SILT is a visual arts research studio dedicated to sustainable creativity. We focus on image-making using ecologically sound materials and methods, contributing innovative approaches to art, sustainability and community building. Our studio features an eco darkroom for analogue photographic processes and facilities for ink-making and textile dyeing. Through education sessions and an evolving exhibition program, we explore the intersection of art, ecology, and critical theory.
We provide hands-on workshops and courses such as Botanical Inks and dyes, Eco Analogue Photography, Drawing, Painting and Printing. Alongside educational opportunities, we stock artworks, textiles, prints, publications and eco-friendly art materials which support sustainable art practices.
SILT was founded by visual artists Alison Ballance and Anna Chrystal Stephens in 2023. With extensive experience in studio practice, socially engaged art, workshop facilitation and curation, they draw on their own research to encourage exploration and learning. Their work has been featured in leading galleries and arts organisations, and they bring their experience from working with communities, education, and running creative spaces.
