From Meanwhile to Financial Sustainability: The Florence Trust
The Florence Trust unveils how the Creative Workspace Resilience Fund contributed towards turning a meanwhile space into a financially sustainable long-term project.
Grow Studios Selected to Transform Historic Alice Billings House into Affordable Art Studios
Creative Land Trust is thrilled to announce a dynamic partnership with Grow Studios to transform Alice Billings House into an inspiring hub for artists and creatives.
We are Hiring a Development Executive and Project Assistant
Creative Land Trust are seeking two individuals to join our mission to tackle the loss of artist studios in the city.
In the Studio: Meet Zarina Khan
Meet resident artist Zarina Khan from our Hackney Wick studio. We discuss finding a studio as a fresh graduate and the realities of being an emerging artist in London.
In the Studio: Meet Lindsay Mapes
Meet resident artist Lindsay Mapes from our Hackney Wick studio. We discuss her work, why London remains the preferred city and the importance of community
Alice Billings House wins National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) Bid
Alice Billings House has secured a funding grant of £467,172 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to continue the next stage of developments.
Celebrating the launch of new cultural programme Alice Billings Connects
Introducing Alice Billings Connects, a new cultural programme led by Hive Curates taking place along Stratford High Street to reinvigorate interest in the historic Alice Billings House in Newham.
Exhibition: Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-70
Gordon Seabright visits the Whitechapel Gallery’s major exhibition of 150 paintings from an overlooked generation of 81 international women artists across the globe.
Heritage Buildings’ Role in Social Impact with Purcell
Our partners Purcell discuss Social Impact and Heritage Buildings.
Creative Land Trust celebrates first new studios and calls for additional investment to provide more affordable workspace
We celebrate the official opening of our new studios in Hackney Wick.
Culture and Place in Britain – a recent report from Key Cities and Arts Council England
Gordon Seabright, Chief Executive of Creative Land Trust, blogs about "Culture and Place in Britain", a recent report from Key Cities and Arts Council England.
Our work around Stratford High Street
Arts and Culture Programme Curator opportunity with our partners Hive Curates - and an update on our work around Stratford High Street .
We’re recruiting: Part time Marketing and Communications Executive
We are looking for an experienced part-time Marketing and Communications Executive.
Culture and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
How does culture contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals? And why should arts organisations make the argument that it does?
Artists’ Pandemic Stories
Telling Tales – Artists' Pandemic Stories is a recent qualitative longitudinal study by Dr Susan Jones which provides insights into the impact of the pandemic on the lives of artists.
The Arts Green Book – a new initiative for a more sustainable arts sector
The Arts Green Book is a new initiative led by the cultural sector and supported by Arts Council England and the Greater London Authority. It’s a free resource for anyone in the UK arts sector.
Creative Land Trust 2022 Year Review
2022 was a significant year for Creative Land Trust as it finished with us welcoming the first artists into one of our properties – but there was plenty more activity along the way.
Creative Land Trust and Cell Studios welcome artists to Block A, Wallis Road Studios
We meet the artists as they set up in their new studios, a sneak preview of this new vibrant creative space at the heart of Hackney Wick.
December Art Scoop: 2022 Highlights
As the year comes to an end we take a look at some of our favorite shows, installations, and exhibitions from 2022.
Peckham Levels – from multi-storey carpark to artist studios.
We tour Peckham Levels an old multi-storey carpark owned by LB Southwark in the heart of Peckham, now home to 85 artist and maker studios.
Accessing the art studio, an interview with Adelaide Damoah
After a visit to her studio at Bowarts’ Thamesmead Lakeside Studios, Yves Blais interviews Adelaide Damoah learning more about her practice.
The connections between art, mental health and wellbeing.
World Mental Health Day inspired Marketing Executive, Rosie to explore the connections between art, creativity, and mental health, particularly art’s ability to support individuals.
Purpose Built Creative Communities – Design District, Greenwhich Peninsula
CLT meets David Kohn architects, the creatives working to deliver Knight Dragon's vision for the Design District, Greenwich Penninsula.
SET – bringing disused space back into positive use for an interim period.
We tour SET Woolwich one of their largest buildings, home to many emerging and established creatives and an inspiring community.
Creative Land Trust secure new affordable workspace for Ealing’s creative community.
Creative Land Trust secures third building, providing new affordable workspace for Ealing’s creative community at The Verdean.