A?new?creative space for craft and sculpture has opened its doors in Tavistock.

Situated at the Old Rope Works, Lakeside, the venue hopes to attract aspiring local artists and will host courses by community interest company West Devon?Art Workshops.

The project builds on the success of experimental art and sculpture classes run by West Devon Art Workshops at Kingdon House over the past two years.

The longer term aim is to seek funding to use the space for projects aimed at reaching people who might be socially isolated because of age, illness, disability and poverty.