{"id":37629,"date":"2019-01-16T11:36:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T11:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=37629"},"modified":"2019-01-16T11:36:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T11:36:40","slug":"sustainable-studio-trying-keep-creatives-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/sustainable-studio-trying-keep-creatives-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"The Sustainable Studio: trying to keep creatives in Cardiff."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123853604\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123853604\">A former munitions factory became the unlikely home to Cardiff\u2019s creative scene. Now they are being forced to leave.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37753\" style=\"width: 1022px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37753\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37753\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-6-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/noscript> Julia Harris and Sarah Valentin founders of The Sustainable Studio at their Go-Fund-Me party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">When you imagine an art studio, most people automatically think of spotless white walls and messy wooden desks in New York-esque\u00a0apartments. You\u2019re unlikely to conjure up images of old factories surrounded by builders and construction. It\u2019s in this industrial sector that you can find The Sustainable Studio occupying a former munitions factory. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">It was set up by two sisters Julia\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">H<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">rris a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">nd Sarah\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">Valentin.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">\u00a0As their sustainable fashion business\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW37254316\">Z<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW37254316\">olibeau,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">\u00a0had outgrown their last space. \u201cWe have this strange connection with this space, both our grandparents used to work here\u201d Julia explained. \u201cYou know when you meet someone and you\u2019re just like wow, it was\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW37254316\">kinda<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37254316\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37254316\">\u00a0love at first sight\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37757\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-37757 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37757 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-4-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Communal cooking space in The Sustainable Studio, artwork and murals done by Rhosanna Lowe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Founded in 2016 The Sustainable Studio is a co-working space which provides creatives from across Cardiff\u00a0a suitable environment to work.\u00a0Recognising\u00a0that a lot of artists feel\u00a0isolated\u00a0often working from home or by themselves, the sisters have created a space for creatives where they can support one another as well as the greater communities of Riverside,\u00a0Grangetown, and\u00a0Butetown.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first six months, around twelve of us shared the studio but we kept getting more and more people asking us to\u00a0join,\u201d Julia says. \u201cEven\u00a0from the beginning we wanted to create a community of people with a range of skills now we\u00a0have;\u00a0ceramicists, artists, illustrators, goldsmiths, filmmakers, photographers,\u00a0bloggers, animators, an\u00a0interior\u00a0designer.\u201d She\u00a0lists\u00a0off all these\u00a0profession&#8217;s\u00a0while bouncing her youngest child Esme on her lap. Another mum and baby are\u00a0sitting\u00a0behind us having lunch and while we talk while\u00a0other members of the studio wander past to one of the\u00a0communal\u00a0kitchens.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37758\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-37758 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37758 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Julia carrying her youngest child Esme while showing me around the workspaces rented out in the Sustainable Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if she would like to expand the studio further, she shook her\u00a0head\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0\u201cwe\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0want to get much bigger than we are now, we might lose that family feel we have going.\u201d Saying that \u201cEven with the\u00a0amount\u00a0of members we have working here, the studio has become a beast in size. That is pulling us away from more community\u00a0engagement\u00a0activities which is where our heart is.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37766\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37766\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37766\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-2-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Yousra Elsadig one of the fashion designers working in The Sustainable Studio. @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/boutiquedenana\/?hl=en\">boutiquedenana<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the past, the studio has done community work for the\u00a0Millennium\u00a0Centre, Cardiff\u00a0City Council and the Princess trust. Even training Ikea staff to run community workshops, in a pilot\u00a0program\u00a0that has been adopted across the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the Studio is seemingly going from strength to strength, the lease on the factory is coming to an end and the council seems to have little interest in renewing\u00a0it. This move has forced the sisters to look elsewhere around the city for affordable space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s\u00a0a lot of history here in this building and we\u2019re\u00a0not saying\u00a0keep everything but give a little nod to it\u201d\u00a0Julia\u00a0argues. Going on to say \u201cwhat we have established here is really exciting while being beneficial to the creative economy of Cardiff and we\u2019d like the council to\u00a0recognise\u00a0this\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37765\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-3-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Separated office space or that are reffered to as &#8216;pods&#8217; at The Sustainable Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recent promises of investments from the Cardiff Council and the\u00a0Welsh\u00a0government don\u2019t seem\u00a0to fill her with confidence.\u00a0\u201cThe council seems to have more interest in AI and\u00a0tech\u00a0startups\u00a0because they think it\u2019s the future,\u201d she says.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0was watching a documentary the other day and they said that \u201cCardiff was the call\u00a0centre\u00a0capital of the world\u201d\u00a0is that what we want to be known for?\u00a0At the rate the city is selling up all its space, you won\u2019t have any culture just a concrete city.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0also\u00a0the\u00a0apparent\u00a0lack of transparency that seems to bother her. Pointing out that the council hasn\u2019t even done a consultation with the public about what will replace the factories in the coming years. \u201cFor all we know, they will build a load of half a\u00a0million-pound\u00a0townhouses and rent them out regardless of what the local community needs or wants\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37769\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37769\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37769\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/inter-photo-5-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Social staircase used as a seating and meeting area in The Sustainable Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The closest English city is Bristol and that\u2019s the one\u00a0Julia\u00a0would like to emulate in some ways. She says \u201cthe council should leave one\u00a0warehouse\u00a0or factory for artists to use. Bristol has let creatives take over loads of buildings and its lush. Cardiff is shit compared to Bristol when people travel here no one says \u201cyou need to go to this area or check out that artwork\u201d it\u2019s\u00a0really sad.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After our interview, Julia gives me a full tour of the building and while discussing the future of The\u00a0Sustainable\u00a0Studio,\u00a0she\u00a0remains very\u00a0positive. Explaining that even though their time at the old\u00a0munitions&#8217;\u00a0factory didn\u2019t last\u00a0as long as\u00a0she would\u00a0have\u00a0liked. They built\u00a0it everything\u00a0within with the knowledge they would have to move it at\u00a0some\u00a0point,\u00a0so they\u2019ll hit the ground running when they find their new place. &#8220;In the next space, we want to be there on more of a long term lease, invest in that community there, outside and inside to hopefully have a positive impact on the city,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have 48 creatives from all walks of life working and getting along here, it&#8217;s quite remarkable! 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