Over the autumn season, we are getting to know our ambassadors more. We settled in with Haroon Mirza, a celebrated artist who was previously a Creative Land Trust (CLT) Trustee, and now an ambassador. Mirza's work explores electricity, sound, light, and the blurred boundaries between natural and artificial worlds. He's shown work internationally, won the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale.
External Relations and Fundraising Director Yves Blais attended the second Creative Land Trust Summit in September on behalf of Creative Land Trust, London. This year's event took place in Helsinki, Finland. The summit brings together arts organisations, funders and city policymakers to explore how cultural and creative spaces can thrive in towns and cities, and how they can remain affordable, accessible and protected over the long term. The event attracted 100 delegates from 33 cities across 11 countries.
Creative Land Trust is pleased to welcome Misa von Tunzelman, Executive Director of Corporate Affairs & Marketing for Development in the UK and Italy at Lendlease, to our board of trustees.
Six years at Creative Land Trust (CLT), and Gemma Dean has had a hand in almost every structural decision that's let us prove art and property can work together. From the fit-out finance that got our first studios open, to the policy work reshaping how developers think about affordable workspace. As she moves on to her next chapter, we sat down to ask her experience as Creative Land Trust's Head of Development.
We visit artist, Daniel Jackson at his studio at Wallis Road Studios, Cell Studios where he discusses returning to painting after a career in digital.
Arbeit Studios - Lisson Grove launches a mixed-use creative workspace, coworking and gallery hub with Westminster City Council.
This month, we speak with Thomus, founder of Shipton, a contemporary art platform rooted in Hackney Wick.
GROW Studios and Creative Land Trust have launched a new Community Project at Stratford Market Village making Mosaics under the direction of artist Tessa Hunkin. We're excited to launch a new community project alongside our Studio Provider Partners, GROW. Running from 3 March to 29 May 2026, the project offers free artist-led workshops twice a week, giving people of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to learn mosaic techniques, connect with their community and contribute to a lasting legacy artwork.
We speak to artist Faye Gosling, a Basketmaker and craftswoman working primarily with willow about her recent move to Suffolk whilst reflecting on her studio in London.
This month, we spent fashion week down in our Fashion District at Wallis Road Studios with knitwear and denim designer Otto Alexander. Otto is a denim designer running both a design and repair business from his studio in Mainyard Studios, one of our two studio providers based at Wallis Road, Hackney Wick.
