Studios. Creativity. Community.

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We have been running artist studios and pioneering community arts programmes for 50 years.

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Studio Holder Toolkit: Affordable, Eco-Friendly Heating Solutions

For artists, makers, and small businesses, studio temperature can play a key role in quality of work, production and comfort. Maintaining warmth in colder months, especially in a cost-effective, economical and environmentally conscious way, is essential. Here’s a detailed toolkit to help you keep your studio space comfortably warm, focusing on areas that maximise insulation, with various methods and suitable material recommendations.

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We run free programmes co-created with communities

Join in creative programmes including family workshops, skills training for young people, professional development and an open-access makerspace
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Flower-shaped mosaic in green and beige tones and leaf-shaped mosaic pieces installed on hoarding at the foot of Grenfell Tower, several bouquets of flowers against the hoarding, on the ground, hand-written messages on the wall.

Grenfell Memorial Community Mosaic

Co-created by different community, resident, faith and school groups along with individual participants under the guidance of mosaic artists Emily Fuller and Tomomi Yoshida, the project has enabled people to connect and to memorialise the Grenfell Tower fire

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We provide studios for over 400 creative practitioners

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