Award Winning Office and Design Studio

The Art Depot is the result of a collaboration between Chrysalis Arts and architects Wales Wales and Rawson and comprises an office, design studio and workshop for the public art company. It also provides space for an international centre for training artists and other design professionals in working methods for commissioning, making and integrating art into the public realm.

Lead artist Kate Maddison worked with architect Jim Wales to create a building that reflects the true integration of art and architecture. From its inception, the project sought to involve local trades and crafts people in its development, design and construction to demonstrate the high quality of skills in the Gargrave area and the economic impact and development that national and international funding can have on the local economy.

The Art Depot building won the Royal Institute of British Architects Yorkshire region White Rose Award in 1998.