How Creative Land Trust creates long-term change
CLT is a creative placekeeper; its role is distinct from studio provision. It secures permanent creative infrastructure that would otherwise be difficult to protect through the market alone. Some of our spaces include funded public outreach programmes that work with local artists and people to engage with the arts, culture and heritage of the area. Find out more below.
THE CHALLENGE
Rising land values, redevelopment pressure and insecure leases are shrinking affordable creative space in London and increasing precarity for artists and providers.
Foundational outcomes
0-36 months
WHAT CLT DOES
Artist outcomes
1-5 years
Place outcomes
3-7 years
System outcomes
5+ years
Long-term impact
Creative infrastructure
Securing affordable space for the long term
73%
say they have extended their professional network in the building
87%
say they are confident they can keep their studio long-term
90%
choose to renew their studio rental contracts
50%
of new studio holders were working from home before
182
Artists supported
90%
say they are confident in the long-term provision of their building
93%
agreed their space is affordable
100%
say their studio is essential to their creative development
Our impact includes:
- A growing portfolio of permanent artist studio space across the capital
- Hundreds of artists supported
- Buildings protected for creative use in perpetuity
- Strong and sustained demand for affordable workspace
- Long-term cultural and community benefit within neighbourhoods across London
We work collaboratively with studio providers, developers, local authorities, funders and communities to strengthen London’s long-term creative infrastructure.
Our Reports
We commission reports to help illustrate the impact and importance of affordable creative workspace for artists, communities, place, the economy and society.
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Our Reports
We commission reports to help illustrate the impact and importance of affordable creative workspace for artists, communities, place, the economy and society.
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Research
Creative Land Trust was conceived following a series of reports highlighting the challenges of sustaining creative industries in prospering cities, and the risks poses to our culture and economies if the sector is not protected.
Since then, we have seen unprecedented changes to communities and industries. COVID-19 highlighted the fragility of our creative industries as well as shedding light on many other challenges within the sector.
As we continue to understand and forecast the many external forces that affect studio provision, we will document findings, reports and case studies to help inform our support of the sector.
Diversity of Artists in Workspaces in London
Initiated by the Arts Council England due to the lack of existing studies on the diversity of artists in London’s workspaces, highlighting a critical need for such data, this report aims to guide workspace providers in creating more inclusive and supportive environments. The research identifies existing gaps, highlights effective practices, and suggests ways to continually improve.
Assessing the direct impact of the UK arts sector
A perspective on how to gauge and sustain the UK arts sector’s full impact. People in the UK engage with the arts on a massive scale. People engage with them because of their ability to entertain, stimulate the senses, and trigger a wide range of emotional responses, from enjoyment and awe to anger and fear. It is vital to the creative industries, for example, and contributes significantly to many other sectors of the economy. This indirect impact is explored later in the report.
The impact of Covid on London’s flexible workspaces report
The COVID-19 survey report by Monday Works tells the story of how Covid-19 affected flexible workspaces, how they evolved and opportunities for the sector moving forward. The report is based on three surveys conducted between July 2021 and May 2022, plus more in-depth surveys and interviews with three workspace operators to create case studies.
Research
Creative Land Trust was conceived following a series of reports highlighting the challenges of sustaining creative industries in prospering cities, and the risks posed to our culture and economies if the sector is not protected.
Since then, we have seen unprecedented changes to communities and industries. COVID-19 highlighted the fragility of our creative industries as well as shedding light on many other challenges within the sector.
As we continue to understand and forecast the many external forces that affect studio provision, we will document findings, reports and case studies to help inform our support of the sector.
Creative Space Design Guides
The Creative Spaces Design Guides have been developed to give creative practitioners, property owners, developers, architects, local councils, designers, builders and more expert advice on how to establish a creative space. The free guides provide detailed information about how to design and build creative spaces that are fit-for-purpose, reflect global best practice and have a long and sustainable lifespan.
World Cities Culture Trends Report 2024
This report showcases how cities are using cultural solutions to tackle urban challenges. Cities now represent over 80% of global GDP and half of the world’s population, and play a critical role in addressing complex issues such as increasing costs of living, the climate crisis, and geopolitical instability. WCCF explore upcoming trends for global cultural policy, including culture’s role in addressing inequality and historic injustices.
