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

300 Backers

101%

Updates

Old Kent Road Arts Club joined: Veolia's Sustainability Fund 5 years ago

Transforming local communities and environments

276 Donations worth £7,6545 years ago

We did it!5 years ago

We're almost speechless might now... all we can say is THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts, to everyone that has supported this campaign – it means so much. CHEERS TO A HEALTHIER, MORE EQUAL, MORE CREATIVE, MORE COMMUNITY-SPIRITED FUTURE, AND TO FREE COMMUNITY ARTS ON OLD KENT ROAD! People power makes things happen. Please come and see us at 765-775 Old Kent Road, London, SE15 1NZ. You'll always be welcome. Warmest wishes, F.A.T. Studio C.I.C.

290 backers!

290 people have backed Old Kent Road Arts Club!5 years ago

Whoop, 290 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Old Kent Road Arts Club hit its fundraising target!5 years ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

5 years ago We've hit our target

280 backers!

280 people have backed Old Kent Road Arts Club!5 years ago

Whoop, 280 people have pledged since fundraising began!

270 backers!

270 people have backed Old Kent Road Arts Club!5 years ago

Whoop, 270 people have pledged since fundraising began!

260 backers!

260 people have backed Old Kent Road Arts Club!5 years ago

Whoop, 260 people have pledged since fundraising began!

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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.