MEANTIME was a project-space and residency programme that supported artists to experiment and realise new work. It occupied a mid-point, neither an artist’s studio nor a gallery, but an active workspace somewhere between. MEANTIME operated from 2007 to 2014 out of a historic workshop in Oxford Passage, Cheltenham, presenting a year-round programme of exhibitions, workshops, discussions, films, live music and performance.

Download History(s) of MEANTIME here. This publication sets out to explore the context, history and legacy of MEANTIME, in order to understand the conditions that affected the arc of its existence and reflect on its catalysing influence and legacy of informal knowledge and spontaneity. Part review, part revision, part exposition, this is a story about a space in time. Contact sbowden@glos.ac.uk to obtain a copy of the book.

Visit the Archive to view MEANTIME residencies, projects and live events. Projects are further discussed by guest contributors on the MEANTIME blog.

As a commissioning organisation, MEANTIME is currently working in collaboration with We Create co-producing projects with the communities of St Peter’s and St Paul’s, Cheltenham that activate creative practice.

In 2016 MEANTIME produced "We Are Moving", a project to document and respond to changes taking place on Cheltenham Lower High Street as it underwent redevelopment. This culminated in a collection of photographs, audio and video recordings, archive material and artistic responses that were collated into a publication and exhibited at The Wilson in January 2016, along with a symposium discussing who and what the High Street is for. More information at https://lhsarchive.wordpress.com/