Salt Studio Space

Salt Studio Space

Salt Studio Space | Creative Classes & Shop | Ipswich, MA

About Us

Salt Studio Space is a creative hub in Ipswich, Massachusetts, where makers of all ages and experience levels can take classes, attend creative events, and create. Founded in 2024 by Alice Rouse—a graphic designer and photographer with an MFA from Boston University—Salt Studio was built on the belief that all humans are made to make. This 1,600 square foot space includes a dedicated youth class area, a coworking and workshop space, and a naturally lit all-white photography studio. The Shop @ Salt, located at the front of the studio, offers a curated selection of artsy goods and gifts from local makers and small businesses around the world. Salt Studio’s mission centers on providing space for creatives, introducing process-based creativity to youth, and incorporating reused materials wherever possible in educational programming.

Our Experience

Salt Studio creates a buzzing space for casual creativity where making meets community. The open, reinventable studio features custom rolling tables and moveable walls that allow constant transformation to suit different creative pursuits.

Core Offerings

• Art and design classes for all ages
• Makers markets and open studio events
• Curated creative shop with artsy goods and gifts

Specialty Features

Salt Studio believes creativity and making comes in all forms—from ancient handcrafts to modern mediums—and that all are valuable. The studio offers an open and approachable entry to creative community.

What Makes Us Unique

• Process-Based Creativity – focus on the creative process rather than perfection
• Sustainability Focus – recycled and repurposed materials woven into curriculum and product selection
• All Ages Welcome – programs for toddlers through adults at all experience levels
• Flexible Space – 1,600 sq ft studio with moveable elements for constant reinvention
• Community-Centered – collaborative feeling of a shared creative studio
• Local & Global Goods – shop features makers from the North Shore and small businesses worldwide

Classes & Workshops

Salt Studio takes young makers seriously while still having fun. Process-based classes introduce creativity through hands-on exploration with materials, encouraging experimentation and community.

Kids’ Programs

• Mini Makers Open Studio (ages 2-5) – drop-in creative play
• Little Makers Art & Design Club (ages 2-5) – structured creative exploration
• After School Art & Design Club (Kindergarten-2nd grade and 2nd-5th grade) – process-based art classes
• Analog Photo & Print Club (ages 7-10) – hands-on photography and printmaking

Adult Programming

Creative workshops for adults coming soon. Join the newsletter for updates on makers markets, open studios, and playful creative workshops.

The Shop @ Salt

The Shop @ Salt is a small but mighty boutique space featuring a unique selection of artsy goods, creative supplies, and gifts for all ages. The curated collection includes products made using innovative recycling technologies and biodegradable packaging, reflecting the studio’s commitment to sustainability. From local North Shore makers to thoughtfully crafted goods from small businesses around the world, the shop offers quirky and creative finds you won’t discover elsewhere.

Shop Philosophy

Recycled materials inform both the studio’s creative process and product selection. Whether it’s cardboard, egg cartons, or bottle tops, everyday discarded materials find new life in the creative process and in the innovative products offered in the shop.

The Studio Story

Salt Studio was founded by Alice Rouse, whose career path has wound from landscape architecture to brand design at Converse, to teaching at Boston University, Suffolk University, and Ipswich High School. Alice’s love for making began in middle school, sitting on the couch with her mother making jewelry and learning to work with wire and finishing tools. This early passion led to an unease with the perceived exclusivity of the ‘Art’ community and its disregard for certain types of creativity. Alice believes that working with our hands to actually make something unlocks a special feeling that cannot be recreated. It was this intuition—that people needed a more open and approachable entry to creative community—that inspired Salt Studio. Her background in landscape architecture and sustainability has influenced the studio’s curriculum and the shop’s purchasing decisions, weaving sustainability throughout everything Salt Studio does. Alice lives in Ipswich with her husband Alex and two little makers, Luna and Leo, and can often be found teaching workshops and minding the shop.

Contact

Location 131 High Street, Ipswich, MA 01938

Information

• Website: saltstudiospace.com
• Email: hello@saltstudiospace.com
• Phone: (203) 417-1255
• Instagram: @saltstudiospace

All humans are made to make. Join our creative community where making meets community, process matters more than perfection, and creativity comes in all forms.