We're really happy to announce that we reached our target! Thank you all for the pledges that you made and if Space Hive haven't already been in contact then they will be soon about collecting your donations. It's incredibly kind that so many of you have wanted to support us with the transformation of the old Newington Library. We'd like to particularly thank the Mayor's office for their large contribution that really made this possible. The doors are already open and so please do come and visit. We are currently hosting the incredibly well received Andy and Peter Holden "Natural Selection" exhibition run by Art Angel. This is only on for a couple more weeks and closes on the 26th November. We are already running courses from the building and our Foundation and Third year diploma students are using the studios. We'll be running a range of short courses including Young Artists (http://artacademy.org.uk/young-artists/) as well as evening and day time courses too. (http://artacademy.org.uk/evening-classes/) Finally it's been a very busy few months for us and one of the major reasons we've been looking for more space is that we can final announce that from September 2018 we'll be running a BA in Fine Art (subject to validation). This is a huge achievement for us and one that we are all incredibly excited about. To find out more visit http://artacademy.org.uk/fine-art-ba. Thanks again everyone and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Things have been a little quiet on Space Hive over the past few weeks whilst we've been working on an exciting project. All being well we hope to announce this next Wednesday. Whilst we wait we have been granted a two week extension to this project as we put the final details together. We look forward to keeping you updated next week!

Southwark Council have announced that The Art Academy are leasing the Old Newington Library!! Cllr Johnson Situ, Southwark Council Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Social Regeneration, said: “I am delighted that The Art Academy will be setting up in the old Newington Library. They will create an exciting cultural hub for young people and other members of the community, with a great programme of evening classes and new Young Artist weekend courses.” Read more at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2017/aug/artists-to-inhabit-old-newington-library

The Art Academy is thrilled to have got a huge show of support from The London Mayors office, having been awarded £12,500 in Tuesday’s announcement from Sadiq Khan. The Mayor of London, has launched a huge project to back community projects, saying: “I’m pledging support to an extraordinary range of local groups for projects that will help strengthen their local places and make London an even greater city. I’m calling on Londoners to join me and help make these projects a success.” Thank you for your support Sadiq Khan!! But we still need all the help we can get, its an all or nothing pledge so we need to hit our target!