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We went along to independent art gallery Kitch-en to see if the Boro is ready for boho.

Mark Warner is one of the artists who run kitch-en.

"We started about a year ago, 2 friends who came form different creative backgrounds and we wanted to fuse our skills together and raise the cultural level of what’s happening in Middlesbrough.

"This is our first major stepping stone, having our own space. We used to meet in pubs and coffee shops and it was a nightmare.

"Before we found this property, we looked at getting a property, but to break even we’d have to charge artist a lot.

"When you’re trying to make it, you don’t have much money, especially in this area, where’s there not much of an outlet for artwork."

Jenny Hall,Ìý arts officer for Middlesbrough Council says, “I think mima has crated an impetus for artists to get involved and through our artist network, Map, we’ve found that a lot of artist are looking for spaces and we’re looking at ways to do this.

"The plans for Middlehaven include a creative bohemian quarter and we have to develop the creatives alongside this, we want to bring a broad mix of people together,Ìý and we’re working towards it to make it happen."

Mark says, "we were close to moving out of Middlesbrough, but we decided to stay.

"I went to college in Newcastle which has undergone regeneration over the past 10 years, and that’s what’s starting to happen in Middlesbrough now."

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