Current projects
ACAVA has developed and delivered innovative educational and community projects since the 1970s. In 1984 it was registered as an educational charity to enable artists to engage their creativity and skills for the benefit of people of all ages, and within the statutory system, community groups and those drawn together at ACAVA studios.
Projects aim to promote individual expression and the recogition of and respect for cultural diversity, to develop visual skills in relation to curricula and beyond, and to provide work experience.
ACAVA Shoots
ACAVA Shoots is a new opportunity for photographers who graduated from ACAVA’s Young Photographers programme, a mentoring project in North Kensington. Traditional routes to a career in professional photography have always been challenging, often...
ACAVA Artists Community-led Heritage Engagement Trail
ACAVA Artists Community-led Heritage Engagement Trail is a project by ACAVA in collaboration with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Historic England, bringing local artists and community groups together to reflect and amplify the heritage of specific...
Young Photographers
Young Photographers is a menteeship programme for young adults living, working, or with a strong connection to North Kensington. The mentees undergo a six-month work placement documenting the Grenfell Memorial Community Mosaic project, alongside...