Studios. Creativity. Community.
Who we are
We have been running artist studios and pioneering community arts programmes for 50 years.
Latest news

ACAVA Opens: Hetley Road Open Studios 2023
Join 17 of our artists at Hetley Road Studios on 30 September for a day of open studios. Meet the artists, take a peek at their workspaces, and buy directly from them.
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
Programmes

ACAVA Hosts: Barham Park Studios Residency
ACAVA Hosts: Barham Park Studios Residency is a career development opportunity for a socially engaged artist from a Global Majority background to be based at one of our studio communities in North London.
We provide studios for over 400 creative practitioners
Join our creative community at one of 15 studios in London, Essex and Stoke-on-Trent
Resources for creative practitioners
Open calls, funding, professional development, and space hire