🖼 Pop Studio 4 - Open Studio Big Weekender 2025 in Bedford

Friday 21 March 2025
Time: 17:00 - 21:00
🎊 “The Open Studios Big Weekends are a great opportunity for us to invite the public, art collectors, fellow artists and appreciators alike, to get behind the scenes to experience and discuss not just our art but art in a wider – and local - context, in a really relaxed, social atmosphere.” Commented studio artist Fiona Wilson. This new Open Studio Big Weekend format will give you a glimpse into the life of a Bedford artist, and is the first of 4 set to take place at POP STUDIO4 in The Arcade this year.
🖌 WHAT TO EXPECT
As well as an opportunity to meet the artists in person, there will be live drawing and painting demonstrations by resident artists Fiona Wilson and Mo Rahman and an eclectic selection of fine art and illustration, both original paintings and prints, to browse and buy.
🗓 DATES & TIMES
Opening with a ‘Friday Late’ on 21 March 2025 from 5pm-9pm with drinks and a DJ (booking essential) and running throughout the weekend of 22 and 23 March 2025.
Multiple Sessions
▪️Friday 21st March: Drinks & music - 5pm–9pm (booking needed)
▪️Saturday 22 March: 10am - 5pm
▪️Sunday 23 March: 10am - 4pm
🎟 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE ON FRIDAY 21ST MARCH, LATE NIGHT:
Mo, Talia, Fiona, Emily and Giacomo look forward to welcoming you to POP STUDIO4 throughout the weekend of 21-23 March 2025. If you’d like to attend the ‘Friday Late’ event from 5pm – 9pm on Friday 21 March please RSVP to popbedford@gmail.com.
🤩 Five Bedford-based artists; Mo Rahman, Talia Giles, Fiona Wilson, Emily Baxter and Giacomo Verdura; invite you into their town centre studio to get up-close and personal with their work in progress and studio practices.
ℹ️ ABOUT POP STUDIO4
POP STUDIO4 is a shared working artist studio that opened in May 2023 as part of the Pride Of Place Bedford Project (POP), founded by studio artist and creative producer Talia Giles. Located in The Arcade in Bedford town centre; a hub of independent makers and shops; each artist has their own dedicated working space and the real joy of the shared studio is in the collective spirit, and the exchanging of creative ideas and techniques.
Pride of Place Bedford is an artist-let cultural placemaking initiative which aims to reinvent and reimagine retail and office space across the town centre and POP STUDIO4 is a testament to the project’s success to date.
Founder Talia Giles says “The vision has always been to help nurture and
grow the creative ecosystem here in Bedford and it is my hope that I can open up more shared studio spaces such as these across the town centre using long-term vacant units.”
In the run up to the Open Studio Big Weekend POP STUDIO4 artists will be releasing video interviews and behind the scenes snapshots of life in the studio on their socials.
Facebook event page 2025 open studios are quarterly and for the full weekend. Further dates to be announced.
Keep an eye on @popstudio4_
and @prideofplacebedford
🖌 WHAT TO EXPECT
As well as an opportunity to meet the artists in person, there will be live drawing and painting demonstrations by resident artists Fiona Wilson and Mo Rahman and an eclectic selection of fine art and illustration, both original paintings and prints, to browse and buy.
🗓 DATES & TIMES
Opening with a ‘Friday Late’ on 21 March 2025 from 5pm-9pm with drinks and a DJ (booking essential) and running throughout the weekend of 22 and 23 March 2025.
Multiple Sessions
▪️Friday 21st March: Drinks & music - 5pm–9pm (booking needed)
▪️Saturday 22 March: 10am - 5pm
▪️Sunday 23 March: 10am - 4pm
🎟 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE ON FRIDAY 21ST MARCH, LATE NIGHT:
Mo, Talia, Fiona, Emily and Giacomo look forward to welcoming you to POP STUDIO4 throughout the weekend of 21-23 March 2025. If you’d like to attend the ‘Friday Late’ event from 5pm – 9pm on Friday 21 March please RSVP to popbedford@gmail.com.
🤩 Five Bedford-based artists; Mo Rahman, Talia Giles, Fiona Wilson, Emily Baxter and Giacomo Verdura; invite you into their town centre studio to get up-close and personal with their work in progress and studio practices.
ℹ️ ABOUT POP STUDIO4
POP STUDIO4 is a shared working artist studio that opened in May 2023 as part of the Pride Of Place Bedford Project (POP), founded by studio artist and creative producer Talia Giles. Located in The Arcade in Bedford town centre; a hub of independent makers and shops; each artist has their own dedicated working space and the real joy of the shared studio is in the collective spirit, and the exchanging of creative ideas and techniques.
Pride of Place Bedford is an artist-let cultural placemaking initiative which aims to reinvent and reimagine retail and office space across the town centre and POP STUDIO4 is a testament to the project’s success to date.
Founder Talia Giles says “The vision has always been to help nurture and
grow the creative ecosystem here in Bedford and it is my hope that I can open up more shared studio spaces such as these across the town centre using long-term vacant units.”
In the run up to the Open Studio Big Weekend POP STUDIO4 artists will be releasing video interviews and behind the scenes snapshots of life in the studio on their socials.
Facebook event page 2025 open studios are quarterly and for the full weekend. Further dates to be announced.
Keep an eye on @popstudio4_
and @prideofplacebedford

