Maker Moves: Studio Two Three’s latest venture brings community and commerce to Hull Street
It’s no surprise that an art collective led by creatives can turn a plain white room into something magical. But it isn’t just the team members of Manchester’s Studio Two Three who will play a role in bringing the group’s new store to life.
“This is really going to be for the community, so it’ll be shaped by people here,” says Kate Fowler, the organization’s director of community partnerships and development.
The new space, Shop Two Three, opened in September at 1437 Hull St. in Manchester’s retail district. The space’s focus is consumer products made by local artists at the studio — art prints, apparel and other merchandise — but plans to go beyond those bounds are in the works, something that doesn’t surprise Executive Director Ashley Hawkins.