Centre Space Arts announce second event to celebrate local artists at Smithfield Works

Posted: 10 June 2025

Centre Space Arts CIC have announced a second event to celebrate local artists at Smithfield Works.

More than 50 people attended very first HD ‘One Night Only’ on 23 May, where music and art came together in one room.

Attendees on the night were able to view artwork from Kyle Cartlidge and music from THISis116, mundaneconsciousness, Traindeer and Tekkaz took place, plus the Bench Notes Zine project with Alex Hough was launched during the event and featured stories about the Lemmy Statue and a look back to when Oasis played their first gig in Stoke-on-Trent.

Darren Washington, Director of Centre Space Arts, said: “Our first HD One Night Only event was very well attended and everyone had such a good time.

“Smithfield Works was a great venue for us to host this event and now we are really looking forward to doing it all again in August where work will be on display from another artist, music will be playing again and refreshments will be served.”

Now on Friday 22 August, Centre Space Arts – who are based at Smithfield Works – are hosting a second event where work from another artist will be on display, plus a further edition of the Bench Notes Zine will be available.

The event will take place between 7pm – 10pm at Clayworks, Smithfield Works, Broad Street, Hanley. For tickets please visit here

Darren added: “As well as our first event being a great way to showcase local artists, it was also an opportunity to network and make new connections. We cannot wait to welcome more people to our next event.”

Adele Simmons, Community Manager at Smithfield Works, said: “The team at Centre Space Arts did brilliantly in organising their HD event and it was good to see so many people attend.

“We wish them all the best with their next evening and look forward to seeing what’s next.”

(Image by Centre Space Arts)