’s fish market in the 1970s.

The Briggait offers the following to creative of all kinds and the general public:

• forty-five studios for visual artists
• twenty-four offices for cultural organisations
• the Clydeside Market Halls, encompassing the largest complex of Victorian-era halls in Scotland; 1873 Hall, 1889 Hall and 1904 Hall
• two exhibition spaces that face out onto the main road and a heritage interpretation room
• The Briggait is fully accessible with designated entrance, lift, and bathroom facilities, except for first floor studios on the Bridgegate elevation of the building

The stunning 1873 Hall is open to the public Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.

Situated on Osborne Street in Glasgow’s historic Merchant City, South Block is a desirable location for cultural workers of all kinds looking to surround themselves with a wide-reaching creative community.

Designed by award-winning architects NORD, South Block is Wasps’ dynamic creative hub hosting artist studios, creative offices, venues for hire, gallery space and Pineapple Espresso café. Within its walls is a buzzing ecosystem of artists, makers, designers and social enterprises working in the cultural sector.

Hanson Street accommodates up to 200 artists and features a large events/gallery space on the ground floor. The building is also the home of Glasgow Ceramics Studios and Glasgow Glass Studios.

Hanson Street Studios has excellent facilities including:

• seventy-seven studios ranging from 175 sq ft to 1000 sq ft
• a 4000 sq ft Project Space
• full accessibility throughout the building with ramp access and lift
• limited free car parking on-site
• tenants’ kitchen facilities and showers
• open plan workspace for ceramicists and glass artists with a dedicated kiln room

Today, Patriothall is home to over fifty artists and features a gallery space which supports an annual programme of exhibitions.

Wasps purchased and refurbished the building in 2004, securing the future of the studios for Edinburgh-based artists. The gallery space is managed by Wasps for the benefit of its creative community and wider audience.

Meadow Mill is a former jute mill in the Blackness area of Dundee, which today provides studios to around 100 visual artists and designers from across Tayside. It is the largest facility of its kind in the region.

Formerly known as North Dudhope Mill, the building was opened in 1874 by Urqhuart Lindsay and Co., with around 5oo people working there at the peak of Dundee’s textile boom. This jute mill specialised in the spinning and weaving of jute before it was sent on to be used in the city’s other flourishing industries; whaling, fishing and shipbuilding.

With support from the Scottish Arts Council Capital Lottery Fund, Aberdeen City Council and Scottish Enterprise Grampian, Wasps was able to acquire and redevelop this building in 2005.

Langstane Place, as it’s commonly referred to, sits on the road of the same name, named after the recessed standing stone at No10. The building benefits from having a tenant-led gallery and workshop space on the ground floor, which is used for open studios events and small scale exhibitions.