About Port Studio

Port Studio is a home for Figment Arts at Shoreham Port, where learning-disabled, autistic and neurodivergent artists and the wider community make art together.

What happens here

Port Studio is also your place; it's a place to work on your own creative practice through our Open Studio, to hire for a workshop or event, and to take part in exhibitions and sessions that are open to everyone.

The studio is for our neighbours, artists, groups and anyone curious to try something creative, alongside the learning-disabled, autistic and neurodivergent artists at the heart of Figment's work.

Figment Arts

Illustrated view of Shoreham Port, home to Port Studio.
A zine made by artists at Figment Arts.

Get in touch

We'd love to hear from you.

What matters to us

Port Studio's own values grow out of Figment Arts' — shaped for a physical space that's open to everyone who walks through the door.

  • Open door. Anyone can come in, sit down and get involved — no experience needed, no explanation required.
  • Made together. The studio takes its shape from the people who use it, not the other way round.
  • Belonging. Everyone who visits is welcome, respected, and part of something.
  • Access for all. We think about how the space and its sessions work so as many people as possible can take part, in their own way.
  • Take your time. There's no pressure to perform or produce — people can work, rest, or just be here.
Close-up of an artist's hand painting bold blue, yellow and orange brushstrokes onto a large abstract canvas.

Life in the studio

Everyday moments from Port Studio and the wider Figment Arts community: families making art together, and the welcome that greets everyone who visits.

A family painting together at a table in the studio, a toddler joining in alongside two adults.
A handmade cardboard model of a welcoming art centre, part of a community art installation on a rainbow-painted floor.
Two people working side by side at a table, one animating a figure on a laptop, the other drawing on a tablet, during a digital animation session.