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narture
we bake real bread to earn the dough to fund arts projects
Using our loaves
to fund arts projects
Our speciality is handmade sourdough produce, freshly baked daily, for taste and the health of the gut. Narture’s objective is to re-invest all surplus profits into creative projects, as an instigator of town centre regeneration. Explore Narture Studios and Make at 34 & 30 Newmarket Street. The space hosts community dark room, Riso printer, exhibitions, events, workshops, holistic therapies and talks based on Narture’s three core pillars of:
Creativity ~ Sustainability ~ Wellbeing
Our Mission
Support Local
Zero Waste
Creativity
Sustainability
Wellbeing
Narture’s award winning Sourdough Bakery and acclaimed Artisan Café, are currently the core income generators of the social enterprise, with surplus profits going back into our arts and culture projects. The bakery was recently awarded Bread Bakery of the Year by Prestige Scotland for the second year running. As part of our social purpose, we also donate produce to local food banks. The latest projects Narture Studios and Make are spaces to facilitate wellbeing and creative practitioners to deliver therapies, shop stocking local makers work, workshops, exhibitions and events on our three core pillars:
creativity • sustainability • wellbeing
What's On
Unbekent Artist’s in Residence Project:
Exploring Hidden Histories and Working-Class Culture
By Stuart Murphy and Rebecca Scott
14th January – 23rd February 2025
This exhibition delves into the often-overlooked stories of working- and lower-class history and culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. Central to the narrative is the transformative aftermath of the Black Death (1348–1351), which marked the end of medieval rural life and paved the way for the early modern urban era. This shift brought both empowerment and oppression: lower-class mobility and freedoms were countered by strict vagrancy laws, public punishment, and land enclosure. The era also saw the witch hunts, targeting women and reproduction, and the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade.
At the same time, a rich and distinct lower-class culture began to flourish, expressed through fairs, festivals, charivari, chapbooks, and taverns. The exhibition also shines a spotlight on Ayrshire’s lesser-known history, including the lives of servants, smugglers, and forgotten local figures, weaving these stories into a broader tapestry of resilience and resistance.
Tues - Sat 10am 3pm
MAKE by Narture Studios 30 Newmarket St, Ayr
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