We are 1520 studios, a Community Interest Company that was founded in November 2020. A space in central Manchester that was created to serve and support the local creative community and give local residents access to film, photography and editing equipment. We were founded to empower, support and encourage the creative community of Manchester by offering affordable studio and desk space, providing local residents and organisations with a space to run workshops and events, and offering training in our film studio, recording studio and editing suite to local residents who wouldn’t otherwise have access.

Our mission, to empower and encourage Manchester’ creative community, while also supporting local residents, has informed everything we have done since then. As we have grown as an organisation so has our family of artists and creatives and with it our ability to support and uplift these communities. We have received funding from supportive organisations and funding bodies along the way which has allowed us to deliver projects and programmes directly focused on the communities we serve. We hope to continue growing as an organisation and to continue uplifting, supporting and empowering the people of Manchester by helping them reach their creative potential.