Studios. Creativity. Community.
Who we are
We have been running artist studios and pioneering community arts programmes for 50 years.
Latest news
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Barham Park Studios Open Day
Join us for an open day at Barham Park Studios. Celebrate the launch of our new Flourish Zine, meet our new artist-in-residence and get a behind-the-scenes curator tour of the site.
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
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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
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