- Octopus encourages artists to come and spend time with us to research and make new work at our Piel View House studio space in Barrow-in-Furness Park. Previous resident artists have included: AGF, Mobile Radio, Haco, Tetsuo Kogawa, Philip Jeck, Paul Rooney, Susan Matthews and Hildur Gudnadottir.

- Open calls for short radio works and residencies for 2013 are now closed. Look out for further open calls in Autumn of 2013.

- We run a monthly hardware hacking workshop in our Barrow Park studio.

- We collaborate regularly with schools in Cumbria and the North West.

- We also offer free use of our studio spaces for short projects and subsidised rent for longer term occupancy. Please contact us for details.