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Art Yard Makers Studio

A permanent area of the hotel, dedicated to all things craft. Art Yard Studio is a creative space that provides a home to emerging artists, located next to our restaurant Art Yard Bar & Kitchen, guests and passers-by are encouraged to pop in and watch artists practice their creative expertise.

Lyra Morgan | Current Artist-in-Residence Past Artists in residence

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A home to emerging artists

The studio is run in collaboration with Contemporary Collective, who champion up-and-coming creatives, to bring an ever-changing programme of makers in residence. Residencies are typically two months, during which time the artists use the space to develop their creative process, showcase their work, as well as hosting a range of workshops.

Watch the artists at work

Art Yard Maker’s Studio has an open-house policy, so if you‘re visiting our neighbourhood’s major art galleries, Southbank Centre, Tate Modern or Hayward Gallery why not stop by to see an artist at work.

Current Art Residency: Amy Judd

Bankside Hotel x DA Gallery are delighted to welcome British contemporary painter Amy Judd as our early Spring Artist in Residence. Known for her dreamlike figurative works exploring women, nature and transformation, Amy will create a new body of paintings inspired by the enchanted, liminal figures of Shakespeare’s plays during her time with us.

Visit Amy in the studio from 23rd February – 29 March 2026.

More about Amy Judd

Past artists in residence

Our curators Contemporary Collective bring a unique selection of creatives to the studio, covering a wide range of disciplines including: design, painting, sculpture, film, drawing, printmaking, installation, new media and photography. Meet the creatives that have called our studio home.

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Get Creative

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