Old Kent Road Arts Club

Funded on
10 May 2021

Help transform an empty shopfront on Old Kent Road into a free arts club that brings together local people and strengthens cultural and creative presence in the area – as it faces major change.

£38,374 Raised of £37,979

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Lottie Kingslake - £50
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James Papper - £50
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http://www.fatstudio.co.uk

F.A.T. Studio is a creative studio and C.I.C. that specialise in running community-focussed projects in south-east London. It’s run by 6 creative professionals who each bring different skills to the table and are committed to exploring what it means to be an 'community arts organisation' in 2021.

We believe that communities are stronger when they unite and we know that the arts have a powerful way of bringing people together. As artists, we see it as our role to create space for this important gathering and sharing to happen. Since setting up as a Community Interest Company in 2019 we have run a wide variety of creative events for the public; bring-your-own-art exhibitions, online community projects from the depths of lockdown and ongoing listening projects that reach out to some of London’s most vulnerable. Furthermore, we have supported over 40 local and emerging artists to run their own public events, in which their skills and ideas can be shared.

We’ve been based in south-east London from the very beginning. We started in Camberwell, worked in Peckham and now we’re running from a shopfront studio that looks directly out onto the Old Kent Road through giant windows. We love this space because it helps us deliver one of our biggest aims; to bring creative practice out from behind the scenes and into public view, where it can be seen and easily accessed by many people.

Helping people be seen and respected is a fundamental part of our work and we’re committed to supporting that to happen here on the Old Kent Road. The area is on the brink of monumental redevelopment and there is a risk that the people that live and work here will be overlooked in this process. By opening up our space for the local community to get together and work on projects that represent their voice, we hope to strengthen cultural and creative presence on Old Kent Road and support the community as a time when togetherness is crucial.

Project Owner: F.A.T. studio The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.