Old Parcels Office Open Studios

Old Parcels Office opens its studio doors on Saturday 31 October, from 11am to 4pm. It's a day for the studio holders at Old Parcels Office Artspace to let people in and see how they work, rather than just seeing the finished pieces on a gallery wall. You'll find painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography and mixed media on display, with the artists there to talk through what they're making.

The line-up of studio holders is Jacqui Barrowcliffe, Kane Cunningham, Ian B. Glover, Dominic Lumley, Michael Murphy, Salona (Jean White), Taylor Shaw, Trish Shaw and Mary-Ann Stevens. It's a broad mix of disciplines under one roof, so you can wander from a potter's wheel to a print press and a painter's easel in a single afternoon. There are new members joining the community this year, too, so it's a good time to see who's recently set up shop.

The day is part of Scarborough Winter Art 2026 and runs alongside the gallery's exhibition Figuratively Speaking, curated by Rob Moore, which closes on Sunday 1 November. If you're already planning to see the show, you can combine the two: the exhibition in the gallery and the studios behind it. OPO trustee and studio holder Jacqui Barrowcliffe says the day gives locals and visitors a chance to discover the creative world behind the gallery doors.

Entry is free, and the artspace is in the Railway Station Car Park, Westborough, Scarborough. It's open from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 31 October, and since Figuratively Speaking closes the following day, this is your last chance to see both the exhibition and the studios in one go.