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Say hello to Mike Kennedy 👋🎨 We’re really

Say hello to Mike Kennedy 👋🎨

We’re really excited to welcome @michael_d_kennedy to The Portland Inn Project to work with our Youth Board on the Youth Identity Project over May half term! ✨

We can’t wait to see the ideas, artwork and conversations that come from working together 😊

Keep scrolling to check out some of Mike’s amazing illustrations from his portfolio!

#youthboard #halfterm

Can you believe we're almost at the end of May alr

Can you believe we're almost at the end of May already? Do you know what that means? IT'S ALMOST HALF-TERM!!! We've got lots of things happening over the next fortnight, please check our last slide on @ttmq___ debut solo exhibition, Waste, on display @acavaspodeworks. We'll be taking a trip to the exhibition on the 22nd May.

Here's what's happening at PIP THIS WEEK AND NEXT! 🌱

This Week:

⛹️‍♀️ Tuesday 19th May
4 - 5.30pm
Youth Club at The Pippin

🖼️ Friday 22nd May
5 - 8pm
Waste Exhibition at Spode / Acava

🌱 Saturday 23rd May
10am - 3pm
Gardening Club + needle felting basket liner workshop

⚽ Saturday 23rd May
3 - 4.30pm
Sports at The Park

💭 Saturday 23rd May
4 - 5.30pm
Youth Board Meeting with Mike Kennedy at The Pippin

Next week:

⛹️‍♀️ Tuesday 26th May
4 - 5.30pm
Youth Club at The Pippin

🌱 Tuesday 26th May
4 - 5.30pm
Gardening Club at The Pippin

🖼️ Wednesday 27th May
9am - 4pm
Youth Board Trip to People's History Museum

Thursday 28th May
12 - 4pm
Grotspot! Workshop at The Pippin

⚽ Saturday 30th May
3 - 4.30pm
Sports at The Park

Have a wonderful week 😎🌞

#half-term #stoke

Join our team! ✨🌞DEADLINE MONDAY MAY 18 🌞

Join our team!
✨🌞DEADLINE MONDAY MAY 18 🌞✨
Join our team at The Portland Inn Project!
Role : Studio Manager
Organisation : The Portland Inn Project
Location : Stoke On Trent, UK
Contract: 0.6 FTE (3 days per week)
Salary:  £29,000 FTE (Full Time Equivalent)
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Deadline : May 18, 2026 6PM
Interviews : May 27, 2026
Position Start : As soon as possible
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At The Portland Inn Project, we are passionate about the impact of arts and culture in community development, and we’re looking for a Studio Manager who shares our passion for people-led change.
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This is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of a growing and dynamic organisation, where your work will directly impact our local community.
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You will have the chance to help shape and sustain the future of our new studio in collaboration with our team and neighbours. You will work with a creative and dedicated team and contribute to the development of a trailblazing cultural centre that serves the needs and aspirations of the people of Stoke-on-Trent.
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The Studio Manager leads the day-to-day running, development and delivery of the creative studio and workshop provision at The Portland Inn Project (PIP), with a particular focus on clay and ceramics.
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As the studio is currently in development as part of a wider capital project, a key focus of the role in its initial phase will be to support the set-up of the space - establishing systems, processes and working practices that enable its safe, efficient and sustainable long-term operation.
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Click the link in our BIO for full Job Description
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Deadline : May 18, 2026 6PM
Interviews : May 27, 2026
Position Start : As soon as possible
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How to Apply:
Please send a CV and details of two references, along with (max 1000 words) details of how you match the job specification and why you would like to work with The Portland Inn Project.
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Email this in one PDF to REBECCA@THEPORTLANDINNPROJECT.COM with the heading STUDIO MANAGER.

Today we’re in Southend! Hosted by the brilliant

Today we’re in Southend! Hosted by the brilliant @emerrrhhhh - founder of @theotherma and studio holder @theoldwaterworks - where we also met @shauncbadham and @anna.lukala 🌞 The Old Waterworks is a brilliant example of affordable artist studios, and the magical things that can happen when artists and collectives have a supportive space for production ✊✨🙏
Then onto @focalpointgallery and the current solo exhibition of @luciapizzani - thank you for our tour of the show and sharing more of the great work that you and the team do @inesmarquescosta ✨
Southend has some brilliant architecture - the tiles at the Beecroft Art Gallery are a thing of beauty!! 🤯 And thank you @anna.lukala for the seeds for our gardening club with @msdmeanar 🌱💛
Swipe for our Biennale selfie taken at Southend ASK Italian 😉